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1.Which planet is otherwise called “The Morning  Star”?

1. Mars
2. Earth
3. Venus
4. Jupiter

Answer: C) Venus

Explanation: as Venus rises few hours before the sunrise. It is visible to our naked eyes so it is called “The Morning  Star”.

2. The planets which are visible to naked eyes

1. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn
2. Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus
3. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
4. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn

Answer : D) Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn

Explanation: In Tamil, days of the week are named after these 5 planets.

3. In what direction Sun and Stars move in what direction?

1. East to North
2. South to west
3. West to east
4. East to West

Answer : D) East to West

Explanation: Earth spins from west to East direction.

4. The shape of the moon changing from New moon to Full moon is called as

1. Waxing
2. Full moon
3. Waning
4. New moon

Answer: A) Waxing

Explanation:  if the moon shape changing from full moon to new moon is called waning

5. The moon revolves around

1. Earth
2. Sun
3. Mars
4. Planets

Answer: A) Earth

Explanation: Moon revolves around the Earth one revolution takes 27.3 days to complete which is calculated as a day

6. Which planet is otherwise called as “Living Planet”?

1. Mars
2. Jupiter
3. Venus
4. Earth

Answer : D) Earth

Explanation: Only in Earth Oxygen and other gases are found in correct proportions which is suitable for human living.

7. All the planets revolve around the sun in which path

1. Elliptical path
2. Circular path
3. Square path
4. None of these

Answer: A) Elliptical path

Explanation: Sun attracts the Planets in the elliptical path on its own orbital axis.

8. Asteroids are found between which two planets

1. Earth and Mars
2. Mars and Jupiter
3. Earth and Jupiter
4. Jupiter and Saturn

Answer: B) Mars and Jupiter

Explanation: That large number of cosmic dust combined to form Planetesimal and eventually forming Protoplanet.Since we have Jupiter after the mars, due to is a massive gravitational force. Orbit between Mars and Jupiter in a grouping known as the Main Asteroid Belt.

9. Solar system is a member

1. Milky way galaxy
2. Spiral galaxy
3. Universe
4. Andromeda galaxy

Answer: A) Milky way galaxy

Explanation: Milky way in India otherwise called as Akash Ganga.

10. The tail of the Comets is seen in the opposite direction

1. Earth
2. Sun
3. Moon
4. Asteroids

Answer: B) Sun

Explanation: Comets are the combination of dust and ice particles when the comets move towards the sun the ice particles melts and looks like tail formed. So is it opposite to the direction of the Sun.

11. A sudden streaks of light seen on a starry night is called as

1. Meteoroids
2. Asteroids
3. Comets
4. Stars

Answer : A) Meteoroids

Explanation: light is produced due to frictional forces , this is seen when the remains of the rocky parts of the comets strike the Earth’s Atmosphere and streak of light are generated this is called as Meteoroids.

12. Which of the following otherwise known as “Mount of Dead”?

1. Harappa city
2. Mohenjo-Daro
3. Chanhu daro
4. Kalibangan

Answer : B) Mohenjo-Daro

Explanation:  In Sindhi Mohenjo-Daro means Mount of dead. The city was well built with burnt  bricks and was destroyed. Indus valley civilization flourished in India 4700 years ago.

13. Harappa in Sindhi means

1. City of fort
2. City of rivers
3. Buried city
4. Mount of dead

Answer : C) Buried City

Explanation: In 1856 , The British laid railways lines using the bricks from the Indus valley civilization which was built with well burnt bricks and ruins. They destroyed it and it was named as buried city.

14. Excavation of Indus Valley Civilization was done in the year

1. 1856 A.D
2. 1921 A.D
3. 1956 A.D
4. 1912 A.D

Answer : B) 1921 A.D

Explanation: The first Excavation was done in 1921  A.D . It was discovered after the Indus valley Civilization and named as Harappa Civilization.

