‘Blue dwarfs’ and ‘Red giants’ refer respectively to _____.

1. 1. Old stars and young stars
   2. Native and hybrid varieties of milch cattle
   3. Young stars and old stars
   4. Pigmies and the Caucasians

Which one of the following planets contains the ‘Great Red Spot’?

1. 1. Mars
   2. Jupiter
   3. Pluto
   4. Saturn

Which one of the following planets has the largest oxygen content?

1. 1. Venus
   2. Mercury
   3. Jupiter
   4. Earth

The mean distance from the earth to the Sun is _____.

1. 1. 150 million Km
   2. 200 million Km
   3. 100 million Km
   4. 250 million Km

Which one of the following stars is nearest to the earth?

1. 1. Alpha Centauri
   2. Sun
   3. Sinus
   4. Polaris

Which one of the following conditions is most relevant for the presence of life on Mars?

1. 1. Thermal conditions
   2. Atmospheric composition
   3. Occurrence of ice caps and frozen
   4. Occurrence of ozone

The brightest visible stars is _____.

1. 1. Sirius
   2. Canoes
   3. Altair
   4. Procyon

The only planet whose day is longer than its year is _____.

1. 1. Mars
   2. Uranus
   3. Venus
   4. Neptune

When did the space age begin with the launch of the Russian Sputnik?

1. 1. October 4, 1953
   2. October 4, 1957
   3. October 4, 1960
   4. October 4, 1962

In which year did man first step out on the moon?

1. 1. 1961
   2. 1964
   3. 1967
   4. 1969