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Question-1
Saptarishi constellation seems to resemble a

(A) Hunter	(B) Scorpion
(C) Bear	(D) Cow

Question-2
Choose the correct statement?

(A) Sun is the biggest and closest star to the Earth in the Universe.	(B) Sun is the closest star to the Earth but it is not the biggest star in the Universe.
(C) Sun is the biggest but not the closest star to the Earth in the Universe.	(D) Sun is neither the biggest nor the closest star to the Earth in the Universe

Question-3
The stars that are grouped together to match some human or animal figure are called

(A) Meteors.	(B) Constellation.
(C) Comet.	(D) Ecliptic.

Question-4
The only planet with life in solar system is

(A) Moon	(B) Sun
(C) Mars	(D) Earth

Question-5
The earth rotates on its axis from ................. to .................. Which information completes the given statement?

(A) East, West	(B) West, East
(C) North, South	(D) South, North

Question-6
The Sun, its planets, satellites, asteroids and comets are together called

(A) Galaxy.	(B) Solar System.
(C) Milky Way.	(D) Universe.

Question-7
The position of the pole star or Polaris with respect to Earth is

(A) Directly below the South Pole.	(B) Directly below the North Pole.
(C) Directly above the South pole.	(D) Directly above the North pole.

Question-8
Day and night occur due to

(A) Earth's revolutionary motion.	(B) Moon's rotatory motion.
(C) Earth's rotatory motion.	(D) Moon's revolutionary motion.

Question-9
The constellation in the imaginary shape of plough is

(A) Orion.	(B) Corona.
(C) Borealis.	(D) Great Bear.

Question-10
In stars,the hydrogen nuclei convert into helium nuclei by

(A) Nuclear fission.	(B) Mutation.
(C) Nuclear fusion.	(D) Electron transition.

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