If you are looking for MCQ on Class 5 SST Movements of the Earth then you are at the right place.
What did Indian astronomers Aryabhatta and Bhaskara discover about the Earth?
A) It is flat
B) It is tilted at an angle
C) It is spherical and rotates
D) It is stationary
Answer: C) It is spherical and rotates
What is the angle of tilt of the Earth’s axis?
A) 45 degrees
B) 23 degrees
C) 90 degrees
D) 180 degrees
Answer: B) 23 degrees
What is the term for the Earth spinning on its own axis?
A) Revolution
B) Rotation
C) Orbit
D) Tilt
Answer: B) Rotation
How long does it take for the Earth to complete one rotation?
A) 12 hours
B) 24 hours
C) 365 days
D) 48 hours
Answer: B) 24 hours
Which hemisphere experiences daytime first due to Earth’s rotation?
A) Western Hemisphere
B) Northern Hemisphere
C) Eastern Hemisphere
D) Southern Hemisphere
Answer: C) Eastern Hemisphere
What causes the formation of day and night on Earth?
A) Earth’s orbit
B) Earth’s revolution
C) Earth’s rotation
D) Earth’s tilt
Answer: C) Earth’s rotation
Which country is known as the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ due to receiving sunlight early?
A) China
B) India
C) Japan
D) Australia
Answer: C) Japan
Who discovered that the orbits of heavenly bodies are elliptical?
A) Aryabhatta
B) Bhaskara
C) Ferdinand Magellan
D) Johannes Kepler
Answer: D) Johannes Kepler
How long does the Earth take to complete one revolution around the Sun?
A) 24 hours
B) 365 days
C) 48 hours
D) 12 hours
Answer: B) 365 days
Which phenomenon is caused by the inclination of the Earth’s axis and its revolution around the Sun?
A) Day and night
B) Change in seasons
C) High and low tides
D) Solar eclipse
Answer: B) Change in seasons
What is the term for the days with equal lengths of day and night?
A) Solstice
B) Equinox
C) Revolution
D) Rotation
Answer: B) Equinox
Which equinox occurs on 21st March?
A) Vernal Equinox
B) Autumn Equinox
C) Summer Equinox
D) Winter Equinox
Answer: A) Vernal Equinox
On 21st June, which hemisphere experiences Summer Solstice?
A) Northern Hemisphere
B) Southern Hemisphere
C) Western Hemisphere
D) Eastern Hemisphere
Answer: A) Northern Hemisphere
What happens during a lunar eclipse?
A) Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon
B) Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth
C) Sun passes between the Moon and the Earth
D) Earth revolves around the Moon
Answer: B) Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth
During which moon phase does a solar eclipse occur?
A) Full Moon
B) New Moon
C) First Quarter
D) Last Quarter
Answer: B) New Moon
Why is it dangerous to look directly at a solar eclipse?
A) It causes blindness
B) Harmful UV rays
C) Increase in temperature
D) Strong winds
Answer: B) Harmful UV rays
Which event causes the change in seasons on Earth?
A) Earth’s rotation
B) Earth’s revolution
C) Earth’s tilt
D) Earth’s orbit
Answer: C) Earth’s tilt
On 22nd December, which hemisphere experiences Winter Solstice?
A) Northern Hemisphere
B) Southern Hemisphere
C) Western Hemisphere
D) Eastern Hemisphere
Answer: A) Northern Hemisphere
Why do days become longer in the northern hemisphere during summer?
A) Earth’s rotation slows down
B) Earth’s orbit expands
C) Earth’s tilt towards the Sun
D) Earth’s revolution speeds up
Answer: C) Earth’s tilt towards the Sun
What is the term for the Earth’s imaginary tilted axis?
A) Equator
B) Orbit
C) Tropic
D) Axial tilt
Answer: D) Axial tilt
What causes eclipses to occur?
A) Alignment of the Sun, Earth, and Moon
B) Earth’s rotation
C) Earth’s orbit
D) Axial tilt
Answer: A) Alignment of the Sun, Earth, and Moon
