Solar System
- Which of the following planets is called "Blue planet" ?
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Earth is called the 'Blue Planet' due to the abundant water on its surface. This is because liquid water covers most of the surface of the planet. The Earth has the right mass, chemical composition, and location can support liquid water.
Correct Option: B
Earth is called the 'Blue Planet' due to the abundant water on its surface. This is because liquid water covers most of the surface of the planet. The Earth has the right mass, chemical composition, and location can support liquid water.
- Which of the following planets has largest number of satellites or moons ?
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Jupiter has largest number of satellites or moons. The planet Jupiter has 67 confirmed moons. This gives it the largest retinue of moons with "reasonably secure" orbits of any planet in the Solar System.
Correct Option: A
Jupiter has largest number of satellites or moons. The planet Jupiter has 67 confirmed moons. This gives it the largest retinue of moons with "reasonably secure" orbits of any planet in the Solar System.
- The largest planet in our solar system is
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The largest planet in our solar system is Jupiter. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth of that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in the Solar System combined.
Correct Option: C
The largest planet in our solar system is Jupiter. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth of that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in the Solar System combined.
- Which one of the following planets is nearest to the earth ?
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Venus
Correct Option: B
Venus
- Which planet was named after the Roman God Zeus ?
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Jupiter was named on the Roman God Zeus. Zeus is the "Father of Gods and men" who rules the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father rules the family according to the ancient Greek religion. He is the God of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. Zeus is etymologically cognate with and, under Hellenic influence, became particularly closely identified with Roman Jupiter.
Correct Option: D
Jupiter was named on the Roman God Zeus. Zeus is the "Father of Gods and men" who rules the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father rules the family according to the ancient Greek religion. He is the God of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. Zeus is etymologically cognate with and, under Hellenic influence, became particularly closely identified with Roman Jupiter.