15. In which year Arignar Anna named Tamil speaking state as TamilNadu

1. 1947
2. 1956
3. 1967
4. 1912

Answer : C) 1967

Explanation: After the Independence Madras Presidency was named as Tamil Nadu on the base of Linguistics separation of states.

16. The land space connecting Australia and Africa is called

1. Fahruli
2. Cape camorin
3. Palk strait
4. Lemuria

Answer : D) Lemuria

Explanation : Researchers believed Dravidian were spread even in North and south. Lemuria was named after Lemur monkey.

17. During  Sangam age coastal region was referred as

1. Kurinji
2. Mullai
3. Neithal
4. Paalai

Answer : C) Neithal

Explanation: As the occupation of the people depends up on the place they live in. Accordingly, the name was given. Neithal refers to water and coastal area, occupation is fishing .

18. Lothal of Copper Stone Age is located in

1. Maharashtra
2. TamilNadu
3. Gujarat
4. Rajasthan

Answer : C) Gujarat

Explanation : Archeologist have Excavated in various region on the Bank of Indus. Lothal is present in Gujarat .

19. Second Sangam during Pandya’s period was gathered in

1. Madurai
2. Coimbatore
3. Kapadapuram
4. Then Madurai

Answer : C) Kapadapuram

Explanation : The Pandya kings made Kapadapuram as its Capital and conducted their second Sangam. It was the period where Tamil language flourished.

20. Which of the following is called Tamil Grammar

1. Silapathikaram
2. Tolkappium
3. Ramayanam
4. Thirukkural

Answer : B) Tolkappium

Explanation : It contains the Grammar for Tamil language. It is the complied notes of Tamil letters elakkanam and elakkiyam.

21. One complete revolution of moon

1. 30 days
2. 29 days
3. 27.5 days
4. 27.3 days

Answer : D) 27.3 Days

Explanation : Moon revolve around the Earth for 27.3 days as we calculate the period as one month in Tamil calendar.

22. Number of satellites that revolve around the Uranus

1. 63
2. 01
3. 27
4. None

Answer : C) 27

Explanation : Uranus has 27 Natural satellites

63 – Jupiter

01- Earth

23. which is the Natural Satellite of the Earth

1. Moon
2. Sun
3. Pluto
4. Charon

Answer : A) Moon

Explanation : moon revolve around the Earth and by nature it takes as the Natural satellite

24. Millions of Constellations of stars seen in the Sky is called

1. Star
2. Galaxy
3. Planet
4. Comets

Answer : C) Planet

Explanation : Thousand of Galaxies form the Universe . Milky way Galaxy is one among them and group of stars are found.

25. Who among the following received the Nobel prize for Economics

1. Ramanujam
2. Amarthya Sen
3. Arun jutley
4. Surya Sen

Answer : B) Amarthya Sen

Explanation : He is first Indian to get Nobel prize for economics

26. Converting the raw materials into finished products

1. Production
2. Distribution
3. Consumption

Answer : A) Production

Explanation : Production ,Distribution and Consumption these 3 are the main divisions of economics development .

27. Which among the following metals is unknown to the Indus valley civilization people

1. Copper
2. Iron
3. Gold
4. Silver

Answer :  B) Iron

Explanation : from the archeological survey we understood Iron is the metal unknown

28. Luni valley is the place in India where old stone age tools are found is in

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Rajasthan
3. TamilNadu
4. Andhra Pradesh

Answer : B) Rajasthan

29. Which of the planets do not have Natural Satellite

1. Mercury and Venus
2. Mercury and Jupiter
3. Saturn and Jupiter
4. Earth and Venus

Answer : A) Mercury and Venus

Explanation : first 2 planets do not have any natural satellite

30. A painting of women with her child tied throwing an arrow is found

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Rajasthan
3. TamilNadu
4. Andhra Pradesh

Answer : A) Madhya Pradesh

Explanation: Is found in Pimpet ca cave , this paintings make a view that even women went for hunting.