Outside Antarctica, which is the deepest part of the earth?
The Dead Sea
The Aral Sea
The Caspian Sea
Lake Baikal
Correct Answer :
A. The Dead Sea
Related Questions
What is the name given to the widened rivermouth found at the point a river enters the sea?
Estuary
Bay
Gulf
Delta
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
Smallest planet of our Solar System is _____.
Pluto
Earth
Venus
Mercury
Which of the following statements is correct with reference to our Solar System?
The Earth is the densest of all the Planets in our Solar System
The predominant element in the composition of Earth is silicon
The sun contains 75 per cent of the mass of the Solar System
The diameter of the Sun is 190 times that of the Earth
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
What happens during the equinoxes?
The countries along the Equator are in darkness
The countries along the Equator are at their hottest
The countries along the Equator are at their wettest
The Sun shines vertically over the Equator
When dees the Summer Solstice occur?
July 23
June 21
May 20
April 31
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 do you call a narrow neck oC land that connects two larger landmasses?
Peninsula
Isthmus
Cape
Strait
Rapidly rotating stars emitting intense radio waves are called ___.
Pulsars
Quasuars
Neutron stars
All of the above
Big Bang Theory' explains
the formation of universe
the origin and evolution of earth's crust
formation of Solar System
formation of constellation
The word 'satellite' means _____.
wanderer
settlement
light
a smaller companion to anything
What la the difference between a gulf and a bay?
A gulf is big and a bay is small
A gulf is at a rivermouth and a bay is not
A bay is surrounded by cliffs and a gulf by lowland
Both are part of the sea that extend considerably into the land, but a bay usually has a wider entrance than a gulf
What is the position of the moon called when it la farthest from the earth?
Perigee
Perihelion
Aphelion
Apogee
How much time does the earth take in completing one rotation on its axis in relation to sun?
23 hours 56 minutes
24 hours
23 hours 46 minutes
24 hours 4 minutes
The study of universe on grand scale is called.
Cosmology
Astronomy
Astrology
Exbiology
Which of the following is known as the Cold Planet?
Mars
Uranus
Jupiter
Venus
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
Which of the following is the largest ocean?
Indian
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
What is the distance around the earth at the Equator?
21,000 km
16,800 km
18,600 km
12,500 km
The planet of lowest density (0.69) is __ .
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Pluto
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
One Astronomical Unit is the average distance between
Earth and the Sun
Earth and the Moon
Jupiter and the Sun
Pluto and the Sun
What proportion of the mass of the earth does the mass of the Moon equal?
1/81
1/18
1/27
1/72
Nearest star from the earth after Sun is
Proxima Centaury
Alfa Centaury
Dog Star
Constellation
Going into the interior of the earth the weight of an object
Increases
Decreases
Remains unchanged
First increases and then decreases
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
Halley's comet visits us after every.
66 years
76 years
86 years
96 years
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
How many satellites does the largest planet have?
Sixteen
Ten
Six
Nine