Which planet in our solar system has the fastest sidereal rotation?
MERCURY
SATURN
EARTH
JUPITER
Which of these astronomical objects should be viewed only through a light filter?
THE ASTEROID
THE SUN
THE COMET
THE MOON
Which among these constellations is a "circumpolar constellation"?
Scorpius
Bootes
Cassiopeia
Sagittarius
Name the galaxy that contains our home planet, the earth.
SOMBRERO
ANDROMEDA
NGC 5195
MILKY WAY
Which planet's axis is almost parallel to its orbital plane, making it spin nearly on its side?
Uranus
Jupiter
Mercury
Earth
Which type of telescope is used for examining the moon and other planets of the solar system?
Schmidt
Refracting
Catadioptric
Reflecting
Earth's atmosphere has abundance of nitrogen comprising 78% of it. Which among these has abundance in the Mars' atmosphere comprising 95.32% of it?
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Carbon dioxide
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Oxygen
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Helium
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Nitrogen
Which nebulae are regarded as the clouds of interstellar gas and dust that emit light in different colours?
Planetary
Reflection
Dark
Emission
Who is the first person to enter the outer space twice?
Christina Koch
Vladmir Komarov
Scott Kelly
Yuri Gagarin
Who postulated the existence of dark matter and coined the term "dark matter" in 1933?
Halton Arp
Vera Rubin
Fritz Zwicky
Jan Oort
