Current Affairs of Pakistan and the World March 2018

March 24 - March 31

1. Islamabad United defeat Peshawar Zalmi by three wickets and claim the Pakistan
Super League 2018 title at the National Stadium Karachi (25 March).

2. US adds seven Pakistani companies to a list of foreign entities that are subject to
stringent export control measures.
3. President Mamnoon Hussain conferred 58 military and 73 civil awards on people
from all walks of life for their services to the country.

4. US president Trump replaces McMaster with John Bolton as national security

advisor.

March 24 - March 31
March 16 - March 23

1. Sarfraz becomes youngest Pakistani cricketer to receive Sitara -e-Imtiaz.

2. Pakistan, Sri Lanka sign three MoUs to enhance bilateral cooperation in the fields of
youth development and training of diplomats and civil servants (23 March).

3. Pakistan ranks third among countries facing water shortage.

4. Pakistan acquires PakSat-MM1 communication satellite from China.

5. Sherry Rehman becomes the first female Leader of the Opposition in Senate with the
support of 34 members (22 March).

6. Egypt Grand Mufti Sheikh Shawki Allam arrives in Pakistan on five-day visit,
endorses Pakistan’s national narrative Paigham-e-Pakistan (21 March).

7. Travel, tourism contributed Rs 930.9 billion to Pakistan's economy in 2017: World

Travel and Tourism Council.

8. Pakistan offers zero duty on 6,000 items from China.

9. Sri Lanka’s president Maithripala Sirisena is set to visit Pakistan from March 22 to 24
where he will be the ‘guest of honour’ for the Pakistan Day parade.

10. PPP MNA Ayaz Soomro passes away in New York at 59 (20 March).
11. India most vulnerable country to climate change followed by Pakistan - HSBC report.
12. Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan takes over as PAF chief (19 March).
13. Vladimir Putin wins re-election for fourth term.

14. HEC bans 13 universities' MPhil, PhD distance learning programmes.

15. DSP Investigation Multan Shahida Nasreen secured 1st position at the 7th
International Women Policing Conference held in Georgia also won Medal of Valor.

16. LTG Ghayur Mahmood appointed colonel commandant of Frontier Force Regiment
(17 March).
17. Karachi ranked 6th cheapest city in the world by Economist Intelligence Unit
(Singapore most expensive city).

18. PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met with United States Vice President Mike Pence during
his private visit to the US (17 March).
19. Pakistan's 'net reserves stand at minus $724m': IMF (16 March).

20. Air Marshal Mujahid Anwar appointed as new chief of air staff.

March 16 - March 23
March 08 - March 15

1. Pakistan ranks 75th out of 156 countries in the 2018 World Happiness Report (Finland
1st, Burundi ranked 156).
2. Mahira Khan receives international award for her Contribution to Film and Activism
at the UK Asian Film Festival in London.
3. Punjab Assembly unanimously passes landmark bill to regulate Sikh marriages (14
March).
4. British physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76 (14 March).
5. FIFA lifts suspension on Pakistan Football Federation.
6. Trump fires Rex Tillerson as secretary of state and named current CIA chief Mike
Pompeo to succeed him.
7. Bangladeshi passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed in Kathmandu killing at least
50 people.
8. PakVitae a startup wins regional HULT prize for clean drinking water model.
9. Sadiq Sanjrani elected as chairman Senate. Sanjrani secured 57 votes, while PML -N’s
Raja Zafarul Haq secured 46 out of the total 103 votes (12 March).
10. Saleem Mandviwalla elected deputy chairman of Senate with 54 vot es (12 March).
11. Chief of Air Staff Sohail Aman awarded US Legion of Merit.
12. Pakistan listed 9th largest arms importer in the world by SIPRI (India 1st).
13. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has arrived in Islamabad for 3 -day
visit (11 March).
14. Mauritius president Ameenah Gurib-Fakim to resign next week for using credit card
issued by a charity to buy clothes, jewellery.
15. Saudi Arabia signs deal with Britain for 48 Typhoon fighter jets.
16. Pakistani physician-scientist Dr Faisal H Cheema awarded $4m for outstanding
medical research on heart transplantation.
17. Pakistan's abstains from voting on a UNHRC resolution against human rights
violations in Syria (Resolution adopted by a vote of 29 in favor and 4 against. 14
countries including Pakistan abstained from the voting).
18. Pakistan concludes Joint Naval and air Exercise 'Ribat - 2018'.
19. PM appointed Ali Jahangir Siddiqui as ambassador to US.
20. British High Commission announces Asma Jahangir scholarship to the best female
Chevening candidate each year.
21. US offers $5m reward for info on TTP chief Mullah Fazlullah.
22. Pakistan ranks eight in kidney diseases causing 20,000 deaths every year (20 million
people suffer from kidney diseases).
23. Pakistan's stock exchange to launch exchange-traded fund this year.
24. Casualties linked to militancy and violence have dropped in Pakistan for the 3rd
consecutive year, with 21% fewer fatalities in 2017 than in 2016.
25. Pakistan and South Korea have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for
employment of Pakistani workers.
26. BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp over patent infringement..

