Class 6 Social Science Geography MCQ The Earth in the Solar System

Question : Which of the following name is given to the new moon?

(a) Poornima
(b) Amavasya
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

Question : What is the largest Planet in the Solar System?

(a) Venus
(b) Mercury
(c) Earth
(d) Jupiter

Question : Which of the following is a natural satellite?

(a) IRSA
(b) EDUSAT
(c) Moon
(d) INSAT-I

Question : What is the orbital period of the Moon?

(a) 25 days
(b) 27.32 days
(c) 28 days
(d) 29 days

Question : The three quarters of Sun is made up of

(a) Methane
(b) Magnesium
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Water

Question : The earth is called a unique planet due to

(a) neither too hot nor too cold
(b) presence of air and water
(c) oxygen, light supporting gas
(d) all of these

Question : Which is the largest planet in solar system?

(a) Mercury
(b) Mars
(c) Jupiter
(d) Saturn

Question : Name the natural satellite of the Earth?

(a) Saturn
(b) Moon
(c) Sun
(d) Mars

Question : Stars appear to move from

(a) West to east
(b) East to west
(c) North to south
(d) South to west

Question : The celestial bodies which have their own heat and light are called

(a) planets
(b) stars
(c) satellites
(d) all of these

Question : Which is the nearest star to the earth

(a) Mercury
(b) Moon
(c) Venus
(d) Sun

Question : Which of the following is a natural satellite?

(a) IRSA
(b) EDUSAT
(c) Moon
(d) INSAT-I

Question : Asteroids are found between the orbit of ____________.

(a) Mars and Venus
(b) Mars and Mercury
(c) Mars and Saturn
(d) Mars and Jupiter

Question : What is called a cluster of millions of stars, shining white in the starry sky?

(a) Stars
(b) Planets
(c) Milky Way galaxy
(d) Satellites

Question : Stars appear to move from

(a) West to east
(b) East to west
(c) North to south
(d) South to west

Question : Which among the following is an constellation?

(a) Ursa Major
(b) Pluto
(c) Earth
(d) Mars

Question : Which is the brightest planet in the universe?

(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Earth
(d) Saturn

Question : Why is the earth called as Blue Planet?

(a) Air colour is blue
(b) Land colour is blue
(c) Building having blue colour
(d) Two-third surface is covered by water

Question : A huge system of stars is called _

(a) Moon
(b) Earth
(c) Galaxy
(d) Planet

Question : The star which indicates the north is called

(a) pole star
(b) pole
(c) north pole
(d) south pole

Question : What is called a cluster of millions of stars, shining white in the starry sky?

(a) Stars
(b) Planets
(c) Milky Way galaxy
(d) Satellites

Question : Moon appears big because

(a) It is very big than the earth
(b) It is bigger than the sun
(c) It is near to the earth
(d) It is far away from the earth

Question : Which is the brightest planet in the universe?

(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Earth
(d) Saturn

Question : The word ‘planet’ has been derived from the word ‘planetai’ which is named as

(a) Latin word
(b) German word
(c) Greek word
(d) English word

Question : What makes the universe?

(a) Millions of galaxies
(b) Millions of stars
(c) Earth
(d) Satellites

Question : Which is the closest planet to the Sun

(a) Earth
(b) Venus
(c) Mars
(d) Mercury

Question : Which star is the head of the solar system

(a) Earth
(b) Moon
(c) Sun
(d) Big bear

Question : All the planets move around the sun in fixed elliptical path, these paths are called

(a) axis
(b) orbit
(e) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these

Question : What is ultimate source of heat and light for the planets?

(a) Pluto
(b) Sun
(c) Moon
(d) Ursa Major

Question : Which is the nearest star to the earth

(a) Mercury
(b) Moon
(c) Venus
(d) Sun

Question : How does the moon shine

(a) Have their own natural light
(b) Reflects the Venus light
(c) Reflects the earth light
(d) Reflects the sunlight

Question : Apart from stars, planets and satellites, there are numerous bodies which also move around the sun, what are these called?

(a) Stars
(b) Asteroids
(c) Meteoroids
(d) Planets

Question : The planet known as the “Earth Twin” is:

(a) Jupiter
(b) Venus
(c) Saturn
(d) Mercury

Question : Which is the recently located planet?

(a) Pluto
(b) Mars
(c) Earth
(d) Uranus major

Question : What is ultimate source of heat and light for the planets?

(a) Pluto
(b) Sun
(c) Moon
(d) Ursa Major

Question : Which among the following is an constellation?

(a) Ursa Major
(b) Pluto
(c) Earth
(d) Mars

Question : Moon appears big because

(a) It is very big than the earth
(b) It is bigger than the sun
(c) It is near to the earth
(d) It is far away from the earth

Question : Which star is the head of the solar system

(a) Earth
(b) Moon
(c) Sun
(d) Big bear

Question : Which is the closest planet to the Sun

(a) Earth
(b) Venus
(c) Mars
(d) Mercury

Question : Which is the brightest planet in the universe?

(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Earth
(d) Saturn

Question : Which is the nearest star to the earth

(a) Mercury
(b) Moon
(c) Venus
(d) Sun

Question : All the planets move around the sun in an _________

(a) Rectangular path
(b) Straight path
(c) Elliptical path
(d) Circular path

Question : Why is the earth called as Blue Planet?

(a) Air colour is blue
(b) Land colour is blue
(c) Building having blue colour
(d) Two-third surface is covered by water

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Question : Celestial bodies are made of ……………………… .