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Q1. The planets, whose position keeps changing, depending on the distance from the Sun is/are........A) Uranus B) Neptune C) Pluto D) Jupiter
Correct answer : 2
Q2. Which among the following states possesses oil resources based on geographical location?
Correct answer : 3
Q3. When will South Pole experience continuous light?
Correct answer : 2
Q4. Moyar Valley is found in ........
Correct answer : 2
Q5. ............will experience sunlight for the longest period in Summer.
Correct answer : 2
Q6. Gondwana hills are located in
Correct answer : 3
Q7. The northern most part of the Himalayas (Great Himalayas) is also known as ..........
Correct answer : 3
Q8. Of the following cities of India, which one has a moderate temperature throughout the year?
Correct answer : 2
Q9. Which of the following statement is true about "Andromeda" ?
Correct answer : 3
Q10. Pick the wrongly matched pair: (A) Winter Solstice - 22nd December (B) Autumnal Equinox - 21st June (C) Summer Solstice - 21st March D) Vernal Equinox .. 21st September
Correct answer : 3
Q11. Pick out the wrong statement from the following: (A) the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Cancer at the time of the winter solstice. (B) when the sun shines vertically over the equator it is called an equinox (C) at the poles there is light for half the year (D) the sun never shines vertically beyond the tropics.
Correct answer : 4
Q12. Pick the correct statement from the following : (1) The Northern end of the earth's axis is called North Pole. (2) 45 degree parallel is half of the length of the equator. (3) There is parallelism of the earth's axis. (4) The earth's speed of revolution is faster in aphelion position.
Correct answer : 4
Q13. The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from the Equator to the .............
Correct answer : 1
Q14. Which date will be the longest day in Australia?
Correct answer : 2
Q15. The city that will never get the vertical rays of the Sun is...
Correct answer : 4
Q16. Pick the one that is wrongly matched? (A)Antarctic Circle - 66.5 degree S latitude (B)International Date Line - 0 degree longitude (C)Tropic of Cancer - 23.5 degree N latitude (D)Tropic of Captricorn - 66.5 degree N latitude
Correct answer : 1
Q17. Spring tides occur on..............
Correct answer : 4
Q18. Tidal Bore is a ..........
Correct answer : 3
Q19. What are "Playa" lakes?
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Q20. 180th Meridian was designated as International Date Line in ........at ............
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Q21. Why do we always see the same face of the moon?
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Q22. The Moon's period of revolution with reference to the Sun is........
Correct answer : 1
Q23. Consider the following statements: (1) Either of the two belts over the oceans at about 30 degree to 35 degree N and S Latitudes is known as Horse Latitude. (2) Horse latitudes are low pressure belts. Which of the given above is/are correct?
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Q24. ..........comet appears once in 76 years.
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Q25. Light from the nearest star reaches the earth in ............
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Q26. On the surface of the moon, the
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Q27. The Unit of measurement of the distances of stars from the earth is ................
Correct answer : 3
Q28. ............% of moon's surface is visible from the Earth.
Correct answer : 1
Q29. One Astronomical Unit is the average distance between
Correct answer : 4
Q30. Which of the following is the most commonly emitted gas by a volcano?
Correct answer : 3
Q31. In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets liet between Mars and Uranus?
Correct answer : 2
Q32. "Death Valley" is found in ......
Correct answer : 4
Q33. The relationship between Solar Day and Sidereal Day is........
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Q34. .............is called the Sani/Shani/Shanishcher meaning "cruel" in the Indian Astrology.
Correct answer : 1
Q35. International Dateline is ..............
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Q36. Of the statements given, which one does not prove the spherical shape of the earth?
Correct answer : 2
Q37. .........was not a part of the Gondwanaland.
Correct answer : 1
Q38. The rate of rotation of the earth on its axis is highest on.....
Correct answer : 4
Q39. On which date, the earth will be at its maximum distance from the Sun?
Correct answer : 2
Q40. When the Sun is nearest to the earth, the earth is said to be in .........on that day.
Correct answer : 4
Q41. If the directions similar to the earth are assigned to the planets mentioned below, which of them will experience sunrise in the west? A) Venus B)Saturn C) Uranus D) Mercury
Correct answer : 1
Q42. Find out the wrongly matched from the following:(A) Farthest planet from Earth - Pluto (B) Planet with the most elliptical orbit - Uranus (C) Nearest planet to Earth - Mercury (D) Planet with the slowest rotation.
Correct answer : 2
Q43. Which of the following shipping canals joins the North Sea and the Baltic Sea?
Correct answer : 1
Q44. Who among the following propounded the "Continental Drift" theory?
Correct answer : 1
Q45. The density of which planet is so low that even if you were to put it in a giant tub of water, it would float?
Correct answer : 3
Q46. The Eastern State where petroleum is found is........
Correct answer : 3
Q47. The minimum distance between the Sun and the Earth occurs on...
Correct answer : 1
Q48. During which of the following Epochs, the Himalayas originated?
Correct answer : 4
Q49. ............river does not form delta.
Correct answer : 2
Q50. The Earth rotates ..........degrees in 24 Hours