CBSE Class 6 Social Science Geography The Earth in the Solar System MCQs

Question. On which planet the life exists?
(a) Earth
(b) Moon
(c) Jupiter
(d) None

Answer : A

Question. Which is the nearest star to the earth
(a) Mercury
(b) Moon
(c) Venus
(d) Sun

Answer : D

Question. Which is the largest planet in solar system?
(a) Mercury
(b) Mars
(c) Jupiter
(d) Saturn

Answer : C

Question. Which among the following is an constellation?
(a) Ursa Major
(b) Pluto
(c) Earth
(d) Mars

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following is a natural satellite?
(a) IRSA
(b) EDUSAT
(c) Moon
(d) INSAT-I

Answer : C

Question. Asteroids are found between the orbit of______
(a) Mars and Venus
(b) Mars and Mercury
(c) Mars and Saturn
(d) Mars and Jupiter

Answer : D

Question. What is called a cluster of millions of stars, shining white in the starry sky?
(a) Stars
(b) Planets
(c) Milky Way galaxy
(d) Satellites

Answer : C

Question. Stars appear to move from
(a) West to east
(b) East to west
(c) North to south
(d) South to west

Answer : B

Question. Which is the nearest star to the earth
(a) Mercury
(b) Moon
(c) Venus
(d) Sun

Answer : D

Question. What makes the universe?
(a) Millions of galaxiescorrect
(b) Millions of stars
(c) Earth
(d) Satellites

Answer : A

Question. Which is the closest planet to the Sun
(a) Earth
(b) Venus
(c) Mars
(d) Mercury

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following name is given to the new moon?
(a) Poornima
(b) Amavasyacorrect
(c) Both (a) and b)
(d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. The three quarters of Sun is made up of
(a) Methane
(b) Magnesium
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Water

Answer : C

Question. What is ultimate source of heat and light for the planets?
(a) Pluto
(b) Sun
(c) Moon
(d) Ursa Major

Answer : B

Question. Why do we see only one side of the moon from the earth?
(a) Because of moon moving around the earth in 27 days
(b) 27 days also taken in one spin
(c) Both (a) and (b)correct
(d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Name the natural satellite of the Earth?
(a) Saturn
(b) Moon
(c) Sun
(d) Mars

Answer : B

Question. A group of _______ forming various patterns is called constellation
(a) Stars
(b) Earth
(c) Planet
(d) Moon

Answer : A

Question. Which is the third nearest planet to the sun?
(a)  Venus
(b) Earth
(c) Mercury

Answer : B

Question. The Stars are not visible during the day because
(a) Of their self illumination
(b) Stars are far away from the earth
(c) Sun light is very bright
(d) Their size is large

Answer : C

Question. The earth is called a blue planet because of the presence of
(a) water
(b) blue colour
(c) brown colour
(d) red colour

Answer : A

Question. Which is the brightest planet in the universe?
(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Earth
(d) Saturn

Answer : B

Question. Why is the earth called as Blue Planet?
(a) Air colour is blue
(b) Land colour is blue
(c) Building having blue colour
(d) Two-third surface is covered by water

Answer : D

Question. Apart from stars, planets and satellites, there are numerous bodies which also move around the sun, what are these called?
(a) Stars
(b) Asteroids
(c) Meteoroids
(d) Planets

Answer : C

Question. The earth is called a unique planet due to
(a) neither too hot nor too cold
(b) presence of air and water
(c) oxygen, light supporting gas
(d) all of these

Answer : D

Question. The planet known as the “Earth Twin” is:
(a) Jupiter
(b) Venus
(c) Saturn
(d) Mercury

Answer : B 

Question. Which celestial bodies form the solar system?
(a) The sun
(b) The planets
(c) The satellites, asteroids and meteoroids
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. All the planets move around the sun in fixed elliptical path, these paths are called
(a) axis
(b) orbitcorrect
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these

Answer : B

Question. The star which indicates the north is called
(a) pole starcorrect
(b) pole
(c) north pole
(d) south pole

Answer : A

Question. The celestial bodies which do not have their own heat and light but are lit by the light of the stars are named as
(a) stars
(b) planets
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these

Answer : B

Question. The celestial bodies which have their own heat and light are called
(a) planets
(b) stars
(c) satellites
(d) all of these

Answer : B