This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 6 > Class 6 Geography Chapter 3 Motions Of The Earth – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 6 Geography Chapter 3 Motions Of The Earth Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. On 23rd September, mid-day sun is overhead at the- A) Equator. B) Tropic of cancer. C) Tropic of Capricorn. D) Antarctic Circle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equator. 2. The sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of ..... on 21st June. A) Tropic of Cancer. B) Tropic of Capricorn. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropic of Cancer. 3. The surplus day added to the month A) March. B) January. C) February. D) April. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) February. 4. Which one of the following is the source of light on the earth? A) The moon. B) The sun. C) The satellite. D) The space. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun. 5. The ancient Indian astronomer ..... had started that the earth is round and rotates on its axis. A) Aryabhata. B) NASA. C) Dr BR Ambedkar. D) Dr.Abdul Kalam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryabhata. 6. What angle does the axis of the Earth makes to the Orbit or path of Earth's Revolution? A) 23 1/2 $^{0}$. B) 32 1/2 $^{0}$. C) 36 1/2 $^{0}$. D) 66 1/2 $^{0}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 66 1/2 $^{0}$. 7. What are Meteorites and meteors A) They are moons of a planet. B) They are planets. C) Meteorites and meteors are dust, debris, fragments of rock and iron from outer space. D) Non of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meteorites and meteors are dust, debris, fragments of rock and iron from outer space. 8. How long does it take for the Earth to complete one rotation? A) 24 hours. B) 12 hours. C) 48 hours. D) 1 week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 24 hours. 9. What is the revolution of the Earth? A) Rotation on its axis. B) Traveling to the moon. C) Orbit around the Sun. D) Spinning around Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Orbit around the Sun. 10. If 2020 was a leap year, which will be the next leap year: A) 2022. B) 2023. C) 2024. D) 2025. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2024. 11. What is the name of the North Star? A) Rigel. B) Betelgeuse. C) Polaris. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polaris. 12. When the Northern Hemisphere is having winter, the Southern Hemisphere is having A) Autumn. B) Summer. C) Spring. D) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summer. 13. What is the imaginary line that separates the lighted portion of the Earth(DAY) from the dark one(night) called? A) Dusk. B) Dawn. C) Twilight. D) Circle of illumination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Circle of illumination. 14. The plane on which the earth orbits the sun is known as the ..... A) Rotational plane. B) Spherical plane. C) Orbital plane. D) Elliptical plane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Orbital plane. 15. It is the movement of an object on its axis. A) Rotation. B) Revolution. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rotation. 16. The Earth revolves around the sun in a ..... A) Ellipticals of the orbit. B) Elliptic circuit. C) Ellipts orbit. D) Elliptical orbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elliptical orbit. 17. What is the degree of the angle at which the earth is tilted A) 23.5. B) 23.7. C) 23.9. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 23.5. 18. What causes day and night cycles? A) Mars. B) Seasons. C) Earths rotation. D) Moon phases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earths rotation. 19. Motion of the earth on its axis in about 24 hours is called? A) Revolution. B) Rotation. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rotation. 20. What is the circle that divides the day from night on the globe? A) Circle of Happiness. B) Circle of Earth. C) Circle of Illumination. D) Circle of Victory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circle of Illumination. 21. What would happen if the earth was moving faster A) The days would be faster. B) The days would be slower. C) The days would be like it is now. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The days would be faster. 22. WHAT IS THE MOVEMENT OF THE EARTH IN ITS ORBIT CALLED? A) ORBIT. B) REVOLUTION. C) ROATATION. D) ASTROIDS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REVOLUTION. 23. When an object orbits another object, it ..... A) Explodes. B) Revolves. C) Vibrates. D) Rotates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revolves. 24. The axis of the earth is a/an ..... A) Straight line. B) Curved line. C) Imaginary line. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imaginary line. 25. How long does it take for one complete rotation? A) 12 hours. B) 15 hours. C) 24 hours. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 24 hours. 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