Solar System & Planets — Homi Bhabha Class 6 Physics MCQs with Solutions
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Questions with solutions
Q1 — Solar System & Planets · easy · theory
How many planets are there in our Solar System?
A. 9
B. 6
C. 8 ✓ Correct
D. 7
Solution: Since 2006 the Solar System has 8 planets; Pluto is now called a dwarf planet.
Q2 — Solar System & Planets · easy · theory
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
A. Mars
B. Venus
C. Earth
D. Mercury ✓ Correct
Solution: Mercury is the nearest planet to the Sun.
Q3 — Solar System & Planets · easy · theory
The Sun sits at the centre of our Solar System. What kind of object is the Sun?
A. A planet
B. A star ✓ Correct
C. A comet
D. A moon
Solution: The Sun is a star — a huge ball of hot glowing gas that gives us light and heat.
Q4 — Solar System & Planets · easy · theory
On which planet do we live?
A. Venus
B. Jupiter
C. Earth ✓ Correct
D. Mars
Solution: We live on Earth, the third planet from the Sun.
Q5 — Solar System & Planets · medium · theory
Which is the largest planet in the Solar System?
A. Earth
B. Neptune
C. Saturn
D. Jupiter ✓ Correct
Solution: Jupiter is the biggest planet, far larger than all the others.
Q6 — Solar System & Planets · medium · theory
Which planet is famous for its beautiful bright rings?
A. Mars
B. Saturn ✓ Correct
C. Mercury
D. Earth
Solution: Saturn is best known for its wide, shining rings made of ice and rock.
Q7 — Solar System & Planets · medium · theory
Which planet is often called the "Red Planet"?
A. Jupiter
B. Mercury
C. Mars ✓ Correct
D. Venus
Solution: Mars looks reddish because its soil is full of rusty, iron-rich dust.
Q8 — Solar System & Planets · medium · theory
The fixed path along which a planet moves around the Sun is called its …
A. Equator
B. Axis
C. Shadow
D. Orbit ✓ Correct
Solution: Each planet travels around the Sun along a path called its orbit.
Q9 — Solar System & Planets · hard · theory
Mercury is closest to the Sun, yet another planet is even hotter. Which one?
A. Jupiter
B. Venus ✓ Correct
C. Neptune
D. Mars
Solution: Venus is the hottest planet because its thick atmosphere traps the Sun’s heat like a blanket.
Q10 — Solar System & Planets · hard · theory
Which two planets have no moons at all?
A. Mercury and Venus ✓ Correct
B. Venus and Mars
C. Earth and Mars
D. Jupiter and Saturn
Solution: Mercury and Venus are the only planets with no moons of their own.