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MCQ 11 Mark
The difference in the lengths of a mean solar day and a sidereal day is about
  • A
     1 min
  •  4 min
  • C
     15 min
  • D
     56 min
Answer
Correct option: B.
 4 min
 4 min
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MCQ 21 Mark
Fraunhofer lines of the solar system is an example of
  • A
    Emission spectrum
  • B
     Emission band spectrum
  •  Continuous emission spectrum
  • D
     Line absorption spectrum
Answer
Correct option: C.
 Continuous emission spectrum
Continuous emission spectrum
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MCQ 31 Mark
Assertion : Moon is seen as it partly reflects the sun light falling on it
Reason : Moon is a satellite of earth. It does not emit light of its own
  •  If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
  • B
     If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
  • C
     If assertion is true but reason is false.
  • D
     If the assertion and reason both are false.
Answer
Correct option: A.
 If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
 If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
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MCQ 41 Mark
Assertion : Sun is at the galactic centre C of the milky way
Reason : All planets of solar system revolve around the sun.
  • A
    If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
  • B
     If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
  • C
     If assertion is true but reason is false.
  • If assertion is false but reason is true.
Answer
Correct option: D.
If assertion is false but reason is true.
If assertion is false but reason is true.
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MCQ 51 Mark
Assertion : Red shift confirms that the universe is expanding
Reason : Wavelength of red light is maximum in the visible region
  • A
    If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
  •  If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
  • C
    If assertion is true but reason is false.
  • D
     If the assertion and reason both are false.
Answer
Correct option: B.
 If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
 If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
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MCQ 61 Mark
Assertion : There is no atmosphere on moon
Reason : Escape velocity at the surface of moon is low.
  • If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
  • B
     If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
  • C
    If assertion is true but reason is false.
  • D
    If the assertion and reason both are false.
Answer
Correct option: A.
If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
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MCQ 71 Mark
Assertion : A star which appears blue will be much hotter than the sun
Reason : It is based on Wien's law
  •  If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
  • B
    If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
  • C
     If assertion is true but reason is false.
  • D
     If the assertion and reason both are false.
Answer
Correct option: A.
 If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
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MCQ 81 Mark
Assertion : The comet do not obey Kepler's laws of planetary motion
Reason : The comet do not have elliptical orbit
  • A
     If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
  • C
     If assertion is true but reason is false.
  • D
    If the assertion and reason both are false.
Answer
Correct option: B.
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
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MCQ 91 Mark
Assertion : A pulsor is a source of radio waves which change in terms of intensity at regular interval of time
Reason : A pulsor is a rotating neutron star
  • A
     If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
  • C
    If assertion is true but reason is false.
  • D
     If the assertion and reason both are false.
Answer
Correct option: B.
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
 If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
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MCQ 101 Mark
Assertion : The stars twinkle while the planets do not.
Reason : The stars are much bigger in size than the planets.
  • A
    If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
  •  If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
  • C
     If assertion is true but reason is false.
  • D
     If the assertion and reason both are false.
Answer
Correct option: B.
 If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
 If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
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MCQ 111 Mark
Suppose a planet goes around Sun with a linear speed twice as fast that of earth. What will be it's orbit size as compared to that of earth ? (Radius of earth = R)
  •  R / 4
  • B
    R / 2
  • C
    R
  • D
    2R
Answer
Correct option: A.
 R / 4
R / 4
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MCQ 121 Mark
The percentage of Sun's total energy which reaches the earth's surface is
  • $ 10^{-7} \% $
  • B
    $ 10^{-6} \% $
  • C
    $ 10^{-3} \% $
  • D
    $ 10^{-2} \%$
Answer
Correct option: A.
