Question

The other name(s) for Ursa Major is / are
A. The Big Dipper
B. The Saptarshi
C. The Great Bear
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint Ursa Major is a constellation in the northern sky. A constellation is basically a group of stars arranged in a specific manner that they form some kind of recognisable shape.

Complete Step by step solution
Ursa Major is also known as the Great/Big Bear. It is a constellation in the northern sky. Its Latin name means the larger or greater she-bear whereas Ursa Minor refers to the Lesser Bear.
The Big Dipper is an asterism, a group of prominent stars but smaller than a constellation, around the Ursa major. An asterism is the collection of stars around a constellation which are prominent and visible but are smaller than a constellation itself.
Ursa Major has 7 stars and according to Indian astronomy they represent the 7 rishis, so it is also called the Saptrishi.
So other names for Ursa Major are the Great Bear, the Saptrishi and the Big Dipper.

Hence the answer is All of the above that is option (D)

Note The Big Dipper is an asterism around Ursa Major but the stars in an asterism are prominent enough to be visible. The other names for Ursa Major are the Great Bear, the Saptrishi and the Big Dipper.