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question_answer1)
The figure shows the shape of the moon in the night sky.
What is the phase of the moon at this time?
A)
New moon done
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B)
Crescent done
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C)
Half-moon done
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D)
Gibbous done
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question_answer2)
Which of the bar charts shown below gives the correct change in the size of the moon (1-New moon, 2- crescent, 3-half moon, 4-Full moon)?
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B)
C)
D)
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question_answer3)
An eclipse occurs because
(i) Light travels in straight lines. |
(ii) the earth revolves around the sun and the moon revolves around the earth |
(iii) The earth rotates on its axis. |
(iv) The moon reflects sunlight. |
A)
Only (ii) done
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B)
Only (i) and (ii) done
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C)
Only (ii) and (iv) done
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D)
Only (i), (iii) and (iv) done
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question_answer4)
The figure shows what observers see during the solar eclipse.
What is the black round object in the above diagram?
A)
The earth done
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B)
The sun's shadow done
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C)
The moon's shadow done
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D)
The earth's shadow done
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question_answer5)
What is the phase of the moon during which an eclipse of the moon occurs?
A)
New moon done
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B)
Full moon done
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C)
Crescent done
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D)
Quarter done
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question_answer6)
The diagram shows the positions of the sun, earth and moon.
What is the eclipse taking place?
A)
Lunar done
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B)
Eclipse done
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C)
Solar eclipse done
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D)
Total eclipse of the sun done
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question_answer7)
The natural satellite of the earth is
A)
The sun. done
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B)
The moon. done
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C)
Meteor. done
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D)
Asteroid. done
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question_answer8)
The first Indian to go to moon is
A)
Kalpana Chawla. done
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B)
J Norway. done
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C)
Rakish Sharma. done
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D)
Anil Sharma. done
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question_answer9)
Which of the statements is/are correct?
A)
The moon has its own light. done
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B)
The moon reflects the light of the sun. done
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C)
The Moon reflects the light of the earth. done
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D)
All the above done
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question_answer10)
The person who goes into space is called a/an
A)
astronaut. done
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B)
Geologist. done
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C)
Scientist. done
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D)
Architect. done
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question_answer11)
Which of the following is a necessary condition for a lunar eclipse to occur?
A)
The moon must be full. done
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B)
The moon must be waxing. done
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C)
It must be the beginning of the month. done
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D)
It must be winter in the Northern Hemisphere. done
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question_answer12)
Anil draws the diagrams of the moon he sees one night (A) and after a few nights (B). Why does the moon look different at different nights?
A)
Revolution of the moon around the earth done
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B)
Rotation of the moon done
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C)
Revolution of the moon around the sun done
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D)
Both (a) and (c) done
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question_answer13)
What is taking place when the moon blocks the sun?
A)
Lunar eclipse done
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B)
Solar eclipse done
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C)
Halo formation done
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D)
All of these done
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question_answer14)
What are the areas where satellites can be used?
(i) weather forecasts |
(ii) telecommunications |
(iii) data processing |
A)
Only (i) and (ii) done
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B)
only (i) and (iii) done
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C)
Only (ii) and (iii) done
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D)
(i), (ii) and (iii) done
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question_answer15)
Identify the given figure.
A)
A lever done
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B)
A screw done
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C)
A satellite done
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D)
A pulley done
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question_answer16)
When is a shadow formed?
A)
When light is blocked by an object. done
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B)
When light is passed through a glass pane. done
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C)
When light is allowed to pass through a piece of transparent paper. done
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D)
When light is passed through a magnifying glass. done
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question_answer17)
Name the first man-made satellite.
A)
Apple done
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B)
Google done
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C)
Sputnik-I done
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D)
Aryabhatta done
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question_answer18)
Which of the following positions of the sun, the earth and the moon represents a solar eclipse?
A)
B)
C)
D)
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question_answer19)
Some students carried out the following experiment.
Which phenomenon is being experimented?
A)
The formation of the gravitational field done
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B)
The formation of four seasons done
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C)
The formation of day and night done
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D)
The formation of solar eclipse done
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question_answer20)
I undergo periodic changes. I am the one who is responsible for tides. I am the king of nights but I beg light from sun. Who am I?
A)
The earth done
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B)
An Owl done
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C)
The moon done
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D)
The Sun done
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question_answer21)
Pranav observed the phases of the moon. He saw a full moon in the sky on 18th January 2009. After 15 days, he realized it was the new moon. What would the shape of the moon be on 18th February 2009?
