GK GEOGRAPHY(Part-IX)
351.
How many satellites did Jupiter have?
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 16
: D
352.
Comets are
(a) Celestial bodies (b) Hand grenades
(c) Pistols (d) None of these
: A
353.
The planet which is the farthest from the sun is
(a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Pluto (d) Neptune
: A
354.
The first ever robot spacecraft to probe the planet Venus was named
(a) Magellan (b) Galileo (c) Newton (d) Challenger
: A
355.
Which planet is nearest to earth?
(a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
: D
356.
Which of the following categories of stars has relatively small volume but very high density?
(a) Dwarf stars (b) Lightweight stars
(c) Middleweight stars (d) Heavyweight stars
: A
357.
If earth had no satellite of its own (i.e. the moon), which of the following phenomena would not occur?
(a) Climate (b) Ocean currents
(c) Spring tide (d) All will not occur
: C
358.
The speed per minute at which Earth revolves around the sun is
(a) 800 km (b) 900 km (c) 1,500 km (d) more than 1,600 km
: D
359.
Which of the following makes the planet Saturn unique in the Solar family?
(a) It is the biggest among the planets
(b) There is a well-developed system of rings around it
(c) It sends out very strong radio signals which sound like the noise of sea waves
(d) It shows phases like those of the Earth's Moon
: B
360.
A Comet
(a) has a tail always pointing away from the Sun
(b) has a tail always pointing towards the Sun
(c) has a tail sometimes pointing towards the Sun and sometimes away from it
(d) has no tail at all
: A
361.
Who wrote the book 'The Harmonies of the World'?
(a) Issac Newton (b) Johannes Kepler
(c) Einstein (d) Giordano Bruno
: B
362.
'Galileo Satellites', named after their discoverer, are four large moons of the planet
(a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
: A
363.
All the planets, except one, in the Solar System rotate on their axes from west to east. Which is the exception?
(a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
: D
364.
Which planet was for the first time observed in 1930?
(a) Uranus (b) Pluto (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
: B
365.
Name the planet which appear as 'morning star' in the eastern sky and 'evening star' in the western sky.
(a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
: A
366.
Name the two planets lying between the Sun and the Earth
(a) Mercury and Mars (b) Venus and Mars
(c) Mercury and Venus (d) Jupiter and Saturn
: C
367.
Scientists believe that the Universe is created by
(a) accident (b) a holy plan by god
(c) a big bang (d) nobody knows how
: C
368.
A century year is a leap year
(a) if it is divisible by 4 (b) if it is divisible by 400
(c) if it is divisible by 10 (d) always
: B
369.
In the southern hemisphere, the hottest period is
(a) 1st week of January (b) 1st week of February
(c) 1st week of July (d) 1st week of August
: B
370.
The time taken by the earth to rotate once about its axis is called
(a) Sidereal day (b) Solar day
(c) Mean solar day (d) Mean sidereal day
: A
371.
The Sun releases its energy due to
(a) Nuclear fission (b) Nuclear fusion
(c) Conduction (d) None of these
: B
372.
During Equinoxes, all places have equal
(a) Days and nights (b) Temperature
(c) Sunshine (d) Atmospheric Pressure
: A
373.
Which one of the following planets has no Moon?
(a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
: B
374.
The theory of Expanding universe was first propounded by
(a) Einstein (b) Galileo (c) Newton (d) Hubble
: C
375.
The rotation of the Earth causes
(a) Tides (b) Days and Nights
(c) Solar eclipse (d) Lunar eclipse
: B
376.
Space Application Centre is in
(a) Bangalore (b) Ahmedabad
(c) Thumba (b) Thiruvananthapuram
: B
377.
Who discovered the earth's revolution?
(a) Copernicus (b) Einstein (c) Galileo (d) Bhaskara
: A
378.
When does Solar Eclipse take place?
(a) When the Moon is between the Jupiter and the Earth
(b) When the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
(c) When the temperature of the Sun reaches to a superlative degree
(d) None of these
: B
379.
Which of the following is responsible for life on the Earth?
(a) Sun (b) Moon (c) Jupiter (d) None of these
: A
380.
Which planet was first found in space?
(a) Sun (b) Pluto (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
: D
381.
How much time is required for the sunlight to reach the Earth?
(a) 8 min (b) 8 min 15 seconds (c) 1 hour (d) 24 hours
: A
382.
The time taken by the Uranus to revolve round the Sun is approximately
(a) 76 years (b) 80 years (c) 84 years (d) 90 years
: C
383.
The distance between the Earth and the Sun is greatest during
(a) Aphelion (b) Perihelion
(c) Winter Solstice (d) Summer Solstice
: A
384.
The Sun shines vertically on the Equator
(a) Throughout the year (b) Four times a year
(c) Twice a year (d) Once a year
: C
385.
The visible part of the Sun is called
(a) Ionosphere (b) Hydrosphere
(c) Photosphere (d) Troposphere
: C
386.
Which of the following planets takes very nearly the same time for a rotation on its own axis as does the Earth?
(a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
: B
387.
What are Sunspots?
(a) These are great flames of gases which shoot out of the Sun
(b) These are areas of the Sun where nuclear fission takes place
(c) These are areas of the Sun where the heat is most intense which shows up as dark spots
(d) These are cooler areas which move about the Sun's surface and show up as dark spots
: D
388.
Who was the first to observe Sun spots?
(a) Galileo (b) Halley (c) Newton (d) None of these
: A
389.
The nearest star to Earth (excepting the Sun) in our galaxy is
(a) Epsilon Indi (b) Proxima Centauri
(c) Sirius A (d) GQ Andromedae
: B
390.
The biggest star in our galaxy is
(a) Epsilon Aurigae (b) Proxima Centauri (c) Sirius (d) Sun
: C
391.
Which of the following gases is most predominant in the Sun?
(a) Hydrogen (b) Nitrogen (c) Ozone (d) Helium
: A
392.
The planet with the shortest day is
(a) Pluto (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
: D
393.
The Earth rotates on its axis from
(a) west to east (b) east to west
(c) south to north (d) north to south
: A
394.
How much of the surface of the Moon is visible from the Earth?
(a) More than 75% (b) Only about 40%
(c) About 59% (d) None of these
: C
395.
The Sun is
(a) made of rock and metal
(b) a solid body
(c) a mass of hot gases
(d) partly rock, metal and a mass of hot gases
: C
396.
In which part of the Solar System is the Sun located?
(a) At the top of the system
(b) At the bottom of the system
(c) At the left hand corner of the system
(d) approximately at the centre of the system
: D
397.
Which of the following planets turns on its axis in 24 hours and 37 minutes?
(a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
: C
398.
Counting outwards from the sun, ...... is the eighth planet of the Solar System
(a) Neptune (b) Pluto (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
: A
399.
Which of the following motions of the Earth is the slowest?
(a) Its rotation its axis (b) Its revolution around the Sun
(c) Precession (or motion) on its axis (d) None of these
: C
400.
Why does the Moon always keep roughly the same face turned towards us?
(a) Because it has no atmosphere of its own
(b) Because it rotates on its axis in about the same time as it takes to go round the Earth
(c) Because it does not rotate on its axis
(d) Because its surface is covered with enormous plains which look identical
: B
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