$ 10^{-7} \% $
$ 10^{-7} \% $
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MCQ 131 Mark
A planet of mass $m$ moves in an ellipse around the sun of mass $M_s$ so that its maximum and minimum distances are $r_1$ and $r_2$ respectively. The angular momentum of the planet relative to the centre of the sun is
  • A
     $\sqrt{\frac{2 G M_{S r_1}}{\left(r_1+r_2\right)}}$
  •  $\sqrt{\frac{2 G M_s m^2 r_1 r_2}{\left(r_1+r_2\right)}}$
  • C
     $\sqrt{\frac{ GM _{ s } r _1 r_2}{\left(r_1+r_2\right)}}$
  • D
     $\sqrt{\frac{2 G M_s}{r_1 r_2\left(r_1+r_2\right)}}$
Answer
Correct option: B.
 $\sqrt{\frac{2 G M_s m^2 r_1 r_2}{\left(r_1+r_2\right)}}$
 $\sqrt{\frac{2 G M_1 m^2 r_1 r_2}{\left(r_1+r_2\right)}}$
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MCQ 141 Mark
Consider a binary star system consisting of two stars of masses $\mathrm{M}_1$ and $\mathrm{M}_2$ separated by a distance of 30 AU with a period of revolution equal to 30 years. If one of the two stars is 5 times farther from the centre of mass than the other. The masses of the two stars in terms of solar masses are
  • A
    5, 15
  • 25, 5
  • C
    25, 10
  • D
    7, 25
Answer
Correct option: B.
25, 5
(b) 25, 5
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MCQ 151 Mark
A galaxy is observed to be moving with a velocity of $8600 km-sec^{–1}.$ If it is at a distance of 430 million light year from us, Hubble constant and corresponding age of the universe are respectively 
  • $2 \times 10^{-5} \frac{ kms ^{-1,}}{ ly } 1.49 \times 10^{10}$ year
  • B
    $2 \times 10^{-6} \frac{ kms ^{-1,1.58}}{ ly } \times 10^3$ year
  • C
    $10^6 \frac{ kms ^{-1}}{1 y }, 1.49 \times 10^{10}$ year
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: A.
$2 \times 10^{-5} \frac{ kms ^{-1,}}{ ly } 1.49 \times 10^{10}$ year
(a) $2 \times 10^{-5} \frac{ kms ^{-1,}}{ ly } 1.49 \times 10^{10}$ year
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MCQ 161 Mark
A bright star is indicated to have a brightness magnitude of – 5 compared to a star of brightness zero magnitude. It means that this star compared to the reference star of zero brightness is
  • A
     100 times less bright
  • B
     5 times more bright
  • C
     5 times less bright
  •  100 times more bright
Answer
Correct option: D.
 100 times more bright
100 times more bright
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MCQ 171 Mark
The sun revolves around the galaxy with a speed of $250 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{sec}$ and it's radius is $3 \times 10^4$ light year. The mass of the milky way is
  • A
    $ 3 \times 10^{40} \mathrm{~kg} $
  • $ 3 \times 10^{41} \mathrm{~kg} $
  • C
    $ 5 \times 10^{40} \mathrm{~kg} $
  • D
    $ 6 \times 10^{41} \mathrm{~kg} $
Answer
Correct option: B.
$ 3 \times 10^{41} \mathrm{~kg} $
$ 3 \times 10^{41} \mathrm{~kg} $
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MCQ 181 Mark
There are certain types of stars called visible stars which undergo periodic change in their light output. If such a star quadruple it's light output, how much does it's magnitude change
  • A
     – 1.25
  •  – 1.5
  • C
     – 1.75
  • D
     – 2
Answer
Correct option: B.
 – 1.5
 – 1.5
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MCQ 191 Mark
A particular emission line, detected in the light from a galaxy, has a wavelength $\lambda^{\prime}=1.1 \lambda$, where $\lambda$ is the proper wavelength of the line. The galaxy distance from us
  • $1.6 \times 10^9 ly$
  • B
    $0.97 \times 10^9 ly$
  • C
    $2.4 \times 10^9 ly$
  • D
    $1.62 \times 10^{11} ly$
Answer
Correct option: A.
