Delhi Police Constable Exam Model Paper 3

The total number of planets revolving around the sun isEight.

The inner planets closest to the sun are called the "terrestrial planets".

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) downgraded the status of Pluto to a dwarf planet (so only eight planets now).

Terrestrial planets:

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars

Eight planets in the solar system are:

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune.