1. Which of the following statements relating to the planet Venus is/are correct?,1. It is the nearest planet from the Sun.,2. It is only slightly smaller than the Earth.,3. It has no atmosphere.,Select the correct answer using the code given below

2. The altitudes of heavenly bodies appear to be greater than they actually are. This is due to ________

3. The Milky way extends through a distance ________

4. Which of the following planet is farthest from Sun?

5. The distance of the nearest star besides the sun from the earth is ________

6. Which is the nearest planet to Sun?

7. What is the difference between asteroids and comets?,1. Asteroids are small rocky planetoids, while comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material.,2. Asteroids are found mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars, while comets are found mostly between Venus and Mercury.,3. Comets show a perceptible glowing tail, while asteroids do not.,Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

8. The surface temperature of the Sun is measured

9. The energy of Sun is vested in which of the following process?

10. “Sirius”, the brightest star outside of the Solar System, is also called ________.

11. The ‘Solar Corona’ mainly consists of ________

12. Who founded the word “Geography”?

13. The orbits of planets around the Sun, or of satellites around the Earth, can be ________

14. The distance between the Earth and the Sun (in million kms) is ________

15. Which planet shows the phases like Moon?

16. The Planet which comes close to the size of Earth is ________.

17. Consider the following statements:,1. The albedo of an object determines its visual brightness when viewed with reflected light.,2. The albedo of Mercury is much greater than the albedo of the Earth.,Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

18. The four largest planets of the solar system in descending order are

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

20. Which of the following planets is known as Earth’s twin?

21. ‘The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth’. This is true of ________

22. The planet with the maximum number of satellites is ________.

23. The strongest evidence that comets are members of our solar system comes from ________

24. Which of the following Scientist proved that the path of each planet around the Sun is elliptical?

25. While Venus is seen only for one to two hours either after sunset or before sunrise, Jupiter is seen for the whole night whenever it is visible in the sky. The reason for this is that ________