14000+ MCQs World Geography (Universe and Solar System)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 29/10/2026
1. Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
3. Which of the following is not a planet?
4. The Milky Way is classified as
5. Which is true about planets?
6. Diamond Ring is a phenomenon observed
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. The two planets having no satellite are
9. The asteroids are small celestial bodies in the solar system which are found between the planets
10. Time taken by the Sun to revolve around the centre of our galaxy is
11. One astronomical unit is the average distance
12. 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
13. The fact that the planets move around the Sun, not in circles but in ellipses, was first demonstrated by
14. The Planets between Earth and Sun are
15. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given planets in increasing order of their size (diameter)?
16. The Earth is located between
17. 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’?
18. The limit beyond which stars suffer internal collapse is called
19. Which one of the following is an object with such a strong gravitational field that even light cannot escape from its surface?
20. When a planet, asteroid or comet is closest to the sun, then it is called as
21. The terms ‘Event Horizon’, ‘Singularity’, ‘String Theory’ and ‘Standard Model’ are sometimes seen in the news in the context of
22. Which of these is a celestial phenomenon occurring due to stars?
24. Which of the following pairs is not properly matched?
25. 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?
26. The ‘Sea of Tranquility’ lies on
27. A group of stars arranged in a particular shape is called
28. The group of small pieces of rock revolving round the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called
29. Which of the given two planets are between Mars and Uranus in order of distance from the Sun?
30. 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?
31. Titan is the largest Moon of the planet
32. How many constellations are in our space?
33. Every solar eclipse occurs on
34. 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.
35. Which one among the following planets is smaller in size than the Earth?
36. On the surface of the Moon, two persons cannot listen to each other as
37. In the sequence of planets in the Solar system, which planet comes in between Mercury and Earth?
38. 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?
40. Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to our solar system?
41. A very small, hot object, which is, the last stage in the life cycle of a star known as
42. 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
43. Which one of the following represents the inner planets?
44. If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the
45. 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.
46. Size of the Sun is how many times bigger than that of the Earth?
47. The distance of Moon from the Earth is
48. The number of the planets in the solar system is
49. According to ‘Big Bang Theory’, our universe sprang into existence as ‘singularity’ around 13.7 billion years ago. Who proposed Big Bang Theory?
50. Which one among the following is called terrestrial planet?
