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Question 1

Morning star is the name given to

(a) pole star
(b) planet Jupiter
(c) star Sirius
(d) planet Venus

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Morningstar is the name given to the planet Venus because sometimes it appears in the eastern sky before sunrise. Option (d) is the correct answer.

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