Q1. Q1. Consider the following statements:-
1. Full moon night is poornima and new moon night is called Amavasya.
2. Difference between full moon and new moon is of 15 days.
3. The sun, the moon and all those objects shining in the night sky are called celestial bodies.
Which of the following statements are correct-
(a) 1,2
(b) 2,3
(c) 1,2,3
(d) None of the above
Q2. Q2. Consider the following statements:-
1. The various patterns formed by different groups of stars are called constellations.
2. Ursa Major or Big Bear is one such constellation.
3. Saptarshi is a group of seven stars that does not form a part of the large Ursa Major Constellation.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
(a) 1,2
(b) 2,3
(c) only 3
(d) none of the above.
Q3. Q3. Consider the following statements regarding celestial bodies:-
1. All celestial bodies have their own heat and light.
2. Planets are lit by the light of the stars.
3. Moon is only the satellite of the earth.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1,2
(b) 2,3
(c) only 3
(d) None of the above.
Q4. Q 4. Consider the following statements:-
1. Venus is considered as ‘Earth’s-twin’ because its size and shape are very much similar to that of the earth.
2. Mercury takes only about 88 days to complete one round along its orbit.
3. There are 8 planets in our solar system and distance of planet from the sun is in following order – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1,2
(b) 2,3
(c) 1,2,3
(d) none of the above.
Q5. Q 5. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Earth is the fourth closest planet to the sun and slightly flattened at the poles. In size Earth is the fifth largest planet.
2. The shape of the Earth is described as a Geoid.
3. Asteroids are found between the orbits of Jupiterans Saturn.
4. A galaxy is a huge system of billions of stars and clouds of dust and gases. Earth is in a Milky Way galaxy.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
(a) 1,3
(b) 2,3
(c) 1,2,3
(d) none of the above.
Q6. Q 6. Which of the following are part of the solar system?
1. Planets
2. Satellite
3. The Sun
4. Meteoroids
5. Asteroids
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1,2,3
(b) 2,3, 4
(c) 1,2,3 and 4
(d) All of the above.
Q7. Q 7. Consider the following statement regarding earth satellite moon:-
1. Moon is about 3,84,400 km away from the Earth.
2. The Moon moves around the Earth in about 27 days and it takes exactly the same time to complete one spin, so as a result only one side of the moon is visible to us on the Earth.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2
(b) only 1
(c) only 2
(d) none of the above.