UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 1

● Ursa Major or Big Bear is a constellation in the Northern sky.
◦ It is visible throughout the year from the Northern sky and appears circumpolar above the mid-northern latitude. Hence statement 3 is correct.
◦ From southern temperate latitudes, the southern part of the constellations can be viewed.
● One of the most easily recognisable constellations is the Saptarishi (Saptaseven, rishi-sages).
◦ Each star is representing one of the Saptrishis or seven sages. Hence statement 2 is not correct.
● It is a group of seven stars that forms a part of Ursa Major Constellation.
● It was one of the original 48 constellations mentioned in Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD.
● It is 3rd largest of the 88 modern constellations. Hence statement 1 is not correct.