From west to east, what are the three main island groups in the Pacific called?
Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia
Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia
Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia
Micronesia, Polynesia and Melanesia
Correct Answer :
A. Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia
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In which of the following planets, the Great Red Spot has been the special feature?
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Venus
Halley's comet visits us after every.
66 years
76 years
86 years
96 years
Orion and Great Bear stand for ______.
star
planet
Solar System
Constellation
Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the Sun?
Earth
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
The atmosphere of Venus contains large quantity of
Carbondioxide and sulphuric acid
Carbondioxide and nitric acid
Nitrogen and sulphuric acid
Nitrogen and nitric acid
The Sun contains over ___of the total mass of the Solar System.
0.825
0.98
0.998
0.02
A celestial body which revolves round a planet just as a planet revolves round the Sun is called _____.
Moon
Asteroid
Satellite
Great Bear
Which of the following is not an astronomical object?
Pulsar
Brittle Star
Black hole
Quasar
Smallest planet of our Solar System is _____.
Pluto
Earth
Venus
Mercury
Which of the following planets is called 'blue planet'?
Venus
Earth
Mars
Uranus
What is the geographical term for land's end, that tip of land which projects into the sea?
A headland
A spit
A peninsula
A cape
How much time does earth take in making one rotation on its axis with respect to a fixed star at infinite distance?
23 hours 56 minutes
24 hours
23 hours 46 minutes
24 hours 4 minutes
What is the direction of rotation of the earth on its axis?
East to West
South to North
North to South
West to East
The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the Earth. This is true or
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Mars
What is the unit of measurement of distance between celestial bodies?
Light year
Nautical mile
Statute mile
Kilometre
Which star la called the brightest star (Dog star)?
Sirius
Proxima Centaury
Orion
Pole Star
Rapidly rotating stars emitting intense radio waves are called ___.
Pulsars
Quasuars
Neutron stars
All of the above
A 'black hole' is a body in space which does not allow any radiation to come out. This property is due to its
Very small size
Very large size
Very high density
Very low density
What does perigee mean?
The position of the moon farthest from the earth
The position of the earth nearest to the Sun
The position of the moon nearest to the earth
The position of the earth farthest from the Sun
A Light Year measures
A unit of velocity
A unit of distance
A unit of pressure
A unit of time
The solar eclipse takes place when
The Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon
The Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth
The Sun comes between the Earth and the Moon
The Planets of the Solar System lies on the same plane
How many satellites does the largest planet have?
Sixteen
Ten
Six
Nine
Largest planet of our Solar System is _____.
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Uranus
Planet nearest to the earth is _____.
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
The word 'satellite' means _____.
wanderer
settlement
light
a smaller companion to anything
Who was the first person to describe the earth as a sphere?
Columbus
Varahmihir
Aryabhat
Copernicus
The name of our galaxy is _______
Alfa Centauri
Proxima Centauri
Milky Way
Neptune
If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the \
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
South Pole
North Pole
The Sun experiences magnetic storms and this Interferes with the magnetic field oC the Earth and produces light which are called
Quasars
Polar Auroras
Meteorites
Pulsar
What is the name given to the widened rivermouth found at the point a river enters the sea?
Estuary
Bay
Gulf
Delta