When does the Vernal Equinox occur?
December 25
March 21
February 28
January 14
Correct Answer :
B. March 21
Related Questions
Nearest star to the earth is _____.
Alfa Centaury
Sun
Proxima Centaury
Dog Star
On which date is the Earth in 'aphelion'?
July-4
December-22
September-23
June-21
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
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
Going into the interior of the earth the weight of an object
Increases
Decreases
Remains unchanged
First increases and then decreases
What is the shape of our galaxy 'Milky Way'?
spiral
elliptical
circular
spherical
The difference between day and night increases as one moves
From equator to poles
From poles to equator
From tropics to equator
From plains to mountains
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 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 satellites does the largest planet have?
Sixteen
Ten
Six
Nine
Polar Auroras are
Quasars
b) Pulsar
Aurora Borealis
White Dwarfstar
Which planet rotates on its axis from north to south?
Uranus
Venus
Mars
Pluto
Earth ranks _____ in the Solar System away from the Sun.
5th
4th
6th
3rd
The shortest route between two places is along the
longitudes
latitudes
rivers
direction of winds
Consider the following statements regarding asteroids:
1. Asteroids are rocky debris of varying sizes orbiting the Sun.
2. Most of the asteroids are small but some have diameter as large as 1000 km.
3. The orbit of asteroids lies between the orbits of
1, 2 and 3 are correct
2 and 3 are correct
1 and 2 are correct
1 and 3 are correct
The word 'satellite' means _____.
wanderer
settlement
light
a smaller companion to anything
Which of the following statements is correct with reference to our Solar System?
The Earth is the densest of all the Planets in our Solar System
The predominant element in the composition of Earth is silicon
The sun contains 75 per cent of the mass of the Solar System
The diameter of the Sun is 190 times that of the Earth
Which is the second largest satellite in the Solar System?
Titan
Charon
Ganymede
Europa
Which of the following planets is called 'blue planet'?
Venus
Earth
Mars
Uranus
Sidereal means
Pertaining or referring to the stars
Pertaining or referring to the moon
Pertaining or referring to the Sun
Pertaining' or referring to the cosmic bodies
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
If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the \
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
South Pole
North Pole
Which of the following conditions la the most relevant for the presence of life on Mars?
Atmospheric composition
Thermal conditions
Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water
Occurrence of ozone
The date on which the Sun is vertical over the 'Tropic of Cancer' is
June-21
December-22
March-21
September-23
Which two Planets do not have any satellites?
Venus and Mercury
Venus and Uranus
Venus and Neptune
Mercury and Uranus
Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the Sun?
Earth
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
A swarm of small bodies in between the two Planets of Solar System is called 'asteroids' which are those two Planets?
Mars and Jupiter
Earth and Venus
Neptune and Pluto
Jupiter and Saturn
Outside Antarctica, which is the deepest part of the earth?
The Dead Sea
The Aral Sea
The Caspian Sea
Lake Baikal
The tail of a comet is directed away from the Sun because
as the comet rotates around the Sun, the light mass of the comet is pushed away due to the centrifugal force alone
as the comet rotates, the lighter mass of the comet is attracted by some star situated in the direction of its tail
the radiation emitted by the Sun exerts a radial pressure on the comet throwing its tail away from the Sun
the tail of the comet always exists in the same orientation
What is the position of the moon called when it la farthest from the earth?
Perigee
Perihelion
Aphelion
Apogee