Comets revolve around: [NDA 1990]

Related MCQs

• 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? [CSAT 2011]
• The strongest evidence that comets are members of our solar system comes from: [CDS 1992]
• Comets are celestial bodies moving about the solar system in
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• When the relative humidity is 50 percent and air temperature is 30°C, a cooling of air mass: [NDA 1990]
• High mean temperature, high relative humidity and heavy rainfall (well distributed all over the year) are the characteristic features of the: [NDA 1990]
• Earthquakes rarely occur in: [NDA 1990]
• The Earth rotates-around an axis pointing towards: [NDA 1991]
• A block of the earth's crust that has remained in position while the ground around it has subsides is known as : [NDA 2001]
• The orbits of planets around the Sun, or of satellites around the Earth, can be : [IFS 1993]