GK/Everyday Science
Summer solstice occurs on:
A.
December 21
B.
March 21
C.
June 21
D.
July 14
The specific gravity of the earth as a whole is:
A.
4-Jan-00
B.
4.65
C.
5.52
D.
6.68
Which of the following pairs of metals are supposed to constitute the internal core of the earth?
A.
Chromium
B.
Nickel and iron
C.
Iron and copper
D.
Magnesium and lead
The polar diameter of the earth is shorter than equatorial diameter by about:
A.
40 km
B.
43 km
C.
48 km
D.
53 km
The place which has the longest day and the shortest night in 22nd December is:
A.
Melbourne
B.
Delhi
C.
Tokyo
D.
Madrid
The approximate diameter of the earth is:
A.
12756 km
B.
14500 km
C.
14000 km
D.
16500 km
The surface of the earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called:
A.
Torrid zone
B.
Frigid zone
C.
Temperate zone
D.
South temperate zone
Seasonal variation is the least:
A.
In the Arctic circle
B.
At latitude
C.
In the Tropic of Cancer
D.
At the equator
The earth revolves around the sun at the speed (per minute) of:
A.
1000 km
B.
1200 km
C.
1300 km
D.
More than 1600 km
What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?
A.
30000 km
B.
40000 km
C.
50000 km
D.
60000 km
The heavier silicates named Siam on Silica + magnesium are most abundant in the:
A.
Crust
B.
Core
C.
Ocean floors
D.
Mantle
Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because:
A.
Water needs more energy to warm
B.
Rocks are bad conductor of heat
C.
Landmasses are solid
D.
None of these
The earth's annual circuit round the sun covers a distance of:
A.
1096 million km
B.
966 million km
C.
1036 million km
D.
None of these
Green House Effect means:
A.
Pollution in houses in tropical regions
B.
Trapping of solar energy due to atmosphere carbon dioxide
C.
Cultivation in green houses so as the check pollution
D.
None of these
At a latitude of 45º , the earth spins in its axis at the rate of:
A.
1120 km/h
B.
500 km/h
C.
510 km/h
D.
620 km/h
the crust forms what percentage of the volume of the earth:
A.
0.5 %
B.
2.5%
C.
.3.0%
D.
.3.5%
Days and nights are caused by:
A.
Rotation of the earth on its axis
B.
Revolution of the earth around the sun
C.
Inclination of the earth's axis
D.
None of these
The size of the earth was first measured by:
A.
Isaac Newton
B.
Galileo
C.
Eratosthenes
D.
Kepler
The speed of rotation of the earth is the highest:
A.
Along the equator
B.
At the North Pole
C.
Along the tropic of Cancer
D.
Along the Arctic circle
The term that best describes the shape of the earth is:
A.
Eclipse
B.
Geoid
C.
Globe
D.
Sphere
The mean distance on the perihelion and aphelion is:
A.
100 km
B.
149.5 km
C.
180.5 km
D.
185 km
Days and nights are equal throughout the globe when sun is above:
A.
Poles
B.
Equator
C.
Tropic of Cancer
D.
Tropic of Capricorn
The position of the earth in its orbit, when it is at its greatest distance from the sun causing summer in the Northern Hemisphere is:
A.
Perihelion
B.
Aphelion
C.
Perigee
D.
Apogee
The time required for moon light to reach earth:
A.
3 seconds
B.
1.3 second
C.
3.5 seconds
D.
5 seconds
At the core of the earth, the temperature is estimated to be around:
A.
2000 ºC
B.
2500 ºC
C.
5200 ºC
D.
6000 ºC