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G.K Question and Answer - Physics Set II
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1. Who speculated that our universe is expanding?
Newton
Edwin Hubble
Galilio
Copernicus
2. Who had propounded the planetary laws?
Newton
Kepler
Galileo
Copernicus
3. Who had proved first that our earth and another planet are revolving?
Aristotle
Galileo
Copernicus
Edwin Hubble
4. Which one of the following elements occurs most abundantly in our universe?
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Helium
Oxygen
5. The stellar and solar source of energy is:
Nuclear fusion
Nuclear fission
Electromagnetic induction
Electromotive force
6. The device employed to measure the diameters of stars and our galaxy (Milky Way) is called:
Photometer
Barometer
Viscometer
Interferometer
7. Which of the following planets has the largest number of planets?
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Neptune
8. Which one of the following planet is also called morning star or evening star?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Saturn
9. The planet which completes one revolution in 88 days around the Sun is:
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Saturn
10. The planet whose density is less than water and on keeping in the water it will start to float:
Mercury
Venus
Saturn
Mars
11. Which is the nearest of the sun?
Beta centaury
Alpha centaury
Gamma centaury
Proxima centaury
12. The planet Neptune was discovered by:
Galley
Galileo
Kepler
Newton
13. Which of the following is the nearest planet from the Sun?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
14. The smallest planet of the solar system:
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
15. Which of the following is not a planet of solar system?
Mercury
Florida
Venus
Saturn
16. Which one of the following stars is the nearest star from the earth?
Pole Star
Comet
Sun
Asteroid
17. The small groups of planetary pieces which are confined and revolving between Mars and Jupiter are called:
Meteors
Comet
Celestial bodies
Asteroids
18. Halley's comet completes one revolution around the sun in:
40 years
46 years
60 years
76 years
19. Which year man first landed on the moon?
1963
1965
1969
1972
20. In space, the sky looks to an astronaut:
Blue
Red
White
Black
21. Which of the following is also known by the name of red planet?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Saturn
22. The earth revolves round the sun in:
360 days
365 days
365.25 days
24 Hours
23. Paris based minor planet centre of International Astronomical Union (IAU) has given a new name to the planet Pluto and it is:
134340
238380
Iris
Nixe
24. The new name of the celestial body Xena-2003 UB 313 given by IAU is:
Sires
Iris
Grabrili
Daysomia
25. Which of the statement is correct about the planet Saturn?
Cooler than Pluto
Cooler than Neptune
Hotter than Neptune
Hotter than Jupiter
26. Who provided the first information regarding the Black Hole?
Copernicus
Herman Bondy
Rutherford
S. Chandrasekhar
27. What is the distance of the earth from the Sun?
107.7 million km
142.7 million km
146.6 million km
149.6 million km
28. Which of the following is also called Blue planet or Green planet?
Mars
Earth
Venus
Saturn
29. The back part of the moon is always calm and dark which is called:
Sea of tranquillity
Ocean of storms
Both of these
None of these
30. Which one of the following is the most elevated place on the moon’s surface?
Leibnitz Mountain
Dream Mountain
Black Mountain
None of these
31. The area of the moon's surface where there is no possibility of the occurrence of water is called:
Ocean of storms
Areas of storms
Any of these
None of these
32. The sky appears black from the moon because of :
Lack of atmosphere
Lack of cloud
Lack of oxygen and CO2
None of these
33. The value of escape velocity on the moon's surface is:
3.4 km/sec
4 km/sec
11.2 km/sec
5.6 km/sec
34. Which one of the following planets has the maximum value of escape velocity?
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
35. Which one of the following has minimum value of escape velocity on its surface?
Moon
Earth
Mars
Mercury
36. What portion of the moon is visible from the earth's surface?
47%
34%
21%
41%
37. At present how many planets are in existence is visible?
9
8
7
None of these
38. The astronaut who landed or stepped down first on the surface of moon:
Neil Armstrong
Uri Gagarin
Denial Pearl
None of these
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