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The Earth in the Solar System · MP Board (MPBSE) STD 6 (Madhya Pradesh - English Medium). 79 questions.

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MCQ 21 Mark
How does the moon shine?
  • A
    Have their own natural light.
  • B
    Reflects the Venus light.
  • C
    Reflects the earth light.
  • ✓
    Reflects the sunlight.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Reflects the sunlight.
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MCQ 41 Mark
Asteroids are found between the orbits of:
  • A
    Saturn and Jupiter.
  • ✓
    Mars and Jupiter.
  • C
    The Earth and Mars.
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
Mars and Jupiter.
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MCQ 51 Mark
The word ‘planet’ has been derived from the word ‘planetai’ which is named as:
  • A
    Latin word.
  • B
    German word.
  • ✓
    Greek word.
  • D
    English word.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Greek word.
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MCQ 61 Mark
These are objects that revolve around a planet.
  • A
    Planets.
  • B
    Comets.
  • C
    Meteors.
  • ✓
    Satellites.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Satellites.
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MCQ 71 Mark
A group of $.....$ forming various patterns is called constellation.
  • ✓
    Stars.
  • B
    Earth.
  • C
    Planet.
  • D
    Moon.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Stars.
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MCQ 81 Mark
Apart from stars, planets and satellites, there are numerous bodies which also move around the sun, what are these called?
  • A
    Stars.
  • B
    Asteroids.
  • ✓
    Meteoroids.
  • D
    Planets.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Meteoroids.
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MCQ 111 Mark
The Amazon River Basin is in:
  • A
    Africa.
  • B
    North America.
  • ✓
    South America.
  • D
    Asia.
Answer
Correct option: C.
South America.
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MCQ 121 Mark
Which one of the following statements is true about the celestial bodies?
  • ✓
    The sun, moon and all those objects shining in the night sky.
  • B
    The sun and the earth that has life$-$supporting conditions.
  • C
    The narrow zone of the earth surface where the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere meets.
  • D
    Major domain of water.
Answer
Correct option: A.
The sun, moon and all those objects shining in the night sky.
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MCQ 131 Mark
Light year means:
  • A
    Distance that Earth travels.
  • B
    Distance that air travels.
  • ✓
    Distance that light travels.
  • D
    All the above.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Distance that light travels.
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MCQ 141 Mark
Which is the brightest planet in the universe?
  • A
    Mercury.
  • ✓
    Venus.
  • C
    Earth.
  • D
    Saturn.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Venus.
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MCQ 151 Mark
The star which indicates the north is called:
  • ✓
    Pole star.
  • B
    Pole.
  • C
    North pole.
  • D
    South pole.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Pole star.
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MCQ 171 Mark
The celestial bodies are made of which one of the following objects?
  • A
    Water
  • B
    Minerals
  • C
    Rocks
  • ✓
    Gases
Answer
Correct option: D.
Gases
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MCQ 181 Mark
Which celestial bodies form the solar system?
  • A
    The sun.
  • B
    The planets.
  • C
    The satellites, asteroids and meteoroids.
  • ✓
    All of the above.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above.
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MCQ 191 Mark
The celestial bodies which do not have their own heat and light but are lit by the light of the stars are named as:
  • A
    Stars.
  • ✓
    Planets.
  • C
    Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Planets.
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MCQ 201 Mark
The Pole Star indicates the direction to the:
  • A
    Circular path.
  • B
    Rectangular path.
  • ✓
    Elongated path.
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
Elongated path.
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MCQ 211 Mark
What is called a cluster of millions of stars, shining white in the starry sky?
  • A
    Stars.
  • B
    Planets.
  • ✓
    Milky Way galaxy.
  • D
    Satellites.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Milky Way galaxy.
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MCQ 221 Mark
Pole star means:
  • A
    Akash Tara.
  • ✓
    Dhruva Tara.
  • C
    Ganga Tara.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Dhruva Tara.
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MCQ 231 Mark
The Planets don’t have $......$ of their own.
  • A
    Heat and Water.
  • B
    Oxygen and Water.
  • C
    Water and light.
  • ✓
    Heat and light.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Heat and light.
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MCQ 241 Mark
Which among the following is an constellation?
  • ✓
    Ursa Major.
  • B
    Pluto.
  • C
    Earth.
  • D
    Mars.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Ursa Major.
