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Q261.Which planet has the shortest orbit in the Solar System?
Correct Answer: C
Mercury has the shortest orbit because it is the closest planet to the Sun. It completes one revolution around the Sun in about 88 Earth days, much faster than Earth or Neptune.
Q262.Which planet is farthest from the Sun?
Correct Answer: B
Neptune is the farthest recognized planet from the Sun after Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. Its great distance gives it a very long orbital period of about 165 Earth years.
Q263.Which planet is prominently visible from Earth?
Correct Answer: A
Venus is one of the brightest planets visible from Earth and is often called the morning or evening star. It appears bright because it is relatively near Earth and has highly reflective clouds.
Q264.The largest planet is
Correct Answer: B
Jupiter is the relevant record-holder among the listed choices for this general-knowledge comparison. Superlative questions test a ranked fact, so the explanation depends on the accepted measurement used in the syllabus, such as area, height, length, depth, population or duration.
Q265.Coldest planet of the solar system is
Correct Answer: B
Neptune is the correct answer because it matches the fact or concept tested by this question.
Q266.Which planet takes the longest time to go once around the Sun?
Correct Answer: A
Neptune is the relevant record-holder among the listed choices for this general-knowledge comparison. Superlative questions test a ranked fact, so the explanation depends on the accepted measurement used in the syllabus, such as area, height, length, depth, population or duration.
Q267.The coldest planet of solar system is:
Correct Answer: C
Neptune is the correct answer because it matches the fact or concept tested by this question.
Q268.The brightest planet in the Solar system is:
Correct Answer: B
Venus is the correct answer because it matches the fact or concept tested by this question.
Q269.The planet with shortest daytime is:
Correct Answer: C
Jupiter is the relevant record-holder among the listed choices for this general-knowledge comparison. Superlative questions test a ranked fact, so the explanation depends on the accepted measurement used in the syllabus, such as area, height, length, depth, population or duration.
Q270.Which is the largest planet?
Correct Answer: C
Jupiter is the relevant record-holder among the listed choices for this general-knowledge comparison. Superlative questions test a ranked fact, so the explanation depends on the accepted measurement used in the syllabus, such as area, height, length, depth, population or duration.
Q271.How many satellites (moons) of saturn planet?
Correct Answer: B
62 is the correct answer because it matches the fact or concept tested by this question.
Q272.The Sun is a:
Correct Answer: A
The Sun is a Star — a self-luminous ball of plasma undergoing nuclear fusion.
Q273.Which planet takes the longest to orbit the Sun?
Correct Answer: B
Among the given options, Neptune has the longest orbital period around the Sun (about 165 Earth years).