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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

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The group of stars that indicate thedirection of pole, is41st BPSC (Pre) 1996 Saptarishi (B) Mrig(C) Scorpio (D) Taurus21. Which one of the following is notrelated to space terminology?UPPCS (Pre) 1997 Telemetering(B) Weightlessness(C) Cislunar(D) Byte22. The scientist who first discoveredthat the Earth revolves round theSun was 56th to 59th BPSC (Pre) 2015 Newton (B) Dalton(C) Copernicus (D) Einstein23. Which one of the followingstatements is correct with referenceto our solar system? IAS (Pre) 2002 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 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 Newton (B) Galileo(C) Panini (D) Copernicus26. The number of planet in solarsystem is UPPCS (Pre) 1992 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 Earth and Jupiter(B) Jupiter and Saturn(C) Saturn and Earth(D) Saturn and Neptune28. The planets between Earth and Sunare UPPSC (GIC) 2010 Mars and Mercury(B) Mars and Venus(C) Mercury and Venus(D) Jupiter and Saturn29. The Earth is located betweenUPPCS (Mains) 2012 Venus and Mars(B) Mars and Jupiter(C) Venus and Jupiter(D) Mercury and Venus30. Which is true about Planets?UPPCS (Pre) 1992 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 isUPPCS (Mains) 2004 Mercury (B) Earth(C) Venus (D) Pluto32. Which of the following pairs is notproperly matched?UPPCS (Mains) 2011 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

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  1. The group of stars that indicate the direction of the pole is (A) Saptarishi.

  2. The one that is not related to space terminology is (D) Byte.

  3. The scientist who first discovered that the Earth revolves round the Sun was (C) Copernicus.

  4. The correct statement with reference to our solar system is (C) The Sun contains 75 percent of the mass of the solar system.

  5. The one that does not belong to the solar system is (D) Nebula.

  6. The person who first propounded that the Sun is the centre of our Solar system and the Earth revolves around it was (D) Copernicus.

  7. The number of planets in the solar system is (B) 8.

  8. The two planets that are between Mars and Uranus in order of distance from Sun are (B) Jupiter and Saturn.

  9. The planets between Earth and Sun are (C) Mercury and Venus.

  10. The Earth is located between (A) Venus and Mars.

  11. The true statement about Planets is (A) Planets are non-luminous bodies and don’t shine.

  12. The planet nearest to the Sun is (A) Mercury.

  13. The pair that is not properly matched is (D) The slowest moving planet of Solar System - Mars. Mars is not the slowest moving planet, Neptune is.

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