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B)
C)
D)
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question_answer22)
The moon has no light of its own, yet it shines at night because
A)
It reflects the light from the earth. done
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B)
It absorbs the light from the sun. done
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C)
It reflects the light from the sun. done
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D)
It reflects light only on a full moon day. done
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question_answer23)
Match the following in column-I with those in column-II correctly.
| Column-I | | Column II |
P | Gibbous and crescent | (i) | The moon |
q | Sun in shadow | (ii) | The sun |
R | Center | (iii) | Solar eclipse |
A)
p-i, q-iii, r-ii done
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B)
p-i, q-ii, r-iii done
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C)
p-iii, q-ii, r-i done
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D)
p-ii, q-i, r-iii done
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question_answer24)
Which is our nearest neighbor in space?
A)
The sun done
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B)
A pole star done
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C)
The moon done
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D)
Jupiter done
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question_answer25)
Large round holes found on the moon's surface are called
A)
Bubbles. done
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B)
Meteorites. done
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C)
Craters. done
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D)
Planets. done
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question_answer26)
Which diagram correctly shows the positions of the moon ? sun in a total solar eclipse?
A)
B)
C)
D)
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question_answer27)
Which of the following statements is true about the moon?
A)
The moon is a planet. done
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B)
The moon moves around the sun. done
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C)
The moon gives off its own light. done
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D)
The moon is nearer to the earth than to the sun done
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question_answer28)
A total or partial darkening of a heavenly body is called
A)
An eclipse. done
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B)
Waning done
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C)
Waxing done
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D)
dwarfing done
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question_answer29)
Why cannot we see the moon during the day?
A)
the moon is too far from the earth done
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B)
The moon is behind the sun. done
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C)
The sun is too bright during the day and the reflected moon light cannot be seen done
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D)
The moon does not produce light during the day. done
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question_answer30)
Which of the following instruments is used for observing the moon and the distant stars?
A)
Bioscope done
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B)
microscope done
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C)
Telescope done
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D)
stethoscope done
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question_answer31)
Match the following events in column ? I with the persons they relate to in column ? II correctly
| Column I | | Column II |
(p) | The first man to into space. | (i) | Neil Armstrong |
(q) | The first Indian woman to go into space. | (ii) | Rakesh sharma |
(r) | The first man to set foot on moon | (iii) | Kalpana Chawla |
(s) | The first Indian to go into space. | (iv) | Yuri Gagarin |
A)
B)
C)
D)
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question_answer32)
Who was the first astronaut to set foot on the moon?
A)
Yuri Gagarin done
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B)
Rakesh sarma done
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C)
Buzz alien done
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D)
Neil Armstrong done
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question_answer33)
Which of these is the next phase of the moon?
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B)
C)
D)
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question_answer34)
The changing of the shape of the moon is called a/an
A)
Eclipse. done
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B)
Shadow. done
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C)
Phase. done
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D)
Reduction. done
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question_answer35)
Artificial satellites are used for
(i) Communication and navigation. |
(ii) Monitoring the weather. |
(iii) Carrying telescopes |
A)
Only I and II done
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B)
only I and III done
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C)
Only II and III done
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D)
I, II and III done
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question_answer36)
Communication satellites can be used to send signals for
(i) Telephone |
(ii) Weather forecasting. |
(iii) Radio and TV programmers. |
A)
Only I and II done
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B)
Only I and III done
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C)
Only II and III done
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D)
I, II and III done
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question_answer37)
Moons are natural satellites, which
A)
Orbit around the sun. done
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B)
Orbit around other planets. done
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C)
Are natural object that orbit around a planet in the universe. done
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D)
Are natural objects in the universe. done
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question_answer38)
What is a moon?
A)
a natural satellite that orbit around the sun done
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B)
a star that orbits around a planet done
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C)
an artificial satellite that orbits around the earth done
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D)
an artificial satellite that orbits around the sun done
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question_answer39)
the total eclipse of the sun by the moon can only occur when the moon is
A)
At the first quarter. done
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B)
Full. done
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C)
At the third quarter. done
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D)
New. done
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question_answer40)
Which of these best shows the revolution of earth around the sun and of the moon around the earth
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B)
C)
D)
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