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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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