March 08 - March 15
March 1 - March 7
1. First container vessel MS Tiger, under the China-Pakistan Economic Project (CPEC),
arrived at Gwadar Port (7 March).
2. Moroccan PhD student Nisrine El Kettani wins Miss Arab Veil 2018 award held in
Cairo, Egypt.
3. Pakistan, India agree to swap women, mentally challenged, above 70 prisoners (7
March).
4. There are a record 2,208 billionaires in the world, according to Forbes' 2018 rich list.
5. The federal cabinet has approved banning sale of loose cigarettes across the country..
6. Cabinet increases daily allowance of parliamentarians by 71%.
7. Cabinet approves privatisation of PIA.
8. Senate passes bill to ensure rights of transgender persons (7 March).
9. Farhatullah Babar removed as PPP spokesperson.
10. Google unveils newest 72-qubit quantum processor known as Bristlecone.
11. PAF, PN conduct successful test of C-802 anti-ship cruise missile.
12. Pakistan in talks with China to borrow $1b.
13. Bollywood's veteran character actor Nargis Rabadi, popularly known as ‘Shammi
Aunty’ passes away (6 March).
14. Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after Buddhist-Muslim clash.
15. Saudi Arabia had granted Air India permission to fly over its territory on its new
routes to and from Israel.
16. Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrived in Nepal on a two-day visit (05 March).
17. Henly & Partners Passport Index: Pakistani passport ranked fourth worst for
international travel (Japan and Singapore have secured the top spot).
18. COAS lays foundation stone of UAE, Swiss govt-supported desalination plant in
Gwadar (4 March).
19. Krishna Kumari becomes first Hindu Dalit woman senator of Pakistan.
20. 9 year-old Pakistani girl Selena Khawaja (who has been titled the "Mountain
Princess") has become the youngest to scale the 5,765-metre-high Quz Sar Peak in
Shimshal Valley, Hunza.
21. Supreme Court bans 'Chinese salt' across country, declares it 'hazardous to health'.
22. PML-N wins Senate elections (PML-N 33, PPP 20, PTI 12, Independent 15).
23. Ahmed Baig wins U21 category of 12th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final in Vietnam
(March 3).
24. One out of five women in Pakistan is part of labour force: UN report.
25. PIA flight services achieves ISO 9001 certification.
26. Trump to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum.
27. Pakistan Armed Forces ranked 13th most powerful on Global Firepower military
strength index (US, Russia and China tagged as most powerful in the world).
28. PML-N candidate Dr Asad Ashraf (298 votes) defeats PTI candidate Dr Zarqa
Suharwardi (38 votes) in Senate by-election.
29. Short film titled Golden Ticket, directed and written by Saira Mansoor gets nominated
for the Asia Peace Film Festival.
30. Three member countries (Singapore, Philippines and Vietnam ) are blocking
Pakistan's entry to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
1. Members of Quadrilateral group are US, Pakistan, China and ________
(A) India
(B) Russia
(C) Afghanistan ( Correct Ans)
(D) None of the above.

2. Kyoto Protocol signed in ______.

(A) 1980
(B) 1987 (Correct Answer)
(C) 1997
(D) None of the above.

3. OBOR Summit 2017 held in which month ?

(A) January
(B) March
(C) May (Correct Answer)
(D) None of the above.

4. UNCHR headquarter is situated in which country?

(A) USA
(B) Ireland
(C) Geneva (Correct Answer)
(D) None of the above.

