What happens during the equinoxes?

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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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The group of small pieces of rock revolving round the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called

A. meteors

B. comets

C. meteorites

D. asteroids

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Equatorial diameter of the Earth is __.

A. 12757 km

B. 17257 km

C. 17527 km

D. 17572 km

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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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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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Which one of the following conditions is moat 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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What la the difference between a gulf and a bay?

A. A gulf is big and a bay is small

B. A gulf is at a rivermouth and a bay is not

C. A bay is surrounded by cliffs and a gulf by lowland

D. Both are part of the sea that extend considerably into the land, but a bay usually has a wider entrance than a gulf

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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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Which of the following is the largest ocean?

A. Indian

B. Pacific

C. Atlantic

D. Arctic

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Which of the following statements is correct with reference to our Solar System?

A. The Earth is the densest of all the Planets in our Solar System

B. The predominant element in the composition of Earth is silicon

C. The sun contains 75 per cent of the mass of the Solar System

D. The diameter of the Sun is 190 times that of the Earth

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A swarm of small bodies in between the two Planets of Solar System is called 'asteroids' which are those two Planets?

A. Mars and Jupiter

B. Earth and Venus

C. Neptune and Pluto

D. Jupiter and Saturn

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Brightest planet of our Solar System is _____.

A. Venus

B. Mercury

C. Uranus

D. Saturn

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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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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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When a year divisible by 4 and not divisible by 400 is called

A. Siderial Year

B. Solar Year

C. Cosmic Year

D. Leap Year

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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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Shoemaker-Levy 9 is a

A. Meteors

B. Pole Stars

C. Comets

D. Stars

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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 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

A. 1, 2 and 4

B. 1 and 4

C. 1, 3 and 4

D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

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A Light Year measures

A. A unit of velocity

B. A unit of distance

C. A unit of pressure

D. A unit of time

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Lunar eclipse means

A. Direction or path of the Moon

B. The Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth

C. The Earth comes in between the sun and the Moon and the centres of all the three come on the same straight line

D. The average angle made by a line drawn from the Moon to the Earth

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Polar circumference of the Earth is

A. 40000 km

B. 4000 km

C. 50000 km

D. 5000 km

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Which of the following is known as the Cold Planet?

A. Mars

B. Uranus

C. Jupiter

D. Venus

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Polar diameter of the Eearth is.

A. 17214 km

B. 12741 km

C. 12714 km

D. 17124 km

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Our Solar System is an orderly community of _____.

A. One star

B. Two stars

C. Three stars

D. Four stars

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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

A. Comet

B. Great Bear

C. Meteores

D. Asteroides

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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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The study of universe on grand scale is called.

A. Cosmology

B. Astronomy

C. Astrology

D. Exbiology

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How much time does the earth take in completing one rotation on its axis in relation to sun?

A. 23 hours 56 minutes

B. 24 hours

C. 23 hours 46 minutes

D. 24 hours 4 minutes

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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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Rapidly rotating stars emitting intense radio waves are called ___.

A. Pulsars

B. Quasuars

C. Neutron stars

D. All of the above

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D. The Sun shines vertically over the Equator

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Equatorial diameter of the Earth is __.

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

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Which one of the following conditions is moat relevant for the presence of life on Mars?

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A swarm of small bodies in between the two Planets of Solar System is called 'asteroids' which are those two Planets?

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

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Lunar eclipse means

Polar circumference of the Earth is

Which of the following is known as the Cold Planet?

Polar diameter of the Eearth is.

Our Solar System is an orderly community of _____.

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

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

The study of universe on grand scale is called.

How much time does the earth take in completing one rotation on its axis in relation to sun?

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

Rapidly rotating stars emitting intense radio waves are called ___.

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