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Question 81.

Which of the following is the farthest planet to the Sun?

  1.    Mars
  2.    Jupiter
  3.    Neptune
  4.    Earth
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Neptune
Question 82.

Which is the closest star to earth?

  1.    Sirius
  2.    Sun
  3.    Rigel
  4.    Deneb
  5.    Vega
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Sun
Question 83.

Who discovered the solar system?

  1.    Copernicus
  2.    Kepler
  3.    Aryabhatta
  4.    Newton
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Copernicus
Question 84.

How many kilometers are represented by 1° of the latitude?

  1.    321 km
  2.    211 km
  3.    111 km
  4.    91 km
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 111 km
Question 85.

The average distance from the sun to earth is:

  1.    150 million km
  2.    57.8 million km
  3.    227.09 million km
  4.    778.02 million km
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 150 million km
Question 86. What Is the difference of time between GMT and IST?
  1.    5.30 hours
  2.    4.30 hours
  3.    6.30 hours
  4.    4 hours
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 5.30 hours
:
A
Ans. (a)
Question 87. The precession of the Moon's nodes means that
  1.    there is a lunar eclipse every 6 months
  2.    there is a solar eclipse every 6 months
  3.    the eclipse seasons occur less than 6 months apart
  4.    the vernal equinox will be in Aquarius in a few hundred years
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> the eclipse seasons occur less than 6 months apart
:
C
Option C
Question 88. In any particular place on Earth, certain constellations are visible in the evening only at certain times of the year because
  1.    our evening view of space depends on where Earth is located in its orbit around the Sun.
  2.    during some times of the year, some constellations drop below the southern horizon.
  3.    some constellations are circumpolar.
  4.    on any particular night, we can see only stars that are directly opposite (180° away from) the Sun in the sky.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> our evening view of space depends on where Earth is located in its orbit around the Sun.
:
A
Question 89. What is the age of the solar system?
  1.    5000 million years
  2.    15 billion years
  3.    5 million years
  4.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 5000 million years
:
A
Ans. (a)
Question 90. Consider the following statements :
1. Most magmas are a combination of liquid, solid and gas.
2. Water vapour and carbon dioxide are the principal gases dissolved in a magma.
3. Basaltic magma is hotter than the silicic magma.
4. The magma solidified between sedimentary rocks in a horizontal position is known as dike.
Which of these statements are correct?
  1.    1, 2 and 3
  2.    2, 3 and 4
  3.    1 and 4
  4.    1, 2 and 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1, 2 and 3
:
A
Ans. (a)
Explanation
1, 2, 3 statements are correct but not 4. Because, the magma solidified between sedimentary rocks in a horizontal position is known as "Sill", but not Dyke (Dyke - solidification in vertical position).

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