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  1. Which planet is known as the 'Watery Planet' ?

  2. A.

     Mercury

    B.

     Earth

    C.

     Mars

    D.

     Jupiter


  3. In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus?

  4. A.

     Earth and Jupiter

    B.

     Jupiter and Saturn

    C.

     Saturn and Earth

    D.

     Saturn and Neptune


  5. A blackhole is a ________

  6. A.

     Contracted star with intense gravitational pull

    B.

     Star with very low surface temperature

    C.

     Star with no atmosphere

    D.

     Pulsating star


  7. Messenger satellite has been launched by NASA for the study of

  8. A.

     Mercury

    B.

     Venus

    C.

     Saturn

    D.

     Jupiter


  9. Which of the following is indicated by the colour of a star?

  10. A.

     Weight

    B.

     Distance

    C.

     Temperature

    D.

     Size


  11. Milky Way Galaxy was first seen by

  12. A.

     Galileo

    B.

     Martin Schmidt

    C.

     Marconi

    D.

     Newton


  13. Halley's comet appears once in a period of ________

  14. A.

     24 years

    B.

     32 years

    C.

     76 years

    D.

     84 years


  15. The radiant energy of the sun is transmitted in the form of ________

  16. A.

     Short waves

    B.

     Long waves

    C.

     Particles

    D.

     None of these


  17. "Sirius", the brightest star outside of the Solar System, is also called ________.

  18. A.

     Cat star

    B.

     Dog star

    C.

     Fox star

    D.

     Lion star


  19. Which of the following is called "Blue Planet"?

  20. A.

     Saturn

    B.

     Earth

    C.

     Jupiter

    D.

     Mars