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
Correct Answer :
A. 23 hours 56 minutes
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Average temperature of the Earth is.
14°C
24°C
34°C
20°C
What is the name given to the widened rivermouth found at the point a river enters the sea?
Estuary
Bay
Gulf
Delta
Our Solar System is an orderly community of _____.
One star
Two stars
Three stars
Four stars
Sun-rays reaches earth in (approximately)
8 seconds
8 minutes
4.3 seconds
1 light year
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
Which of the following planets is called 'blue planet'?
Venus
Earth
Mars
Uranus
When the earth is at its minimum distance from the Sun, it is said to be
Perigee
Apogee
Perihelion
Aphelion
Brightest planet of our Solar System is _____.
Venus
Mercury
Uranus
Saturn
Planet nearest to the earth is _____.
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
When does the Vernal Equinox occur?
December 25
March 21
February 28
January 14
What is the temperature of the sun estimated at approximately?
5000°C
6000°C
7000°C
212°C
The term 'syzygy' is referred to when the
Earth is at prihelion and Moon at perigee
Earth is at aphelion and Moon at apogee
Moon and Sun are at right angles with reference to the Earth
Moon, Sun and Earth lie along a straight line
What is the time difference for every degree of longitude?
Eight minutes
Ten minutes
Four minutes
Twelve minutes
What is the name of the planet which takes 88 days to make one revolution of the Sun?
Venus
Mercury
Pluto
Neptune
A celestial body which revolves round a planet just as a planet revolves round the Sun is called _____.
Moon
Asteroid
Satellite
Great Bear
How many satellites does the largest planet have?
Sixteen
Ten
Six
Nine
On which date is the Earth in 'aphelion'?
July-4
December-22
September-23
June-21
What is peninsula?
A narrow belt of land
A mountainous island
A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
A range of hills
The study of universe on grand scale is called.
Cosmology
Astronomy
Astrology
Exbiology
Which one of the following stars is nearest to the Earth?
Polaris
Alpha Centauri
Sun
Sirius
Largest planet of our Solar System is _____.
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Uranus
What is a narrow waterway separating two bits of land called?
A bay
A gulf
A strait
An isthmus
If the Sun dies It will be transformed Into a
White Dwarf
Black Dwarf
Quasar
All of the above
What is the most accurate description of the shape of the earth?
a geoid
a spherical
an oblate sphere
a flat disc
A family or system of millions and millions of stars are called ____.
Universe
Solar System
Galaxy
Asteroids
A swarm of small bodies in between the two Planets of Solar System is called 'asteroids' which are those two Planets?
Mars and Jupiter
Earth and Venus
Neptune and Pluto
Jupiter and Saturn
Average density of the Earth is ( relative to water) __.
5.5
4.5
9.5
6.5
On the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere which of the hollowing latitudes will have the longest night?
45°S
60°S
60°N
45°N
The permanent tilt of the Earth's axis and the revolution of the Earth in its orbit together cause
Day and night
Varying lengths of day and night at different times of the year
Differences in time between places on different meridians
The deflection of winds
Which of the following are the Inner Planets?
1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Earth
4. Mars
Only 1
1 and 2
1, 2 and 3
1, 2, 3 and 4