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This set of Engineering Physics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on
“Cosmology”.

1. Cosmology is the branch of science concerned with the ____________

a) Formation of Planets
b) Formation of Stars
c) Formation of Universe
d) Formation of Black holes

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Answer: c
Explanation: Cosmology is the branch of science which concerns with the creation of universe,
from the big band theory, and with the eventual fate of the universe.
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2. Evidence that much of the mass of the universe consist of dark energy has come from __________
a) measuring the density of matter in the solar system
b) determining the distance to the Coma cluster
c) determining the distance to quasars
d) observing extremely distant supernovae

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Answer: d
Explanation: Supernovae are created when a massive star dies. By observing supernovae, which
are at a very large distance, we have got the evidence that universe contains a majority of dark
matter.

3. Which of the following is not an implication of Hubble’s law?

a) The universe is expanding
b) We are in the center of the universe
c) The universe had a beginning
d) The universe was once denser than it is now

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Answer: b
Explanation: The Hubble states that the universe is expanding. It also implies that the universe
had a beginning and that it was once denser than it is now. It does not state anything about the
earth being at the center of the universe.

4. The expansion age of the universe is about _________

a) 1 billion years 
b) 10 billion years
c) 100 billion years

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d) 1000 billion years

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Answer: c
Explanation: The universe is always expanding. According to the study, the universe has been
expanding for about 10 billion years till now.

5. The rate of expansion of the universe is __________

a) Decelerating
b) Accelerating
c) Constant
d) Zero

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Answer: b
Explanation: The universe is dominated by dark energy. Due to this, the rate of the expansion of
the universe is accelerating.

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6. The cosmic background radiation observed is starlight.

a) True
b) False
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7. Leptons and quarks are called the survivors.

a) True
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b) False

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8. What will happen if the density of the universe is less than the critical density?
a) The Universe will contract
b) The Universe will contract and then rebound
c) The universe will stop expanding
d) The universe will keep expanding forever

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Answer: d
Explanation: When the density of the nucleus is less than a certain critical density, the universe
will keep expanding forever, like it is right now, till the end of the time.

9. The theory which believes that the universe works like a heart beating in rhythms is _________
a) Oscillating Universe Theory
b) Slowing down theory
c) Big crunch theory
d) Big bang theory

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Answer: a
Explanation: The oscillating universe theory combines both the big bang theory and the big
brunch theory. It states that the universe works like a heartbeat- rst it starts expanding after the
big bang and then it contracts like a big crunch and the process goes on again.

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10. The brightest nebula in the sky is __________

a) Orion
b) Pleiades
c) Cepheid
d) Tri d

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Answer: a
Explanation: Nebula are the sites where the stars are created or are the remnants of a supernova
explosion. The brightest nebula in the sky is Orion.

11. Most of the helium of the universe was produced __________

a) In stars
b) In quasars
c) At the time the cosmic background radiation was formed
d) First ten minutes of the expansion

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Answer: d
Explanation: Helium is an important fuel for the fabrication and the working of stars. Most of the
helium present in the universe today was produced during the rst 10 minutes of the expansion.

12. The cluster of galaxies which is farthest from the Earth is __________
a) Abel 2218
b) Milky way
c) Andromeda
d) Cartwheel

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Answer: a
Explanation: The farthest observed cluster of galaxies from the Earth is Abel 2218. Milky way is
our galaxy and Andromeda is a neighboring galaxy to our milky way.

13. Nova are thought to occur in a system, X, in which a white-dwarf star orbits a red giant star.
What is X?
a) Triple System
b) Binary system 
c) Compact system
d) Congenial system

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Answer: b
Explanation: A binary system is the one where two stars orbit around a common center of mass.
When a white-dwarf star orbits a red-giant star, novae are formed.

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14. The brightest star in a constellation _________

a) Alpha
b) Omega
c) Pulsar
d) Beta

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Answer: a
Explanation: A constellation is a group of stars that form an imaginary line or pattern. The
brightest star in a constellation is called the alpha while the star with the least brightness is called
Omega.

15. A planet is orbiting a star. What is relation between Ta and Tb, given that the arc subtended on
the path by the planet is same in both cases?

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a) Ta = Tb
b) Ta < Tb
c) Ta < Tb
d) Insu cient information

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Answer: b
Explanation: The closer the planet will be to the star, the higher will be its speed and the sooner it
will cover the distance. The planet sweeps equal area in equal time intervals. As the area swept by
B is higher, Ta > Tb.

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