GK GEOGRAPHY(Part-V)
301.
Which parallel of latitude touches the southernmost tip of Indian territory?
(a) 804i (b) 704i (c) 1004i (d) 904i
: B
302.
The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from
(a) west to east (b) east and west of the prime meridian
(c) poles to equator (d) equator to poles
: D
303.
The standard time of India is
(a) 4? hours ahead of Greenwich time
(b) 4? hours behind Greenwich time
(c) 5? hours ahead of Greenwich time
(d) 5? hours behind Greenwich time
: C
304.
At 12noon of December 21, you observe that you cast no shadow as you stand in bright sunlight. So you must be somewhere near
(a) the Arctic Circle (b) the Tropic of Cancer
(c) the Tropic of Capricorn (d) the South Pole
: C
305.
The sun shines vertically over the equator on
(a) March 21 (b) December 22 (c) June 21 (d) All days
: A
306.
The shortest day in Australia will be on
(a) June 21 (b) December 22 (c) September 22 (d) March 23
: A
307.
The South Pole experience continuous light at
(a) summer solstice (b) winter solstice
(c) vernal equinox (d) no time
: B
308.
Which of the following best describes longitude?
(a) An imaginary line joining north and south poles
(b) The distance between a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
(c) The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian
(d) The position of a place on earth's surface with reference to the Prime Meridian
: C
309.
What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse?
(a) 12.5 minutes (b) 7 minutes 40 seconds
(c) 1 hour 42 minutes (d) There is no maximum duration
: B
310.
The sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the
(a) zenith (b) solstice (c) equinox (d) noontime
: B
311.
The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of
(a) axis of the earth (b) equator
(c) north pole (d) south pole
: B
312.
The earth's rotation does not cause
(a) deflection of ocean currents (b) phases of the moon
(c) tides (d) difference in time between two meridians
: D
313.
Who is the Father of Space Science?
(a) Andrin Nikaleyev (b) Knonstantin Tsiolkovsky
(c) Valentina Tereshkova (d) None of these
: B
314.
Who propounded the signs of the Zodiac?
(a) Indians (b) Egyptians (c) Babylonians (d) None of these
: C
315.
What is one light second?
(a) 1,86,000 km (b) 2,99,300 km
(c) 1,86,282 km (d) None of these
: C
316.
The time taken by Pluto to revolve round the Sun is ......
(a) 4 years (b) 200 years (c) 248 years (d) 350 years
: C
317.
Which was the International Geophysical Year?
(a) July 1957 to December 1958
(b) September 1951 to November 1952
(c) No Such period at all
(d) None of these
: A
318.
Which one of the following conditions is most relevant for the presence of life on Mars?
(a) Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water
(b) Occurrence of ozone
(c) Thermal conditions
(d) Atmospheric composition
: A
319.
Who discovered the Radio telescope?
(a) Galileo (b) Newton (c) Einstein (d) Karl Jansky
: D
320.
Which of the following is the most famous of all comets?
(a) Hale-Bopp (b) Halley's Comet
(c) Shoemaker-Levy 9 (d) Smith-Tuttle
: B
321.
What is the shape of the Earth?
(a) Oval (b) Oblate (c) Circular (d) Conical
: B
322.
Who discovered Neptune?
(a) Clyde Tombaugh
(b) Ubrain V.J. Levierrier, John C.Adams and Johanne Galle
(c) Carolyn Shoemaker (d) Chrisrtiaan Huygens
: B
323.
Which is the predominant gas present in the atmosphere of Uranus?
(a) Hydrogen (b) Ozone (c) Methane (d) Ethane
: A
324.
Who first observed the Saturn through a telescope?
(a) Galileo (b) Newton
(c) Charles T. Kowed (d) None of these
: A
325.
Which planet is known as the Red planet?
(a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (c) None of these
: A
326.
Which planet has the most circular orbit?
(a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
: A
327.
Which is the hottest Planet?
(a) Pluto (b) Mercury (c) Venus (c) Neptune
: C
328.
Which is the coldest Planet?
(a) Pluto (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
: A
329.
Which planet is known as the Will-o-the Wisp in the sky?
(a) Mercury (b) Pluto (c) Neptune (d) Mars
: C
330.
Who discovered the planet Uranus?
(a) Ptolemy (b) William Herschel (c) Copernicus (d) Newton
: B
331.
Who was the founder of the Scientific Astronomy?
(a) Hippalus (b) Hippocrates (c) Hoffman (d) None of these
: C
332.
What is the colour of the hottest star?
(a) Red (b) White (c) Violet (d) Blue
: D
333.
The element found on the surface of the moon is
(a) tantalum (b) tungsten (c) titanium (d) tin
: C
334.
India become the ........ nation in the world to have sent a man into space
(a) 7th (b) 12th (c) 14th (d) 20th
: C
335.
Which of the following was the first Indian geostationary satellite?
(a) Aryabhatta (b) Rohini (c) Apple (d) INSAT-IB
: C
336.
During a solar eclipse, which of the following represents the relative position of the Sun, Moon and Earth correctly?
(a) The Sun in between the Earth and the Moon
(b) Earth in between the Sun and the Moon
(c) The Moon in between the Sun and the Earth
(d) The Sun, Moon and Earth are not in a straight line
: C
337.
The top atmosphere of the Earth directly reflects back into space nearly what part of the total amount of the sun's energy coming to it?
(a) One-tenth (b) One-fifth (c) One-third (d) One-half
: C
338.
The same face of the moon is always visible to us because
(a) it rotates at the same speed as Earth around the Sun
(b) it revolves on its axis in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
(c) it is smaller than the Earth
(d) it takes equal time for both revolution around the Earth and rotation on its own axis
: D
339.
The day on which the sun is nearest to Earth, Earth is said to be in
(a) apogee (b) perigee (c) aphelion (d) perhelion
: D
340.
Skylab was a space laboratory launched by
(a) Russia (b) Australia (c) India (d) USA
: D
341.
'Atlants' is the name of the space shuttle launched by
(a) Australia (b) Britain (c) India (d) USA
: D
342.
What would happen if Earth were to stop its rotary motion on its axis?
(a) There would be no season on Earth
(b) The half sphere on the right side of its north pole would have daylight all the time
(c) There would be no day and night as at present
(d) Earth would become a very hot planet like Mercury
: C
343.
When and by whom were the rings of Saturn discovered?
(a) Galileo - 1610 (b) Edmund Halley - 1682
(c) Newton - 1682 (d) Tycho Brache - 1590
: A
344.
Titan is the largest satellite of
(a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
: C
345.
Which of the following planets takes the longest time to complete one revolution around the sun?
(a) Pluto (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Venus
: A
346.
Which of the following planets take the least time to complete one revolution around the sun?
(a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
: B
347.
How many days does the moon take to return to the same position among the constellations?
(a) 28 days (b) 29 days (c) 26 days (d) None of these
: A
348.
The sun's heat and light energy reaches Earth by which of the following modes of transmission?
(a) Conduction (b) Convection (c) Radiation (d) Reflection
: C
349.
Which one of the following planets can be seen with the naked eye of a normal human being?
(a) Pluto (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mars
: D
350.
Where is the Sea of Tranquility?
(a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Pluto (d) Moon
: D
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