Solar System and Planets

Test your knowledge about our solar system, including planets, their characteristics, moons, comets, asteroids, and celestial mechanics. Suitable for students in class 6 and competitive exams.

23 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planet is nearest to earth?

  1. Mercury
  2. Jupiter
  3. Venus
  4. Saturn
  5. Neptune
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planet is nearest to Sun?

  1. Mercury
  2. Earth
  3. Venus
  4. Uranus
  5. Neptune
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the hottest planet?

  1. Saturn
  2. Mercury
  3. Mars
  4. Venus
  5. Uranus
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planets have no satellite?

  1. Mercury and Venus
  2. Jupiter and Venus
  3. Mercury and Saturn
  4. Saturn and Venus
  5. Jupier and Saturn
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planet is known as the smallest planet of our solar system?

  1. Mars
  2. Mercury
  3. Jupiter
  4. Pluto
  5. Neptune
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following year the famous Halley's comet will appear again?

  1. 2020
  2. 2062
  3. 2042
  4. 2060
  5. 2032
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planet has maximum period of one revolution?

  1. Jupiter
  2. Mercury
  3. Venus
  4. Pluto
  5. Saturn
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planet shows retrograde rotation?

  1. Venus and Uranus
  2. Venus and Jupiter
  3. Mars and Mercury
  4. Uranus and Saturn
  5. Jupiter and Uranus
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planet is the greenish planet?

  1. Uranus
  2. Neptune
  3. Saturn
  4. Earth
  5. Mars
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planet is the brightest planet?

  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Jupiter
  4. Saturn
  5. Mars
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planet has 39 known moon?

  1. Saturn
  2. Uranus
  3. Mars
  4. Jupiter
  5. Neptune
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Minor planets are known as __________.

  1. meteors
  2. comets
  3. satellites
  4. constellations
  5. asteroids
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planet is known as largest planet?

  1. Jupiter
  2. Saturn
  3. Earth
  4. Venus
  5. Mercury
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planet is not a terrestrial planet?

  1. Venus
  2. Mercury
  3. Jupiter
  4. Earth
  5. Mars
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planet has a satellite named Triton?

  1. Jupiter
  2. Neptune
  3. Earth
  4. Uranus
  5. Mars
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planet is named after a Greek god?

  1. Neptune
  2. Uranus
  3. Jupiter
  4. Saturn
  5. Mars
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the largest asteroid?

  1. Proxima Centauri
  2. Nebula
  3. Neptune
  4. Halley
  5. Sedna
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planets is known as the Earth’s Twin?

  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Uranus
  4. Neptune
  5. Mars
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planet is known as Deadliest planet?

  1. Earth
  2. Saturn
  3. Jupiter
  4. Venus
  5. Mercury
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planet is the inner planet?

  1. Jupiter
  2. Mercury
  3. Saturn
  4. Uranus
  5. Neptune
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not in the family of the solar system?

  1. Planet
  2. Galaxy
  3. Star
  4. Asteroid
  5. Comet
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planet is named after the messenger of Roman Gods?

  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Mars
  4. Jupiter
  5. Uranus
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following planet having minimum period of one rotation?

  1. Saturn
  2. Neptune
  3. Earth
  4. Mercury
  5. Jupiter