GK/Everyday Science
Heat received by earth from the sun is known as:
A.
Solar radiation
B.
Insolation
C.
Solar heat
D.
Thermal radiation
The equatorial diameter of the earth is approximately:
A.
12756 km
B.
15000 km
C.
16000 km
D.
10000 km
Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on:
A.
December 22
B.
November 20
C.
July 20
D.
March 25
Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above:
A.
Tropic of Capricorn
B.
equator
C.
Poles
D.
Tropic of Cancer
The world used to describe the shape of earth is:
A.
Flat
B.
Circle
C.
Oblate sphere
D.
Sphere
The fixed path along which the earth revolves round the sun is called:
A.
The celestial sphere
B.
The earth's orbit
C.
The ecliptic plane
D.
The ecliptic path
Vernal equinox falls on (2021, 2022):
A.
20th March
B.
21st June
C.
25th April
D.
20th December
The mean radius of the earth is approximately:
A.
3000 kms
B.
4000 kms
C.
6371 kms
D.
7000 kms
The earth rotates around its axis from:
A.
North to South
B.
East to West
C.
West to East
D.
North to East
Seasons on earth are caused by:
A.
Revolution of earth round the sun and its axis tilted at 661/2
B.
Rotation on earth round its axis
C.
All places of earth have equal temperature
D.
None of these
What is the maximum length of a day in the poles?
A.
6 months
B.
one year
C.
8 months
D.
2 years
What percentage of insolation is received by the earth' surface?
A.
47%
B.
51%
C.
60%
D.
71%
The seasonal contrasts are maximum in:
A.
Low latitude
B.
Mid latitude
C.
Sub tropic
D.
High latitude
On which of the following planets of the solar system does the sun rise in the west and set in the east?
A.
Mars
B.
Venus
C.
Jupiter
D.
Saturn
The four largest planets of the solar system in the descending order are:
A.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
B.
Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
C.
Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter
D.
Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune
The bright heavenly body with a long luminous tail, is called
A.
A planet
B.
A constellation
C.
A comet
D.
A satellite
Year is longest on:
A.
Neptune
B.
Earth
C.
Jupiter
D.
None of these
Asteroids have their orbits between the planets:
A.
Mars and Jupiter
B.
Earth and Mars
C.
Jupiter and Saturn
D.
Mercury and Venus
Which is the coldest planet?
A.
Mercury
B.
Earth
C.
Venus
D.
Neptune
Tides are the highest:
A.
When the earth is nearest to the sun
B.
When the earth is nearest to the moon
C.
When the sun, moon and earth are in line
D.
None of these
Which of the following is the largest of the inner planets?
A.
Venus
B.
Mercury
C.
Mars
D.
Earth
The planet that lies at the outermost orbit of the solar system is:
A.
Saturn
B.
Neptune
C.
Mercury
D.
None of these
The radiant energy of the sun is transmitted in the form of:
A.
Particles
B.
Short waves
C.
Long waves
D.
None of these
An observer at a point on the earth where inly the penumbra region of moon's shadow will move past, will observe a :
A.
Total solar eclipse
B.
Partial solar eclipse
C.
Total lunar eclipse
D.
None of these
The planet having the largest number of satellites in the solar system is:
A.
Mars
B.
Jupiter
C.
Saturn
D.
Uranus