$1.6 \times 10^9 ly$
(A) $1.6 \times 10^9 ly$
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MCQ 201 Mark
Assuming that the dimmest visible star to the naked eye has a magnitude of about 6. Brightness of planet Venus (magnitude = – 4) w.r.t. this star is
  •  10,000 times brighter
  • B
     2000 times brighter
  • C
    15000 times brighter
  • D
    4000 times brighter
Answer
Correct option: A.
 10,000 times brighter
 10,000 times brighter
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MCQ 211 Mark
Hubble's law is related with
  • A
     Comet
  • Speed of galaxy
  • C
    Black hole
  • D
    Planetary motion
Answer
Correct option: B.
Speed of galaxy
Speed of galaxy
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MCQ 221 Mark
The condition for a uniform spherical mass m of radius r to be a black hole is [G = gravitational constant and g = acceleration due to gravity]
  • A
    $(2 Gm / r )^{1 / 2} \leq c$
  • B
    $(2 Gm / r )^{1 / 2}= c$
  • $(2 Gm / r )^{1 / 2} \geq c$
  • D
    $( gm / r )^{1 / 2} \geq c$
Answer
Correct option: C.
$(2 Gm / r )^{1 / 2} \geq c$
(c) $(2 Gm / r )^{1 / 2} \geq c$
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MCQ 231 Mark
Which of the following is coldest planet
  • A
     Mercury
  •  Pluto
  • C
     Earth
  • D
     Venus
Answer
Correct option: B.
 Pluto
Pluto
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MCQ 241 Mark
The colour of a star is an indication of its
  • A
    Weight
  • B
    Distance
  • Surface temperature
  • D
    Size
Answer
Correct option: C.
Surface temperature
Surface temperature
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MCQ 251 Mark
Surface temperature of the sun is of the order of
  • A
    5000 K
  • B
    7000 K
  •  6000 K
  • D
    12000 K
Answer
Correct option: C.
 6000 K
6000 K
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MCQ 271 Mark
Speed of recession of galaxy is proportional to it's distance
  • Directly
  • B
     Inversely
  • C
     Exponentially
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: A.
Directly
Directly
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MCQ 281 Mark
The galaxies are moving away from each other. It is explained by
  • A
     White dwarf star
  • Red shift
  • C
    Neutron star
  • D
     None of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
Red shift
 Red shift
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MCQ 291 Mark
Mass of earth has been determined through
  • A
    Use of Kepler's $T^2 / R$ constancy law
  • B
    Sampling the density of earth's crust and using R
  • Cavendish's determination of G and using R and 'g' at the surface
  • D
    Use of periods of satellites at different heights above earth's surface
Answer
Correct option: C.
Cavendish's determination of G and using R and 'g' at the surface
(c) Cavendish's determination of G and using R and 'g' at the surface
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MCQ 301 Mark
The motion of planets in the solar system is an example of conservation of
  • A
    Mass
  • B
    Momentum
  •  Angular momentum
  • D
    Kinetic energy
Answer
Correct option: C.
 Angular momentum
Angular momentum
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MCQ 311 Mark
In determining the temperature of a distant star, one makes use of
  • A
     Kirchhoff's law
  • B
    Stefan's law
  • Wien's displacement law
  • D
     None of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
Wien's displacement law
Wien's displacement law
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MCQ 321 Mark
Smaller pieces of heavy stones and metals which on entering earth's atmosphere burns out are
  • A
     Comets
  • Meteorites
  • C
     Asteroids
  • D
     All of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
Meteorites
 Meteorites
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MCQ 331 Mark
Which one of the following is known as Saptarishi
  • A
    Orion
  • Ursa major
  • C
    Ursa minor
  • D
    Scorpion
Answer
Correct option: B.
Ursa major
 Ursa major
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MCQ 341 Mark
Which one of the following planet has the longest day
  • Venus
  • B
     Mars
  • C
     Mercury
  • D
     Earth
Answer
Correct option: A.
