General Science MCQs

General Science MCQs

Quiz

 

1. The nearest star to the planet earth is:
   
   1.   Venus
   2.   Sun
   3.   Moon
   4.   Alpha
2. Orion is a name of a ________.
   
   1.   Star planet
   2.   Planet
   3.   Galaxy
   4.   Constellation
3. The largest planet of the solar system:
   
   1.   Mars
   2.   Sun
   3.   Jupiter
   4.   Saturn
4. A body revolving around another body is called as:
   
   1.   Orion
   2.   Stars
   3.   Sun
   4.   Satellite
5. Name the comet which appears after every 76 years:
   
   1.   Hallet’s
   2.   Meteor
   3.   Halley’s
   4.   Pole star
6. He was the first scientist to prove that plants move around the sun: (CSS 2013)
   
   1.   Archimedes
   2.   John Kepler
   3.   Galileo Galilei
   4.   None of these
7. Distances of stars are expressed in:
   
   1.   km
   2.   Square meter
   3.   Light year
   4.   Meters
8. The star appears to be stationary from the Earth:
   
   1.   Pole star
   2.   Sirius
   3.   Orion
   4.   Ursa Major
9. The bright star like objects with a long tail approaching the Sun in a highly elliptical orbit is called:
   1.   Celestial bodies
   2.   Meteor
   3.   Comets
   4.   Stars
10. The un-burnt piece of meteor which reaches the surface of the earth:
    
    1.   Celestial bodies
    2.   Meteorites
    3.   Comets
    4.   Stars
11. Meteors are commonly known as:
    
    1.   Comets
    2.   Stars
    3.   Asteroids
    4.   Shooting stars
12. How long does our earth takes to turn about it axis (CSS 2012)
    
    1.   One hour
    2.   24 hours
    3.   23 hour
    4.   None of these
13. The motion of the earth around the Sun is called:
    
    1.   Change of season
    2.   Revolution
    3.   Rotation
    4.   Orbits
14. The planet also known as morning star is ————
    
    1.   Mars
    2.   Mercury
    3.   Jupiter
    4.   Venus 11
15. One light year is equal to:
    
    1.   18X106 km
    2.   40.67X1012 km
    3.   9.46X1012 km
    4.   150,000,000 km
16. Jupiter has a thick atmosphere of _______ which reflects most of the sun light falling on it.
    1.   Oxygen
    2.   Helium
    3.   Nitrogen
    4.   Hydrogen
17. A unit of length equal to the average distance between the earth and sun is called (CSS 2011)
    1.   Astronomical unit
    2.   Parsec
    3.   Parallax
    4.   None of these
18. Solar eclipse occurs on _________.
    
    1.   full moon day
    2.   new moon day
    3.   both ‘a’ and ‘b’
    4.   none of the above
19. Stars produce heat energy and light due to the fusion of___________.
    
    1.   Oxygen
    2.   Hydrogen
    3.   Helium
    4.   Ozone
20. Stars appear to move from______ in the sky.
    
    1.   West to east
    2.   East to west
    3.   North to south
    4.   South to north
21. Ursa Major moves around the ______.
    1.   Sun
    2.   Earth
    3.   Moon
    4.   Pole Star
22. A body can escape the gravitational pull of the earth if it is thrown up with a velocity of:
    1.   25 miles per sec
    2.   60 miles per sec
    3.   10 miles per sec
    4.   7 miles per sec
23. Name the planet which is least dense among all the planets.
    
    1.   Mercury
    2.   Mars
    3.   Saturn
    4.   Jupiter
24. The axis of the Earth is inclined to its orbital plane at an angle of:
    
    1.   23.5°
    2.   66.5°
    3.   25.3°
    4.   65.5°
25. Our earth as well as the sun belongs to the galaxy which has a spiral shape called the
    1.   Galaxy
    2.   Milky Way
    3.   Light Year
    4.   Universe