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Physical Geography QUESTIONS

1)Which one of the following planets has largest number of natural satellites or
moons?

>Jupiter
>Mars
>Saturn
>Venus

Answer:
>Jupiter

Answer:
>Distance

>Intensity of light
>Mass
>Time
>Distance

2)Light-year measures which of the following ?

3)Meteorites are the heavenly bodies >Between the Mars and the Jupiter
>Between the Saturn and the Neptune
>Between the Mars and the venus
>That burn brightly on entering the Earth atmosphere
Answer:
>That burn brightly on entering the Earth atmosphere
4)The largest planet in our solar system is>Mars
>Jupiter
>Saturn
>Butterfly
Answer:

>Jupiter

5)We always see the same face of the moon, because-

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>It is smaller than the earth

>It revolves on its axis in a direction opposite to that of the earth
>It takes equal time for revolution around the earth and rotation on its own axis
>It rotates at the same speed as the earth around the sun

6)The blue moon phenomenon occurs-

Answer:
>It takes equal time for revolution around the earth and rotation on its own axis

>When two full moons occur in the same month

>When four full moons appear in two consecutive months of the same calendar
year
>When two full moons appear in the same month thrice in a callendar year
>none of the above

Answer:
>When two full moons occur in the same month

7)The inexhaustible source of energy of the stars is due to -

>Conversion of Hydrogen to Helium

>conversion of Helium to Hydrogen
>Decay of radioactive elements
>Excess of oxygen that helps burning and release of energy
Answer:
>Conversion of Hydrogen to Helium
8)The Earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical path and the Sun is located
at one focus of the ellipse Imagine a situation in which the earth goes around
the Sun on a circular path. Which one among the following would result in under
that situation ?
>It would not make any difference
>Difference between seasons will be reduced
>The Earth would become very hot
>The Earth would become very cold
Answer:
>Difference between seasons will be reduced

9)We observe twinkling of stars due to-

>frequent and periodic fluctuation of temperature of the surface

>constant change of refractive index of the medium between the stars and the
Earth because of temperature variation
>great distance of stars from the Earth
>rise and fall of gaseous ball of fire inside the stars

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Answer:
>constant change of refractive index of the medium between the stars and the
Earth because of temperature variation

10)Which of the following do not belong to solar system ?

>Asteroids
>Comets
>Planets
>Nebulae

Answer:
>Asteroids

11)One astronomical unit is the average distance between-

>The Earth and the Sun

>The Earth and the Moon
>The Jupiter and the Sun
>The Pluto and the Sun

Answer:
>The Earth and the Sun
12)The nuclear fuel in the sun is>Helium
>Uranium
>Hydrogen
>Oxygen
Answer:
>Hydrogen
13)Which planet has the longest day and the shortest year ?
>Mars
>Jupiter

Answer:
>Mercury

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14)Which of the following is the farthest planet to the sun ?

>Mercury
>Uranus

>Mars
>Jupiter
>Neptune
>Earth

Answer:
>Neptune

15)Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in the terms of
percent by mass in the earth crust?

>Silicon
>Oxygen
>Carbon
>Calcium

Answer:
>Oxygen

16)The sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the>Zenith
>Solstice
>Equinox
>Noontime
Answer:
>Solstice
17)The earth rotates around an axis pointing towards>The moon
>The pole star
>The sun
>Venus
Answer:
>The pole star

18)The earth rotate around its axis from-

>North to South
>East to West
>South to North
>West to East

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Answer:
>West to East

19)The Word used to describe the shape of earth is -

>Flat
>Circle
>Sphere
>Oblate Spheroid

Answer:
>Oblate Spheroid

Answer:
>mercury

>Venus
>mercury
>Earth
>Pluto

20)What is the name of planet which take 88 days to make one revolution of the
sun-

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Physical Geography QUESTIONS