Space and Astronomy MCQs – Page 2

Solved Everyday Science MCQs on the solar system, planets, eclipses, space missions and Pakistan's space programme, with short explanations.

1. 21

   Halley's Comet becomes visible from Earth roughly every:

   A10 yearsB36 yearsC76 yearsD150 years

   Correct answer: C. 76 years

   Halley's Comet returns about every 75–76 years. It was last seen in 1986 and is expected again in 2061.

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2. 22

   The Hubble Space Telescope was launched in:

   A1980B1990C2000D2021

   Correct answer: B. 1990

   Hubble was launched in April 1990. The James Webb Space Telescope followed in December 2021.

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3. 23

   Which planet in our solar system rotates in the opposite direction to most others (east to west)?

   AVenusBMercuryCMarsDJupiter

   Correct answer: A. Venus

   Venus has retrograde rotation, so on Venus the Sun would appear to rise in the west.

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4. 24

   Earth is the ______ planet from the Sun.

   AsecondBthirdCfifthDfourth

   Correct answer: B. third

   The order from the Sun is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

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5. 25

   Which planet is famous for its large, bright ring system?

   ASaturnBUranusCJupiterDNeptune

   Correct answer: A. Saturn

   All four giant planets have rings, but Saturn's ice-rich rings are by far the most prominent.

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