Astronomy Question & Answers

1. Who introduced geocentric theory?
Answer :- Ptolemy

2. Who proposed heliocentric theory?
Answer :- Copernicus

3. Who proposed laws of planetary motion?
Answer :- Kepler

4. Who discovered Telescope?
Answer :- Hans Lippershey

5. Who discovered Astronomical Telescope?
Answer :- Galileo

6. Escape velocity from earth is:  
Answer :- 11.2km/s

7. Which year was celebrated as International Year of Astronomy by UNO?
Answer :- 2009

8. How many planets are present in the solar system?
Answer :- 8

9. Which is the smallest planet in the solar system?
Answer :- Mercury

10. Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
Answer :- Jupiter

11. Which is the largest satellite in the solar system?
Answer :- Ganymede

12. Which is the smallest satellite in the solar system?
Answer :- Deimos

13. Solar system belongs to which galaxy?
Answer :- Milky way

14. Escape velocity from the solar system is: 
Answer :- 13.6 km/s

15. Escape velocity from the moon is:
Answer :- 2.3 km/s

16. Matter exists in a star in the state:
Answer :- Plasma

17. The only one natural satellite of earth is: 
Answer :- Moon

18. Which satellite is called black moon?
Answer :- Phobos

19. Who measured perimeter of earth at first?
Answer :- Eratosthenes

20. Which planet is called 'Tera'?
Answer :- Earth

21. Who introduced the concept of geostationary orbits for communication satellite?
Answer :- Arthur .C. Clerk

22. Cape Kennedy satellite launching centre is situated at:  
Answer :- Florida

23. The planet which is adjacent to the sun is: 
Answer :- Mercury

24. The planet which is known as 'red planet' is:
Answer :- Mars

25. Minerals which gives red colour to the soil on mars is:
Answer :- Iron

26. Which is the densest planet?
Answer :- Earth

27. Which is the least dense planet?
Answer :- Saturn

28. Which planet reflects sunlight most?
Answer :- Venus

29. The planet which is adjacent to earth:
Answer :- Venus

30. 'Luna' is the Latin name of:
Answer :- Moon

31. Time required for light to reach earth's surface from sun is:  
Answer :- 500 seconds

32. Time required for light to reach earth's surface from sun is:  
Answer :- 1.3 seconds

33. ISRO is established in the year: 
Answer :- 1969 October 2

34. Which type of galaxy is our galaxy, 'milky way'?
Answer :- Spiral galaxy

35. One light year is equal to:
Answer :- 101akhcrore km

36. One par second is equal to:
Answer :- 3.26 light year

37. Who wrote the book, 'On the revolution of the celestial bodies'?
Answer :- Copernicus

38. Who wrote the book, 'Harmonies of the world'?
Answer :- Kepler

39. "Almagest", is the book written by:
Answer :- Ptolemy

40. Who discovered the planet, "Uranus"?
Answer :- William Herschel

41. Who used the name "Galaxy" first?
Answer :- William Herschel

42. The planet which rotates from east to west?
Answer :- Venus

43. The distant planet which can be seen by naked eyes is: 
Answer :- Saturn

44. Who discovered that Saturn possesses rings around it?
Answer :- Galileo

45. Largest satellite of Saturn is: 
Answer :- Titan

46. Which planet is called "rolling planet "?
Answer :- Uranus

47. Which planet's satellites have the name of Shakespeare's players? 
Answer :- Uranus

48. Who discovered the planet, Neptune?
Answer :- John Gale

49. "A small companion" is the meaning of the name:
Answer :- Satellite

50. Which satellite revolves in the opposite direction of its planet's rotation?
Answer :- Triton  

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