Venus
 Venus
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MCQ 351 Mark
The tail of the comet is due to
  •  Vaporisation of water on the comet
  • B
    Sublimation of vapour in the comet
  • C
     Cooling of water in the comet
  • D
    Vaporisation of heat in the comet
Answer
Correct option: A.
 Vaporisation of water on the comet
 Vaporisation of water on the comet
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MCQ 361 Mark
When original mass of star is greater than 5 M (M = mass of the sun). The death of this star will give rise to
  • A
    White dwarf
  • Black hole
  • C
    Quasars
  • D
    Nebula
Answer
Correct option: B.
Black hole
Black hole
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MCQ 381 Mark
Two stars P and Q are observed at night. Star P appears reddish while, star Q is white. From this we conclude
  •  Temperature of Q is higher than that of P
  • B
    Temperature of Q is lower than that of P
  • C
     Star Q is at the same distance at that of star P
  • D
    Star P is farther than star Q
Answer
Correct option: A.
 Temperature of Q is higher than that of P
Temperature of Q is higher than that of P
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MCQ 391 Mark
How does the red shift confirms that the universe is expanding
  • A
    Due to Wien's law
  • B
    Due to Stefan's law
  • C
    Due to Kirchhoff's law
  •  Due to Doppler's effect
Answer
Correct option: D.
 Due to Doppler's effect
Due to Doppler's effect
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MCQ 401 Mark
Which of the following helps us in the determination of the temperature of sun
  • A
     Kirchhoff's law
  • B
    Maxwell Boltzmann law
  • C
     Planck's law
  • Stefan's law
Answer
Correct option: D.
Stefan's law
Stefan's law
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MCQ 411 Mark
Meteors are
  • A
    Small stars
  •  Burnt pieces of comets that fall on earth
  • C
     Comets without tails
  • D
     None of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
 Burnt pieces of comets that fall on earth
Burnt pieces of comets that fall on earth
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MCQ 421 Mark
According to the pulsating theory the expansion and contraction of the universe repeats after every
  • A
    11 years
  • B
    8 billion years
  • C
    8 million years
  • 80 billion years
Answer
Correct option: D.
80 billion years
80 billion years
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MCQ 431 Mark
'Albedo' is
  •  Reflecting power of a heavenly body
  • B
     Transmitive power of a heavenly body
  • C
     Absorptive power of a heavenly body
  • D
    Refracting power of a heavenly body
Answer
Correct option: A.
 Reflecting power of a heavenly body
 Reflecting power of a heavenly body
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MCQ 441 Mark
A star which appears blue will be
  • A
    As hot as the sun
  • B
     Cooler than the sun
  • C
     Very cold indeed
  •  Much hotter than the sun
Answer
Correct option: D.
 Much hotter than the sun
Much hotter than the sun
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MCQ 451 Mark
A double star is a system of two stars rotating about their centre of mass only under their mutual gravitational attraction. Let the star have mass m and 2m and their separation be l. Their time period of rotation about their centre of mass will be proportional to
  • A
    $l^{2 / 3}$
  • B
    $l$
  • C
    $m ^{1 / 2}$
  • $m ^{-1 / 2}$
Answer
Correct option: D.
$m ^{-1 / 2}$
(d) $m ^{-1 / 2}$
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MCQ 461 Mark
The sun emits a light with maximum wavelength 510 mm while another star X emits a light with maximum wavelength of 350 nm. What is the ratio of surface temperature of sun and the star X
  • A
     2.1
  •  0.68
  • C
     0.46
  • D
     1.45
Answer
Correct option: B.
 0.68
0.68
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MCQ 481 Mark
Which of the nine planets is nearest to sun
  • A
     Venus
  •  Mercury
  • C
    Mars
  • D
     Jupiter
Answer
Correct option: B.
 Mercury
Mercury
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MCQ 491 Mark
The length of Milky way is
  •  100,000 light years
  • B
     10,000 light years
  • C
    1000 light years
  • D
    100 light years
Answer
Correct option: A.
