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
Correct Answer :
B. 60°S
At the Summer solstice in Northern Hemisphere, 60°S will have the longest night .
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Which is the second largest satellite in the Solar System?
Titan
Charon
Ganymede
Europa
Largest satellite in Solar System is ____.
Moon
Ganymede
Europa
Cheron
If the Sun dies It will be transformed Into a
White Dwarf
Black Dwarf
Quasar
All of the above
How many planets does our Solar System consist of?
9
6
7
10
A meteor is
a rapidly moving star
a piece of matter which has entered the earth's atmosphere from outer space
part of a constellation
a comet without a tail
Which of the following is not an astronomical object?
Pulsar
Brittle Star
Black hole
Quasar
What is a narrow waterway separating two bits of land called?
A bay
A gulf
A strait
An isthmus
Who was the first person to describe the earth as a sphere?
Columbus
Varahmihir
Aryabhat
Copernicus
The study of universe on grand scale is called.
Cosmology
Astronomy
Astrology
Exbiology
What is the primary cause of seasonal change on the surface of the earth?
Earth's revolution and inclination of its axis
Revolution
Earth's rotation and inclination of its axis
Rotation
Relatively cool spots of the Sun are called __ while relatively hot spots of the Sun are called __.
Fusionspot, Facu1ae
Sunspot, Faculae
Faculae, Sunspot
Sunspot, Hotspot
Which star has the largest percentage In the universe
Single stars
Binary stars
Multiple stars
Cephied stars
Sun revolves around galaxy once in every 250 million years, this length of time is called _____.
Cosmic or Galactic Year
Mean Solar Year
Sidereal Year
Leap Year
The group of small pieces of rock revolving round the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called
meteors
comets
meteorites
asteroids
Which planet rotates on its axis from north to south?
Uranus
Venus
Mars
Pluto
Which one of the following conditions is moat relevant for the presence of life on Mars?
Atmospheric composition
Thermal conditions
Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water
Occurrence of ozone
All asteroids collectively revolve around the
Sun
Planet
Satellite
Moon
Earth revolves round the Sun In an orbit once In every __.
24 hours
20 hours
365 % days
366 days
Which of the following statements prove(s) that the earth Is spherical?
The Sun rises and sets at different lines in different places.
The shadow cast by the earth on the moon during the lunar eclipse is always circular.
Pictures taken from high alti
Only 1
2 and 3
I, 2 and 3
Only 2
What is the unit of measurement of distance between celestial bodies?
Light year
Nautical mile
Statute mile
Kilometre
Polar circumference of the Earth is
40000 km
4000 km
50000 km
5000 km
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
When does the Vernal Equinox occur?
December 25
March 21
February 28
January 14
Arrange the Outer Planets in increasing order of their sizes.
1. Jupiter
2. Uranus
3. Saturn
4. Neptune
4, 2, 3, 1
4, 2, 1, 3
2, 4, 3, 1
4, 2, 3, 1
On which date is the Earth in 'perihelion'?
January-3
June-21
July-4
December-22
Sun-rays reaches earth in (approximately)
8 seconds
8 minutes
4.3 seconds
1 light year
What part of the moon's surface can be visible from the earth?
1.59
1.41
0.5
1/3rd
Period of sunspot cycle is
11 years
15 years
21 years
33 years
The most important constituent of the Sun's mass is.
Hydrogen
Helium
Silicon
Iron
1 and 2
2 and 3
3 and 4
1,2 and 4
One Astronomical Unit is the average distance between
Earth and the Sun
Earth and the Moon
Jupiter and the Sun
Pluto and the Sun