set 7

Question 1

Name the planet which is known as the hottest in the solar system.Presently,96.5 percent of its atmosphere is carbon dioxide.

Answer 1

venus

Question 2

On which planet is the largest volcano in the solar system ,the Olympus Mons,located?

Answer 2

mars

Question 3

. Name the sandstorm on Jupiter which is twice as wide as the Earth and has been raging for more than 150 years.

Answer 3

Great red spot

Question 4

The Hubble Space Telescope found evidence of an underground saltwater ocean on one of Jupiter’s moons,which is also the largest satellite in the solar system.Name the moon.

Answer 4

Ganeymede

Question 5

Scientists have proposed a model which states that the universe was created 13.8 billion years ago,due to a state of high temperature and density.Name the model.

Answer 5

big bang model

Question 6

Which is the closest spiral-shaped galaxy located 2.5 million light years away from the Milky Way?

Answer 6

Andromeda

Question 7

This planet derives its name from the Roman god of messages ,as the fast speed at which it revolves round the sun thought to be the speed at which messages were delivered by the god.

Answer 7

mercury

Question 8

What was the term coined by John Wheeler for the strong gravitational field left behind after the death of a star,which does not allow even the light to escape from its field?

Answer 8

black hole

Question 9

Which is India’s first educational satellite?

Answer 9

EDUSAT

Question 10

. Which is India’s first exclusive meteorological satellite?

Answer 10

METSAT