Which of the following is not a name for the constellation Ursa major?

Great Bear

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Big Dipper

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Saptharishi

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Sidereal day

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Solution

The correct option is D Sidereal day
Sidereal day is the actual time a star takes to come back to its original position in the night sky.
The constellation Ursa major is popularly kown as the Great Bear all across the world, in United States it is also known as the Big Dipper and it has the Indian name as Saptharishi.

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