Period of sunspot cycle is
11 years
15 years
21 years
33 years
Correct Answer :
A. 11 years
Related Questions
Earth revolves round the Sun In an orbit once In every __.
24 hours
20 hours
365 % days
366 days
Equatorial circumference of the Earth is
40067 km
50067 km
4067 km
5067 km
Who was the first person to describe the earth as a sphere?
Columbus
Varahmihir
Aryabhat
Copernicus
What is the name of the planet which takes 88 days to make one revolution of the Sun?
Venus
Mercury
Pluto
Neptune
Which of the following statements are true?
1. Inner Planets are alternatively called Terrestrial Planets.
2. Outer Planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. All four Outer Planets are considered as Great Planets.
3. Pluto is also considered as
1, 2 and 4
1 and 4
1, 3 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4
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
Which planet does take the longest time in completing one revolution around the Sun?
Uranus
Saturn
Pluto
Neptune
When the earth is at its minimum distance from the Sun, it is said to be
Perigee
Apogee
Perihelion
Aphelion
Which star has the largest percentage In the universe
Single stars
Binary stars
Multiple stars
Cephied stars
Which of the following is known as 'King of Planets'?
Earth
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
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
Period of sunspot cycle is
11 years
15 years
21 years
33 years
Brightest planet of our Solar System is _____.
Venus
Mercury
Uranus
Saturn
What is the unit of measurement of distance between celestial bodies?
Light year
Nautical mile
Statute mile
Kilometre
The word 'planet' means ____.
wanderer
pollution
celestial body
heavenly body
Polar diameter of the Eearth is.
17214 km
12741 km
12714 km
17124 km
A celestial body consisting of a gaseous cloud enveloping a bright nucleus moving around the Sun in an elliptical or parabolic orbit so eccentrically that some escapes from the Solar Systems is called
Comet
Great Bear
Meteores
Asteroides
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 much is the variation In distance between the Earth and the Sun during aphelion and perihelion?
5000000 km
500000 km
50000 km
5000 km
The date on which the Sun is vertical over the 'Tropic of Capricorn' is
December-22
March-21
June-21
September-23
What is significant about the town of Greenwich?
The International Date Line passes through it
The 0° (Zero) meridian passes through it and therefore the world sets its time by it
It is at 180� longitude
It is a major horological research centre in Britain
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
On which date is the Earth in 'aphelion'?
July-4
December-22
September-23
June-21
Our Solar System is an orderly community of _____.
One star
Two stars
Three stars
Four stars
The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the Earth. This is true or
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Mars
Outside Antarctica, which is the deepest part of the earth?
The Dead Sea
The Aral Sea
The Caspian Sea
Lake Baikal
Planet with maximum satellites is _____.
Earth
Saturn
Jupiter
Pluto
The difference between day and night increases as one moves
From equator to poles
From poles to equator
From tropics to equator
From plains to mountains
An imaginary belt of 12 constellations or group of stars la called
Zodiac
Steller group
Pulsar
Zodiacal light
Which of the following is 'the cruel planet' in Indian astrology?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune