Astronomy & Space — Part 1: 40 MCQs with Explanations

The distance between Earth and Sun is greatest during Apehelion .

A solar eclipse occurs when Moon is between Earth and sun .

Astronomical unit is the average distance between the Earth and the sun.

Plasma is the correct answer to “What is the most abundant form of matter in the universe”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month of January .

Saturn is the correct answer to “The second largest moon “titan” is belongs to which planet”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Venus is the correct answer to “Which planet of our solar system is name after a female”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Equator is the correct answer to “What divides the Earth into the Northern and the Southern Hemispheres”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Stars in the sky appear to twinkle due to a series of refractions .

Nearest star to sun is: Proxima Centurai .

C. M. is the correct answer to “Which among the following waves is used for communication by artificial satellites”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Total number of moons in entire Solar System are: More Than 200 .

A shooting star is A meteor .

The Shape of earth is Oblate Spheroid .

Jupiter is the correct answer to “Which Planet is also known as Winter Planet”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Venus is the correct answer to “Which is the only planet that rotates clockwise”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Planets having largest amount of Carbon Dioxide is Venus .

spiral is the correct answer to “Milky Way Galaxy in which type”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, but Venus is hotter than Mercury because of its atmosphere .

The earth revolves around the sun at a speed of 29 km/sec .

15° is the correct answer to “What is the degree of rotation of the earth each hour”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Only object of earth can be seen from Moon What it is Wall of China.

The Distance of Neptune From Sun is 30 astronomical unit.

NASA unveils the new Moon suit, which is known formally as Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) .

Uranus is the correct answer to “Apart from Venus, which planet rotates from east to west”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Yellow draft is the correct answer to “Our sun is classified as”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

In how many days pluto revolves around the sun 248 years .

1609 is the correct answer to “In what year did Galileo first use an optical telescope to study the moon”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Geostationary is the correct answer to “Communication satellites are in which orbit”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Silicon is the correct answer to “Which element is called earth maker”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

West to East is the correct answer to “Earth revolves around the sun from”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Venus, Uranus is the correct answer to “Which of the following planets rotate from east to west on its exis”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Rock cycle is the correct answer to “The earth surface & crust constantly evolving due to”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

Yellow-Green is the correct answer to “The brightest colour emitted by the sun is:”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

The time in which Earth completes its revolution around the Sun is 365.25 days .

Earth is the correct answer to “Which of the following is called as Blue planet”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

The movement of earth around sun brings Seasons .

A man presses more weight on earth at Standing Position .

4th is the correct answer to “What is the rank of the earth in the solar system in terms of size”. Items of this type are drawn from the Astronomy & Space — Part 1 syllabus of Pakistani competitive exams, where the fact is tested verbatim.

The lowest temperature ever recorded on the Earth is –89.2 °C.