Tue. Jun 25th, 2024

Class VI NCERT MCQs

  1. A huge system of billions of stars, and clouds of dust and gases is known as

    Options:
    1. Meteoroid
    2. Galaxy
    3. Universe
    4. Asteroid

    Option: B

  2. Our solar system is a part of which galaxy

    Options:
    1. Milky way
    2. Andromeda
    3. Tadpole
    4. None of the above

    Option: A

  3. Distance between the Earth and the Moon is

    Options:
    1. 384400 kms
    2. 320000 kms
    3. 480000 kms
    4. 248800 kms

    Option: A

  4. Maps that focus on specific information; such as road maps, rainfall maps etc. are known as

    Options:
    1. Thematic maps
    2. Physical maps
    3. Political maps
    4. Relief maps

    Option: A

  5. Maps showing cities, towns and villages etc. with their boundaries are called

    Options:
    1. Thematic maps
    2. Physical maps
    3. Political maps
    4. Relief maps

    Option: C

  6. Maps showing natural features of the earth are called

    Options:
    1. Relief maps
    2. Political maps
    3. Physical maps
    4. Thematic maps

    Option: C

  7. An imaginary line running on the globe divides it into two equal parts is known as

    1. Equator
    2. Grid
    3. Circle
    4. 0° latitude
    Options:
    1. only 1 and 2
    2. only 2 and 3
    3. only 3 and 4
    4. only 1 and 4

    Option: D

  8. All parallel circles from the equator up to the poles are called

    Options:
    1. Parallelsof latitudes
    2. Parallels of longitudes
    3. Grid
    4. None of above

    Option: A

  9. Match the followings correctly

    Important parallel Latitude
    1. Tropic of Cancer a. 23½° S
    2. Tropic of Capricorn b. 23½° N
    3. Arctic Circle c. 66½° S
    4. Antarctic Circle d. 66½° N
    Options:
    1. 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d
    2. 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a
    3. 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c
    4. 1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b

    Option: C

  10. Areas lying between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere, and the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle in the Southern Hemisphere are called

    Options:
    1. Temperate Zones
    2. Frigid zone
    3. Tropical zone
    4. Polar zone

    Option: A

  11. Areas lying between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole in the Northern Hemisphere and the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole in the Southern Hemisphere are called

    Options:
    1. Temperate zone
    2. Frigid Zones.
    3. Tropical zone
    4. Polar zone

    Option: D

  12. The value of prime meridian is

    Options:
    1. 0° longitude
    2. 180° longitude
    3. 0° latitude
    4. 90° E longitude

    Option: A

  13. How many time zones the Russia has

    Options:
    1. 11
    2. 12
    3. 14
    4. 10

    Option: A

  14. Movement of the earth on its axis is called

    Options:
    1. Revolution
    2. Rotation
    3. Orbit
    4. Circulation

    Option: B

  15. Movement of the earth around the Sun in fixed path is called

    Options:
    1. Circulation
    2. Rotation
    3. Revolution
    4. Orbit

    Option: C

  16. The axis of the earth with itsorbital plane makes an angle of

    Options:
    1. 45°
    2. 67½°
    3. 23½°
    4. 66½°

    Option: D

  17. The circle of illumination is

    Options:
    1. a circle that divides the day from night on the globe
    2. a circle that divides the earth in two time zone
    3. a circle that divides the earth into two hemisphere the northern and the southern
    4. a circle that divides the earth into two hemisphere the eastern and the western

    Option: A

  18. Read the following statements carefully and give correct answer

    1. The earth’s axis makes an angle of 66½° with its orbital plane
    2. The axis of the earth makes an angle of 66½° with itsvertical line from the earth’s orbital plane
    3. The equinox occurs when sun rays fall directly of on equator
    Options:
    1. only 1
    2. only 1 & 3
    3. only 2 & 3
    4. All of the above

    Option: D

  19. which of the following statements about solstice is/are correct

    1. Winter Solstice occurs on Dec. 22
    2. Summer Solstice occurs on June 21
    3. The sun’s rays fall vertically at the Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer on June 21 and Dec. 22 respectively
    Options:
    1. only 1
    2. only 2
    3. only 1 & 2
    4. All of the above

    Option: A

  20. The change in seasons occurs due to

    Options:
    1. Movement of earth on its own axis
    2. Movement of earth around the Sun
    3. Tilting of earth on its own axis
    4. None of the above

    Option: B