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 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 Geography Chapter 1 The Earth In The Solar System Quiz 3 (42 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one of the following is a galaxy? A) Asteroids. B) Big bear. C) Akash Ganga. D) Saptarishi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Akash Ganga. 2. What are the terrestrial planets? A) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars. B) Mercury, Earth, Mars, Neptune. C) Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Neptune. D) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars. 3. How long does Earth's orbit around the sun take? A) 365 and 1/4 days. B) 360 days. C) 24 hours. D) 2 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 365 and 1/4 days. 4. Who many years that neptune take one revolution A) 165 yesrs. B) 163 years. C) 164 years. D) 129 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 164 years. 5. ..... Was the first man to step on the surface of the moon on 29 July 1969. A) Kalpana Chawla. B) Neil Armstrong. C) Yuri Gagarin. D) Rakesh Sharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neil Armstrong. 6. The sun, the moon and all those objects shining in the night sky is called A) Celestial bodies. B) Constellations. C) Planets. D) Stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Celestial bodies. 7. Why did the earth call a unique planet? A) It has water and air, which are very essential for our survival. B) Neither too hot nor too cold. C) Conditions favourable to support life are probably found only on the earth. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 8. Which planet is known as the dwarf planet? A) Mercury. B) Pluto. C) Neptune. D) Uranus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pluto. 9. The Earth's natural satellite is called the ..... A) Insat. B) Agni. C) Moon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moon. 10. Which one of the following is no longer amongst the eight planets of the solar system? A) Pluto. B) Neptune. C) Saturn. D) Uranus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pluto. 11. What is the distance between Sun and Earth? A) 150 million km away. B) 250 million km away. C) 100 million km away. D) 200 million km away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 150 million km away. 12. Which is true about a 'Meteorite'? A) It is a space rock which enters the atmosphere. B) It is a space rock which is more than 3 feet in size. C) It is a space rock which falls to the surface of the Earth. D) It is a space rock which floats in the outer space between Mars and Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a space rock which falls to the surface of the Earth. 13. The ..... is a natural satellite of the Earth. A) Sun. B) Moon. C) ISS-International Space Station. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moon. 14. Which of following is the nearest planet of the Sun? A) Saturn. B) Earth. C) Venus. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mercury. 15. Which planet is considered as 'Earth's-twin'? A) Jupiter. B) Mars. C) Saturn. D) Venus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Venus. 16. ..... is known as "earth's twin" . A) Mars. B) Saturn. C) Venus. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Venus. 17. What is north star called? A) North direction star. B) Saptarishi. C) Pole star. D) Ursa major. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pole star. 18. What is the natural satelite of Earth A) Noon. B) CARTOSAT-2. C) HySIS. D) Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moon. 19. The Sun is ..... km away from the Earth A) 140 million. B) 110 million. C) 160 million. D) 150 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 150 million. 20. Which is the closest planet to Sun? A) Earth. B) Mercury. C) Venus. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mercury. 21. A ..... is a pattern of stars in the sky. A) Asteroid. B) Comet. C) Constellation. D) Galaxy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constellation. 22. One of the most easily recognisable constellation is the- A) Ursa major. B) Saptarishi. C) Big bear. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saptarishi. 23. Stars have their own light and heat and they are made up of gases like helium and hydrogen. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. The New moon night is called- A) Amavasya. B) Krishna side. C) Summer solstice. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amavasya. 25. The planet which is known as the "Earth's Twin" is A) Venus. B) Jupiter. C) Mercury. D) Saturn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Venus. 26. The celestial bodies which do not have their own heat and light but are lit by the light of the stars are named as A) Stars. B) Planets. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Planets. 27. Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon on A) 16 July, 1964. B) 21 July, 1996. C) 20 July, 1969. D) 21 Nov, 1942. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 20 July, 1969. 28. What we call solar system in Hindi A) Chandra. B) Garkesh Ganga. C) Akash Ganga. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Akash Ganga. 29. How many days does Mercury take to orbit the Sun A) 20 days. B) 75 days. C) 88 days. D) 68 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 88 days. 30. What is the distance between Moon and earth A) 3, 84, 80 km. B) 3, 84, 400 km. C) 3, 00, 000. D) 3, 34, 000 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3, 84, 400 km. 31. Which planet is the only planets to spin on its side? A) Uranus. B) Neptune. C) Earth. D) Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uranus. 32. The cluster of millions of star is also known as- A) Universe. B) Asteroids. C) Galaxy. D) Planets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Galaxy. 33. ..... is the head of the solar family. A) Moon. B) Sun. C) Star. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 34. A small, icy body that orbits the Sun. Is made of a main body and a tail. A) Comet. B) Meteor. C) Meteoroid. D) Asteroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comet. 35. Name our galaxy:- A) Andromeda Galaxy. B) Magellanic Clouds. C) Milky way. D) Virgo A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Milky way. 36. Celestial bodies which are lit by light of others are called as ..... A) Meteors. B) Stars. C) Planets. D) Comets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Planets. 37. The smallest planet is A) Earth. B) Mercury. C) Venus. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mercury. 38. Which is the third nearest planet to the Sun? A) Venus. B) Earth. C) Mercury. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth. 39. ..... have their own heat and light. A) Stars. B) Satellites. C) Planets. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stars. 40. What is the time taken by the light of the sun to reach the earth? A) 4 minutes. B) 9 minutes. C) 7 minutes. D) 8 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8 minutes. 41. ..... satellites are made by scientists. A) Natural. B) Human-made. C) None. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human-made. 42. There are ..... planets in our solar system. (hint:Pluto was separated in 2006) A) 6. B) 10. C) 8. D) 5. E) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGeography QuizzesClass 6 QuizzesClass 6 Geography Chapter 1 The Earth In The Solar System Quiz 1Class 6 Geography Chapter 1 The Earth In The Solar System Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books