WBBSE Class 6 Geography Chapter 1 The Sun The Stars In The Sky MCQs

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WBBSE Class 6 Geography Chapter 1 The Sun The Stars In The Sky Multiple Choice Question And Answers

Question 1. The endless firmament surrounding the earth is called—

  1. Sky
  2. Outer space
  3. Universe

Answer: 2. Outer space

Question 2. The numerous twinkling dots of light that are visible in the night sky are—

  1. Stars
  2. Planets
  3. Satellites

Answer: 1. Stars

Question 3. The expansion of the universe began almost—

  1. 15 Billion years ago
  2. 16 Billion years ago
  3. 14 Billion years ago

Answer: 3. 14 Billion years ago

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Question 4. The bright dots and objects that exist in space are called—

  1. Luminaries
  2. Nebula
  3. Asteroids

Answer: 1. Luminaries

Question 5. The milky way is a huge, spiral—

  1. Nebula
  2. Galaxy
  3. Asteroid belt

Answer: 2. Galaxy

WBBSE Class 6 Geography Chapter 1 The Sun The Stars In The Sky MCQs

Question 6. The approximate number of stars in a milky way is—

  1. 200 Thousand billion
  2. 100 Thousand billion
  3. 300 Thousand billion

Answer: 2. 200 Thousand billion

Question 7. The speed of light is—

  1. 0.45 million km/s
  2. 0.8 million km/s
  3. 0.3 million km/s

Answer: 3. 0.3 million km/s

Question 8. The time taken by light from the sun to reach the earth is—

  1. 8 Minutes 20 seconds
  2. 10 Minutes 10 seconds
  3. 15 Minutes 15 seconds

Answer: 1. 8 Minutes 20 seconds

Question 9. The brightest star in the northern sky is—

  1. Venus
  2. Pole star
  3. Hadley’s octant

Answer: 2. Pole star

Question 10. The approximate number of stars that is visible to the naked eye is—

  1. 5000
  2. 3000
  3. 6000

Answer: 3. 6000

Question 11. The constellation visible in the winter night sky is—

  1. Orion
  2. Big dipper
  3. Cassiopeia

Answer: 1. Orion

Question 12. With a powerful telescope, one can see stars that are billion light years away.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Answer: 2. 2

Question 13. The estimated age of the Sun is—

  1. 2.5 billion years
  2. 1.6 billion years
  3. 4.5 billion years

Answer: 3. 4.5 billion years

Question 14. The Sun is a million times larger than the Earth.

  1. 1
  2. 1.8
  3. 1.3

Answer: 3. 1.8

Question 15. The temperature inside the Sun is about—

  1. 15 million°C
  2. 50 million°C
  3. 100 million°C

Answer: 1. 50 million°C

Question 16. Solar storms flare up every—

  1. 21 years
  2. 11 years
  3. 5 years

Answer: 2. 11 years

Question 17. The number of dwarf planets in the solar system is—

  1. 2
  2. 5
  3. 4

Answer: 2. 5

Question 18. The number of inner planets in the solar system is—

  1. 6
  2. 4
  3. 5

Answer: 2. 4

Question 19. From the Earth, it seems that—

  1. the Moon is smaller than the Sun
  2. the Sun and the Moon are of the same size
  3. the Sun is smaller than the Moon

Answer: 2. the Sun and the Moon are of the same size

Question  20. The planet nearest to the Sun is—

  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Mars

Answer: 1. Mercury

Question 21. The bright heavenly body that can be seen in the western sky after sunset is—

  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Pole Star

Answer: 2. Venus

Question 22. Venus rotates around its axis.

  1. clockwise
  2. anticlockwise
  3. undefined

Answer: 1. Clockwise

Question 23. The hottest planet in our solar system is—

  1. Venus
  2. Mars
  3. Uranus

Answer: 1. Venus

Question 24. The high iron oxide content on the surface of Mars makes it appear—

  1. reddish in colour
  2. brownish in colour
  3. blackish in colour

Answer: 1. reddish in colour

Question 25. The planet that takes the least time to rotate around its axis is—

  1. Neptune
  2. Saturn
  3. Jupiter

Answer: 3. Jupiter

Question 26. The volume of Jupiter is times the volume of the Earth.

  1. 1500
  2. 1000
  3. 1300

Answer: 3. 1300

Question 27. The largest planet in the solar system is—

  1. Earth
  2. Jupiter
  3. Uranus

Answer: 2. Jupiter

Question 28. The coldest planet in our solar system is—

  1. Jupiter
  2. Mars
  3. Uranus

Answer: 3. Uranus

Question 29. Uranus’s high methane content makes it appear—

  1. red in colour
  2. blue in colour
  3. green in colour

Answer: 3. green in colour

Question 30. The planet that takes the most time to complete one revolution around the Sun is—

  1. Neptune
  2. Saturn
  3. Uranus

Answer: 1. Neptune

Question 31. One revolution of the Moon around the Earth takes—

  1. 24 hours
  2. 27 days 8 hours
  3. 365 days

Answer: 2. 27 days 8 hours

Question 32. The distance of the Moon from the Earth is—

  1. almost 149.5 million km
  2. 100 million km
  3. 0.384 million km

Answer: 3. Almost 149.5 million km

Question 33. The number of people on Earth—

  1. More Than 5 Billion
  2. More Than 7 Billion
  3. More Than 8 Billion

Answer: 2. more than 5 billion

Question 34. The spacecraft that can return to Earth from space safely is called—

  1. Rocket
  2. Space Shuttle
  3. Jet Plane

Answer: 2. space shuttle

Question 35. India’s first artificial satellite was—

  1. Rohini
  2. Bhaskar
  3. Aryabhatta

Answer: 3. Aryabhatta

Question 36. India’s first artificial satellite, Aryabhatta was launched in the year—

  1. 1969
  2. 1975
  3. 1990

Answer: 2. 1975

Question 37. The rover ‘Curiosity’ landed on Mars in—

  1. 2008
  2. 2012
  3. 2014

Answer: 1. 2008

Question 38. The first astronaut in the world was-

  1. Yuri Gagarin
  2. Valentina Tereskova
  3. Rakesh Sharma

Answer: 1. Yuri Gagarin

Question 39. The first female astronaut in the world is—

  1. Sunita Williams
  2. Kalpana Chawla
  3. Valentina Tereshkova

Answer: 3. Valentina Tereshkova

Question 40. Humans first landed on the Moon on—

  1. 16 July 1969
  2. 20 July 1969
  3. 23 July 1979

Answer: 2. 20 July 1969

Question 41. The color of the sky from the Moon is—

  1. Black
  2. Blue
  3. Pink

Answer: 1. Black

Question 42. If your weight on the Earth is 36kg, then your weight in the Moon will be—

  1. 5 kg
  2. 6 kg
  3. 7 kg

Answer: 6 kg

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