Astronomy-Objective Related Question Answers
351. Group of stars that form certain shapes or pattern are called?
Constellations
352. The pole star is a part of the ........ constellation?
Ursa Minor
353. Where is Lyra?
Lyra is a summer constellation.
354. The biggest constellation is?
Hydra
355. Which constellation is known as Hunter?
Orion
356. Father of modern space science?
Galileo Galilei
357. Oldest of all the constellations?
Leo
358. Which constellation is called by the name Milk- clipper?
Saggitarius
359. Where is Taurus?
Taurus extends from the celestial equator north to a little above 30° north declination.
360. The two nearest galaxies to our milky way?
Large Magellanic cloud and small Magellanic cloud
361. The galaxy nearer to our galaxy milky way?
Andromeda Galaxy
362. Milkyway belongs to a cluster of some 24 galaxies called?
Local group
363. Energy is transferred from the Sun to Earth mainly by?
electromagnetic waves
364. The best evidence that Earth spins on its axis is provided by?
apparent shifts in the swing of a Foucault pendulum
365. Existence of galaxies beyond milky way was first demonstrated by?
Edwin Hubble
366. Galaxies are also called?
island of universe
367. Father of Indian Astronomy?
Aryabhata
368. The system of astronomy based on Heliocentre (sun centred) universe was presented by?
Copernicus
369. The astronomer who presented the system of astronomy based on a geo centric (earth centred) universe?
Ptolemy
370. The first who attempted to measure stellar distances?
James Gregory
371. The length of an Earth day is determined by the time required for approximately one?
Earth rotation
372. The apparent rising and setting of the Sun, as viewed from Earth, is caused by?
Earth’s rotation
373. The apparent daily path of the Sun changes with the seasons because?
Earth's axis is tilted
374. An inter stellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases are called?
Pulsars
375. First pulsar was discovered by?
Jacelyn Bell
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