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General Science and Ability MCQs Solved (Exercise-1)
General Science and Ability MCQs Solved (Exercise-1)
(Exercise-1)
The nearest star to the planet earth is:
(a) Venus
(b) Sun
(c) Moon
(d) Alpha
Answer: b
He was the first scientist to prove that plants move around the sun: (CSS 2013)
(a) Archimedes
(b) John Kepler
(c) Galileo Galilei
(d) None of these
Answer: b
The bright star like objects with a long tail approaching the Sun in a highly
elliptical orbit is called:
(a) Celestial bodies
(b) Meteor
(c) Comets
(d) Stars
Answer: c
The un-burnt piece of meteor which reaches the surface of the earth:
(a) Celestial bodies
(b) Meteorites
(c) Comets
(d) Stars
Answer: b
(b) Stars
(c) Asteroids
(d) Shooting stars
Answer: d
How long does our earth takes to turn about it axis (CSS 2012)
(a) One hour
(b) 24 hours
(c) 23 hour
(d) None of these
Answer: b
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Jupiter has a thick atmosphere of _______ which reflects most of the sun light falling
on it.
(a) Oxygen
(b) Helium
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Hydrogen
Answer: d
A unit of length equal to the average distance between the earth and sun is called
(CSS 2011)
(a) Astronomical unit
(b) Light year
(c) Parsec
(d) Parallax
(e) None of these
Answer: a
Stars produce heat energy and light due to the fusion of___________.
(a) Oxygen
(b) Hydrogen
(c) Helium
(d) Ozone
Answer: b
A body can escape the gravitational pull of the earth if it is thrown up with a
Name the planet which is least dense among all the planets.
(a) Mercury
(b) Mars
(c) Saturn
(d) Jupiter
Answer: c
The axis of the Earth is inclined to its orbital plane at an angle of:
(a) 23.5°
(b) 66.5°
(c) 25.3°
(d) 65.5°
Answer: b
Our earth as well as the sun belongs to the galaxy which has a spiral shape called
the
(a) Milky Way
(b) Galaxy
(c) Light Year
(d) Universe
Answer: a