MCQ on Class 5 SST Movements of the Earth

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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?

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