1. The darkest portion of the shadow cast during an eclipse is
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(A) Corona
(B) Umbra
(C) Penumbra
(D) Black hole
2. When the moon completely covers the sun, it is known as
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(A) the Antumbra
(B) the Umbra
(C) the Penumbra
(D) None of these
3. Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly
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(A) 8 minutes
(C) 6 minutes
(B) 2 minutes
(D) 4 minutes
4. Which planets do not have satellites revolving around them?
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(A) Mars and Venus
(B) Mercury and Venus
(C) Mars and Mercury
(D) Neptune and Pluto
5. ‘Supernova’ is
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(A) acomet
(B) an asteroid
(C) an exploding Star
(D) a black hole
6. The planet that takes 88 days to make one revolution of the sun is
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(A) Mercury
(B) Saturn
(C) Jupiter
(D) Mars
7. The planet nearest to the Sun is
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(A) Earth
(B) Mercury
(C) Mars
(D) Venus
8. The mass of Jupiter is approximately
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(A) one tenth of the solar mass
(B) one thousandth of the solar mass
(C) one hundredth of the solar mass
(D) half the solar mass
9. Isohels are the isopleths of
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(A) sunshine
(B) flowering time
(C) rain
(D) clouds
10. The planets on either side of the Earth are
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(A) Mars and Jupiter
(B) Mercury and Venus
(C) Venus and Saturn
(D) Mars and Venus
