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Solar System GK Questions and Answers | Solar System MCQs

1. Over which of the following latitudes is the Geostationary satellite set?
  1. The Equator
  2. The Tropic of Cancer
  3. The Antarctic Circle
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: The Equator

2. Which planet is known for its prominent ring system?
  1. Venus
  2. Uranus
  3. Neptune
  4. Saturn

Answer: Saturn

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3. Which of the following planets in our Solar System have rings around them?
  1. Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus
  2. Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
  3. Mars, Jupiter and Neptune
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus

4. Which planet is known for its prominent and colourful polar auroras?
  1. Earth
  2. Venus
  3. Uranus
  4. Neptune

Answer: Uranus

5. Which planet has the most volcanically active moon in our solar system named Io?
  1. Jupiter
  2. Saturn
  3. Neptune
  4. Uranus

Answer: Jupiter

6. Which planet has the most pronounced ring system after Saturn?
  1. Jupiter
  2. Uranus
  3. Neptune
  4. Mars

Answer: Uranus

7. What is the largest asteroid in our solar system?
  1. Ceres
  2. Vesta
  3. Pallas
  4. Eros

Answer: Ceres

8. What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
  1. Mercury
  2. Mars
  3. Pluto
  4. Venus

Answer: Mercury

9. Which of the following is a dwarf planet of our solar system?
  1. Callisto
  2. Makemake
  3. Europa
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: Makemake

10. What is the largest moon in our solar system?
  1. Titan
  2. Europa
  3. Callisto
  4. Ganymede

Answer: Ganymede

11. Which planet has the highest atmospheric pressure?
  1. Venus
  2. Saturn
  3. Mars
  4. Jupiter

Answer: Venus

12. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
  1. Jupiter
  2. Saturn
  3. Earth
  4. Mars

Answer: Jupiter

13. Meteorites are the heavenly bodies
  1. Between the Mars and Jupiter
  2. Between the Saturn and the Neptune
  3. Those are Burn brightly on entering the Earth atmosphere
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: Those are Burn brightly on entering the Earth atmosphere

14. What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
  1. Venus
  2. Uranus
  3. Earth
  4. Jupiter

Answer: Venus

15. Which celestial body is classified as a “dwarf planet” in our solar system?
  1. Mars
  2. Venus
  3. Pluto
  4. Mercury

Answer: Pluto

16. Which planet has the highest average surface temperature?
  1. Venus
  2. Mercury
  3. Earth
  4. Mars

Answer: Venus

17. What is the largest planet in terms of volume?
  1. Saturn
  2. Uranus
  3. Neptune
  4. Jupiter

Answer: Jupiter

18. Which is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest moon in our Solar System?
  1. Phobos
  2. Deimos
  3. Titan
  4. More than one of the above

Answer: Titan

19. Which planet is referred to as the “Red Planet”?
  1. Venus
  2. Mercury
  3. Mars
  4. Jupiter

Answer: Mars

20. Which planet has the highest density in our solar system?
  1. Saturn
  2. Uranus
  3. Earth
  4. Jupiter

Answer: Earth

21. Which planet is known for its prominent and colourful bands of clouds?
  1. Venus
  2. Jupiter
  3. Uranus
  4. Neptune

Answer: Jupiter

22. Asteroids are found between the orbits of
  1. Saturn and Jupiter
  2. Mars and Jupiter
  3. The Earth and Mars
  4. Saturn and Uranus

Answer: Mars and Jupiter

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