 100,000 light years
100,000 light years
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MCQ 501 Mark
Period of revolution increases in the order of
  • A
     Saturn, Uranus, Venus
  •  Mars, Saturn, Pluto
  • C
     Mercury, Neptune, Mars
  • D
     Mars, Jupiter, Venus
Answer
Correct option: B.
 Mars, Saturn, Pluto
 Mars, Saturn, Pluto
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MCQ 511 Mark
Towards the centre of sun
  • A
     Density decreases
  • B
     Pressure decreases
  • C
     Temperature decreases
  •  Density and pressure increases
Answer
Correct option: D.
 Density and pressure increases
Density and pressure increases
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MCQ 521 Mark
The hottest planet of solar system is
  • A
    Mars
  •  Mercury
  • C
     Venus
  • D
    Pluto
Answer
Correct option: B.
 Mercury
 Mercury
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MCQ 531 Mark
Hubble's law states that the velocity with which the 'milky way' is moving away from the earth is proportional to
  • A
     Square of the distance of the milky way from the earth
  •  Distance of milky way from the earth
  • C
     Mass of the milky way
  • D
     Product of the mass of the milky way and its distance from the earth
Answer
Correct option: B.
 Distance of milky way from the earth
Distance of milky way from the earth
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MCQ 541 Mark
Which of the following planets have rings around it
  • A
    Uranus
  • B
     Mars
  • C
     Jupiter
  •  Saturn
Answer
Correct option: D.
 Saturn
Saturn
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MCQ 551 Mark
There is no atmosphere on moon because
  • A
     There is no vegetation
  • The escape velocity at its surface is very low
  • C
    Diffusion constant of gases is high
  • D
    There is vacuum in space
Answer
Correct option: B.
The escape velocity at its surface is very low
 The escape velocity at its surface is very low
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MCQ 561 Mark
Venus appears brighter than other stars because
  • A
     It is heavier than other planets
  • B
     Its density is more than other planets
  •  It is nearer to earth in comparison to other planets
  • D
     Nuclear fusion takes place at its surface
Answer
Correct option: C.
 It is nearer to earth in comparison to other planets
It is nearer to earth in comparison to other planets
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MCQ 571 Mark
Sun radiates continuously and maintains its brightness because
  • A
    Helium is converted into iron in its core
  •  Of fusion of hydrogen nuclei into helium
  • C
     Fusion of helium in hydrogen
  • D
     Burning of carbon, in its core
Answer
Correct option: B.
 Of fusion of hydrogen nuclei into helium
 Of fusion of hydrogen nuclei into helium
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MCQ 581 Mark
Asteroids are
  •  Small planets
  • B
     Shooting stars
  • C
     Found in a belt between Earth ad Venus
  • D
     None of these
Answer
Correct option: A.
 Small planets
 Small planets
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MCQ 591 Mark
Source of Sun's energy is
  • A
    Burning of hydrogen
  • B
    Fission reactions involving hydrogen
  •  Fusion reactions involving hydrogen
  • D
     Some other source
Answer
Correct option: C.
 Fusion reactions involving hydrogen
 Fusion reactions involving hydrogen
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MCQ 601 Mark
A planet which is born sister of earth is
  • A
    Mercury
  •  Venus
  • C
     Mars
  • D
    Jupiter
Answer
Correct option: B.
 Venus
Venus
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MCQ 611 Mark
The age of universe is believed to be
  • A
     1 billion years
  • B
     10 billion years
  •  10-20 billion years
  • D
     1000 billion years
Answer
Correct option: C.
 10-20 billion years
10-20 billion years
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MCQ 621 Mark
A planet of mass M has a satellite of mass m, revolving around the planet in a circular orbit of radius r and time period T. The mass (M) of the planet is
 
  • $\frac{4 \pi^2 r^3}{G T^2}$
  • B
    $\frac{4 \pi^2 r ^2}{ GT ^3}$
  • C
    $\frac{ GT ^2}{4 \pi r ^8}$
  • D
    $\frac{ r ^8 G }{4 \pi T ^2}$
Answer
Correct option: A.
