Astronomy Objective Type Questions and Answers - 1

Question: 1

Which of the following is the largest of the inner planets?

(A) Earth

(B) Mars

(C) Mercury

(D) Venus

Question: 2

Which of the following sequences of planets is in the ascending order of their distances from the Sun?

(A) Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury

(B) Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury

(C) Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Pluto

(D) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Question: 3

Among the planets of the solar system, the one which has the longest period of rotation is

(A) Venus

(B) Pluto

(C) Saturn

(D) Mars

Question: 4

The North Star is a part of the constellation

(A) Little dipper

(B) Orion

(C) Big dipper

(D) Cassiopsiea

Question: 5

If there is no Sun, the colour of the sky would be

(A) Yellow

(B) Blue

(C) Orange

(D) None of these