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
Correct Answer :
D. Both are land-enclosed water bodies, but the latter is man-made
Related Questions
Earth revolves round the Sun In an orbit once In every __.
24 hours
20 hours
365 % days
366 days
Largest satellite in Solar System is ____.
Moon
Ganymede
Europa
Cheron
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
Which planet does experience a day almost of the same duration as the Earth?
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
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
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
What is siderial day?
Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to a fixed star at infinity
Time taken by the earth to complete one revolution with respect to the Moon
Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to the Moon
Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to the Sun
Planet nearest to the earth is _____.
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
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
A leap year consists of
365 days
365 days and 6 months
364 days
366 days
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
Average density of the Earth is ( relative to water) __.
5.5
4.5
9.5
6.5
On the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere which of the hollowing latitudes will have the longest night?
45°S
60°S
60°N
45°N
What proportion of the mass of the earth does the mass of the Moon equal?
1/81
1/18
1/27
1/72
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 two Planets do not have any satellites?
Venus and Mercury
Venus and Uranus
Venus and Neptune
Mercury and Uranus
Arrange the Outer Planets in increasing order of their sizes.
1. Jupiter
2. Uranus
3. Saturn
4. Neptune
4, 2, 3, 1
4, 2, 1, 3
2, 4, 3, 1
4, 2, 3, 1
The time period elapsing between one New Moon and the next is approximately
8.19 Days
30 days
29.5 Days
61 Days
An ancient star that has collapsed matter so dense that It creates gravitational force so powerful that even light also does not escape. It Is called
QSO
Black Hole
Neutron Star
Black Dwarf
A celestial body having its own heat and light is called
Planet
Moon
Star
Satellite
Which of the following are the Inner Planets?
1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Earth
4. Mars
Only 1
1 and 2
1, 2 and 3
1, 2, 3 and 4
To a space traveller stationed in Moon, during the day time the lunar sky will appear
Blue
White
Black
Crimson Red
If the Sun dies It will be transformed Into a
White Dwarf
Black Dwarf
Quasar
All of the above
What are the Pleides?
Constellation
Asteroides
Meteores
Comets
When the earth is at its maximum distance from the Sun it is said to be in
Perigee
Apogee
Perihelion
Aphelion
Our Solar System is an orderly community of _____.
One star
Two stars
Three stars
Four stars
What is the distance around the earth at the Equator?
21,000 km
16,800 km
18,600 km
12,500 km
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
How much time (approximately) does the light from the nearest star to the Sun take in reaching the earth?
4.3 seconds
4.3 years
4.3 minutes
4.3 hours