SSC World Geography Set- 1
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 29/10/2026
1. “Sirius”, the brightest star outside solar system, is also called………..
2. Our solar system consists of the sun (the star), 9 planets and ......... moons.
3. In the life cycle of a star, the stage nebula refers to :
4. When does solar eclipse takes place?
5. The time that light takes to travel from the Sun to the Earth is approximately ........
6. The solar eclipse occurs when :
7. The outermost layer of sun is called
8. Which of the following is indicated by the colour of a star?
9. Which planet in our solar system is closest to the sun?
10. Which amongst the following planets is the smallest?
11. Mercury is the ................. planet from the Sun.
12. Which scientist thought of the concept of steady state of the universe?
13. In the sequence of planets in the Solar system, which planet comes in between Mercury and Earth?
14. Which of the following is not a constellation?
15. Which of the following order of planets is correct as per distance the increasing order from the Earth?
16. Which of the following is our nearest known Galaxy?
17. If a star is bigger than Sun, but not more than twice as big, it will turn into a………..
18. What is the main constituent of the Sun?
19. What do you call one of the most famous constellations that we can see during summer time in the early part of the night?
20. Which of these planets has no satellite?
21. In the sequence of planets in the solar system, which planet comes in between Mars and Saturn?
22. What is the other name for 'Orion' Constellation?
23. Which of the following stars is nearest to the Sun?
24. In 1950, which Russian astronomer revised the 'Nebula hypothesis' proposing that the Sun is surrounded by a solar nebula consisting mainly of hydrogen and helium as well as dust?
25. Which of the following elements occurs most abundantly in our universe?
26. Which of the following is another word for universe?
27. The outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere is called ______, which can be seen during a total solar eclipse.
28. The earth's radius is approximately _____.
29. The average length of a solar cycle is-
30. Which one of the following is the brightest star in the Orion Constellation?
31. Sun light reaches earth in how many minutes?
32. The glowing surface of the Sun is called……..
33. Which is the closest star to our solar system?
35. Which one of the following units is used by astronomers for measuring larger stellar and extragalactic distances?
36. Identify the terrestrial planet among the following.
38. Sun energy is generated by–
39. Which one of the following is the largest recognised constellation?
40. The mean distance between the Sun and the Earth is approximately ____.
41. How many brightest stars is the constellation called the Great Bear made up of?
42. In terms of size, Venus ranks no. ............ in our Solar System,
43. The constellation ‘Sapta Rishi’ is known to Westerners as the
44. The approximate diameter of the sun is ____ times the diameter of Earth.
45. ––––– is a discipline of science that studies the origin and eventual fate to the universe.
46. In the context of natural satellites in our solar system, which of the following statements is NOT correct?
47. A huge collection of gas, dust and billions of stars is called a:
48. Which of the following options represent the correct ascending order of the planets in our solar system on the basis of their density?
49. Objects that shine in the sky are known as :
50. What is the periodicity of Halley's comet?