5. Total members countries of ASEAN are ______.

(A) 8
(B) 10 (Correct Answer)
(C) 18
(D) None of the above.

6. Macau returned to China china territory in _______.

(A) 20 December 1979
(B) 20 December 1989
(C) 20 December 1999 (Correct Answer)
(D) None of the above.

7. International Peace Day celebrated on ___________.

(A) 21st August
(B) 21st September (Correct Answer)
(C) 21st October
(D) None of the above.

8. Yerevan is capital of which country ?

(A) Armenia (Correct Answer)
(B) Azerbaijan
(C) Baku
(D) None of the above.
9. ________ was a former French Colony.
(A) Portugal
(B) Cambodia (Correct Answer)
(C) Barbados
(D) None of the above.

10. Who is the current President of France?

(A) Francois Hollande
(B) Nicolas Sarkozy
(C) Emmanuel Macron (correct Answer)
(D) None of the above.

11. Which name was given to Pakistan and Russia join military drills in 2017?
(A) Friendship
(B) Friends
(C) Both A & B
(D) None of the above.

12. Pakistan bought 4 Mi 35 helicopters from which country?

(A) China
(B) Russia (Correct Answer)
(C) USA
(D) None of the above.

13. East Asia boundary between Communist & Non-Communist is called _______.
(A) Oder Neisse Line
(B) 24th Parallel Line
(C) Military Demarcation Line
(D) None of the above. (Right Answer : Iron Curtain)

14. Biggest water body in the World is ______.

(A) Antarctica
(B) Caspian Sea
(C) Red Sea
(D) None of the above.

15. Olympics 2020 will be held in which city ______.

(A) Beijing
(B) Tokyo
(C) New Delhi
(D) None of the above.

16. Name the Syrian Currency ______.

(A) Syrian Dollar
(B) Syrian Rupee
(C) Syrian Pound (right Answer)
(D) None of the above.
17. In which year the Taliban Office open in Qatar ?
(A) 2003
(B) 2010
(C) 2013 (Correct Answer)
(D) None of the above.

18. Six Party Talk was to find the peaceful resolution to the security concern against _______.
(A) Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program
(B) Pakistan Nuclear Weapons Program
(C) North Korean Nuclear Weapons Program
(D) None of the above.

19. Iran US Nuclear Deal was signed in which year?

(A) 2014
(B) 2015
(C) 2016
(D) None of the above.
1. Prime Minister of Pakistan visiting which country on two days visit from March 5th to 6th, 2018.
(A) Sri Lnaka
(B) Nepal
(C) Maldives
(D) None of the above.
2. Name the newly elected Prime Minister of Nepal in March 2018 ?
(A) Khadgaprasad Sharma
(B) Bidya Devi Bhandari
(C) Pushpa Kamal Dahal
(D) None of the Above.
3. __________ Security Plan was finalized for PSL 2018 Play Offs .
(A) 2 tier
(B) 3 tier
(C) 5 tier
(D) None of the Above..
4. Main purpose of gathering of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing great
Hall of the people is ________ .
(A) to remove Xi Jinping from presidency after two consecutive terms
(B) to make Xi Jinping life time president of the People Republic of China
(C) to extend the current term of presidency of Xi Jinping for 2 years.
(D) None of the above
5. Total Number of European Union Workers in UK now are _____.
(A) 1 Million
(B) 2.3 Million
(C) 3.2 Million
(D) All of the above.
6. Total Number of European Union Members till date are _____.
(A) 26
(B) 27
(C) 28
(D) None of the above.
7. Euro is the official currency of how many European Countries ?
(A) 10
(B) 19
(C) 28
(D) None of the Above.
8. "We are Macidonia" is movement started by General Public to oppose the Government________.
(A) name deal with Greece
(B) to support the government for changing name of the Macidonia
(C) Both A & B
(D) None of the above.
9. Since 1992, United States men's basketball team has won all the olympic Gold Medals but one ,
Name the team who beat them and when?
(A) 1998 Olympics Athens
(B) 2004 Olympics Athens
(C) 2006 Olympics Athens
(D) All of the Above.
10. Saudi Arabia to Host first time in the history ________ on 4th March 2018.
(A) Car Race for Women
(B) Marathon for Women
(C) Football Tournament for Women
(D) None of the Above
1. Government of Pakistan handed over how many militants/suspects to Afghanistan ?
(A) 10
(B) 20
(C) 27
(D) None of the above.
2. Government of Pakistan has agreed on extension of agreement with India of the rail link Munabao
and Khokrapar for ______?
(A) 1 Years
(B) 2 Years
(C) 3 Years
(D) None of the Above.
3. How many women injured in Indian Firing Across Line of Control in Muzaffarabad on 30th
January 2018 ?
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) None of the Above..
4. Rajiya Sabha is the ______ House of the Indian Parliament?.
(A) Lower House
(B) Upper House
(C) Both A & B
(D) None of the above
5. Lok Sabha is the ________ House of the Indian Parliament?
(A) Lower House
(B) Upper House
(C) Both A & B
(D) All of the above.
6. Harunko Lake is situated in _______ on which ban on ice fishing removed after March 2011 .
(A) Taiwan
(B) China
(C) Japan
(D) None of the above.
7. Name the first Muslim woman who challenged the Triple Talaq Bill in Court in India?
(A) Zakia Soman
(B) Shayara Bano
(C) Seema Bano
(D) None of the Above.
8. Name the executive who is suspended from Volkswagen over charges for use of monkeys in
emission test ?
(A) Thomas Steg
(B) Hans Dieter Poetsch
(C) Steffen Steibert
(D) None of the above.
9. Who is the president of Kenya as opposition leader claims and taken oath as President ?
(A) Raila Odinga
(B) William Rutto
(C) Uhuu Kenyatta
(D) Both A & C
10. Who is the current champion of Australian Open Trophy Men's Single 2018?
(A) Roger Federer
(B) Marin Cilic
(C) Oliver Marach
(D) None of the Above

