Chapter-1[ The Earth in the Solar System MCQ]
1. The planet known as the “Earth’s Twin” is
a) Jupiter
b) Saturn
c) Venus
d) Mercury
Answer. c; Venus;
Venus is called earth's Twin because the size and shape of Venus are very much similar to the earth;
2. Which is the third nearest planet to the sun?
a) Venus
b) Earth
c) Mercury
d) Mars
Answer. b;
Earth is the third nearest planet to the Sun after Mercury and Venus.
3. All the planets move around the sun in a
a) Circular path
b) Rectangular path
c) Elongated path
d) Zig Zag path
Answer. c. Elongated Path;
All the planets move around the sun in an Elongated path.
4. The Pole Star indicates the direction to the
a) South
b) North
c) East
d) West
Answer. b; North
The pole star is also called the North Star and it indicates the north direction always.
5. Asteroids are found between the orbits of
a) Saturn and Jupiter
b) Mars and Jupiter
c) The Earth and Mars
d) Mercury and Venus
Answer. ii; Mars and Jupiter;
Asteroids are numerous tiny bodies that orbit around the sun and it is found between Mars and Jupiter.
6. At night, the whole sky is filled with?
a) Tiny bright objects
b) Tiny dim objects
c) Tiny shining objects
d) All
Answer. d) All
7. How many full moon night is in one month's time?
a) One
b) two
c) Three
d) Four
Answer. a) One
8. Full Moon's night is also called?
a) Poornima
b) Amavasya
c) New moon
d) None
Answer. a) Poornima
9. New Moon's night is also called?
a) Poornima
b) Amavasya
c) New moon
d) None
Answer. b) Amavasya
10. The sun, the moon, and all those objects shining in the sky are called?
a) Star
b) Planets
c) Galaxy
d) Celestial bodies
Answer. d) Celestial bodies
11. The celestial bodies which have their own light and heat are called?
a) Star
b) Planets
c) Galaxy
d) Constellations
Answer. a) Star
12. The various patterns formed by different groups of stars in the sky are called?
a) Star
b) Planets
c) Galaxy
d) Constellations
Answer. d) Constellations
13. Which of the following is not a Constellation?
a) Pole star
b) Usha
c) Big Bear
d) Saptarishi
Answer. a) Pole star
14. The word "Planet" comes from the word"Planetai" which means "Wanderers". The word "Planetai " is a?
a) Latin Word
b) Greek word
c) Russian
d) Chinese
Answer. b) Greek word
15. Which of the following planet does not have rings around them?
a) Mars
b) Jupiter
c) Saturn
d) Uranus
Answer. a) Mars
16. How many planets are in our Solar system?
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10
Answer. b) 8
17. Which of the following planet takes the longest time to spin around its own axis?
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Jupiter
d) Neptune
Answer. b) Venus, it takes 243 days.
18. Which of the following planet takes the smallest time to spin around its own axis?
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Jupiter
d) Neptune
Answer. c) Jupiter, 9 hours, 56 minutes,
19. Which of the following planet has the largest number of moons?
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Jupiter
d) Neptune
Answer. c) Jupiter
20. Which of the following planets does not have any moon?
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Both
d) Neptune
Answer. c) Both
21. Which of the following planet is an outer planet?
a) Earth
b) Mars
c) Venus
d) Jupiter
Answer. d) Jupiter
22. What is the distance between the earth and the sun?
a) 15 million km
b) 150 million km
c) 1500 million km
d) 15000 million km
Answer. b) 150 million km
23. From out of space, the earth appears blue because of the?
a) Presence of the biosphere.
b) Presence of water on 2/3 of the earth's surface.
c) Presence of solid lithosphere
d) All
Answer. b) Presence of water on 2/3 of the earth's surface.
24. What is the diameter of the moon with respect to the earth?
a) Half
b) one third
c) one quarter
d) one fifth
Answer. c) one quarter
25. What is the distance between Earth and Moon?
a) 3,84, 400 km
b) 3, 84, 200 km
c) 6, 84, 400 km
d) 6. 84, 200 km
Answer. a) 3,84, 400 km
26. Neil Armstrong was the first man to step on the surface of the moon on which date?
a) 19 July 1969
b) 20 July 1969
c) 19 July 1959
d) 20 July 1959
Answer. b) 20 July 1969
27. The small pieces of rocks which move around the sun are called?
a) Asteroids
b) Meteoroids
c) Dwarf Planet
d) None
Answer. b) Meteoroids
28. Huge system of stars is called?
a) Universe
b) Galaxy
c) Constellations
d) Solar system
Answer. b) Galaxy
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