universe & solar system section 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

What is true about the equinox ?

a) Vertical sun over the equator

b) Continuous day in the polar regions

c) Vertical sun over the Tropic of Capricorn

d) Vertical sun over the Tropic of Cancer

Question : 2

Consider the following statements:

1. The Sun is the heart spot of the Solar system which is the source of energy of all organism of the earth.
2. The innermost layer of the Sun is called Corona.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) Neither 1 nor 2

c) 2 only

d) 1 only

Question : 3

The moon is showing its same face to the earth because

a) Its periods of rotation and revolution are the same

b) Its rotation is faster than its revolution

c) Its rotation and revolution are opposite

d) It is not rotating about its own axis

Question : 4

The asteroids are small celestial bodies in the solar system which are found between the planets.

a) Jupiter and Saturn

b) Neptune and Saturn

c) Mars and Jupiter

d) Mercury and Venus

Question : 5

A meteor is

a) part of a constellation

b) a comet without a tail

c) a piece of mater which has entered the earth’s atmosphere from outer space

d) a rapidly moving star

Question : 6

In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus?

a) Saturn and Earth

b) Saturn and Neptune

c) Jupiter and Saturn

d) Earth and Jupiter