Astronomy-Objective Related Question Answers
176. The science which deals with the nature and origin of the universe is known as?
Cosmology
177. Founder of Scientific Astronomy?
Hoffmann
178. A congregation of millions or billions of stars held together by gravity?
Galaxy
179. How many different kinds of galaxies are there?
180. Which American astronomer classified the galaxies into spiral elliptical and irregular types?
Edwin Hubble
181. Our galaxy milky way is a?
Spiral Galaxy
182. Which galaxy is called as the twin of our galaxy, the milky way?
M-31
183. Group of stars that form certain shapes or pattern are called?
Constellations
184. The pole star is a part of the ........ constellation?
Ursa Minor
185. Where is Lyra?
Lyra is a summer constellation.
186. The biggest constellation is?
Hydra
187. Which constellation is known as Hunter?
Orion
188. Father of modern space science?
Galileo Galilei
189. Oldest of all the constellations?
Leo
190. Which constellation is called by the name Milk- clipper?
Saggitarius
191. Where is Taurus?
Taurus extends from the celestial equator north to a little above 30° north declination.
192. The two nearest galaxies to our milky way?
Large Magellanic cloud and small Magellanic cloud
193. The galaxy nearer to our galaxy milky way?
Andromeda Galaxy
194. Milkyway belongs to a cluster of some 24 galaxies called?
Local group
195. Energy is transferred from the Sun to Earth mainly by?
electromagnetic waves
196. The best evidence that Earth spins on its axis is provided by?
apparent shifts in the swing of a Foucault pendulum
197. Existence of galaxies beyond milky way was first demonstrated by?
Edwin Hubble
198. Galaxies are also called?
island of universe
199. Father of Indian Astronomy?
Aryabhata
200. The system of astronomy based on Heliocentre (sun centred) universe was presented by?
Copernicus
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