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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The name of NASA's related mission isJuno- |
| A. | saturn |
| B. | Mars |
| C. | Jupiter |
| D. | none of the suitable |
| Answer» D. none of the suitable | |
| 2. |
Titan, one of the largest satellites of the Solar System, is a satellite of which of the following? |
| A. | Jupiter |
| B. | saturn |
| C. | Uranus |
| D. | Neptune |
| Answer» C. Uranus | |
| 3. |
Which of the following planets has a ring around it - |
| A. | Jupiter |
| B. | Arun |
| C. | Varun |
| D. | saturn |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which of the following planets takes maximum time to revolve around the Sun? |
| A. | Earth |
| B. | Jupiter |
| C. | Mars |
| D. | Venus |
| Answer» C. Mars | |
| 5. |
Shumaker Levy - 9 comet collided with which planet? |
| A. | Venus |
| B. | Mars |
| C. | Jupiter |
| D. | saturn |
| Answer» D. saturn | |
| 6. |
The United States sent a spaceship named Galilee to discover which planet? |
| A. | Mars |
| B. | Jupiter |
| C. | Neptune |
| D. | saturn |
| Answer» C. Neptune | |
| 7. |
The largest planet in the solar system is- |
| A. | Uranus |
| B. | Venus |
| C. | Jupiter |
| D. | saturn |
| Answer» D. saturn | |
| 8. |
Which is the smallest satellite of the solar system? |
| A. | Phobos |
| B. | demos |
| C. | Leda |
| D. | fardelia |
| Answer» C. Leda | |
| 9. |
Which planet looks red in the night sky? |
| A. | wed |
| B. | Mars |
| C. | Jupiter |
| D. | saturn |
| Answer» C. Jupiter | |
| 10. |
What sign does the red spot on Jupiter indicate? |
| A. | gas |
| B. | Liquid substance |
| C. | Turbulent clouds |
| D. | Earth |
| Answer» D. Earth | |
| 11. |
Apart from Earth, on which planet there is a possibility of human presence? |
| A. | Mars |
| B. | wed |
| C. | Venus |
| D. | saturn |
| Answer» B. wed | |
| 12. |
The planet that appears in red color is |
| A. | Venus |
| B. | saturn |
| C. | Mars |
| D. | Varun |
| Answer» D. Varun | |
| 13. |
Apart from Earth, on which planet is the change of seasons possible? |
| A. | Arun |
| B. | Varun |
| C. | Mars |
| D. | Jupiter |
| Answer» D. Jupiter | |
| 14. |
The spacecraft that landed on Mars for the first time is - |
| A. | mir |
| B. | Adventurer |
| C. | Rohini |
| D. | path finder |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
The value of the day of a planet and the inclination of its axis is approximately equal to the value of the day and the inclination of the Earth - |
| A. | About Uranus |
| B. | About Neptune |
| C. | about saturn |
| D. | about Mars |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
On which planet other than Earth is the atmosphere found? |
| A. | wed |
| B. | Jupiter |
| C. | Venus |
| D. | Mars |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
The axis of the earth is - |
| A. | inclined |
| B. | vertical |
| C. | horizontal |
| D. | curvilinear |
| Answer» B. vertical | |
| 18. |
How much is the Earth's polar diameter less than its equatorial diameter? |
| A. | 25 km. |
| B. | 43 km. |
| C. | 80 km. |
| D. | 30 km. |
| Answer» C. 80 km. | |
| 19. |
The speed of the earth in its orbit is - |
| A. | west to east |
| B. | East to west |
| C. | North South |
| D. | south to north |
| Answer» B. East to west | |
| 20. |
Planets smaller in size than Earth are - |
| A. | Arun and Mangal |
| B. | Varun and Venus |
| C. | Venus and Mars |
| D. | Varun and Mangal |
| Answer» D. Varun and Mangal | |
| 21. |
What is approximately the equatorial diameter of the Earth? |
| A. | 12, 700 km. |
| B. | 12, 750 km. |
| C. | 12, 650 km. |
| D. | 12, 600 km. |
| Answer» C. 12, 650 km. | |
| 22. |
The greatest distance between the Earth and the Sun is during |
| A. | north solstice |
| B. | south solstice |
| C. | Apsour |
| D. | subsolar |
| Answer» D. subsolar | |
| 23. |
Who first propounded that the Sun is the center of our solar system and the Earth revolves around it? |
| A. | newton |
| B. | Galilean |
| C. | panini |
| D. | copernicus |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
When the duration of day and night are equal, the rays of the sun fall directly |
| A. | at the north pole |
| B. | At the equator |
| C. | at the south pole |
| D. | at the Tropic of Cancer |
| Answer» C. at the south pole | |
| 25. |
If the atmosphere is considered to be removed from the earth and space, then what will be the color of the sky? |
| A. | Blue |
| B. | Red |
| C. | White |
| D. | Black |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
The duration of the day at the poles is |
| A. | 3 month |
| B. | six months |
| C. | nine months |
| D. | twelve months |
| Answer» C. nine months | |
| 27. |
Who first measured the circumference of the earth? |
| A. | Hikatius |
