1. Consider the following statements relating to our solar system.
I. Saptarishi forms part of constellation Big Bear.
II. Saptarishi forms part of the constellation Ursa Major.
III. Asteroids belt lies between orbits of Mars and Earth.
IV. The largest asteroid is Ceres.

How many of the statements given above are correct?
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. III and IV
D. I, II and IV
E. Question not attempted

2. Consider the following statements.

A person in spacecraft situated at the mid of Earth and Sun will see that

1. sky is black. 2.stars do not twinkle,

       3. the temperature outside the spacecraft is more than that of Earth surface.
Select the correct answer by using the codes given below.

3. How long does it take for light from Sun to reach Earth?

4. The substances present at the center of the Sun are in

5. If a major solar storm (solar flare) reaches the Earth, which of the following are the possible effects on the Earth?

1. GPS and navigation systems could fail.
2. Tsunami could occur at equatorial regions.
3. Power grids could be damaged.
4. Intense auroras could occur over much of the Earth.
5. Forest fires could take place over much of the planet.
6. Orbits of the satellites could be disturbed.
7. Shortwave radio communication of the aircraft flying over polar regions could be interrupted.

Select the correct answer by using the codes given below.

6. Size of the Sun is how many times bigger than that of the Earth?

7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists.

8. The planets between the Earth and Sun are 

9. Arrange the following in decreasing order of size.

1. Jupiter
2. Uranus
3. Earth
4. Saturn

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10. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

11. Which is true about planets?

12. The Planet Mercury is revolving around the Sun in an elliptical orbit, as shown in the given figure. The Kinetic energy of Mercury is greatest at the point labelled.

13. Mercury, the smallest planet has only 88 Earth days to orbit the Sun, because 

14. Which of the following statements are correct regarding the solar system?

1. Mercury is the hottest planet in the solar system.
2. Ganymede, satellite of Saturn, is the largest satellite in the solar system.
3. Neptune is surrounded by methane gas rings of sub zero temperature.
4. Phobos and Deimos are two satellites of Mars.

Select the correct answer by using the codes given below.

15. Consider the following statements.

1. The Albedo of an object determines its visual brightness when viewed with reflected light.
2. The Albedo of Mercury is much greater than the albedo of the Earth.

Select the correct answer by using the codes given below.