Universe MCQs Question and Answer Quiz

1. What kind of galaxy is the Milky Way galaxy??

2. A small very dense star having the size of a planet is formed when a low-mass star has exhausted all its nuclear fuel and lost its outer material is known as??

3. A force of attraction between stars, planets, galaxies is known as?

4. Our Milky Way galaxy falls in which of the following galaxy group?

5. The asteroid belt is between Mars and………..?

6. How long does it take sunlight to reach Earth???

7. The shooting star is also known as??

8. A massive and extremely remote celestial object that keeps emitting enormous amounts of energy and typically having a star-like image in a telescope.??

9. Which unit is used by the Astronomers to measure the distance in space?

10. Milky Way galaxy is a part of which of the following galaxy group?

11. Who first coined the term Black Hole in 1967??

12. Choose the correct composition of hot gases in the Sun:

13. Who used the term COSMOS for the first time for the order of the universe?

14. The theory which states that the universe is always expanding with a constant density and being continuously created to form new stars and galaxies is known as??

15. We are living in which of the following galaxy?

16. Who gave the idea of the Big Bang Theory in 1920?

17. A huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars bound together by its own gravity is known as?

18. A star with small mass (0.08-0.5 M) and low-surface temperature (2500-4000 K) is known as??

19. The theory which states that the universe began from a huge explosion of a dense mass 13.7 billion years ago, is known as??

20. How long does it take for the sun to orbit the Milky Way Galaxy??

21. A star that suddenly increases its brightness because of a catastrophic explosion that ejects most of its mass is known as??

22. Which is the largest galaxy closest to the Milky Way??

23. Which of the following Physicist predicted the existence of Black Hole in 1916??

24. A region of space-time where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape from it even light cannot is known as?

25. A cloud of gas and dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases visible at night is known as??

26. Who first coined the term Big Bang but never accepted this theory for the origin of the universe?

27. When was the Universe born according to Big Bang Theory?

28. The distance between Earth and Sun is known as?

29. The rotation period of the Sun at its equator is...:

30. Choose the correct order from largest to smallest of heavenly bodies?