14000+ MCQs World Geography (Universe and Solar System)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 14/06/2026
1. Consider the following statements.
I. The part of the Sun that we can see is known as Photosphere.
II. The outermost part of the Sun, which is visible only at the time of a solar eclipse, is known as Corona.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
3. The mean distance from the Sun to the Earth is known as
4. The coldest planet in the solar system is
6. Every solar eclipse occurs on
7. Consider the following statements.
I. The nearest large galaxy of Milky Way is the Andromeda Galaxy.
II. The Sun’s nearest known star is a red dwarf star called Proxima Centauri, at a distance of 4.3 light years away.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
8. When does solar eclipse occur?
9. Which one of the following is an object with such a strong gravitational field that even light cannot escape from its surface?
10. How many constellations are in our space?
11. 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
12. In the sequence of planets in the Solar system, which planet comes in between Mercury and Earth?
13. The average distance between Sun and the last planet in the Solar System is
14. On the surface of the Moon, two persons cannot listen to each other as
15. One astronomical unit is the average distance
16. The study of universe is known as
17. In irregular galaxies, quantity of gases and dust is
18. Which one among the following planets is smaller in size than the Earth?
19. We observe twinkling of stars due to
20. Which one of the following is the heaviest planet of our solar system?
21. Size of the Sun is how many times bigger than that of the Earth?
22. The word Perihelion and Aphelion was coined by
23. Which of the following planets has rings around it?
24. Consider the following statements.
A person in spacecraft situated at the mid of Earth and Sun will see that
I. sky is black.
II. stars do not twinkle
III. the temperature outside the spacecraft is more than that of the Earth’s surface. Which of the following is true?
25. Time taken by the Sun to revolve around the centre of our galaxy is
27. The unit of measuring distance between the stars is known as
28. In which situation lunar eclipse occurs?
29. Assertion (A) Only one side of the Moon’s surface is visible from the Earth. Reason (R) The period of rotation of the Moon on its axis is equal to the period of its revolution around the Earth. Codes
30. The terms ‘Event Horizon’, ‘Singularity’, ‘String Theory’ and ‘Standard Model’ are sometimes seen in the news in the context of
31. Consider the following statements.
I. Our Solar System is located in the Orion arm of the Milky Way galaxy, about two-thirds of the way out from the centre.
II. The Solar System formed from an interstellar cloud of dust and gas, or nebula, about 4.6 billion years ago.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
32. The ‘Sea of Tranquility’ lies on
33. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given planets in increasing order of their size (diameter)?
34. Which one among the following stars is nearest to the Earth?
35. The limit beyond which stars suffer internal collapse is called
36. Lunar Eclipse occurs when
37. The ‘Black Hole Theory’ was propounded by
38. Consider the following statements.
I. Galaxies are the major building block of the universe.
II. Galaxies may be regular or irregular in shape.
III. Each galaxy comprises an average of 100 billion stars.
IV. A galaxy is a huge mass of stars, nebulae and interstellar material.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
39. Assertion (A) The same face of the Moon always faces the Earth. Reason (R) The Moon completes one rotation around its own axis in 23 1/2 days which is about the same time that it takes to orbit the Earth. Codes
40. When the earth is farthest from the Sun then that phenomenon is known as
41. The Milky Way is classified as
42. The Solar eclipse achieves totality only in limited geographical regions because
43. When any object is taken from the Earth to the Moon
44. When the Earth is closest to the Sun, then
45. Which one of the following represents the inner planets?
46. The hottest planet of the solar system is
47. Which one among the following is called terrestrial planet?
48. Which of the following is/are cited by the scientists as evidence/ evidences for the continued expansion of universe?
I. Detection of microwaves in space.
II. Observation of red shift phenomenon in space.
III. Movement of asteroids in space.
IV Occurrence of supernova explosions in space.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
49. A very small, hot object, which is, the last stage in the life cycle of a star known as
50. Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly
