1. Asteroid belt is situated between ? [UPSC CAPF 2012]

(a) Mars and Jupiter
(b) Earth and Mars
(c) Jupiter and Saturn
(d) Venus and Earth

2. Which of the following statements relating to the planet Venus is/are correct? [UPSC CAPF 2011]

1. It is the nearest planet from the Sun.
2. It is only slightly smaller than the Earth.
3. It has no atmosphere.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1 and 2 only

3. Which of the following statements relating to solar system is/are correct? [UPSC CAPF 2016]

1. Venus and Uranus rotate opposite to the direction of rotation of Earth.
2. Venus is the nearest planet to Earth.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

4. Which planet is also called morning or evening star?

(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Earth
(d) Uranus

5. Which planet has maximum number of moons?

(a) Jupiter
(b) Saturn
(c) Uranus
(d) Neptune

6. Identify the categories of the shapes of galaxies?

(a) Elliptical
(b) Spiral
(c) Irregular
(d) All the above

7. The celestial bodies which have their own heat and light are known as

(a) Planets
(b) Stars
(c) Satellites
(d) All of these

8. The following planet is called ‘Earth’s-twin’

(a) Mars
(b) Uranus
(c) Venus
(d) Saturn

9. The moon moves around the earth in about how many days?

(a) 15
(b) 24
(c) 28
(d) 30

10. Ganymede is the moon of which planet?

(a) Venus
(b) Jupiter
(c) Uranus
(d) Saturn

11. Mercury takes how many Earth days to completely orbit the sun?

(a) 82
(b) 88
(c) 243
(d) 365

12. The reason for stars appear to move from east to west is

(a) Rotation of earth
(b) Revolution of earth
(c) Earth orbits around the Sun
(d) All atoms revolve in an orbit

13. What is die difference between asteroids and comets? [UPSC CSE 2011]

1. Asteroids are small rocky planetoids, while comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material.
2. Asteroids are found mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars, while comets are found mostly between Venus and Mercury.
3. Comets show a perceptible glowing tail, while asteroids do not.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

14. Diamond Ring God’s Eye and Baily’s Beads are the parts of which one among the following natural phenomena? [UPSC CAPF 2013]

(a) Solar eclipse
(b) Aurora
(c) Lightning
(d) Solar storm

15. Which one of the following represents the inner planets? [UPSC CAPF 2019]

(a) Planets between the sun and the earth
(b) Planets between the sun and the belt of asteroids
(c) Planets near the earth
(d) Planets around the sun

16. Which one of the following is NOT a luminous object ? [UPSC CAPF 2019]

(a) Sun
(b) Electric lamp
(c) Candle
(d) Moon

17. Which one among the following is not a luminous object? [UPSC CAPF 2021]

(a) Sun
(b) Proxima Centauri
(c) Jupiter
(d) Alpha Centauri