Write another name for the constellation great bear?

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Solution

The other name for great bear is Ursa major.
It is the third-largest of the 88 constellations.
Ursa Major is visible throughout the year from most of the northern hemisphere.
It appears circumpolar above the mid-northern latitudes.

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The brightest star in the night sky called sirius is located close to one of the following constellations. This constellation is:

(a) Great Bear

(b) Leo Major

(d) Orion

Name the constellation which appears to have the shape of:

(a) a big bear

(b) a distorted W or M

(d) a big lion

Match items in column A with one or more items in column B.

A B

(i) Inner planets (a) Saturn

(ii) Outer planets (b) Pole star

(iii) Constellation (c) Great Bear

(iv) Satellite of the Earth (d) Moon

(e) Earth

(f) Orion

(g) Mars

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