What is the Southern Cross?

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What is the Southern Cross?

A. Position of the Sun during summer solstice

B. Position of the vertical Sun during winter solstice

C. A star showing the position of the South Pole

D. Point of intersection of Antarctic Circle and the Prime Meridian

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What is the time difference for every degree of longitude?

A. Eight minutes

B. Ten minutes

C. Four minutes

D. Twelve minutes

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The permanent tilt of the Earth's axis and the revolution of the Earth in its orbit together cause

A. Day and night

B. Varying lengths of day and night at different times of the year

C. Differences in time between places on different meridians

D. The deflection of winds

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How much is the variation In distance between the Earth and the Sun during aphelion and perihelion?

A. 5000000 km

B. 500000 km

C. 50000 km

D. 5000 km

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What are the Pleides?

A. Constellation

B. Asteroides

C. Meteores

D. Comets

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Planet with maximum satellites is _____.

A. Earth

B. Saturn

C. Jupiter

D. Pluto

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Brightest planet of our Solar System is _____.

A. Venus

B. Mercury

C. Uranus

D. Saturn

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A celestial body having its own heat and light is called

A. Planet

B. Moon

C. Star

D. Satellite

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Which star has the largest percentage In the universe

A. Single stars

B. Binary stars

C. Multiple stars

D. Cephied stars

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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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The shortest route between two places is along the

A. longitudes

B. latitudes

C. rivers

D. direction of winds

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The difference between day and night increases as one moves

A. From equator to poles

B. From poles to equator

C. From tropics to equator

D. From plains to mountains

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

A. December-22

B. March-21

C. June-21

D. September-23

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Which planet does take the least time in completing one revolution around the Sun?

A. Earth

B. Venus

C. Mercury

D. Mars

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What is a narrow waterway separating two bits of land called?

A. A bay

B. A gulf

C. A strait

D. An isthmus

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The term 'syzygy' is referred to when the

A. Earth is at prihelion and Moon at perigee

B. Earth is at aphelion and Moon at apogee

C. Moon and Sun are at right angles with reference to the Earth

D. Moon, Sun and Earth lie along a straight line

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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 is the primary cause of seasonal change on the surface of the earth?

A. Earth's revolution and inclination of its axis

B. Revolution

C. Earth's rotation and inclination of its axis

D. Rotation

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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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The atmosphere of Venus contains large quantity of

A. Carbondioxide and sulphuric acid

B. Carbondioxide and nitric acid

C. Nitrogen and sulphuric acid

D. Nitrogen and nitric acid

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The most important constituent of the Sun's mass is.
Hydrogen
Helium
Silicon
Iron

A. 1 and 2

B. 2 and 3

C. 3 and 4

D. 1,2 and 4

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Which planet rotates on its axis from east to west?

A. Venus

B. Uranus

C. Earth

D. Jupiter

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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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How much Is the average distance of the Sun from the Earth?

A. 150 million km

B. 145 million km

C. 155 million km

D. 140 million km

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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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The planet of lowest density (0.69) is __ .

A. Jupiter

B. Saturn

C. Neptune

D. Pluto

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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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On the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere which of the hollowing latitudes will have the longest night?

A. 45°S

B. 60°S

C. 60°N

D. 45°N

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The Jupiter's atmosphere comprises mainly of

A. Hydrogen and oxygen

B. Carbondioxide and oxygen

C. Hydrogen and hydrogen compounds

D. Nitrogen and helium

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What is siderial day?

A. Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to a fixed star at infinity

B. Time taken by the earth to complete one revolution with respect to the Moon

C. Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to the Moon

D. Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to the Sun

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C. A star showing the position of the South Pole

What is the Southern Cross?

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What is the time difference for every degree of longitude?

The permanent tilt of the Earth's axis and the revolution of the Earth in its orbit together cause

How much is the variation In distance between the Earth and the Sun during aphelion and perihelion?

What are the Pleides?

Planet with maximum satellites is _____.

Brightest planet of our Solar System is _____.

A celestial body having its own heat and light is called

Which star has the largest percentage In the universe

What do you call a narrow neck oC land that connects two larger landmasses?

The shortest route between two places is along the

The difference between day and night increases as one moves

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

Which planet does take the least time in completing one revolution around the Sun?

What is a narrow waterway separating two bits of land called?

The term 'syzygy' is referred to when the

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

What is the primary cause of seasonal change on the surface of the earth?

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

The atmosphere of Venus contains large quantity of

The most important constituent of the Sun's mass is.HydrogenHeliumSiliconIron

Which planet rotates on its axis from east to west?

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

How much Is the average distance of the Sun from the Earth?

Rapidly rotating stars emitting intense radio waves are called ___.

The planet of lowest density (0.69) is __ .

The axis of Mars la inclined at an angle of

Which two Planets do not have any satellites?

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