Match the terms of the Celestial SphereGroup of answer choices0 hours Right Ascension0 deg DeclinationSouth Celestial Pole is determined byNorth Celestial Pole is determined byCelestial Equator is determined by

The ecliptic and the celestial equator intersect at the(Select All the answers that are correct)Group of answer choicessummer solsticewinter solsticeautumnal equinoxvernal equinoxnorth celestial polesouth celestial pole

The group of stars that indicate thedirection of pole, is[41st BPSC (Pre) 1996](A) Saptarishi (B) Mrig(C) Scorpio (D) Taurus21. Which one of the following is notrelated to space terminology?[UPPCS (Pre) 1997](A) Telemetering(B) Weightlessness(C) Cislunar(D) Byte22. The scientist who first discoveredthat the Earth revolves round theSun was [56th to 59th BPSC (Pre) 2015](A) Newton (B) Dalton(C) Copernicus (D) Einstein23. Which one of the followingstatements is correct with referenceto our solar system? [IAS (Pre) 2002](A) The Earth is the densest of allthe planets in our solar system(B) The predominant element inthe composition of Earth issilicon(C) The Sun contains 75 percent ofthe mass of the solar system(D) The diameter of the Sun is 190times that of the Earth24. Which of the following does notbelong to the solar system?[Andhra Pradesh PSC (Pre) 201953rd to 55th BPSC (Pre) 2011](A) Asteroids (B) Comets(C) Planets (D) Nebula25. Who first propounded that the Sunis the centre of our Solar systemand the Earth revolves around it?[MPPCS (Pre) 1995](A) Newton (B) Galileo(C) Panini (D) Copernicus26. The number of planet in solarsystem is [UPPCS (Pre) 1992](A) 7 (B) 8(C) 12 (D) 2127. Which of the given two planets arebetween Mars and Uranus in orderof distance from Sun?[IAS (Pre) 2008](A) Earth and Jupiter(B) Jupiter and Saturn(C) Saturn and Earth(D) Saturn and Neptune28. The planets between Earth and Sunare [UPPSC (GIC) 2010](A) Mars and Mercury(B) Mars and Venus(C) Mercury and Venus(D) Jupiter and Saturn29. The Earth is located between[UPPCS (Mains) 2012](A) Venus and Mars(B) Mars and Jupiter(C) Venus and Jupiter(D) Mercury and Venus30. Which is true about Planets?[UPPCS (Pre) 1992](A) Planets are non-luminousbodies and don’t shine(B) Planets shine though they arenon-luminous bodies(C) Planets do not shine thoughthey are luminous body(D) Planets are luminous body andalso shine31. The planet nearest to the Sun is[UPPCS (Mains) 2004](A) Mercury (B) Earth(C) Venus (D) Pluto32. Which of the following pairs is notproperly matched?[UPPCS (Mains) 2011](A) The largest planet of the SolarSystem - Jupiter(B) The smallest planet of the SolarSystem - Mercury(C) The brightest planet of theSolar System - Venus(D) The slowest moving planet ofSolar System - Mars

Where in the sky would the Pole Star appear to an observer situated on the North Pole? (For the sake of convenience, assume that the Pole Star *does* indeed lie exactly on the Earth's axis of rotation.)Group of answer choicesIt depends on the time of the yearTowards the direction of the SunAt a fixed point on the horizonAt the Zenit in the direction of the head of the observerNone of the above

Determine which two statements are true for the South Pole when the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun.The Sun doesn't setIt has 18 hours of daylightIt is winter thereIt is summer there

The equinox is an astronomical event where the Sun is directly above the Earth's ______________________________.Group of answer choicesNorth PolePrime MeridianEquatorSouth Pole