MPPSC State Preliminary Examination GK Questions 2014

UPSC/ State PCS/ CDS/SSC LDC/DEO/ Clerk/ NDA G.K Question 2014

Question 1. Which one of the following planets has largest number of natural satellites or moons? 

A. Jupiter 

B. Mars

C. Saturn

D. Venus

Question 2.Which planet looks reddish in the night sky?

A. Mercury 

B. Mars

C. Jupiter

D. Saturn

Question 3. Which of the following planets of the solar system has the longest day?

A. Mercury 

B. Jupiter

C. Venus

D. Earth

Question 4. Super nova is 

A. an asteroid 

B. a black hole

C. a comet

D. a dying star

Question 5. The Smith-tuttle comet will crash with Earth in

A. AD 2106

B. AD 2116

C. AD 2126

D. AD 2136

Question 6.The highest of all spring tides occurs at the time of 

A. full or new moon in association with winter solstice

B. full or new moon in association with equinox

C. full or new moon in association with summer solstice

D. winter as well as summer solstices

Question 7.The time required by moonlight to reach the Earth is 

A. 1 sec

B. 1.3 sec

C. 2 sec

D. 2.3 sec

Question 8. If there is no Sun, the colour of the sky would be 

A. orange

B. blue

C. yellow

D. black

Question 9. The 'solar corona' mainly consists of 

A. cosmic rays 

B. molten lava

C. gases

D. ice

Question 10. Which one of the following is correct?

A. Galaxy

B. Planet

C. Star

D. Constellation

Answer : 1.(a), 2.(b), 3.(c), 4.(d), 5.(b), 6.(b), 7.(b), 8.(d), 9.(b), 10.(d).