World PLANETS IN UNIVERSE - General Knowledge - Online M.C.Q's for Competition Commission Exam - TEST NO.1

World PLANETS IN UNIVERSE – General Knowledge – Online M.C.Q’s for Competition Commission Exam – TEST NO.1

Category : General Knowledge
Topic : World PLANETS AND UNIVERSE
Basic Purpose : Online Preparation for Competition and Commission Exams for different Jobs/Recruitments in Pakistan , India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Iran and China etc.
Test Type : Multiple Choice Questions [MCQ’s]
Time Limit : 22 Minutes 30 SECONDS
Total MCQ’s : 65

World PLANETS IN UNIVERSE - General Knowledge - MCQ's - TEST NO.1

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Question 1

How many layers are present in the atmosphere of the sun?

A	3
B	1
C	4
D	2

Question 2

In 1997, on returning back to earth's atmosphere a satellite was broken into pieces is?

A	Skylab
B	Rahber
C	Apollo-2
D	Sputnik

Question 3

The scientists have found some proofs of presence of life on which of the following planets?

A	Jupiter
B	Mercury
C	Mars
D	Venus

Question 4

On which of the following planets of the solar system does the sun rise in the west and set in the east?

A	Saturn
B	Jupiter
C	Venus
D	Mars

Question 5

Which one of the following stars is nearest tp the earth?

A	Sun
B	Sinus
C	Polaris
D	Alpha Centauri

Question 6

The heaviest mass revolving round the Sun is?

A	Moon
B	Jupiter
C	Neptune
D	Pluto

Question 7

Which is the densest planet of the solar system?

A	Jupiter
B	Mercury
C	Earth
D	Sun

Question 8

Which of the following planets has the smallest diameter?

A	Mercury
B	Pluto
C	Venus
D	Mars

Question 9

Which one of the following conditions is most relevant for the presence of life on Mars?

A	Atmospheric composition
B	Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water
C	Thermal conditions
D	Occurrence of ozone

Question 10

The extreme day and night temperatures approximately on the moon are respectively?

A	200 Centigrade and 100 Centigrade
B	1000 Centigrade and 0Centigrade
C	500 Centigrade and 50 Centigrade
D	100 Centigrade and 180 Centigrade

Question 11

The first artificial satellite was launched on?

A	4-Oct-61
B	4-Oct-51
C	Octobeer 4, 1967
D	4-Oct-57

Question 12

Which planet is the least dense?

A	Earth
B	Mercury
C	Saturn
D	Mars

Question 13

Hubble is a?

A	Rocket name
B	Microscope
C	Space station
D	Space telescope

Question 14

Comets are luminous celestial bodies moving round the?

A	Earth
B	Moon
C	Jupiter
D	Sun

Question 15

On 20th July 1969, two American scientists landed on?

A	Mars
B	Jupiter
C	Pluto
D	Moon of earth

Question 16

The earth revolves around the sun at a speed of?

A	29 Km/sec
B	18.5 Km/sec
C	31.9 Km/sec
D	26.6 Km/sec

Question 17

The first ever artificial satellite was launched bt?

A	France
B	Japan
C	America
D	Russia

Question 18

Which is known as ''Earth's near twin planet''?

A	Saturn
B	Uranus
C	Earth
D	Venus

Question 19

The biggest planet is?

A	Mars
B	Mercury
C	Venus
D	Jupiter

Question 20

Trition is a satellite of?

A	Uranus
B	Jupiter
C	Neptune
D	Pluto

Question 21

The rising of the evening star indicates the?

A	East
B	South pole
C	West
D	North pole

Question 22

The group of small pieces of rock revolving round the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called?

A	Meteorites
B	Asteroids
C	Comets
D	Meteors

Question 23

On which planet are scientists hopeful of the existence of some type of life?

A	Mars
B	Saturn
C	Pluto
D	Jupiter

Question 24

In which year did man first step out on the moon?

A	1961
B	1971
C	1965
D	1969

Question 25

Which is the hottest planet in our solar system?

A	Neptune
B	Venus
C	Jupiter
D	Mars

Question 26

Which is the brightest star in the night sky?

A	Sirius
B	Sun
C	Altair
D	Deneb

Question 27

The energy generation in stars is?

A	Mainly due to the fission of heavy nuclei
B	Mainly due to the fusion of light nuclei
C	Solely due to the fusion of heavy nuclei
D	Due to fission and fusion of light nuclei

Question 28

Jupiter is about how mant times larger (in diameter) than the earth?

A	10 times
B	5 times
C	20 times
D	50 times

Question 29

Asteroids or planetoids circle between?

A	Mars and Earth
B	Venus and Earth
C	Mars and Jupiter
D	Jupiter and Saturn

Question 30

The shape of our milkyway galaxy is?

A	None of the above
B	Elliptical
C	Spiral
D	Circular

Question 31

Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, and Mars all will be visible within a roughly area of sky in May 2011?

A	16 degree
B	31 degree
C	6 degree
D	65 degree

Question 32

Hubble space telescope was launched into space on?

A	24-Apr-80
B	24-Apr-95
C	24-Apr-90
D	24-Apr-85

Question 33

Which is the brightest comet known to man so far?

