14000+ MCQs World Geography (Universe and Solar System)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 15/03/2026
1. 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.
2. Assertion (A) Venus is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun. Reason (R) Venus is the second planet from the Sun in our solar system. Codes
3. How many constellations are in our space?
4. A very small, hot object, which is, the last stage in the life cycle of a star known as
6. Time taken by the Sun to revolve around the centre of our galaxy is
7. In which situation lunar eclipse occurs?
8. 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?
9. The fact that the planets move around the Sun, not in circles but in ellipses, was first demonstrated by
10. Milky Way galaxy has most of its stars
11. Size of the Sun is how many times bigger than that of the Earth?
13. According to ‘Big Bang Theory’, our universe sprang into existence as ‘singularity’ around 13.7 billion years ago. Who proposed Big Bang Theory?
15. When does solar eclipse occur?
16. Which is true about planets?
17. The average distance between Sun and the last planet in the Solar System is
18. Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
19. Lunar Eclipse occurs when
20. Which one among the following stars is nearest to the Earth?
21. The distance of Moon from the Earth is
22. Which one among the following is called terrestrial planet?
23. The mean distance from the Sun to the Earth is known as
24. Every solar eclipse occurs on
25. Arrange the planets given below in order of increasing distance from the Sun?
I. Neptune
II. Earth
III. Jupiter
IV. Uranus
26. We observe twinkling of stars due to
27. The Earth is farthest from the Sun on
28. The coldest planet in the solar system is
29. A group of stars arranged in a particular shape is called
30. The Earth is located between
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. Which one among the following planets is smaller in size than the Earth?
33. The name of our galaxy is
34. The Planets between Earth and Sun are
35. Which of the given two planets are between Mars and Uranus in order of distance from the Sun?
36. The colour of the star indicates its
37. The ‘Black Hole Theory’ was propounded by
38. When the Moon size is half of the full Moon, the angle between the Sun, the Earth and the Moon is
39. Which one of the following is not found in space?
40. The limit beyond which stars suffer internal collapse is called
42. The terms ‘Event Horizon’, ‘Singularity’, ‘String Theory’ and ‘Standard Model’ are sometimes seen in the news in the context of
43. Which one of the following hypothesis/theory explains the origin of the universe?
44. 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?
45. The hottest planet of the solar system is
46. Which one of the following planets has the largest number of natural satellites or moons?
47. One astronomical unit is the average distance
48. 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
49. Which one of the following is the heaviest planet of our solar system?
50. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given planets in increasing order of their size (diameter)?