| Most Important MCQs on the topic ” Universe “(Ch-1). These questions are very important for SSC, Railways, Defence, CTET, State PCS, UPSC, Judiciary and all other examinations of India. |
Q. Time taken by the Sun to revolve around the centre of our galaxy is_______.
(A) 2.5 crore years
(B) 10 crore years
(C) 25 crore years
(D) 50 crore years
Q. The colour of star indicates its______.
(A) Distance from Sun
(B) Lighting or glow
(C) Distance from Earth
(D) Temperature
Q. ‘Big Bang theory’ is related to______.
(A) Continental Drifts
(B) Origin of the Universe
(C) Origin of the Himalayas
(D) Eruption of Volcanoes
Q. The milky way is classified as_______.
(A) Spiral Galaxy
(B) Electrical Galaxy
(C) Irregular Galaxy
(D) Round Galaxy
Q. The limit beyond which stars suffer internal collapse is called______.
(A) Chandrashekhar limit
(B) Eddington limit
(C) Hoyle limit
(D) Fowler limit
Q. Which is a celestial phenomenon occuring due to stars?
(A) Ozone hole
(B) Black hole
(C) Rainbow
(D) Comet
Q. The ‘Black Hole’ theory was propounded by ______.
(A) C.V. Raman
(B) H.J. Bhabha
(C) S. Chandrashekhar
(D) Hargovind Khurana
Q. A ‘black hole’ is a body in space which does not allow any type of radiation to come out. This property is due to its _______.
(A) Very small size
(B) Very large size
(C) High density
(D) Very low density
Q. The terms ‘Event Horizon’, ‘Singularity’, ‘String Theory’ and ‘Standard Model’ are sometimes seen in the news in the context of______.
(A) Observation and understanding of the Universe
(B) Study of the solar and the lunar eclipses
(C) Placing satellites in the orbit of the Earth
(D) Origin and evolution of living organisms on the Earth
Q. ‘Super Nova’ is______.
(A) An asteroid
(B) A black hole
(C) A comet
(D) A dyning star
Q. How many constellations are in our Space?
(A) 87
(B) 88
(C) 89
(D) 90
Q. Which one of the following is not an Astronomical object?
(A) Pulsar
(B) Brittle star
(C) Black hole
(D) Quasar
Q. A group of stars arranged in a particular shape, is called______.
(A) Milky Way
(B) Constellation
(C) Andromeda
(D) Solar system
Q. Hubble space telescope has captured, for the first time, detailed image of surface of a distant star. Name of the star______.
(A) Virgo
(B) 70 Virgins
(C) Betelgeuse
(D) Big Dipper
Q. ‘Light Year’ is the unit of______.
(A) Time
(B) Distance
(C) Luminosity
(D) None of these
Q. Which one of the following is not a natural unit of time?
(A) Tropical year
(B) Lunar month
(C) Standard time
(D) Day
Q. The unit of measuring distance between the stars is known as_______.
(A) Stellar mile
(B) Cosmic km.
(C) Galectic unit
(D) Light year
Q. If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the______.
(A) Equator
(B) Tropic of Cancer
(C) South Pole
(D) North Pole
Q. A person stood alone in a desert on a dark night and wanted to reach his village which was situated 5 km East of the point where he was standing. He had no instrument to find the direction but he located the pole star. The most convenient way now to reach his village is to walk in the ______.
(A) Direction facing the pole star
(B) Direction opposite to the pole star
(C) Direction keeping the pole star to his left
(D) Direction keeping the pole star to his right
Q. The group of stars that indicate the direction of pole, is______.
(A) Saptarishi
(B) Mrig
(C) Scorpio
(D) Taurus
Q. Which one of the following is not related to space terminology?
(A) Telemetering
(B) Weightlessness
(C) Cislunar
(D) Byte
Q. The scientist who first discovered that the Earth revolves round the Sun was ______.
(A) Newton
(B) Dalton
(C) Copernicus
(D) Einstein
Q. Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to our solar system?
