14000+ MCQs World Geography (Universe and Solar System)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/10/2026
1. Which is true about planets?
2. The Milky Way is classified as
3. The Solar eclipse achieves totality only in limited geographical regions because
4. The group of stars that indicates the direction of Poles is
5. 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.
6. Which of the following planets is the farthest planet of the solar system?
7. We observe twinkling of stars due to
8. How many constellations are in our space?
10. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given planets in increasing order of their size (diameter)?
11. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. The Earth is nearest to the Sun at Perihelion, which generally occurs on 3rd January.
II. The Earth is farthest away from the Sun at Perihelion, which generally occurs on 4th July.
III. The Earth is farthest away from the Sun at Aphelion, which generally occurs on 4th July.
IV. The Earth is nearest to the Sun at Aphelion, which generally occurs on 3rd January.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
12. 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?
13. Which of the given two planets are between Mars and Uranus in order of distance from the Sun?
14. The name of our galaxy is
15. Consider the following statements regarding Solar system.
I. All the planets revolve round the Sun in the same plane in our Solar System.
II. All the planets rotate on their axis from West to East.
III. The diameter of the Solar System is 1,173 crore kms.
Which of the above is/are true?
16. The asteroids are small celestial bodies in the solar system which are found between the planets
17. The ‘Sea of Tranquility’ lies on
18. Which of the following is not a planet?
19. The average distance between Sun and the last planet in the Solar System is
20. Which one of the planets is known as ‘Morning Star’ as well as ‘Evening Star’ because it is the first to appear in the evening and last to disappear in the morning?
21. 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?
22. The number of the planets in the solar system is
23. Every solar eclipse occurs on
24. The Earth is farthest from the Sun on
25. The colour of the star indicates its
26. 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
27. When the earth is farthest from the Sun then that phenomenon is known as
28. Size of the Sun is how many times bigger than that of the Earth?
29. Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
30. Lunar Eclipse occurs when
31. Which one among the following stars is nearest to the Earth?
32. The terms ‘Event Horizon’, ‘Singularity’, ‘String Theory’ and ‘Standard Model’ are sometimes seen in the news in the context of
33. 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
34. Titan is the largest Moon of the planet
35. The mean distance from the Sun to the Earth is known as
36. 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?
37. When any object is taken from the Earth to the Moon
38. A group of stars arranged in a particular shape is called
39. Assertion (A) The planet Neptune appears blue in colour. Reason (R) The presence of methane gas in the atmosphere of Neptune is responsible for its colour. Codes
40. According to a new definition adopted by ‘International Astronomical Union’ in 2006, which of the following is not a ‘planet’?
41. Which of the following planets is tilted at 90°, so it almost rolls around the Sun and hence, it is also called as ‘Sleeping planet’?
42. When does solar eclipse occur?
43. The fact that the planets move around the Sun, not in circles but in ellipses, was first demonstrated by
44. When the Moon size is half of the full Moon, the angle between the Sun, the Earth and the Moon is
45. In which situation lunar eclipse occurs?
46. The ‘Blue Moon’ phenomenon occurs when
47. On the surface of the Moon, two persons cannot listen to each other as
49. The group of small pieces of rock revolving round the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called
50. One astronomical unit is the average distance