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Quiz on Earth in the Solar System | Chapter 1 NCERT Class 6 Geography MCQ | The Earth in the Solar System MCQ

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


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18 June 2023 at 17:05 ×

Amazing questions

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19 November 2023 at 16:49 ×

This is very help full for every uosc asspirents

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