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Solar System

214 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 3 of 9

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Q51. Which are the nearest planets to the Sun and the Earth respectively?

  1. AMercury and Venus
  2. BVenus and Mercury
  3. CMercury and Mars
  4. DMercury and Jupiter
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Answer: A) Mercury and Venus

Q52. Which planet was worshipped as a goddess by the Europeans?

  1. AVesper
  2. BEarth
  3. CFortunate
  4. DMercury
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Answer: A) Vesper

Q53. The hottest planet in the solar system is

  1. AMercury
  2. BFortunate
  3. CVesper
  4. DEarth
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Answer: C) Vesper

Q54. Which is the closest planet to Earth?

  1. AVesper
  2. BMercury
  3. CMangal
  4. DJupiter
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Answer: A) Vesper

Q55. Which one of the following is known as the "Morning Star"?

  1. AMercury
  2. BVesper
  3. CFortunate
  4. DSaturn
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Answer: B) Vesper

Q56. Who among the following is called the "God of Beauty"?

  1. AMercury
  2. BVesper
  3. CJupiter
  4. DSaturn
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Answer: B) Vesper

Q57. Supernova is-

  1. Aa client
  2. Ba black hole
  3. Ca comet
  4. Da dying star
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Answer: D) a dying star

Q58. Who discovered the 'North Pole'?

  1. ARobert Peary
  2. BAmundsen
  3. CTasman
  4. DJohn Cabot
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Answer: A) Robert Peary

Q59. Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?

  1. AMagellan
  2. BAmerigo Vespucci
  3. CPeary
  4. DAmundsen
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Answer: D) Amundsen

Q60. The nearest celestial body to the Earth is-

  1. Aprokisma century
  2. BMoon
  3. CVesper
  4. DSun
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Answer: B) Moon

Q61. Which word best describes the shape of the Earth?

  1. Afrom tetrahedron
  2. Bfrom orange
  3. Cfrom the equator
  4. Dfrom the target spheroid
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Answer: D) from the target spheroid

Q62. At what approximate speed does the Earth revolve around the Sun in its orbit?

  1. A5 degrees per day
  2. B2 degrees per day
  3. C1 degree per day
  4. D3 degrees per day
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Answer: C) 1 degree per day

Q63. The speed of the Earth's revolution around the Sun

  1. Aremains the same throughout the year
  2. Bis greatest when the Earth is closest to the Sun
  3. CIt is maximum when the Earth is at its maximum distance from the Sun.
  4. Dis at its minimum when the Earth is closest to the Sun
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Answer: B) is greatest when the Earth is closest to the Sun

Q64. The speed of rotation of the Earth is -

  1. A27 km/m
  2. B31 km/m
  3. C25 km/m
  4. D39.5 km/m
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Answer: A) 27 km/m

Q65. The diameter of the Earth at the equator is approximately -

  1. A25,000 km
  2. B20,000 km
  3. C12,800 km
  4. D6,400 km
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Answer: C) 12,800 km

Q66. In which month is the Earth at its maximum distance from the Sun during its orbit around the Sun?

  1. Amarch
  2. Bjuly
  3. CSeptember
  4. DJanuary
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Answer: B) july

Q67. In which month does the perihelion position of the Sun occur?

  1. Ajune
  2. BJanuary
  3. CSeptember
  4. Dmarch
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Answer: B) January

Q68. Why are stars more visible in the west than in the east?

  1. AThe entire universe is rotating from east to west.
  2. Bthe earth is revolving around the sun
  3. Cthe earth is rotating from east to west
  4. Dthe earth is rotating from west to east
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Answer: D) the earth is rotating from west to east

Q69. 'The spherical earth is flattened at the poles' is clearly proved by the fact -

  1. AThe Earth's weight is greatest at the poles and least at the equator.
  2. BThe weight of matter is minimum at the poles and maximum at the equator.
  3. CThe weight of matter is the same at the poles and the equator.
  4. DMatter loses its mass at the poles
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Answer: A) The Earth's weight is greatest at the poles and least at the equator.

Q70. The earth rotates on its axis-

  1. AEast to west
  2. BWest to East
  3. CNorth South
  4. DSouth to North
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Answer: B) West to East

Q71. What is the position of the Earth in the solar system in terms of size?

  1. Athird
  2. BFourth
  3. Cfifth
  4. DSixth
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Answer: C) fifth

Q72. Which planet is also called the 'Blue Planet'?

  1. AEarth
  2. BSaturn
  3. CFortunate
  4. DVesper
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Answer: A) Earth

Q73. The Earth is located in -

  1. Abetween Venus and Mars
  2. Bbetween Mars and Jupiter
  3. Cbetween Venus and Jupiter
  4. Dbetween Mercury and Venus
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Answer: A) between Venus and Mars

Q74. On which day is the Earth closest to the Sun?

  1. A4th of July
  2. B21 March
  3. C23 September
  4. D3 January
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Answer: D) 3 January

Q75. The Earth is at its maximum distance from the Sun when

  1. AOn January 30
  2. Bon December 22
  3. Con September 22
  4. Don July 4th
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Answer: D) on July 4th

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