A	Kohoutek
B	Hale-Bopp
C	Shoemaker-Levy
D	Swift-Tuttle

Question 34

In 1986, Russia launched its space station into space, which was?

A	Rahber
B	Mir
C	Sputnik
D	Skylab-2

Question 35

The temperature of Sun's centre is 15 millions C and the temperature of outer surface of sun is?

A	4000 to 5000? C
B	5000 to 5500 ?C
C	4500 to 5000? C
D	5500 to 6000 ?C

Question 36

The natural satellite of the Earth is?

A	Neptune
B	Mars
C	Venus
D	Moon

Question 37

Which of the following planets orbits around the sun in the backward direction from east to west?

A	Venus
B	Mercury
C	Earth
D	Jupiter

Question 38

The term 'meteor' is applied to an interplanetary body?

A	After it enters the earth's atmosphere and lands on the surface of the earth without
B	After it eenters the earth's atmosphere and explodes in midair as a ball of fire
C	Before it enters the earth's atmosphere
D	After it enters the atmosphere of the earth

Question 39

Who, amongst the following, was the first to measure the distance round the earth?

A	Happarchus
B	Eratosthenes
C	Thales of Miletus
D	Euclid

Question 40

The only planet whose day is longer than its year is?

A	Mars
B	Neptune
C	Venus
D	Uranus

Question 41

Blue dwarfs' and 'Red gaints' refer respectively to?

A	Young stars and old stars
B	Pigmies and the Caucasians
C	Old stars and young stars
D	Native and hybrid varieties of milch cattle

Question 42

On another planet the local terminology for earth,water,light,air and sky are 'sky', 'light', 'air', 'water',and 'earth', respectively If someone is thirsty there?

A	Light
B	Water
C	Sky
D	Air

Question 43

The time required by moonlight to reach the earth is?

A	2 sec
B	1 Sec
C	2.3 sec
D	1.3 sec

Question 44

Which one of the following is applicable to the planet 'Venus'?

A	Farthest from the Sun
B	Nearest to the Sun
C	Brightest as seen from the Earth
D	Smallest of the planets

Question 45

The time taken by the Uranus to revolve round the sun is approximately?

A	90 years
B	76 years
C	80 years
D	84 years

Question 46

Hubble space telescope was launched into the space with the help of space shuttlef?

A	Skylab-1
B	Apollo-2
C	Discovery
D	Colombia

Question 47

The correct sequence of the following planets in terms of gravity, in the descending order is?

A	Neptune,Uranus,Saturn,Earth
B	Uranus,Earth,Saturn,Neptune
C	Earth,Uranus,Neptune,Saturn
D	Saturn,Earth,Neptune,Uranus

Question 48

When did the space age begin with the launch of the Russian Sputnik?

A	4-Oct-57
B	2-Oct-52
C	4-Oct-50
D	4-Sep-54

Question 49

Which planet is referred to both as the '' Morning Star and the Evening Star''?

A	Venus
B	Saturn
C	Mercury
D	Jupiter

Question 50

The brightest visible star is?

A	Canous
B	Altair
C	Procyon
D	Sirus

Question 51

Which of the following spacecrafts enabled man to step on the moon first?

A	Voshod 1
B	Apollo XI
C	Sputnik 1
D	Luna 2

Question 52

Which one of the following planets has the largest oxygen content?

A	Venus
B	Jupiter
C	Earth
D	Mercury

Question 53

Which pf the following planets have no moon?

A	Mars and Venus
B	Mercury and Venus
C	Pluto and Mercury
D	Pluto and Mars

Question 54

Which of the following planets oribits around the sun in a clockwise direction from east to west?

A	Uranus
B	Mercury
C	Jupiter
D	Earth

Question 55

The planet nearest to the Earth is?

A	Venus
B	Jupiter
C	Mercury
D	Pluto

Question 56

America launched its first space station in the year?

A	1978
B	1969
C	1963
D	1973

Question 57

Phases of the Moon are caused by?

A	Rotation of the Moon
B	The Revolution of Earth
C	Rotation of Earth
D	The Revolution of Moon

Question 58

Bodies which usually fall from the sky on the Earh are called?

A	Comets
B	None of these
C	Rock
D	Meteors

Question 59

Which is the brightest planet in the Solar System?

A	Jupiter
B	Venus
C	Uranus
D	Mercury

Question 60

Mercury is?

A	The fastest planet
B	The fastest planet and The planet nearest to Sun
C	The largest planet
D	The planet nearest to Sun

Question 61

The planet which revolves very slowly around the sun is?

A	Neptune
B	Jupiter
C	None of these
D	Mars

Question 62

The mean distance from the earth to the Sun is?

A	450 million Km
B	150 million Km
C	14 million Km
D	250 million Km

Question 63

Which planet is known as ''Earth's near twin planet''?

A	Venus
B	Neptune
C	Mercury
D	Mars

Question 64

Which one of the following planets contains the 'Great Red Spot'?

A	Jupiter
B	Pluto
C	Mars
D	Satrun

Question 65

The first astronaut to set foot on moon was?

A	Yuri Gagarin
B	Neil Armstrong
C	Alen Shephered
D	Edwin Aldrin

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