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Question |
Answer |
| 1 |
The “Big Bang Theory” is related to – |
Origin of universe |
| 2 |
The ”Big-Bang Theory” explains the origin of – |
Universe |
| 3 |
The Milky Way is classified as – |
Spiral Galaxy |
| 4 |
Time taken by the Sun to revolve around the center of our galaxy is – |
25 crores years |
| 5 |
The colour of the star indicates its – |
Temperature |
| 6 |
The limit beyond which stars suffer internal collapse is called – |
Chandrasekhar limit |
| 7 |
Which is a celestial phenomenon occurring due to stars? |
Black Hole |
| 8 |
A ‘black hole’ is a body in space which does not allow any type of radiation to come out. This property is due to its – |
High density |
| 9 |
The ‘Black Hole’ was first made known by – |
S. Chandrashekhar |
| 10 |
The terms ‘Event Horizon’, ‘Singularity’, ‘String Theory’ and ‘Standard Model’ are sometimes seen in the news in the context of – |
Observation and understanding of the Universe |
| 11 |
A ‘Supernova’ is – |
A dying star |
| 12 |
How many constellations are in our space? |
88 |
| 13 |
A group of stars arranged in a particular shape is called– |
Constellation |
| 14 |
Hubble space telescope has captured, for the first time, detailed image of the surface of a distant star. Name of the star – |
Betelgeuse |
| 15 |
“Light Year” is the unit of – |
Distance |
| 16 |
The unit of measuring the distance between the stars is known as – |
Lightyear |
| 17 |
If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the – |
Equator |
| 18 |
A person stood alone in a desert on a dark night and wanted to reach his village which was situated 5 km East of the point where he was standing. He had no instrument to find the direction but he located the pole star. The most convenient way now to reach his village is to walk in the – |
Direction keeping the pole star to his left |
| 19 |
The group of stars that indicates the direction of the pole, is – |
Saptarishi |
