4th Class General Knowledge Our Universe Question Bank

done Our Earth and Universe Total Questions - 45

• question_answer1)
  Among the following planets, which is the brightest plane?
  A)
   Mercury            done clear
  B)
   Venus done clear
  C)
   Mars    done clear
  D)
   Jupiter done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Which planet is called the red planet in our solar system?                                                               (2015)
  A)
   Mercury            done clear
  B)
   Mars done clear
  C)
   Jupiter done clear
  D)
   Neptune done clear
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• question_answer3)
  The largest planet in our solar system is
  A)
   Jupiter done clear
  B)
   Earth done clear
  C)
   Venus   done clear
  D)
   Mercury done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Which is the fifth largest planet in our solar system?  
  A)
   Venus   done clear
  B)
   Saturn done clear
  C)
   Earth    done clear
  D)
   Mars    done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Who discovered that the Earth revolves around the Sun?
  A)
   Galileo Galelei done clear
  B)
          Isaac Newton done clear
  C)
   Albert Einstein done clear
  D)
   Kepler done clear
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• question_answer6)
  The exact time taken by the Earth for single rotation on its own axis is          
  A)
   24 hours           done clear
  B)
   24 hrs. 30 min. done clear
  C)
   23 hrs. 56 min. 4.09 sec. done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer7)
  In which year did Galileo state that the Earth revolves around the Sun?
  A)
   1632    done clear
  B)
   1634 done clear
  C)
   1638                done clear
  D)
   1641 done clear
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• question_answer8)
   If there is no Sun. the colour of the sky would be
  A)
   blue                 done clear
  B)
   orange done clear
  C)
   black    done clear
  D)
   green done clear
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• question_answer9)
  In order to their distances from the Sun. which of the following planets lie     Mars and Uranus
  A)
   Earth and Jupiter done clear
  B)
   Jupiter and Saturn done clear
  C)
   Saturn and Earth done clear
  D)
   Saturn and Neptune       done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Which of the following is (are) example(s) of celestial body (ies)?
  A)
   Sun                  done clear
  B)
   Moon done clear
  C)
   Stars    done clear
  D)
   All of the above done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Which of the following is (are) true about Sun
  A)
   It is made up of gases, done clear
  B)
   It has its own heat and light. done clear
  C)
   Sun is a star. done clear
  D)
   All of the above done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Which of the following planet(s) has (have) ring around it (them)?     
  A)
   Jupiter done clear
  B)
          Saturn done clear
  C)
   Uranus done clear
  D)
   All of the above done clear
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• question_answer13)
  The sun is ______ million km away from the Earth.
  A)
   100                  done clear
  B)
   150 done clear
  C)
   200                  done clear
  D)
   250 done clear
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• question_answer14)
  The correct ascending order of distance of planets from Sun is                                                      (2017)
  A)
   Mars, Earth. Jupiter. Saturn done clear
  B)
   Earth, Mars. Jupiter, Saturn done clear
  C)
   Earth. Mars, Saturn, Jupiter done clear
  D)
   Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn done clear
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• question_answer15)
  The following planet is considered as 'Earth's-twin".
  A)
   Mars                done clear
  B)
   Mercury done clear
  C)
   Venus         done clear
  D)
   Saturn done clear
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• question_answer16)
  The following planet is known as "blue planet'.
  A)
   Mars                done clear
  B)
   Mercury  done clear
  C)
   Venus               done clear
  D)
   Earth done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Which of the following planets is nearest to the Sun?
  A)
   Mercury      done clear
  B)
   Venus  done clear
  C)
   Mars                done clear
  D)
   earth done clear
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• question_answer18)
  The following is called 'dwarf planet.                                                                                    2015)
  A)
   Saturn              done clear
  B)
   Jupiter done clear
  C)
   Mars                done clear
  D)
   Pluto done clear
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• question_answer19)
  The following planet takes maximum time for one spin on its axis
  A)
   Venus         done clear
  B)
   Mercury done clear
  C)
   Saturn              done clear
  D)
   Uranus done clear
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• question_answer20)
  The moon takes ___ days to complete one spin.
  A)
   25                    done clear
  B)
   26 done clear
  C)
   27             done clear
  D)
   28 done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Select the correct statement with respect to solar system.
  A)
   The Earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar system. done clear
  B)
   The Sun contains 75% of the mass of the solar system. done clear
  C)
   The diameter of the Sun is 190 times that of the Earth. done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer22)
  While Venus is seen only for one to two hours either after sunset or before sunrise, Jupiter is seen for the whole night whenever it is visible in the sky. This shows that
  A)
   Venus is much smaller than Jupiter. done clear
  B)
   Venus is far from the Earth than Jupiter. done clear
  C)
   Venus reflects lesser light of Sun than Jupiter. done clear
  D)
   The orbit of Venus is inside the Earth's orbit. done clear
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• question_answer23)
  I am the largest member of the solar system. I have my own light and without my plants can't manufacture its food. Who am I?                                                                                                  (2015)
  A)
   Earth                done clear
  B)
   Jupiter        done clear
  C)
   Sun            done clear
  D)
   Saturn done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Sun looks bigger and brighter than other stars, for which one of the following reasons
  A)
   Because it is big fall of fire done clear
  B)
   Because it is far away from us done clear
  C)
   Because it is the closest star to us done clear
  D)
   Because it is a young star done clear
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• question_answer25)
  How many planets have rings?
  A)
   1                     done clear
  B)
   2 done clear
  C)
   6                     done clear
  D)
   4 done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Which one of the following is responsible for occurrence of seasons?
  A)
   Rotation of the earth around its own axis done clear
  B)
   Revolution of the earth around the sun done clear
  C)
   Tilting of earth's axis done clear
  D)
   All of these done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Find the correct statements about the Sun.
  A)
   Sun is a medium-sized and middle aged star. done clear
  B)
   Sun is a big-sized young star. done clear
  C)
   Sun is a small-sized old star. done clear
  D)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Which of the following planets of our solar system does not have a natural satellite?
  A)
   Venus         done clear
  B)
   Uranus done clear
  C)
   Jupiter              done clear
  D)
   Mars done clear
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• question_answer29)
  When was the first artificial satellite Sputnik 1 sent into space?                                                     (2016)
  A)
   1967                done clear
  B)
   1957 done clear
  C)
   1977                done clear
  D)
   1937 done clear
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• question_answer30)

