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Q.1 Name the branch of astronomy that involves the origin and evolution of the universe.
- Cosmology
- Meteorology
- Petrology
- Orology
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Q.2 Why does a star produce its own light and heat?
- Nuclear fission
- Nuclear fusion
- Chemical reaction
- None
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Q.3 Which theory explains the origin of the universe?
- Geocentric Model
- Heliocentricity
- Big Bang Theory
- Pulsating Theory
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Q.4 Big bang theory was proposed by
- Georges Lemaitre
- Hermann Bondi
- Thomas Gold
- Hoyle
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Q.5 Who proposed the theory of the expanding universe?
- Georges Lemaitre
- Galileo Galilei
- Edwin Hubble
- Claudius Ptolemy
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Q.6 Who proposed the steady-state theory?
- Hermann Bondi
- Thomas Gold
- Sir James Jeans
- Fred Hoyle
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Q.7 What is the pulsating theory of the universe?
- A cosmological model that combines both the Big Bang and the Big Crunch as part of a cyclical event
- An expansion and contraction of the star as a whole in a regular periodic pulsation
- All the matter of the universe was present in a single place in the form of hot and dense fireball
- Counting of the galaxies is constant and new galaxies which are forming continuously are filling the empty spaces
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Q.8 What Are Constellations?
- A group of stars that appears to form a pattern or picture
- Small chunks of ice and rock come from the outer edge of the solar system
- Collection of billions of stars
- Small irregularly shaped rocks made up of metal or minerals
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Q.9 In which of these constellations does the current Pole Star, Polaris, lie?
- Ursa Minor
- Orion
- Ursa Major
- Corona Borealis
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Q.10 Where in the sky would the Pole Star appear to an observer situated on the North Pole?
- At a fixed point on the horizon
- Perpetually below the horizon and invisible
- It depends on the time of the year
- At the zenith (exactly overhead)