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The word 'satellite' means _____.

A. wanderer

B. settlement

C. light

D. a smaller companion to anything

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D. a smaller companion to anything


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Speed of the revolution of the earth is___'

A. 100000 km per hour

B. 10000 km per hour

C. 1000 km per hour

D. 100 km per hour

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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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All asteroids collectively revolve around the

A. Sun

B. Planet

C. Satellite

D. Moon

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Which of the following conditions la the most relevant for the presence of life on Mars?

A. Atmospheric composition

B. Thermal conditions

C. Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water

D. Occurrence of ozone

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Halley's comet visits us after every.

A. 66 years

B. 76 years

C. 86 years

D. 96 years

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The date on which the Sun is vertical over the 'Tropic of Cancer' is

A. June-21

B. December-22

C. March-21

D. September-23

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Sidereal means

A. Pertaining or referring to the stars

B. Pertaining or referring to the moon

C. Pertaining or referring to the Sun

D. Pertaining' or referring to the cosmic bodies

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What is the difference between a lake and a tank?

A. A lake is small and a tank is big

B. A lake has flowing water, a tank has still water

C. A lake is a geographical feature, a tank is not

D. Both are land-enclosed water bodies, but the latter is man-made

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The time period elapsing between one New Moon and the next is approximately

A. 8.19 Days

B. 30 days

C. 29.5 Days

D. 61 Days

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When the Sun is vertically overhead along the Tropic of Capricorn at mid-day

A. days and nights are of equal lengths in the Northern Hemisphere

B. Nights are longer than days in the Southern Hemisphere

C. Days and nights are of equal lengths at the poles

D. Night is equal to 24 hours at the North Pole

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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

A. Only 1

B. 2 and 3

C. I, 2 and 3

D. Only 2

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What happens during the equinoxes?

A. The countries along the Equator are in darkness

B. The countries along the Equator are at their hottest

C. The countries along the Equator are at their wettest

D. The Sun shines vertically over the Equator

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Which planet does experience a day almost of the same duration as the Earth?

A. Venus

B. Mercury

C. Mars

D. Jupiter

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A system of millions and millions of galaxies are called _____.

A. Solar System

B. Universe

C. Space

D. Constellation

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The axis of Mars la inclined at an angle of

A. 25°

B. 30°

C. 35°

D. 15°

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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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Which of the following is not an astronomical object?

A. Pulsar

B. Brittle Star

C. Black hole

D. Quasar

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Sun-rays reaches earth in (approximately)

A. 8 seconds

B. 8 minutes

C. 4.3 seconds

D. 1 light year

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Planet nearest to the earth is _____.

A. Venus

B. Mercury

C. Mars

D. Jupiter

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When does the Vernal Equinox occur?

A. December 25

B. March 21

C. February 28

D. January 14

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Earth revolves round the Sun In an orbit once In every __.

A. 24 hours

B. 20 hours

C. 365 % days

D. 366 days

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Which planet la known as a 'Morning Star' as well as an 'Evening Star'?

A. Venus

B. Uranus

C. Mercury

D. Mars

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What meridian is the International Date Line?

A. The 180° meridian

B. The O° meridian

C. The 90° meridian

D. The 135° meridian

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Which of the following is 'the cruel planet' in Indian astrology?

A. Jupiter

B. Saturn

C. Uranus

D. Neptune

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Period of sunspot cycle is

A. 11 years

B. 15 years

C. 21 years

D. 33 years

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

A. Sirius

B. Proxima Centaury

C. Orion

D. Pole Star

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What is the most accurate description of the shape of the earth?

A. a geoid

B. a spherical

C. an oblate sphere

D. a flat disc

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Nearest star to the earth is _____.

A. Alfa Centaury

B. Sun

C. Proxima Centaury

D. Dog Star

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Which of the following statements best describes longitudes?

A. An imaginary line on the earth's surface joining the north and south pole

B. The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich Meridian

C. The distance of place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian

D. The position of a place on the Earth surface with reference to the Prime Meridian

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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