universe & solar system section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The four largest planets of the Solar System in decreasing size are

a) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

b) Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune

c) Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune

d) Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Uranus

Question : 2

The planet which is called twin sister of the Earth is

a) Mars

b) Uranus

c) Venus

d) Mercury

Question : 3

The largest planet in our solar system is

a) Jupiter

b) Saturn

c) Uranus

d) Earth

Question : 4

What is meant by the eclipse of Moon?

a) For any place, it is the average angle made by a line drawn from the moon to place and horizontal at midnight.

b) When the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth, it causes the shadows of the Moon to fall on Earth.

c) It is path along which the moon revolves.

d) It occurs when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon and the centers of all three are on the same straight line.

Question : 5

Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly

a) 6 min

b) 4 min

c) 2 min

d) 8 min

Question : 6

The distance between Earth and the Sun is

a) 146.6 million km

b) 149.6 million km

c) 142.7 million km

d) 107.7 million km