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  1. 11BPSC2000GeographyEnglish

    How many constellations are in our Space?

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    Correct option: B — 88

  2. 12UPPSC1996GeographyEnglish

    Which one of the following is not an Astronomical object?

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    Correct option: B — Brittle star

  3. 13UPPSC2013GeographyEnglish

    A group of stars arranged in a particular shape, is called

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    Correct option: B — Constellation

  4. 14UPPSC1995GeographyEnglish

    Hubble space telescope has captured, for the first time, detailed image of surface of a distant star. Name of the star

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    Correct option: C — Betelgeuse

  5. 15MPPSC1994GeographyEnglish

    ‘Light Year’ is the unit of

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    Correct option: B — Distance

  6. 16UKPSC2016GeographyEnglish

    Which one of the following is not a natural unit of time?

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    Correct option: C — Standard time

  7. 17UKPSC2006GeographyEnglish

    The unit of measuring distance between the stars is known as

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    Correct option: D — Light year

  8. 18UPSC2001GeographyEnglish

    If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the

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    Correct option: A — Equator

  9. 19UPSC2012GeographyEnglish

    A person stood alone in a desert on a dark night and wanted to reach his village which was situated 5 km East of the point where he was standing. He had no instrument to find the direction but he located the pole star. The most convenient way now to reach his village is to walk in the

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    Correct option: C — Direction keeping the pole star to his left

  10. 20BPSC1996GeographyEnglish

    The group of stars that indicate the direction of pole, is

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    Correct option: A — Saptarishi

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