Universe MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. A difference of 1 degree in longitude at the Equator is equivalent to nearly

1. 101 km
2. 111 km
3. 121 km
4. 125 km

2. An ape like creature identified as man appeared in the

1. Pleistocene epoch
2. Pliocene epoch
3. Miocene epoch
4. Oligocene epoch

3. An eclipse of the sun, takes place

1. When the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth.
2. Once every five years
3. When the moon is full
4. When the Earth comes between the Sun and the moon

4. How many kilometres and represented by 1^ohm of latitude?

1. 321 km
2. 211 km
3. 111 km
4. 91 km

5. If a solar eclipse occurs when the moon is quite far from the earth, the eclipse would be likely to be

1. Total
2. Partial
3. Annular
4. None of these

6. In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmospheric obtained

1. Free oxygen
2. No oxygen
3. Oxygen in fixed form
4. Oxygen bound to carbon

7. Light-year measures which of the following ?

1. Intensity of light
2. Mass
3. Time
4. Distance

8. Meteorites are the heavenly bodies

1. Between the Mars and the Jupiter
2. Between the Saturn and the Neptune
3. Between the Mars and the Venus
4. That burn brightly on entering the Earth atmosphere

9. On planet Earth, there is no centrifugal force at the

1. Equator
2. Tropic of Cancer
3. Tropic of Capricorn
4. Poles

10. One astronomical unit is the average distance between.

1. The Earth and the Sun
2. The Earth and the Moon
3. The Jupiter and the Sun
4. The Pluto and the Sun

11. One degree of the circumference of the earth measures (approx)

1. 100 km
2. 111 km
3. 151 km
4. 175 km

12. Primitive ape appeared in the

1. Palaeozoic era
2. Mesozoic era
3. Cenozoic era
4. Cretaceaus era

13. Spring tides occur when

1. The moon is nearest to the earth
2. The moon is farthest from the earth
3. The moon, the sun and the earth are right angles with the earth are in the same line.
4. The moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line.

14. Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occurs in

1. 22-Dec
2. 23-Sep
3. 21-Jun
4. 21-Mar

15. The approximate diameter of the earth is

1. 4,200 km
2. 6,400 km
3. 12,800 km
4. 15, 600 km

16. The average distance from the sun to earth is

1. 150mkm
2. 57.8 million km
3. 227.9 mkm
4. 778.2 mkm

17. The blue moon phenomenon occurs

1. When two full moons occur in the same month
2. When four full moons appear in two consecutive months of the same calendar year
3. When two full moons appear in the same month thrice in a calendar year
4. None of the above

18. The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from

1. West to East
2. East and west of the prime meridian
3. Poles to equator
4. Equator to poles

19. The distance of the earth from the sun is about

1. 1500 million km.
2. 300 million km.
3. 227 million km.
4. 149 million km.

20. The Earth makes one complete revolution in

1. 365 days
2. 360 days
3. 365 1h days
4. 1 day

21. The earth rotate around its axis from

1. North to south
2. East to west
3. South to north
4. West to east

22. The earth rotates around an axis pointing towards

1. The moon
2. The pole star
3. The sun
4. Venus

23. The first dinosaurs appeared in the

1. Permian period
2. Triassic period
3. Jurassic period
4. Cretaceous period

24. The inexhaustible source of energy of the stars is due to

1. Conversion of Hydrogen to Helium
2. Conversion of Helium to Hydrogen
3. Decay of radioactive elements
4. Excess of oxygen that helps burning and release of energy

25. The largest planet in our solar system is

1. Mars
2. Jupiter
3. Butterfly
4. Saturn

26. The mean radius of the earth is

1. 3200 km
2. 6400 km
3. 9600 km
4. 12800 km

27. The nuclear fuel in the sun is

1. Helium
2. Uranium
3. Hydrogen
4. Oxygen

28. The outermost layer of the Sun is called

1. Chromosphere
2. Photosphere
3. Corona
4. Lithosphere

29. The permanent tilt of the earths axis and the revolution of the earth its orbit together cause

1. Day and night
2. Varying lengths of day and night at different times of the year
3. Differences in time between place on different meridian.
4. The deflection of wind.

30. The planet that takes 88 days to make one revolution of the sun is

1. Mercury
2. Saturn
3. Jupiter
4. Mars

31. The shortest day in Australia will be on

1. 21-Jun
2. 22-Dec
3. 23-Sep
4. 21-Mar

32. The south pole experiences continuous light at

1. Summer solstice
2. Winter Solstice
3. Veinal equinox
4. no time

33. The Sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the

1. Zenith
2. Solstice
3. Equinox
4. Noontime

34. The term syzygy is referred to when the

1. Earth is at perihelion and moon at perigee
2. Earth is at apehelion and moon at apogee
3. Moon and Sun are at right angles with reference to the earth.
4. Moon, Sun and Earth lie along a straight line

35. The total surface area of earth is

1. 510 million sq. km.
2. 610 million sq. km
3. 710 million sq. km
4. 810 million sq. km

36. The word used to describe the shape of earth is

1. Flat
2. Circle
3. Sphere
4. Oblate Spheroid

37. Tides in the sea have stored in them

1. Hydraulic energy
2. Kinetic energy
3. Gravitational potential energy
4. a combination of all the above three forms of energy

38. Titan is the largest natural satellite of planet

1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Saturn
4. Neptune

39. We always see the same face of the moon, because

1. It is smaller than the earth
2. It revolves on its axis in a direction opposite to that of the earth
3. It takes equal time for revolution around the earth and rotation on its own axis
4. It rotates at the same speed as the earth around the sun

40. What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse ?

1. 12.5 minutes
2. 7 minutes 40 seconds
3. 1 hour 40 seconds
4. There is no maximum duration.

41. What is meant by the eclipse of moon ?

1. It is path along which the moon revolves.
2. When the moon comes between the Sun and the Earth it cause the shadows of the moon to fall on Earth.
3. It occurs when the Earth comes between the Sun and the moon and the centres of all three are on the same straight line.
4. For any place; it is the average angle made by a line drawn from the moon to place and horizontal at midnight.

42. What is meant by the term midnight sun ?

1. Twilight
2. Rising Sun
3. Very bright moon
4. Sun shining in the polar circle for long time

43. What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth ?

1. 30,000 km
2. 35,000 km
3. 40,000 km
4. 45,000 km

44. When the sun is vertically overhead along the Tropic of Capricorn at midday

1. Days and nights are of equal length in the Northern Hemisphere.
2. Nights are longer than days in the Southern Hemisphere.
3. Days and nights are of equal length at the poles.
4. Night is equal to 24 hours of the North pole.

45. Which among the following planets is smaller in size than the Earth ?

1. Neptune
2. Venus
3. Saturn
4. Uranus

46. Which is the closest star to earth ?

1. Sirius
2. Sun
3. Rigel
4. Deneb

47. Which of the following do not belong to solar system?

1. Asteroids
2. Comets
3. Planets
4. Nebulae

48. Which of the following is called Blue Planet ?

1. Saturn
2. Earth
3. Jupiter
4. Mars

49. Which of the following is the farthest planet to the Sun?

1. Mars
2. Jupiter
3. Neptune
4. Earth

50. Which of the following planets rotates clock wise ?

1. Pluto
2. Jupiter
3. Venus
4. Mercury