UPSC/ SSC GK Questions 2014

UPSC- IAS(main), IFS(main), NDA/ NA, CDS Previous Year's Solved Questions 2014

Question 1. Comets revolve around

A. Sun

B. Earth

C. Venus

D. no single heavenly body

Question 2.Which planet is known as the Earth's twin?

A. Venus

B. Mars

C. Uranus

D. Neptune

Question 3. Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution?

A. Mars

B. Venus

C. Mercury

D. Jupiter

Question 4. On which of the following planets of the solar system does the Sun rise in the West and set in the East?

A. Venus

B. Mars

C. Jupiter

D. Saturn

Question 5. The Sun spots cause

A. aurora borealis and aurora australis

B. magnetic storms on  the surface of the Sun

C. Polar auroras

D. All of the above

Question 6. The period of one revolution of Sun around the centre of galaxy is called

A. Parsec

B. Astronomical

C. Cosmic year

D. Light year

Question 7. Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?

A. Mercury and Venus

B. Venus and Mars

C. Mercury and Mars

D. Venus and Neptune

Question 8. The planet having thirteen moons is

A. Venus

B. Mars

C. Uranus

D. Neptune

Question 9. In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planet lie between Mars and Uranus?

A. Earth ans Jupiter

B. Jupiter and Saturn

C. Saturn and Earth

D. Saturn and Neptune

Question 10. The Correct sequence of planets in the descending order of their equatorial diameter is

A. Mars, Mercury, Uranus, Earth

B. Earth, Mars, Mercury, Uranus

C. Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Earth

D. Uranus, Earth, Mars, Mercury

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