Universe General Knowledge MCQs - 7

Universe General Knowledge MCQs - 7

1. Some times the moon passes between the sun and the earth this phenomenon is known as
(a) Lunar eclipse
(b) Solar eclipse ✓
(c) Earth eclipse
(d) None of above

2. How many days does the moon take to return to the same position among the constellations?
(a) 28 days ✓
(b) 29 days
(c) 26 days
(d) None of the above

3. How many of the eight planets of the solar system were known in the life time of Kepler, the formulator of laws of planetary motions?
(a) 4
(b) 6 ✓
(c) 7
(d) All the planets

4. Stars which appear single to the naked eye but are double stars when observed by a telescope, are known as:
(a) Cosmic stars
(b) Quasars
(c) Bindaries ✓
(d) Novae and supernovae

5. Some times the earth passes exactly between the moon and the sun this condition is knonw as __________.
(a) Earth eclipse
(b) Solar eclipse
(c) Lunar eclipse ✓
(d) None of these

6. According to new scientific research water is present on the surface of _______ except earth planet
(a) Mars ✓
(b) Venus
(c) Mercury
(d) Jupiter

7. Pole Star is always seen at one point in the sky whereas other stars are not; this is because:
(a) Pole star rotates with the same period as the earth
(b) Pole star is a star of our own galaxy
(c) Sun and Pole star are in two opposite directions relative to earth
(d) Pole star lies in the axis of spin of the earth ✓

8. The outermost layer of Sun is called:
(a) Convection zone
(b) Photosphere
Universe General Knowledge MCQs
(c) Chromosphere
(d) Corona ✓

9. 'A star which appears blue* is:
(a) Cooler than the moon
(b) Hotter than the sun ✓
(c) As hot as the sun
(d) Cooler than the sun

10. The sunspots causa:
(a) Aurora borealis and aurora australis
(b) Magnetic storms on the surface of the sun
(c) Polar auroras
(d) All of these ✓


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