EXPLORING THE SPACE AND UNIVERSE MCQs

A constellation of the northern sky “Ursa Minor” is also known as:

  • (A) Big Dipper
  • (B) Northern Cross
  • (C) Little Dipper
  • (D) Southern Cross
Check Answer
  • (C) Little Dipper

Which planet of our solar system is known as a “Gas Giant”?

  • (A) Jupiter
  • (B) Uranus
  • (C) Saturn
  • (D) Neptune
Check Answer
  • (A) Jupiter

Planets are moving towards each other was noticed by:

  • (A) Newton
  • (B) Galileo
  • (C) James Jeans
  • (D) Copernicus
Check Answer
  • (D) Copernicus

The stars which can be seen all the times and all the nights is known as:

  • (A) Forever Stars
  • (B) Circumpolar Stars
  • (C) Bipolar Stars
  • (D) Evergreen Stars
Check Answer
  • (B) Circumpolar Stars

In the Earth years, how long is a “Galactic year”?

  • (A) 100 million years
  • (B) 230 million years
  • (C) 620 million years
  • (D) 940 million years
Check Answer
  • (B) 230 million years

On which of the following planets would the sun rise in the west?

  • (A) Saturn
  • (B) Venus
  • (C) Neptune
  • (D) Jupiter
Check Answer
  • (B) Venus

A black-hole has a very strong:

  • (A) Magnetic field
  • (B) Electric field
  • (C) Gravitational field
  • (D) Electromagnetic field
Check Answer
  • (C) Gravitational field

Which of the following planets has the greatest eccentricity?

  • (A) Venus
  • (B) Earth
  • (C) Pluto
  • (D) Uranus
Check Answer
  • (C) Pluto

What are the “Magellanic Clouds”?

  • (A) Irregular galaxies
  • (B) Faint galaxies
  • (C) Spiral galaxies
  • (D) Elliptical galaxies
Check Answer
  • (A) Irregular galaxies

A planet is said to be at aphelion when it is _______ from the sun.

  • (A) Closest
  • (B) Farthest
  • (C) Lowest
  • (D) Highest
Check Answer
  • (B) Farthest

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