Keeping Time with the Skies MCQ: 8th Science Chapter 11

Boost your CBSE exam preparation with our Class 8 Science Chapter 11 – Keeping Time with the Skies MCQ Test. This free quiz is prepared from NCERT textbooks, aligned with the CBSE syllabus, and supported by educational videos and Vidyalite’s Flashcards. It covers key topics such as apparent motion of the Sun, Moon, and stars, ancient methods of timekeeping, sundials, water clocks, modern time measurement devices, and their significance in daily life. Ideal for quick revision, conceptual clarity, and improving exam performance.

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8th Science: Keeping Time with the Skies

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1. What is the duration of one full cycle of Moon phases?

One week

One year

About a month

15 days

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2. What direction is best to spot a waning Moon?

At noon in the east

At sunset in the east

At sunrise in the west

At night in the south

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3. What is the basis of a leap year in the Gregorian calendar?

Moon cycles

Earth's rotation

Earth's revolution taking ~365.25 days

Solar eclipses

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4. Which calendar adds an intercalary month to align lunar and solar years?

Solar calendar

Lunar calendar

Gregorian calendar

Luni-solar calendar

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5. Why does the Moon rise about 50 minutes later each day?

The Earth rotates faster

The Moon moves backward

The Moon revolves around Earth

Sunlight changes angle

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6. Which Indian calendar starts on March 22 and aligns with the seasons?

Lunar calendar

Indian National Calendar

Sidereal calendar

Ramzan calendar

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7. What is ISRO’s satellite for Earth imaging and disaster response?

Mangalyaan

Cartosat

Aditya L1

AstroSat

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8. Why don’t lunar eclipses occur every full Moon?

Earth’s shadow is weak

Moon's orbit is tilted

Sun blocks the view

Moon disappears

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9. When does a new Moon occur?

When the Moon is fully visible

When no sunlight reaches Earth

When Earth’s shadow blocks the Moon

When the non-illuminated side faces Earth

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10. What do we call the changing shapes of the Moon seen from Earth?

Moonlight

Moon cycle

Lunar eclipse

Phases of the Moon

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