1.Federal Cabinet decided to allow privatization of ______ % of shares of the PIA.

(A) 40%
(B) 45%
(C) 49%
(D) None of the above.
2. Who is the Cambodian Prime Minister ?
(A) Hun Sen
(B) Kem Sokha
(C) Um Sam An
(D) None of the above.
3. Name the capital city of Cambodia?
(A) Khmer
(B) Phnom Penh
(C) Jakarta
(D) None of the Above..
4. Jackie Chan a well known film star belong to which country?
(A) Japan
(B) South Korea
(C) USA
(D) China
5. Which Islamic Country has allowed Air India flights to use its air space to and from Israel ?
(A) Turkey
(B) Egypt
(C) Saudi Arabia
(D) All of the above.
6. Chung Eui Yong met with North Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Un on 5th March 2018 to
streamline the relations between two countries . Who is Chung Eui Yong .
(A) Prime Minister of South Korea
(B) South Korean Diplomat
(C) Both A & B
(D) None of the Above.
7. How Many people killed in Russian Plane crashed in Syria on Monday 5th March?
(A) 37
(B) 38
(C) 39
(D) None of the Above.
8. Which Country distributed iodine pills among public in case of Nuclear Accident?
(A) Germany
(B) France
(C) Belgium
(D) USA.
9. Stockholm is the capital city of which Country?
(A) Norway
(B) Sweden
(C) Czech Republic
(D) All of the Above.
10. Name the ex Russian Spy critically ill after coming into contact with a substance in UK on 6th
March 2018?
(A) Sergei Skripal
(B) Yulia Skripal
(C) Alexander Litvenenko
(D) None of the Above
1. In UN General Assembly Voting on decision of Donlad Trump of making US Embassy in
Jerusalem how many countries opposed this decision of trump ?
(A) 118
(B) 128
(C) 138
(D) None of the above.
2. How many countries voted in favor in UN General Assembly on Donald Trump decision of
relocating US embassy in Jerusalem?
(A) 9
(B) 19
(C) 29
(D) None of the Above.
3. How many countries were absent from UN General Assembly at the time of voting on decision of
Donald Trump over US Embassy in Jerusalem ?
(A) 15
(B) 25
(C) 35
(D) 45.
4. Among the following countries which country has given vote in favor of Donald Trump decision in
UN General Assembly over issue of US embassy in Jerusalem?.
(A) Marshal Islanad
(B) Israel
(C) Palau
(D) All of the above
5. India has given vote in favor or against President Donal Trump on voting in General Assembly
over issue of US Embassy in Jerusalem?
(A) Favoured Donald Trump
(B) opposed Donald Trump decision
(C) Both A & B
(D) None of the above.
6. Voting in UN General Assembly on US President decision of making Jerusalem as capital of
Israel and shifting its embassy .
(A) 11 December 2017
(B) 21 December 2017
(C) 31 December 2017
(D) None of the above.
7. Who is the Prime Minister of New Zealand?
(A) Annette King
(B) Nikki Kaye
(C) Jacinda Ardren
(D) None of the Above.
8. Who is the Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan ?
(A) Gautam Bambawale
(B) Ajay Bisaria
(C) Sharat Sabharwal
(D) None of the above.
9. Who is the President of Indian National Congress ?
(A) Sonia Gandhi
(B) Rajiv Gandhi
(C) Rahul Gandhi
(D) None of the Above..
10. Stoltenberg will remain as NATO Chief until_____ ?
(A) September 2018
(B) September 2019