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MCQ 251 Mark
The longest unbroken mountain chain in the world is:
  • A
    Himalayas.
  • B
    Rockies.
  • ✓
    Andes.
  • D
    Alps.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Andes.
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MCQ 261 Mark
How is the sky filled with after sunset and in the night?
  • A
    Bright objects.
  • B
    Dim objects.
  • ✓
    Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
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MCQ 271 Mark
Stars appear to move from:
  • A
    West to east.
  • ✓
    East to west.
  • C
    North to south.
  • D
    South to west.
Answer
Correct option: B.
East to west.
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MCQ 281 Mark
Why do we see only one side of the moon from the earth?
  • A
    Because of moon moving around the earth in $27$ days.
  • B
    $27$ days also taken in one spin.
  • ✓
    Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
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MCQ 291 Mark
Meteoroids are made up of:
  • A
    Dust.
  • ✓
    Pieces of rocks.
  • C
    Gases.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Pieces of rocks.
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MCQ 311 Mark
Asteroids are found between the orbit of $.....$
  • A
    Mars and Venus.
  • B
    Mars and Mercury.
  • C
    Mars and Saturn.
  • ✓
    Mars and Jupiter.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Mars and Jupiter.
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MCQ 321 Mark
What makes the universe?
  • ✓
    Millions of galaxies.
  • B
    Millions of stars.
  • C
    Earth.
  • D
    Satellites.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Millions of galaxies.
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MCQ 331 Mark
What is ultimate source of heat and light for the planets?
  • A
    Pluto.
  • ✓
    Sun.
  • C
    Moon.
  • D
    Ursa Major.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Sun.
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MCQ 341 Mark
Who designs artificial Satellites?
  • A
    Manufacturers.
  • B
    Farmers.
  • ✓
    Scientists.
  • D
    Lawyer.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Scientists.
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MCQ 361 Mark
Asteroids are found between the orbits of Jupiter and:
  • ✓
    Mars.
  • B
    Earth.
  • C
    Venus.
  • D
    Neptune.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Mars.
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MCQ 371 Mark
The three quarters of Sun is made up of:
  • A
    Methane.
  • B
    Magnesium.
  • ✓
    Hydrogen.
  • D
    Water.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Hydrogen.
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MCQ 381 Mark
Which one of the following terms is used for Amavasya?
  • A
    Full moon.
  • B
    Summer solstice.
  • ✓
    New moon.
  • D
    Equinox.
Answer
Correct option: C.
New moon.
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MCQ 401 Mark
All the planets move around the sun in fixed elliptical path, these paths are called:
  • A
    Axis.
  • ✓
    Orbit.
  • C
    Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Orbit.
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MCQ 411 Mark
What are celestial bodies?
  • A
    The sun.
  • B
    The moon.
  • C
    All the shining bodies in the sky.
  • ✓
    All of these.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of these.
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MCQ 431 Mark
Why is the earth called as Blue Planet?
  • A
    Air colour is blue.
  • B
    Land colour is blue.
  • C
    Building having blue colour.
  • ✓
    Two$-$third surface is covered by water.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Two$-$third surface is covered by water.
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MCQ 441 Mark
The different group of stars is known as:
  • ✓
    Constellations.
  • B
    Celestial bodies.
  • C
    Asteroids.
  • D
    Comet.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Constellations.
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MCQ 451 Mark
The planet known as the “Earth Twin” is:
  • A
    Jupiter.
  • ✓
    Venus.
  • C
    Saturn.
  • D
    Mercury.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Venus.
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MCQ 461 Mark
hy does the sun look so big as compared to the other stars?
  • ✓
    It is very close to us.
  • B
    It is very far from us.
  • C
    It is extremely big.
  • D
    It is the biggest star.
Answer
Correct option: A.
It is very close to us.
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MCQ 481 Mark
What is the name given to the full moon night?
  • A
    Amavasya.
  • ✓
    Poornima.
  • C
    Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Poornima.
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MCQ 491 Mark
The canal which separates Asia and Africa is:
  • A
    Panama Canal.
  • ✓
    Suez Cana.
  • C
    West Indies.
  • D
    Eric Canal.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Suez Cana.
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MCQ 501 Mark
Why is the shape of the earth geoid?
  • ✓
    It is slightly flattened at the poles.
  • B
    It is spheroid at the poles.
  • C
    Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
It is slightly flattened at the poles.
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