Space - General Knowledge Questions

A)
Rising and setting of the Sun
B)
Solar eclipse
C)
Motion of comets
D)
Twinkling of stars

Correct Answer :   Twinkling of stars

A)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
B)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
C)
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
D)
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

Correct Answer :   Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

A)
Triassic period and Cretaceous period
B)
Jurassic period and Triassic period
C)
Triassic period, Jurassic period and cretaceous period
D)
cretaceous period and Jurassic period

Correct Answer :   Triassic period, Jurassic period and cretaceous period

The Mesozoic Era is the age of the dinosaurs and lasted almost 180 million years from approximately 250 to 65 million years ago. This era includes 3 well known periods called the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods. A mass-extinction marked the beginning and end of the Mesozoic Era.

A)
Jupiter
B)
Neptune
C)
Saturn
D)
Uranus

Correct Answer :   Jupiter

Jupiter	63
Saturn	60
Uranus	27
Neptune	13
Pluto	3
Mars	2
Earth	1
Venus	0
Mercury	0

A)
the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth
B)
the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth and returns to the same positions in the sky
C)
the period of rotation of moon
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth and returns to the same positions in the sky

A)
stratosphere
B)
ionosphere
C)
biosphere
D)
mesosphere

Correct Answer :   biosphere

A)
volcanoes
B)
island arcs
C)
earthquakes
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   All of the above

A)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter
B)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
C)
Mercury, Pluto, Venus, Neptune and Earth
D)
Earth, Uranus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter

Correct Answer :   Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto

A)
the position of the moon with reference to the earth and the gravitational pull exerted mainly by the moon and partly by the sun
B)
infrared rays from the sun
C)
ultraviolet rays from the sun
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   the position of the moon with reference to the earth and the gravitational pull exerted mainly by the moon and partly by the sun

A)
169,502,000 km
B)
190,503,000 km
C)
188,000,000 km
D)
150,000,000 km

Correct Answer :   150,000,000 km

One astronomical unit is the approximate mean distance between the Earth and sun. It's about 93 million miles (150 million km), or 8 light-minutes.