(C) September 2020
(D) September 2021
1. Gwadar Expo 2018 held in Gwadar from _____to _______ ?
(A) 26th January to 27th January
(B) 27th January to 28th January
(C) 29th January to 30th January
(D) None of the above.
2. Who is the Secretary of the Election Commission of Pakistan?
(A) Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan
(B) Babar Yaqoob Fateh Muhammad
(C) Usman Yousuf Mobeen
(D) None of the Above.
3. Construction of Addis Ababa Mega Dam on the river Nile become a dispute between Sudan ,
______________and ___________ ?
(A) Egypt and Syria
(B) Egypt and Lebanon
(C) Egypt and Ethopia
(D) None of the Above..
4. Which German Auto Firms are being criticized and charged for testing Nitrogen Oxide effects on
monkeys and human beings ?.
(A) BMW
(B) Wolkswegen
(C) Daimler
(D) All of the above
5. Bruno Mars is a ________ who win the top prize in Grammy Awards on 29th January 2018?
(A) singer
(B) athlete
(C) cricketer
(D) None of the above.
6. Gayee Dinon Ki Musafat is autobiography written by______.
(A) Allama Iqbal
(B) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(C) Shahid Hameed
(D) None of the above.
7. How Many Megawatts Electricity has been added to the national grid from all sources such as
coal, solar etc since 2013?
(A) 5794 MW
(B) 6794 MW
(C) 8794 MW
(D) None of the Above.
8. Who is appointed as the Chairperson of Sindh Higher Education Commission?
(A) Dr Asim Hussain
(B) Dr Atta Ur Rehman
(C) Dr Adeeb Rizvi
(D) None of the above.
9. Which Cricket team of the World is at No.1 in ICC T20 ranking ?
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Australia
(D) New Zealand..
10. Which Batsman is at No. 1 position in ICC T 20 ranking ?
(A) Aaron Finch
(B) Virat Kohli
(C) Babar Azam
(D) None of the Above

1. Wazir Khan mosque is situated in which city of Pakistan ?

(A) Karachi
(B) Lahore
(C) Faisalabad
(D) None of the above.
2. How many holes are there in full round of golf?
(A) 16
(B) 17
(C) 18
(D) None of the Above.
3. Which Pakistani player banned for 1 year on 28th February 2018 ?
(A) Khalid Latif
(B) Shahzaib Hassan
(C) Sharjeel Khan
(D) None of the Above..
4. Wazir Khan mosque was built by whom?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahagir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) None of the above
5. On 28th February 2018 6 FC personnel martyred in which city of Pakistan?
(A) Islamabad
(B) Quetta
(C) Peshawer
(D) All of the above.
6. Name the Jewish son in law of Donald Trump who lost top security clearance ?
(A) Charles Hydon
(B) Bonnie Hydon
(C) Jared Kushner
(D) None of the above.
7. Well known actress and producer of Bollywood Sri Devi age was ?
(A) 45 years
(B) 50 years
(C) 54 years
(D) 64 years.
8. Cause of the death of Indian Actress Sri Devi was _____ ?
(A) Heart attack
(B) Drowning
(C) Accident
(D) None of the above.
9. What was the real name of Indian Actress Sri Devi?
(A) Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan
(B) Sunita
(C) Amma
(D) Both A & C
10. Who is the European Union Chief Brexit Negotiator ?
(A) Theressa May
(B) Michel Barnier
(C) Jean Claude Junker
(D) None of the Above

