Category: CSS General Science MCQs

(A) The Moon is between the Sun and the Earth
(B) The Sun is between the Earth and the Moon
(C) The Earth is between the Sun and the Moon
(D) The Earth casts its shadow on the Moon

Q. Earth’s orbit around the sun is a(n):
(A) Perihelion
(B) Aphelion
(C) Ellipse
(D) None of these

Q. A ________ eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly behind Earth and into its shadow.
(A) Lunar
(B) Solar
(C) Partial
(D) None of these

Answers:
1. (A) The Moon is between the Sun and the Earth
2. (C) Ellipse
3. (A) Lunar

(A) 4.5 billion years
(B) 5.5 billion years
(C) 6.5 billion years
(D) 7.5 billion years

Q. The solar system is located in the Orion Arm, _______ light years from the center of Milky way galaxy.
(A) 16,000
(B) 26,000
(C) 36,000
(D) 46,000

Q. The two large planets Jupiter and Saturn are gas giants, being composed mainly of Hydrogen and:
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Helium
(D) None of these

Answers:
1. (A) 4.5 billion years
2. (B) 26,000
3. (C) Helium

(A) Planet
(B) Comet
(C) Satellite
(D) None of these

Q. The Latin name of sun is:
(A) Sunne
(B) Sol
(C) Comet
(D) None of these

Q. The gravitational bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it is called:
(A) Solar System
(B) Milky way
(C) Galaxy
(D) None of these

Answers:
1. (D) None of these ( Star)
2. (B) Sol
3. (A) Solar system

(A) Jupiter
(B) Venus
(C) Saturn
(D) Uranus

Q. The brightest planet in the solar system is: 
(A) Venus
(B) Jupiter
(C) Earth
(D) Neptune

Q. The Planet between Earth and Mercury is:
(A) Venus
(B) Mars
(C) Jupiter
(D) Neptune

Answers:
1. (A) Jupiter
2. (A) Venus
3. (A) Venus