Top 80+ Solved The Universe MCQ Questions Answer
Q. On which of the following planets of the solar system does the sun rise in the west andset in the east?
a. Venus
b. Mars
c. Jupiter
d. Saturn
Q. Which of the following planets of the solar system has the longest day? [IAS 2003, CDS1994]
a. Mercury
b. Jupiter
c. Venus
d. Earth
Q. The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is: [RRB 1991]
a. 24 hrs
b. 24 hrs 35 sec
c. 23 hrs 50 minutes 7.2 sec
d. 23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec
Q. Lunar Sea refers to :
a. a small sea on the moon
b. a sea on earth which experiences high tides due to gravitational attraction of the moon
c. a dark plain on the moon
d. a light water body illuminated by the moon-light
Q. 'Parsec' is the unit of measurement of:
a. density of stars
b. astronomical distance
c. brightness of heavenly bodies
d. orbital velocity of giant stars
Q. The sunspots cause: [UP PCS 1995]
a. aurora borealis and aurora australis
b. magnetic storms on the surface of the sun
c. polar auroras
d. all of these
Q. The light coming from stars gives the idea of their:
a. size
b. rotational speed
c. mass
d. temperature
Q. The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called:
a. Parsec
b. Astronomical year
c. Cosmic year
d. Light year
Q. The altitudes of heavenly bodies appear to be greater than they actually are. This isdue to:
a. vertical motion of these heavenly bodies
b. motions of the earth
c. atmospheric refraction
d. these are visible because of light of the sun reflected from their surface
Q. The same side of the moon always faces the Earth because: [Railways 1994]
a. Moon and the Earth have gravitational force
b. Moon cannot change its position
c. the period of rotation of the Moon on its axis and period of revolution around' the Earth is almost the same
d. the period of rotation of the Moon is not equal to the period of rotation of the Earth
Q. Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits? [Asstt Comm 2008]
a. Galileo Galilei
b. Nicholas Copernicus
c. Johanries Kepler
d. Isaac Newton
Q. Twelve constellations referred to as zodiac are: [IAS 1989]
a. signs of Roman gods
b. imaginary region that encompass the path of the planets
c. a group of stars
d. none of these
Q. The term 'meteor' is applied to an interplanetary body:
a. after it enters the atmosphere of the earth
b. after it enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes in mid air as a ball of fire
c. after it enters the earth's atmosphere and lands on the surface of the earth without exploding in mid-air
d. before it enters the earth's atmosphere
Q. Which one of the following statements regarding Shooting Stars is incorrect ? [NDA 1995]
a. They are meteors
b. They are the debris which got separated from a comet
c. They emit light due to extremely high temperature caused by friction while they are passing through earth's atmosphere
d. They are a kind of a star