1. Total Installed capacity of Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project is _______ ?

(A) 900 MW
(B) 950 MW
(C) 969 MW
(D) None of the above.
2. First Unit Turbine of Neelum Jehlum Hydrocapacity Project of 242.25 MW will start functioning by
the end of _____?
(A) March 2018
(B) April 2018
(C) May 2018
(D) None of the Above.
3. Name the female Director Communications of White House who resigned from her post ?
(A) Hope Hicks
(B) Gina Haspel
(C) Lindsay Walter
(D) None of the Above..
4. Saudi Government has lifted long ban on _______?
(A) opening cinemas
(B) on women driving
(C) Both A & B
(D) None of the above
5. What is the length of an Olympic Swimming Pool?
(A) 30 Meter
(B) 40 Meter
(C) 50 Meter
(D) All of the above.
6. Who is the winner of Nobel Peace Prize 2017 ?
(A) Malala Yousufzai
(B) Barack Obama
(C) ICAN
(D) None of the above.
7. ICAN Stands for ______ ?
(A) International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
(B) International Cooperation to Abolish Nuclear Weapos
(C) Both A & B
(D) None of the Above.
8. 1st March is celebrated as International Day of ___________?
(A) Zero Discrimination Day
(B) World Civil Defense Day
(C) Both A&B
(D) None of the above.
9. Who is the winner of Nobel Prize 2017 in Physics?
(A) Rainer Wiess
(B) Barry C. Barish
(C) Kip S. Thorne
(D) All of the Above.
10. Holi also known as _____?
(A) festival of India
(B) festival of colors
(C) Both A & B
(D) None of the Above

1. After the Senate Election 2018 total seats of PML (N) in senate are _______.
(A) 30
(B) 31
(C) 32
(D) 33
2. After the Senate Election 2018 total seats of PPP in Senate are _______ .
(A) 20
(B) 21
(C) 22
(D) None of the Above.
3. After the Senate Election 2018 total seats of PTI in Senate are ______ .
(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 14
(D) None of the Above..
4. After the Senate Election 2018 total Seats of MQM, NP and PKMAP in Senate are ____.
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) None of the above
5. After the Senate Election 2018 total seats of JUI (F) in Senate are _____.
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) All of the above.
6. After the Senate Election 2018 total seats of Independent Members are _______.
(A) 10
(B) 15
(C) 20
(D) None of the above.
7. After the Senate Election 2018 total seats of PML(Q) in Senate are __________.
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) None of the Above.
8. PPP won how many seats in Senate from KPK Provincial Assembly?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) None of the above.
9. Name the Movie which win the title of worst movie of 2017 at the Oscar and Razzies.
(A) The Book of Henry
(B) The Emoji Movie
(C) A cure for Wellness
(D) All of the Above.
10. In which year did Pakistani tennis star Aisam ul Haq Qureshi reached the final of
mixed doubles event at the US open?
(A) 2008
(B) 2009
(C) 2010
(D) None of the Above

1) Which planet takes the largest time to go once around the Sun?
(A) Uranus
(B) Jupiter
( C) Neptune
(D) Venus

2) A 'black hole' is a body in space which does not allow any radiation to come out. This
property is due to its ___
(A) Very small size
(B) Very large size
(C) Very high density
(D) Very low density

3) Which of the following planets is called evening star?

(A) Mars
(B) Mercury
(C) Venus
(D) Jupiter

4) What is the rank of the earth in the solar system in terms of size?
(A) Third
(B) Fourth
(C) Fifth
(D) Sixth
5) The planet with the shortest rotation time around its axis is
(A) Mercury
(B) Jupiter
(C) Earth
(D) Pluto

6) The planets are kept in motion in their respective orbits by the ___
(A) Rotation of the sun on its axis
(B) Gravitation and centrifugal forces
(C) Great size and spherical shape
(D) Rotation and the density of the planets

7) The theory that refers to an explosion about 10 to 15 billion years ago which most
astronomers believe to be the origin of the Universe is called
(A) The Red Shift Theory
(B) Relativity Theory
(C) Big Bang Theory
(D) Titanic Theory

8) Operation Pathfinder was a mission to

(A) Sun
(B) Moon
(C) Venus
(D) Mars