  Consider the following statements;

  Statement 1: Astronomy is the science of studying space.

  Statement 2: Astronomy is the science of studying about the biology.

  Which one of the following is correct about the above statements?

  A)
   Statement 1 is true and 2 is false. done clear
  B)
   Statement 2 is true and 1 is false. done clear
  C)
   Both are true done clear
  D)
   Both are false done clear
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• question_answer31)
  She was the first India-born woman astronaut. She was part of the space shuttle Columbia mission. She died tragically when the craft blew up during re-entering into Earth. Who was she?
  A)
   Kalpana Chawla done clear
  B)
          Sunita Williams done clear
  C)
   Indira Hinduja done clear
  D)
   Janaki Ammal done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Match the following -                                                                                                               (2017)

  Largest planet	1. Mercury
  Brightest planet	2. Jupiter
  Densest Planet	3. Earth
  Smallest planet	4. Venus

  A)
   A-2;     B-4;      C-3;      D-1 done clear
  B)
   A-1:     B-4;      C-2;      D-3 done clear
  C)
   A-2;     B-4;      C-1;      D-3 done clear
  D)
   A-3;     B-1;      C-2;      D-4 done clear
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• question_answer33)

  The following information shows four planets in the Solar System.

  P: Mars Q: Mercury R: Neptune S: Uranus.

  Which planet is nearest to the Sun?

  A)
   P                     done clear
  B)
   Q               done clear
  C)
   R                     done clear
  D)
   S done clear
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• question_answer34)

  Statement I: The Solar System comprises the Sun and its eight planets.

  Statement II: All the planets revolve round the Sun in elliptical orbits.

  A)
   I only               done clear
  B)
   II only done clear
  C)
   Both            done clear
  D)
   None done clear
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• question_answer35)

  Statement I: A satellite is a celestial body that revolves around another celestial body.

  Statement II: The moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth.

  A)
   I only               done clear
  B)
   II only done clear
  C)
   Both           done clear
  D)
   None done clear
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• question_answer36)
  GPS that tracks the location is an abbreviation of (2015)
  A)
   Global Pointing System done clear
  B)
   Globe Positioning System done clear
  C)
   Genera! Positioning System done clear
  D)
   Global Positioning System done clear
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• question_answer37)
  In 1957, the first artificial satellite was built by Soviets and its name was
  A)
   Hubble space   done clear
  B)
   Voyager-1       done clear
  C)
   Sputnik-1    done clear
  D)
  done clear
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• question_answer38)
   None of above What makes the planet Mars look like it is red?
  A)
   The rain and clouds done clear
  B)
   The iron in the soil done clear
  C)
   Fire from volcanoes done clear
  D)
   Because Sun is close done clear
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• question_answer39)
  What are the rings of Saturn made from?
  A)
   Gases & clouds    done clear
  B)
          Large pieces of ice and rock    done clear
  C)
   Wind & storms     done clear
  D)
                   Satellites done clear
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• question_answer40)
  A piece of stone and/or iron traveling through space that moves through the Earth's atmosphere is
  A)
   Planet              done clear
  B)
   Sun            done clear
  C)
   Moon               done clear
  D)
   Meteor done clear
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• question_answer41)
  Which statement describes the atmosphere of the planet correctly?
  A)
   Venus is mostly carbon dioxide, done clear
  B)
   Mercury is mostly nitrogen. done clear
  C)
   Earth is mostly oxygen,              done clear
  D)
   Saturn is mostly helium. done clear
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• question_answer42)
  To weigh roughly two-thirds less than what you weigh on Earth, which planet would you be on?  (2016]
  A)
   Uranus             done clear
  B)
   Mars           done clear
  C)
   Venus               done clear
  D)
   Jupiter done clear
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• question_answer43)
  How old is the solar system?
  A)
   5000 years     done clear
  B)
   5 million years   done clear
  C)
   5 billion years   done clear
  D)
   500 billion years done clear
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• question_answer44)
  The given figure represents which one of the following?                                                      (2017)
  A)
   Seasons formation done clear
  B)
   Day and night formation done clear
  C)
   Revolution done clear
  D)
   Both [B] and [C] done clear
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• question_answer45)
  Choose the correctly matched pair

  Mars	1. Roman god of war
  Venus	2. Greek deity of the sky
  Uranus	3. Dwarf planet
  Pluto	4. Roman goddess of love and beauty

  A)
   A-1;     B-1;      C-2;      D-3     done clear
  B)
   A-3:     B-4;      C-2;      D-1 done clear
  C)
   A-1;     B-2;      C-4;      D-3       done clear
  D)
   A-1;     B-3;      C-2;      D-3 done clear
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