| B. | Herodotus |
| C. | Aristotle |
| D. | Eratosthenes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
The circumference of the earth is - |
| A. | 35,000 km |
| B. | 40, 075 km. |
| C. | 45, 000 km. |
| D. | 47, 050 km. |
| Answer» C. 45, 000 km. | |
| 29. |
On which of the following dates do the sun's rays fall directly on the equator? |
| A. | 23 September |
| B. | March 21 |
| C. | 21 March and 23 September |
| D. | June 20 |
| Answer» D. June 20 | |
| 30. |
On June 21, daylight is visible at the North Pole. |
| A. | zero hours |
| B. | 12 hours |
| C. | 18 hours |
| D. | 24 hour |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
Which planet is in the third order in terms of distance? |
| A. | wed |
| B. | Venus |
| C. | Earth |
| D. | Mars |
| Answer» D. Mars | |
| 32. |
The duration of day and night on earth is the same |
| A. | at the poles |
| B. | At the equator |
| C. | on the Tropic of Capricorn |
| D. | at the Tropic of Cancer |
| Answer» C. on the Tropic of Capricorn | |
| 33. |
When is the longest day in the southern hemisphere? |
| A. | 21 June |
| B. | 23 September |
| C. | March 21 |
| D. | 22 December |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
The planet closest to the earth is - |
| A. | wed |
| B. | Venus |
| C. | Jupiter |
| D. | Mars |
| Answer» C. Jupiter | |
| 35. |
Equinox means the date on which- |
| A. | Day and night are of equal duration. |
| B. | Days are longer than night. |
| C. | night is longer than day |
| D. | have the shortest day and shortest night of the year |
| Answer» B. Days are longer than night. | |
| 36. |
What is the distance of Earth from the Sun? |
| A. | 107. 7 million km. |
| B. | 142. 7 million km. |
| C. | 146. 7 million km. |
| D. | 149. 6 million km. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
The Earth is at its maximum distance from the Sun - |
| A. | 365. in 12 days |
| B. | 365. in 25 days |
| C. | 365. in 50 days |
| D. | 365. in 75 days |
| Answer» C. 365. in 50 days | |
| 38. |
The reason for having day and night is |
| A. | Earth's rotation on its axis |
| B. | the speed of the sun relative to the earth |
| C. | tilt of the earth's axis |
| D. | Earth's revolution around the Sun |
| Answer» B. the speed of the sun relative to the earth | |
| 39. |
Earth is located |
| A. | between Venus and Mars |
| B. | between Mars and Jupiter |
| C. | between Venus and Jupiter |
| D. | between Mercury and Venus |
| Answer» B. between Mars and Jupiter | |
| 40. |
The light from the nearest star other than the Sun reaches the Earth - |
| A. | 2 seconds |
| B. | 42 seconds |
| C. | 2 years |
| D. | 42 years |
| Answer» D. 42 years | |
| 41. |
The shortest distance between the Sun and the Earth is - |
| A. | on 22nd December |
| B. | On June 21 |
| C. | On September 22 |
| D. | On January 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Earth's natural satellite is |
| A. | Aryabhata |
| B. | Rohini |
| C. | moon |
| D. | Mars |
| Answer» D. Mars | |
| 43. |
Which of the following is called 'Blue Planet'? |
| A. | saturn |
| B. | Earth |
| C. | Jupiter |
| D. | Mars |
| Answer» C. Jupiter | |
| 44. |
What is the position of Earth in the Solar System in terms of size? |
| A. | third |
| B. | fourth |
| C. | Fifth |
| D. | sixth |
| Answer» D. sixth | |
| 45. |
The diameter of the earth at the equator is approximately - |
| A. | 25, 000 km. |
| B. | 20, 000 km. |
| C. | 12, 800 km. |
| D. | 6, 400 km. |
| Answer» D. 6, 400 km. | |
| 46. |
Approximately at what speed does the Earth revolve around the Sun in its orbit? |
| A. | 5˚ per day |
| B. | 2˚ per day |
| C. | 1˚ per day |
| D. | 3˚ per day |
| Answer» D. 3˚ per day | |
| 47. |
The spheroid is flat at the Earth's poles, this is clearly proved by the fact - |
| A. | Earth's weight is greatest at the poles and minimum at the equator. |
| B. | The mass of the substance is minimum at the poles and greatest at the equator |
| C. | The mass of matter is greatest at the poles and the equator |
| D. | Matter loses its weight on poles |
| Answer» B. The mass of the substance is minimum at the poles and greatest at the equator | |
| 48. |
Why are stars more visible from east than west? |
| A. | The whole universe is moving from east to west |
| B. | the earth is orbiting the sun |
| C. | the earth is rotating from east to west |
| D. | the earth is rotating from west to east |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Earth rotates on its axis - |
| A. | East to west |
| B. | west to east |
| C. | North South |
| D. | south to north |
| Answer» C. North South | |
| 50. |
The speed of Earth's rotation is |
| A. | 27 kms. / Minute |
| B. | 31 km. / Minute |
| C. | 25 km. / Minute |
| D. | 39. 5km/min |
| Answer» B. 31 km. / Minute | |