Physical Geography

1. The four largest planets of the Solar System in decreasing size are
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(A) Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Uranus
(B) Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune
(C) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
(D) Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune

2. The largest planet in our solar system is
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(A) Mars
(B) Jupiter
(C) Saturn
(D) Mercury

3. Which is the hottest planet in the Solar System?
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(A) Jupiter
(B) Saturn
(C) Venus
(D) Uranus

4. The Milky Way Galaxy was first observed by
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(A) Galileo
(B) Maarten Schmidt
(C) Marconi
(D) Newton

5. Brightest planet in our solar system is
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(A) Venus
(B) Mercury
(C) Mars
(D) Jupiter

6. The surface temperature of the sun is estimated as
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(A) 6000 °C
(B) 12000 °C
(C) 18000 °C
(D) 24000 °C

7. The light from the Sun reaches the Earth in about
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(A) 8 seconds
(B) 8 minutes
(C) 10 seconds
(D) 10 minutes

8. The asteroids revolve around the Sun in between
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(A) Earth and Mars
(B) Mars and Jupiter
(C) Jupiter and Saturn
(D) Saturn and Uranus