Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Planet) | (Position with respect to the Sun) | ||
| (A) | Earth | (I) | First position |
| (B) | Mars | (II) | Fourth position |
| (C) | Mercury | (III) | Second position |
| (D) | Venus | (IV) | Third position |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
Counted outwards from the Sun, the planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, then Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
(A) Earth — this matches (IV) Third position. Earth comes after Mercury and Venus, at about 150 million km from the Sun.
(B) Mars — this matches (II) Fourth position. Mars, the red planet, is the next planet after Earth and the last of the four rocky inner planets.
(C) Mercury — this matches (I) First position. Mercury is the planet nearest the Sun and also the smallest planet.
(D) Venus — this matches (III) Second position. Venus lies between Mercury and Earth and is the hottest planet, because of its thick carbon dioxide atmosphere.