When dees the Summer Solstice occur?
July 23
June 21
May 20
April 31
Correct Answer :
B. June 21
Related Questions
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
Which planet rotates on its axis from north to south?
Uranus
Venus
Mars
Pluto
How much Is the average distance of the Sun from the Earth?
150 million km
145 million km
155 million km
140 million km
Lunar eclipse means
Direction or path of the Moon
The Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
The Earth comes in between the sun and the Moon and the centres of all the three come on the same straight line
The average angle made by a line drawn from the Moon to the Earth
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
What is the direction of rotation of the earth on its axis?
East to West
South to North
North to South
West to East
Nearest star to the earth is _____.
Alfa Centaury
Sun
Proxima Centaury
Dog Star
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
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
Which two planets do not have any satellites?
1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Saturn
4. Pluto
1 and 2
2 WtQ 3
3 and 4
1 and 4
How many degrees north and south are the Tropics?
47 degrees
23.5 degrees
12 degrees
30 degrees
A meteor is
a rapidly moving star
a piece of matter which has entered the earth's atmosphere from outer space
part of a constellation
a comet without a tail
The atmospheric� pressure on the surface of Venus is more than__ times the atmospheric pressure of the Earth.
90
80
50
100
On which date is the Earth in 'perihelion'?
January-3
June-21
July-4
December-22
What is the time difference for every degree of longitude?
Eight minutes
Ten minutes
Four minutes
Twelve minutes
Big Bang Theory' explains
the formation of universe
the origin and evolution of earth's crust
formation of Solar System
formation of constellation
Presently the farthest planet from the Sun is _____.
Pluto
Neptune
Uranus
Venus
How much time is taken by the Moon in completing one revolution around the Earth?
27 days
29 days
29.32 days
27.32 days
The word 'planet' means ____.
wanderer
pollution
celestial body
heavenly body
One Astronomical Unit is the average distance between
Earth and the Sun
Earth and the Moon
Jupiter and the Sun
Pluto and the Sun
On which date is the Earth in 'aphelion'?
July-4
December-22
September-23
June-21
Earth ranks _____ in the Solar System away from the Sun.
5th
4th
6th
3rd
The study of universe on grand scale is called.
Cosmology
Astronomy
Astrology
Exbiology
Which of the following is 'the cruel planet' in Indian astrology?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
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
Only 1
2 and 3
I, 2 and 3
Only 2
How many of the following statements are true?
1. Mean Solar Day is greater than Sidereal Day approximately by 4 minutes.
2. Earth's rotational velocity is decreasing.
3. Planets are arranged according to their increasing distance from the sun as follo
3 and 4
1, 3 and 4
1 and 2
1, 2, 3 and 4
Which of the following statements best describes longitudes?
An imaginary line on the earth's surface joining the north and south pole
The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
The distance of place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
The position of a place on the Earth surface with reference to the Prime Meridian
The visible surface of the sun is known as
Chromosphere
Sunspots
Sun surface
Photosphere
Sunspots are
undulations on the solar surface
huge magnetic storms on the solar surface
places with adequate sunshine
places of tourist importance
From west to east, what are the three main island groups in the Pacific called?
Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia
Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia
Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia
Micronesia, Polynesia and Melanesia