This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 6 > Geography > The Earth In The Solar System > Class 6 Geography Chapter 1 The Earth In The Solar System – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 Geography Chapter 1 The Earth In The Solar System Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In ancient India the galaxy was imagined as: A) River of light flowing in the sky. B) Galaxy. C) Akash Ganga. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) River of light flowing in the sky. 2. Full Moon can be seen only once in about a month time. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. The Sun, eight planets, satellites, asteroids, meteoroids etc from the ..... A) Pole system. B) Solar System. C) Universe. D) Hawk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar System. 4. The Pole star indicates the direction to the: A) South. B) North. C) East. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) North. 5. Which celestial bodies form the solar system? A) The sun. B) The planets. C) The satellites, asteroids and meteoroids. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. How many planets are there in our Solar System? A) 6. B) 7. C) 8. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8. 7. Asteroids are found between the orbits of A) Saturn and Jupiter. B) Mars and Jupiter. C) Earth and Mars. D) Mercury and Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mars and Jupiter. 8. All planets have their own satellite. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Name all our planets. hint:(Pluto was separated in 2006) A) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune. B) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and pluto. C) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. D) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. 10. Following are true about sun. A) It is made up of gases. B) It has its own heat and light. C) Sun is a Star. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 11. What is the ultimate source of heat and light for planets? A) Pluto. B) Moon. C) Sun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sun. 12. Pole star always indicate the ..... direction. A) North. B) South. C) East. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North. 13. A full moon night is also known as- A) Amavasya. B) Full moon. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Full moon. 14. The sun the moon the star's asteroids, cormet etc is consists in which? A) Solar system. B) Pole system. C) Sun. D) Galaxy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar system. 15. Tiny bodies which move around the sun are called A) None of these. B) Meteroids. C) Asteroids. D) Meteoroids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asteroids. 16. Which is the closest celestial body to our earth? A) The sun. B) The stars. C) The moon. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The stars. 17. On which date Neil Amstrong step on to the moon A) 20 july 1993. B) 20 july 1923. C) 20 july 1994. D) 20 july 1996. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 20 july 1996. 18. ..... is the only unique planet in our solar system. A) Sun. B) Mercury. C) Jupiter. D) Earth. E) Saturn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earth. 19. The only planet which takes more times for rotation than revolution is? A) Mars. B) Venus. C) Earth. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Venus. 20. Shadows on the Moon's surface are the land forms on the Moon's surface. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. In ancient times, people used to determine ..... during the night with the help of star A) Season. B) Direction. C) Month. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direction. 22. All the planets move around the sun in- A) A circular path. B) A rectangular path. C) An elongated path. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An elongated path. 23. Which one of the following is a natural satellite? A) Insat. B) Moon. C) Sun. D) Sputnik-1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moon. 24. The earth is called unique planet because A) It has no rocks. B) It has water. C) It has watre. D) It has light. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It has water. 25. Pluto is considered as a A) Dwarf Planet. B) Planet. C) Moon. D) Stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dwarf Planet. 26. Asteroids are tiny bodies that move around the sun between ..... and ..... A) Sun and Moon. B) Jupiter and Uranus. C) Mars and Jupiter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mars and Jupiter. 27. The planet known as the "Earth's Twin" is:- A) Venus. B) Jupiter. C) Mars. D) Saturn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Venus. 28. A group of ..... forming various patterns is called a ..... A) Star, Constellation. B) Star, planet. C) Star, pole star. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Star, Constellation. 29. True or FalseThe word planet comes from the greek word planetia which means wanderers. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. Which one of the following terms is used for the Full Moon night? A) Winter Solstice. B) Equinox. C) Full moon. D) Amavasya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Full moon. 31. ..... is a huge system of billion stars and clouds of dust and gases. A) Solar system. B) Universe. C) Earth. D) Galaxy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Galaxy. 32. Which of the following name is given to the new moon? A) Full moon. B) Amavasya. C) Both (a) and ib). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amavasya. 33. Moon can be seen sometimes during the day because? A) The moon is brighter than the sun. B) Moon has apparent luminosity. C) Moon does not have light of its own. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moon has apparent luminosity. 34. The Sun revolves around the Earth. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 35. The fourth planet from the Sun; also known as the "red planet." A) Neptune. B) Earth. C) Mercury. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mars. 36. Which of the following is an Indian Artificial satellite? A) IRS. B) Mars Rover. C) Sputnik. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) IRS. 37. Which of the following is made up of millions of Galaxies? A) Solar System. B) Universe. C) Sun. D) World. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Universe. 38. The moon is ..... km away from us A) 300. B) 4, 000. C) 156 million. D) 3, 84, 400. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3, 84, 400. 39. Pluto is also known as the ..... planet. A) Rough. B) Last. C) Dwarf. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dwarf. 40. How much time does Venus takes to rotate on its axis? A) 120 days. B) 246 days. C) 243 days. D) 345 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 243 days. 41. Earlier, The milky way galaxy was known as A) Bharat. B) Aryabhata. C) Brahman. D) Akash Ganga. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Akash Ganga. 42. The elliptical paths on which planets revolve around the Sun and satellites revolve around the planets are called ..... A) Poles. B) Universe. C) Orbit. D) Galaxy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Orbit. 43. True or FalseGeoid means earth like shape A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. All the planets move around the sun in a? A) Elongated path. B) Triangular path. C) Rectangular path. D) Circular path. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Circular path. 45. The moon moves around the earth in about A) 22 days. B) 29 days. C) 12 days. D) 27 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 27 days. 46. The word 'planet' has been derived from the word 'planetai' which is named as A) Latin word. B) English word. C) Greek word. D) German word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latin word. 47. The full moon night is called: A) Full moon. B) Amavasya. C) Full moon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full moon. 48. ..... has only rings in our solar system. A) Earth. B) Venus. C) Saturn. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saturn. 49. What does word planetai means A) Solar system. B) Sun. C) Moon. D) Wanderers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wanderers. 50. Light travels at the speed of about? A) 3, 00, 000km/sec. B) 300, 000m/sec. C) 1, 50, 000km/sec. D) 1, 50, 000m/sec. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3, 00, 000km/sec. 51. Which of the following is an example of a constellation? A) Ursa Major. B) Ceres. C) Pluto. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ursa Major. 52. Full moon is also known as A) Full moon. B) Amavasya. C) New moon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full moon. 53. How many planets are there in solar system A) Five. B) 8. C) Eight. D) Both 2&3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both 2&3. 54. Which planet is the largest? A) The Sun. B) Jupiter. C) Earth. D) Saturn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jupiter. 55. Light travels ..... per second. A) 300, 000 km. B) 300 m. C) 30, 000 km. D) 3, 84, 400 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 300, 000 km. 56. A small, solid, rocky body that orbits the Sun. A) Comet. B) Meteor. C) Asteroid. D) Meteoroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asteroid. 57. The following planet is known as blue planet. A) Mars. B) Earth. C) Mercury. D) Venus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth. 58. The moon moves around the earth in A) 27 days. B) 24 hours. C) 365 days. D) 1 hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 27 days. 59. Full Moon is also known as 'Amavasya'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 60. The largest planet of Solar System is- A) Earth. B) Jupiter. C) Venus. D) Saturn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jupiter. Next →Related QuizzesGeography QuizzesClass 6 QuizzesClass 6 Geography Chapter 1 The Earth In The Solar System Quiz 2Class 6 Geography Chapter 1 The Earth In The Solar System Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books