(A) The Earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar system
(B) The predominant element in the composition of Earth is silicon
(C) The Sun contains 75 percent of the mass of the solar system
(D) The diameter of the Sun is 190 times that of the Earth
Q. Which of the following does not belong to the solar system?
(A) Asteroids
(B) Comets
(C) Planets
(D) Nebula
Q. Who first propounded that the Sun is the centre of our Solar system and the Earth revolves around it?
(A) Newton
(B) Galileo
(C) Panini
(D) Copernicus
Q. The number of planet in solar system is ______.
(A) 7
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D) 21
Q. Which of the given two planets are between Mars and Uranus in order of distance from Sun?
(A) Earth and Jupiter
(B) Jupiter and Saturn
(C) Saturn and Earth
(D) Saturn and Neptune
Q. The planets between Earth and Sun are ______.
(A) Mars and Mercury
(B) Mars and Venus
(C) Mercury and Venus
(D) Jupiter and Saturn
Q. The Earth is located between______.
(A) Venus and Mars
(B) Mars and Jupiter
(C) Venus and Jupiter
(D) Mercury and Venus
Q. Which is true about Planets?
(A) Planets are non-luminous bodies and don’t shine
(B) Planets shine though they are non-luminous bodies
(C) Planets do not shine though they are luminous body
(D) Planets are luminous body and also shine
Q. The planet nearest to the Sun is______.
(A) Mercury
(B) Earth
(C) Venus
(D) Pluto
Q. Which of the following pairs is not properly matched?
(A) The largest planet of the Solar System – Jupiter
(B) The smallest planet of the Solar System – Mercury
(C) The brightest planet of the Solar System – Venus
(D) The slowest moving planet of Solar System – Mars
Q. Hydrogen, Helium and Methane are the main gases present on______.
(A) Uranus, Neptune and Mars
(B) Jupiter, Saturn and Mars
(C) Uranus, Neptune and Venus
(D) Mars and Venus
Q. Which of the following is not a planet of Solar System?
(A) Mercury
(B) Florida
(C) Venus
(D) Saturn
Q. The term ‘Goldilocks Zone’ is often seen in the news in the context of______.
(A) The limits of habitable zone above the surface of the Earth
(B) Regions inside the Earth where shale gas is available
(C) Search for the Earth-like planets in outer space
(D) Search for meteorites containing precious metals
Q. Diamond Ring is a phenomenon observed ______.
(A) At the start of a total solar eclipse
(B) At the end of a total solar eclipse
(C) Only along the peripheral regions of the totality trail
(D) Only in the central regions of the totality trail
Q. Solar eclipse occurs on______.
(A) Quarter Moon day
(B) New Moon day
(C) Any day
(D) Full Moon day (Poornima)
Q. The substances present at the centre of the Sun are in______.
(A) Solid, liquid and gaseous states
(B) Liquid state only
(C) The form of Gas and Plasma
(D) Both liquid and gaseous state
Q. Solar energy is due to______.
(A) Ionization
(B) Nuclear Fusion
(C) Nuclear Fission
(D) Oxidation
Q. Every Solar eclipse occurs on______.
(A) Poornima only
(B) Amavasya only
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Q. When does Solar eclipse occur?
(A) When Sun comes between the Earth and the Moon
(B) When Earth comes between Sun and Moon
(C) When Moon comes between Earth and Sun
(D) None of the above
Q. The Solar Eclipse achieves totality only in limited geographical regions because ______.
(A) The size of the shadow of the Moon on the Earth is small as compared to cross-section of Earth
(B) The Earth is not a smooth flat surface, but has elevations and depressions
(C) The trajectories of the Earth around the Sun and Moon around the Earth are not perfect circles
(D) Sun rays can reach most of the peripheral regions of the shadow of the Moon due to atmosphere refraction
Q. Sun’s halo is produced by the refraction of light in ______.
(A) Water vapour in stratus clouds
(B) Ice crystals in Cirro-Cumulus clouds
(C) Ice crystals in Cirrus clouds
(D) Dust particles in Stratus clouds
Q. One Astronomical unit is average distance ______.
(A) Between Earth and Sun
(B) Between Earth and Moon
(C) Between Jupiter and Sun
(D) Between Neptune and Sun
Q. The average or mean distance between Earth and Sun is______.
(A) 70 ×105 km
(B) 100 × 105 km
(C) 110 × 106 km
(D) 150 × 106 km
Q. The distance between Earth and the Sun is ______.
(A) 107.7 million km
(B) 142.7 million km
(C) 146.6 million km
(D) 149.6 million km
Q. The Earth is nearest to the Sun on______.
(A) 3rd January
(B) 4th July
(C) 22nd March
(D) 21st September
Q. Size of the Sun is how many times bigger than that of the Earth?
(A) 124 times
(B) 100 times
(C) 109 times
(D) 115 times
Q. Which of the following planets does not have satellite?
(A) Earth
(B) Mars
(C) Jupiter
(D) Venus
Q. Which of the following planets does not have a satellite?
(A) Mars
(B) Mercury
(C) Neptune
(D) Earth