On which date is the Earth in 'perihelion'?
January-3
June-21
July-4
December-22
Correct Answer :
A. January-3
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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
To a space traveller stationed in Moon, during the day time the lunar sky will appear
Blue
White
Black
Crimson Red
What is the temperature of the sun estimated at approximately?
5000°C
6000°C
7000°C
212°C
Presently the farthest planet from the Sun is _____.
Pluto
Neptune
Uranus
Venus
Polar diameter of the Eearth is.
17214 km
12741 km
12714 km
17124 km
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 many satellites does the largest planet have?
Sixteen
Ten
Six
Nine
The shortest route between two places is along the
longitudes
latitudes
rivers
direction of winds
What proportion of the mass of the earth does the mass of the Moon equal?
1/81
1/18
1/27
1/72
Which planet is called 'red planet'?
Mars
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
Halley's comet visits us after every.
66 years
76 years
86 years
96 years
The rate of rotation of the Earth on its axis is the highest on which of the following date?
It never changes
January-4
January-3
January-21
On which date is the Earth in 'aphelion'?
July-4
December-22
September-23
June-21
The word 'satellite' means _____.
wanderer
settlement
light
a smaller companion to anything
What is the primary cause of the day and night?
Revolution
Rotation
Inclination of the earth's axis
Geoid shape of the earth
What is the difference between a lake and a tank?
A lake is small and a tank is big
A lake has flowing water, a tank has still water
A lake is a geographical feature, a tank is not
Both are land-enclosed water bodies, but the latter is man-made
Lunar eclipse means
Direction or path of the Moon
The Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
The Earth comes in between the sun and the Moon and the centres of all the three come on the same straight line
The average angle made by a line drawn from the Moon to the Earth
What happens when ships cross the International Date Line?
They have to pay a tax
Ships going west from the USA lose a day, ships going east from Japan and Australia gain a day
They have to report at the customs post
They have to check their clocks agains
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
Rapidly rotating stars emitting intense radio waves are called ___.
Pulsars
Quasuars
Neutron stars
All of the above
Equatorial circumference of the Earth is
40067 km
50067 km
4067 km
5067 km
What is the average radius of the Earth?
6071km
6571km
6371km
6771 km
What is the name given to the widened rivermouth found at the point a river enters the sea?
Estuary
Bay
Gulf
Delta
When a year divisible by 4 and not divisible by 400 is called
Siderial Year
Solar Year
Cosmic Year
Leap Year
What is the unit of measurement of distance between celestial bodies?
Light year
Nautical mile
Statute mile
Kilometre
A celestial body having its own heat and light is called
Planet
Moon
Star
Satellite
Which of the following is known as the Cold Planet?
Mars
Uranus
Jupiter
Venus
Consider the following statements regarding asteroids:
1. Asteroids are rocky debris of varying sizes orbiting the Sun.
2. Most of the asteroids are small but some have diameter as large as 1000 km.
3. The orbit of asteroids lies between the orbits of
1, 2 and 3 are correct
2 and 3 are correct
1 and 2 are correct
1 and 3 are correct
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The Dead Sea
The Aral Sea
The Caspian Sea
Lake Baikal
Charon' is the satellite of _____.
Earth
Saturn
Pluto
Neptune