Q961. In completing one revolution of the Sun, Earth takes approximately
A 365 days
B 365.25 days
C 365.5 days
D 365.75 days
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Correct answer: 365.25 days
World Geography
English
UPPCS (Pre) 1991, 93, 97, 2012 Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2002
Q962. The planet nearest to the Earth is
A Venus
B Mercury
C Mars
D Jupiter
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Correct answer: Venus
Q963. Which of the following planet is nearest to Earth?
A Neptune
B Mars
C Saturn
D Jupiter
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Correct answer: Mars
Q964. Which one of the following Stars is nearest to the Earth?
A Polaris
B Alpha Centauri
C Sun
D Sirius
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Correct answer: Sun
World Geography
English
UPPCS (Mains) 2005 MPPCS (Pre) 1996 38th BPSC (Pre) 1992
Q965. Time taken by light emitted from Sun to reach Earth is
A 2 minutes
B 1 minute
C 8 minutes
D 16 minutes
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Correct answer: 8 minutes
Q966. Chemical element found in abundance in the Earth’s crust is
A Oxygen
B Aluminium
C Iron
D Silicon
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Correct answer: Oxygen
Q967. In the form of organism, the Scientific name of Earth is
A Cow
B Sita
C Green Planet
D Harmij
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Correct answer: Green Planet
Q968. Who amongst the following was the first to state that the Earth was spherical?
A Aristotle
B Copernicus
C Ptolemy
D Strabo
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Correct answer: Aristotle
Q969. Unlike the fluid core of the Earth the core of the Moon is
A Plasma
B Volatile gas
C Viscous liquid
D Solid
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Correct answer: Viscous liquid
Q970. The diameter of Earth is
A 8,000 km
B 1,00,000 km
C 12,800 km
D None of the above
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Correct answer: 12,800 km
Q971. The Space craft ‘Magellan’ was sent to
A Pluto
B Saturn
C Mars
D Venus
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Correct answer: Venus
Q972. Which planet is known as the ‘Evening Star’?
A Mars
B Jupiter
C Venus
D Saturn
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Correct answer: Venus
Q973. Hottest planet of the solar system is
A Mercury
B Venus
C Mars
D Earth
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Correct answer: Venus
Q974. The planet which is called twin sister of Earth is
A Mercury
B Venus
C Mars
D Pluto
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Correct answer: Venus
Q975. Which one of the following is known as ‘Morning Star’?
A Mercury
B Venus
C Mars
D Saturn
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Correct answer: Venus
Q976. The Planet Mercury is revolving around the Sun in an elliptical orbit, as shown in the given figure. The Kinetic energy of Mercury is greatest at the point labelled
A a
B b
C c
D d
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Correct answer: a
Q977. Which of the following pairs of planets is without satellites?
A Venus and Mars
B Mercury and Mars
C Earth and Jupiter
D Mercury and Venus
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Correct answer: Mercury and Venus
Q978. The two planets having no satellite are
A Earth and Jupiter
B Mercury and Venus
C Mercury and Saturn
D Venus and Mars
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Correct answer: Mercury and Venus
Q979. Which of the following planet takes the least time to orbit the Sun?
A Mars
B Mercury
C Earth
D Saturn
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Correct answer: Mercury
World Geography
English
UPPCS (Pre) 2008 44th BPSC (Pre) 2000 42nd BPSC (Pre) 1997
Q980. Which of the following planets does not have a satellite?
A Mars
B Mercury
C Neptune
D Earth
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Correct answer: Mercury