$\frac{4 \pi^2 r^3}{G T^2}$
(a) $\frac{4 \pi^2 r^3}{G T^2}$
Correct option is A. $\frac{4 \pi^3 r^3}{G T^2}$
$F=\frac{G M m}{r^2}=m r \omega^2=m r\left(\frac{2 \pi}{T}\right)^2$
$M=\frac{m r^3 4 \pi^2}{G m T^2}=\frac{4 \pi^3 r^3}{G T^2}$
 
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MCQ 631 Mark
Black hole is a
  • A
    Hole in the ozone layer of atmosphere
  • B
     Hole in earth's centre
  • Highly dense matter available in the atmosphere
  • D
     Hole in troposphere
Answer
Correct option: C.
Highly dense matter available in the atmosphere
Highly dense matter available in the atmosphere
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MCQ 641 Mark
The wavelength of maximum energy, released during an atomic explosion, was $2.93 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{~m}$. Given that the Wien's constant is $2.93 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~K}$, the maximum temperature attained must be of the order of
  • A
    $ 10^{-7} \mathrm{~K} $
  • $ 10^7 \mathrm{~K} $
  • C
    $ 10^{-13} \mathrm{~K} $
  • D
    $ 5.86 \times 10^7 \mathrm{~K} $
Answer
Correct option: B.
$ 10^7 \mathrm{~K} $
$ 10^7 \mathrm{~K} $
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MCQ 651 Mark
$\mathrm{CO}_2$ gas is found in which of the following pairs of the planet 
  • A
    Earth and Mercury
  • B
    Mercury and Saturn
  • C
    Venus and Saturn
  • Venus and Mars
Answer
Correct option: D.
Venus and Mars
(d) Venus and Mars
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MCQ 661 Mark
The solar constant on the surface of the earth is S. What will be its value on the surface of another planet which is about 5.3 A.U. away from sun
  • A
    $\frac{S}{5.3}$
  • $\frac{S}{(5.3)^2}$
  • C
    $5.3 S$
  • D
    $(5.3)^2 S$
Answer
Correct option: B.
$\frac{S}{(5.3)^2}$
(b) $\frac{S}{(5.3)^2}$
Solar constant is the energy crossing per unit area per sec at earth's distance, area being normal to the sun's rays. Also energy galling is inversely proportional to the square of distance from the source.
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MCQ 671 Mark
Hubble showed that the universe as a whole is expanding and the distant stars are receding from us. The spectral line from a star, when compared with the corresponding line from an source will then show
  •  A shift in frequency towards the red end
  • B
    A shift in frequency towards the violet end
  • C
    No shift in frequency at all
  • D
     A shift in frequency towards the violet end as well as a decrease in intensity
Answer
Correct option: A.
 A shift in frequency towards the red end
A shift in frequency towards the red end
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MCQ 681 Mark
A study of binary stars is most helpful in
  • A
    Finding their distances
  • B
    Finding their temperature
  • C
     Finding their masses
  •  Verifying Newton's force law of gravitation
Answer
Correct option: D.
 Verifying Newton's force law of gravitation
 Verifying Newton's force law of gravitation
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MCQ 691 Mark
A group of bright and faint stars is called
  • A
     Galaxy
  • B
     Comet
  • C
     Black hole
  •  Constellation
Answer
Correct option: D.
 Constellation
Constellation
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MCQ 701 Mark
According to modern astronomers into how many constellations, the whole sky is divided
  • A
    $10^{11}$
  • 88
  • C
    880
  • D
    5000
Answer
Correct option: B.
88
(b) 88
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MCQ 711 Mark
Which of the following theories is the most satisfactory about the origin of the universe
  • Big Bang theory
  • B
     Pulsating theory
  • C
     Steady state theory
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: A.
Big Bang theory
 Big Bang theory
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