EXPLORING THE SPACE AND UNIVERSE MCQs

Halley’s comet appears once in a period of:

  • (A) 24 years
  • (B) 48 years
  • (C) 76 years
  • (D) 80 years
Check Answer
  • (C) 76 years

On which planet of the solar system does the sun rises in the west and set in the east?

  • (A) Mars
  • (B) Venus
  • (C) Uranus
  • (D) Saturn
Check Answer
  • (B) Venus

Asteroids have their orbits between the planets:

  • (A) Mars and Jupiter
  • (B) Uranus and Saturn
  • (C) Earth and Mars
  • (D) Venus and Mercury
Check Answer
  • (A) Mars and Jupiter

Twelve constellations referred to as ‘Zodiac’ are:

  • (A) A group of stars
  • (B) Signs of Roman
  • (C) Imaginary region
  • (D) Rays from the planets
Check Answer
  • (C) Imaginary region

The approximate distance of Venus from the sun is:

  • (A) 108 million km
  • (B) 208 million km
  • (C) 308 million km
  • (D) 408 million km
Check Answer
  • (A) 108 million km

Which planet shows the phases like Moon?

  • (A) Mars
  • (B) Venus
  • (C) Uranus
  • (D) Saturn
Check Answer
  • (B) Venus

The radiant energy of the sun is transmitted in the form of:

  • (A) Particles
  • (B) Molecules
  • (C) Short waves
  • (D) Long waves
Check Answer
  • (C) Short waves

Which of the following galaxies have oval shape?

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

What is the rotation time period of Uranus?

  • (A) 12 hours and 15 minutes
  • (B) 16 hours and 10 minutes
  • (C) 20 hours and 33 minutes
  • (D) 22 hours and 40 minutes
Check Answer
  • (B) 16 hours and 10 minutes

“Asteroids” that are made of silicate rocks and clay are known as:

  • (A) C-Type asteroids
  • (B) M-Type asteroids
  • (C) R-Type asteroids
  • (D) S-Type asteroids
Check Answer
  • (A) C-Type asteroids

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