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On which date is the Earth in 'aphelion'?

A. July-4

B. December-22

C. September-23

D. June-21

Correct Answer :

A. July-4


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Which two planets do not have any satellites?
1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Saturn
4. Pluto

A. 1 and 2

B. 2 WtQ 3

C. 3 and 4

D. 1 and 4

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The inclination of the earth's axis, i.e. the earth's axis is tilted at an angle from perpendicular to the orbital plane or makes an angle with the plane of the earth's orbit. What are these respective angles?

A. 900

B. 23120

C. 00

D. 66120

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The shortest route between two places is along the

A. longitudes

B. latitudes

C. rivers

D. direction of winds

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What is the name of the planet which takes 88 days to make one revolution of the Sun?

A. Venus

B. Mercury

C. Pluto

D. Neptune

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Which two Planets do not have any satellites?

A. Venus and Mercury

B. Venus and Uranus

C. Venus and Neptune

D. Mercury and Uranus

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The visible surface of the sun is known as

A. Chromosphere

B. Sunspots

C. Sun surface

D. Photosphere

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Distance between the Moon and the Earth is
1. Approximately 386000 km
2. 1.25 light seconds

A. Only 1

B. Only 2

C. Both land 2

D. None of these

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Sunspots are

A. undulations on the solar surface

B. huge magnetic storms on the solar surface

C. places with adequate sunshine

D. places of tourist importance

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A celestial body which revolves round the Sun and receives heat and light from it is called _____.

A. Planet

B. Orion

C. Satellite

D. Star

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Planet nearest to the earth is _____.

A. Venus

B. Mercury

C. Mars

D. Jupiter

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What is peninsula?

A. A narrow belt of land

B. A mountainous island

C. A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

D. A range of hills

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Sun revolves around galaxy once in every 250 million years, this length of time is called _____.

A. Cosmic or Galactic Year

B. Mean Solar Year

C. Sidereal Year

D. Leap Year

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Outside Antarctica, which is the deepest part of the earth?

A. The Dead Sea

B. The Aral Sea

C. The Caspian Sea

D. Lake Baikal

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Planet with nearly equal rotation and revolution time to the earth is _____.

A. Venus

B. Mercury

C. Uranus

D. Mars

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Average temperature of the Earth is.

A. 14°C

B. 24°C

C. 34°C

D. 20°C

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Relatively cool spots of the Sun are called __ while relatively hot spots of the Sun are called __.

A. Fusionspot, Facu1ae

B. Sunspot, Faculae

C. Faculae, Sunspot

D. Sunspot, Hotspot

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The dark patches, associated with the Sun storms present in Sun are called

A. Sunspots

B. Pulsars

C. White Dwarfstar

D. Supernova

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The atmosphere of Venus contains large quantity of

A. Carbondioxide and sulphuric acid

B. Carbondioxide and nitric acid

C. Nitrogen and sulphuric acid

D. Nitrogen and nitric acid

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Big Bang Theory' explains

A. the formation of universe

B. the origin and evolution of earth's crust

C. formation of Solar System

D. formation of constellation

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How much time (approximately) does the light from the nearest star to the Sun take in reaching the earth?

A. 4.3 seconds

B. 4.3 years

C. 4.3 minutes

D. 4.3 hours

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On which date is the Earth in 'aphelion'?

A. July-4

B. December-22

C. September-23

D. June-21

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Presently the farthest planet from the Sun is _____.

A. Pluto

B. Neptune

C. Uranus

D. Venus

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What is the name of 'brightest Planet'?

A. Venus

B. Mercury

C. Mars

D. Saturn

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The permanent tilt of the Earth's axis and the revolution of the Earth in its orbit together cause

A. Day and night

B. Varying lengths of day and night at different times of the year

C. Differences in time between places on different meridians

D. The deflection of winds

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The rate of rotation of the Earth on its axis is the highest on which of the following date?

A. It never changes

B. January-4

C. January-3

D. January-21

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When the earth is at its maximum distance from the Sun it is said to be in

A. Perigee

B. Apogee

C. Perihelion

D. Aphelion

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What do you call a narrow neck oC land that connects two larger landmasses?

A. Peninsula

B. Isthmus

C. Cape

D. Strait

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Smallest planet of our Solar System is _____.

A. Pluto

B. Earth

C. Venus

D. Mercury

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What is the time difference for every degree of longitude?

A. Eight minutes

B. Ten minutes

C. Four minutes

D. Twelve minutes

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Which star la called the brightest star (Dog star)?

A. Sirius

B. Proxima Centaury

C. Orion

D. Pole Star