GK Olympiad Class 6 - Sample question paper 09

Q) Pluto is a/the ………...

Options:

(a) Ninth planet

(b) Dwarf planet

(c) Tenth planet

(d) None of these

Q) Which planet is also known as “Earth’s Twin”?

Options:

(a) Mercury

(b) Venus

(c) Mars

(d) Neptune

Q) What is the other name for Ursa Major?

Options:

(a) Little Bear

(b) Angry Bear

(c) Great Bear

(d) Sad Bear

Q) Saturn is ………. than water.

Options:

(a) Heavier

(b) Lighter

(c) Equal

(d) None of these

Q) Planet ‘X’ has no moon. It has the longest rotation period of any planet in the solar system. It is also known as the evening star. Its surface is obscured by opaque layers of clouds made up of sulphuric acid. Identify the planet ‘X’.

Options:

(a) Mercury

(b) Mars

(c) Neptune

(d) Venus

Q) Which of the following is the closest star to Earth?

Options:

(a) Barnard’s star

(b) Alpha Centauri

(c) Proxima Centauri

(d) None of these

Q) The time required for a given body to return to a given position relative to the stars is called ………

Options:

(a) Synodic period

(b) Sinusoidal period

(c) Symbolic period

(d) Sidereal period

Q) How many countries are there in Europe?

Options:

(a) 33

(b) 44

(c) 22

(d) 55

Q) Which of the following is the single largest known galaxy?

Options:

(a) IC 1110

(b) CI 11010

(c) IC 1101

(d) ICI 110

Q) Which of the following is known as the morning and evening star?

Options:

(a) Venus

(b) Earth

(c) Mars

(d) Mercury

Q) The Earth rotates about an imaginary line that passes through the North and South Poles of the planet. What is this imaginary line called?

Options:

(a) North pole

(b) Middle line

(c) South pole

(d) Axis of rotation

Q) Mars has 2 moons – …………. and …………….

Options:

(a) Photons and Demetrons

(b) Phobos and Demtros

(c) Phobos and Deimos

(d) None of the above

Q) Which of the following is the largest and deepest ocean?

Options:

(a) The Atlantic Ocean

(b) The Indian Ocean

(c) The Pacific Ocean

(d) None of the above

Q) Titan is the moon of which planet?

Options:

(a) Neptune

(b) Uranus

(c) Jupiter

(d) Saturn

Q) Which continent has 23 sovereign states?

Options:

(a) North America

(b) Asia

(c) Australia

(d) Europe

Q) Which of the following is the second layer of the Earth?

Options:

(a) Inner Core

(b) Mantle

(c) Outer Core

(d) Crust

Q) Mark the correct answer based on the two statements given below.

Statement 1- The spinning of the Earth on its axis is called revolution.

Statement 2- A leap year has 365 days.

(a) Both statements are correct.

(b) Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is false.

(c) Statement 2 is correct but statement 1 is false.

(d) Both statements are false.

Q) Every planet in our solar system has seasons. Which among the following planets has the length of each season of about 7 years?

(a) Jupiter

(b) Saturn

(c) Uranus

(d) Neptune

Q) Rotation of the Earth causes ……….

(a) Rainy season

(b) Day-night cycle

(c) Winter Season

(d) Spring season

Q) Rotation of Earth on its axis is an example of which type of motion?

Options:

(a) Rectilinear motion

(b) Circular motion

(c) Rotational motion

(d) Oscillatory motion

Q) The Earth takes ……………. day(s) to complete one rotation around its axis and ……….. day(s) to complete one revolution around the Sun.

Options:

(a) 24, 1

(b) 24, 365

(c) 1, 365

(d) 28, 365

Q) Stars are enormous spheres of ignited gas that light the cosmos. They come in MANY different types and sizes. Which among the following is not a known type of star? (2017)

Options:

(a) White dwarf

(b) Red giant

(c) Green dwarf

(d) Red dwarf

Q) Which of the following is the smallest ocean in the world? (2015)

Options:

(a) Pacific

(b) Indian

(c) Atlantic

(d) Arctic

Q) Winter Solstice is on:

Options:

(a) 19 December

(b) 22 December

(c) 13 December

(d) 24 December