Universe: MCQs from 01 to 10

1. From following, which planet takes largest time to go once around the Sun ______?

(a) Pluto

(b) Uranus

(c) Neptune

(d) Jupiter

2. “Black hole” is a body in space which does not allow any radiation to come out of it. This property is due to its ______?

(a) Very low density

(b) Very small size

(c) Very high density

(d) Very large size

3. Which of the following planets is called evening star ______?

(a) Jupiter

(b) Mars

(c) Venus

(d) Mercury

4. Ranking of earth in the solar system in terms of size ______?

(a) Seventh

(b) Sixth

(c) Fifth

(d) Fourth

5. The planet with the shortest rotation time around axis is ______?

(a) Pluto

(b) Jupiter

(c) Mercury

(d) Earth

6. Planets are kept in motion in their respective orbits by the ______?

(a) Rotation and the density of the planets

(b) Gravitation and centrifugal forces

(c) Rotation of the Sun on its axis

(d) Great size and spherical shape

7. The theory that refers to an explosion about 10 to 15 billion years ago, which most astronomers believe to be the origin of the Universe, is called ______?

(a) Titanic Theory

(b) The Red Shift Theory

(c) Big Bang Theory

(d) Relativity Theory

8. Operation Path Finder was a mission to ______?

(a) Venus

(b) Sun

(c) Mars

(d) Moon

9. “Black holes” are stellar objects which ______?

(a) Have intense magnetic field

(b) Emit black body radiation

(c) Have intense gravitational field

(d) Have weak gravitational field

10. During solar eclipse, which of the following represents the relative position of the Sun, Moon and the Earth correctly ______?

(a) The Sun, Moon and the Earth are not in a straight line

(b) The Sun is between the Earth and the Moon

(c) The Moon is between the Sun and the Earth

(d) The Earth is between the Sun and the Moon