GK Questions and Answers on Solar System

The planetary system is named the “solar system” because the Sun is named Sol, after the Latin word for Sun, “solis,” and anything related to the Sun we call “solar.” The planetary system is located in an outer spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy. Galileo Galilei’s discovered the solar system. He was born in 1564, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei’s observations of our solar system and the Milky Way have revolutionized our understanding of our place in the Universe. There are 171 moons, or natural satellites, orbiting the planets in the solar system; Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have 1, 2, 66, 62, 27, and 13 moons, respectively. Jupiter has 53 named moons and another 26 waiting to be  officially named. Combined, scientists now think Jupiter has 79 moons.

The sun is a 4.5 billion-year-old star is a hot glowing ball of hydrogen and helium at the center of our solar system. The Sun is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) from Earth, and without its energy, life as we know it could not exist here on the home planet. The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite and the fifth largest moon in the solar system. The Moon’s presence assists to stabilize our planet’s wobble and moderate our climate. The Moon’s distance from Earth is about 240,000 miles (385,000km).

GK Questions and Answers on Solar System:

Which of the below listed part of the Sun is visible to humans?

A. Photosphere

B. Corona

C. Chromospheres

D. Core

Ans: A

A. Photosphere

B. Corona

C. Chromosphere

D. Core

Ans: B

III. Which among the below listed is the deepest point from the sea level on the Earth?

A. North Channel

B. Pacific Ocean

C. Mariana Trench

D. Red Sea

Ans: C

IV What is the time taken by the light of the Sun to reach the Earth?

A. 8 Minute

B. 9 Minute

C. 7 Minute 16 seconds

D. 8 Minute 20 seconds

Ans: D

V. Which of the below listed is the largest planet of the Solar System according to size?

A. Jupiter

B. Saturn

C. Neptune

D. Uranus

Ans: A

Description: Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System according to size. It is the fifth planet from our Sun. The stripes and swirls of Jupiter are actually cold, windy clouds of ammonia and water that float in an atmosphere of hydrogen and helium.

VI. What is the correct chronology of the planet according to its size?

I. Mercury

II. Mars

III. Venus

IV. Earth

Code:

A. IV, III, II, I

B. I, III, II, IV

C. I, II, III, IV

D. IV, I, III, II

Ans: A

VII. Which of the below listed planets in the Solar System takes the shortest revolution?

A. Neptune

B. Mars

C. Mercury

D. Venus

Ans: C

VIII. Spot the Jovian Planets among the following.

A. Mars

B. Earth

C. Venus

D. Uranus

Ans: D

Description: Uranus the Jovian Planet. In the Solar System, four Jovian planets exist namely Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. A planet known or designated as Jovian is a gas giant which is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium gas with varying degrees of heavier elements.

IX. Arrange the planets according to their revolution velocity

I. Mars

II. Jupiter

III. Uranus

IV. Earth

Code:

A. I, II, IV, II

B. IV, I, II, III

C. I, III, II, IV

D. IV, III, II, I

Ans: C

Description: Mars, Uranus, Jupiter, and Earth respectively are the planets arranged as per their revolution velocity.

X. Which is the below listed planet in the Solar System has the highest density?

A. Earth

B. Uranus

C. Neptune

D. Jupiter

Ans: A

Description: Planet Earth in the Solar System has the highest density.

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