Solar System

131.Which of the following has not a satellite revolving around the planets?
 
A. Mars and Venus
 
B. Mercury and Venus
 
C. Mars and Mercury
 
D. Neptune and Pluto
 
Option “B” is correct.
Mercury and Venus does not have a natural satellite. Satellite is an object (natural or man-made) revolving around a heavenly body.
132.Which of the following planets takes the shortest time to revolve around the Sun?
 
A. Mercury
 
B. Venus
 
C. Earth
 
D. Mars
 
Option “A” is correct.
Mercury is closest to the Sun and hence has the shortest length of orbit.
133.The fastest moving planet around the Sun is –
 
A. Mercury
 
B. Earth
 
C. Jupiter
 
D. Shani
 
Option “A” is correct.
Mercury is the winner at an orbital speed of about 47.87 km/s (107,082 miles per hour), which is a period of about 87.97 Earth days.
134.Which of the following planets has the highest rotation speed?
 
A. Mercury
 
B. Venus
 
C. Mars
 
D. Jupiter
 
Option “D” is correct.
Jupiter is the fastest spinning planet in our Solar System rotating on average once in just under 10 hours. That is very fast especially considering how large Jupiter is.
135.Which of the following planets has the greatest axial tilt?
 
A. Earth
 
B. Uranus
 
C. Pluto
 
D. Mars
 
Option “B” is correct.
Uranus has the largest axial tilt in the solar system. Its axis is tilted about 98 degrees, so its north pole is nearly on its equator.
136.The planet which looks like the moon is-
 
A. Mercury
 
B. Venus
 
C. Mars
 
D. Varun
 
Option “A” is correct.
Mercury’s surface resembles that of Earth’s Moon, scarred by many impact craters resulting from collisions with meteoroids and comets. Craters and features on Mercury are named after famous deceased artists, musicians, or authors, including children’s author Dr. Seuss and dance pioneer Alvin Ailey.
137.Which planet of the Solar System is almost as big as Earth?
 
A. Mercury
 
B. Mars
 
C. Venus
 
D. Jupiter
 
Option “C” is correct.
In our Solar System, the most Earthlike planet is Venus: it’s very nearly the same size and mass as Earth, and it orbits in the Sun’s habitable zone.
138.Which of the following planets is called the ‘sister of the earth’?
 
A. Jupiter
 
B. Venus
 
C. Mars
 
D. Jupiter
 
Option “B” is correct.
Venus sometimes called Earth’s “sister planet” or Earth’s twin. It is a terrestrial planet because of similar size, mass, proximity to the Sun, and bulk composition to those of the Earth’s
139.Which planet is called the ‘Evening Star’?
 
A. Mars
 
B. Venus
 
C. Earth
 
D. Neptune
 
Option “B” is correct.
Venus is the first celestial body to become visible in the sky at evening and is the last one to disappear from the sky at sunrise. This is why it is known as the Morning and the Evening star.
140.Is it the brightest planet?
 
A. Jupiter
 
B. Mars
 
C. Venus
 
D. Neptune
 
Option “C” is correct.
Venus, which can be seen with the unaided eye from Earth, is the brightest planet in our Solar System.

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