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The planet which is called twin sister of the earth is –
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Neptune
Who amongst the following was the first to state that the Earth was spherical?
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Aristotle
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Aryabhatta
The diameter of the Earth is around–
8,000 km
1,00,000 km
12,800 km
16, 400 km
A chemical element found in abundance in the Earth’s crust is–
Oxygen
Aluminium
Iron
None of the above
Time taken by light emitted from sun to reach earth is –
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2 minutes 20 seconds
1 minute 20 seconds
8 minutes 20 seconds
3 minutes 20 seconds
Which one of the following Stars is nearest to the Earth?
Polaris
Alpha Centauri
Sun
None of the above
Which of the following planet is nearest to earth?
Pluto
Mars
Saturn
Neptune
In completing one revolution of the sun, Earth takes approximately –
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365 days
365.25 days
365.5 days
365.75 days
At which average speed the Earth revolves around the Sun?
20 km/ sec
30 km/ sec
40 km/ sec
50 km/ sec
Approximately how much distance per minute does earth cover while revolving?
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49 km
59 km
69 km
None of the above
The equatorial circumference of the Earth is nearly
31,000 km
40,000 km
50,000 km
60,000 km
The Earth's axis of rotation (polar axis) is always inclined at an angle of
23.0° from the elliptic axis
23.1° from the elliptic axis
23.5° from the elliptic axis
23.8° from the elliptic axis
Consider the following statements :
1. The axis of the earth's magnetic field is inclined at 23 and a half degree to the geographic axis of the earth.
2. The earth's magnetic pole in the northern hemisphere is located on a peninsula in northern Canada.
3. Earth's magnetic equator passes through Thumba in South India.
Which of the Statements given above is/are correct?
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1, 2 and 3
2 and 3 only
3 only
1 and 2 only
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
1. The northern end of the earth’s axis is called North Pole.
2. 45° latitude is half of the length of the equator.
3. There is parallelism of the earth's axis.
4. The earth’s speed of revolution is faster in aphelion position.
1 and 3 only
2 and 3 only
3 and 4 only
1, 2, 3 and 4
The causes of Day and Night is –
Earth-rotation
Rotation of Earth on its axis
Tilt of Earth’s axis
None of the above
Who among the following was the first to explain that the rotation of the earth on its own axis accounts for the daily rising and setting of the Sun?
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Aryabhata
Bhaskara
Brahmagupta
None of the above
When the length of day and night is equal the Sunrays falls perpendicular at –
North pole
Equator
South pole
None of the above
What causes the change of Seasons?
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Earth's Rotation and revolution
Earth's Revolution
Earth's Revolution and inclination of its Axis
None of the above
The possibility of a desert on earth is more
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Nearby 0° latitude
Nearby 23° latitude
Nearby 50° latitude
Nearby 90° latitude
In the structure of planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of which one of the following?
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Aluminium
Chromium
Iron
Zinc
The World Earth Day is celebrated on –
22 April
22 March
07 April
05 June
The duration of its day and tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the Earth. This is true of :
Uranus
Neptune
Mars
Jupiter
Normally, the temperature decreases with the increase in height from the Earth’s surface, because
1. The atmosphere can be heated upwards only from the Earth’s surface.
2. There is more moisture in the upper atmosphere.
3. The air is less dense in the upper atmosphere.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
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Only 1
2 and 3
1 and 3
1, 2 and 3
Which one of the following reflects more sunlight as compared to the three?
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Sand desert
Paddy cropland
Land covered with fresh snow
Prairie land
Consider the following statements:
1. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than that in the Atlantic Ocean.
2. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than that in the Southern Hemisphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
neither 1 nor 2
Clear sky nights are cooler than cloudy sky nights due to
condensation
radiation
induction
More than one of the above
Geostationary satellite revolves at :
Any height
At fixed height
Height above pole
None of the above
Which elements are abundant in the formation of interior layer of the earth?
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Silica and magnesium
Nickel and ferrum
Silica and aluminium
None of the above
Which planet is considered as the Earth’s twin planet due to similarity in shape and size?
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Neptune
What is the primary source of heat in the Earth’s interior?
Radioactive decay
Geothermal energy
Friction caused by tectonic plate movement
None of the above
What would happen if the Earth stops rotating on its axis?
There will be no season
There will be complete day on one side
The atmosphere of the Earth will disappear
More than one of the above
According to plate tectonic theory, the Earth’s lithosphere is divided into
continents and oceans
inner core and outer core
outer core and crust
More than one of the above
Which of the following regions is known as the ‘carbon sink’ of the globe?
Antarctica
Savanna
Tropical rainforest
More than one of the above
Which of the statements given below is correct?
The inner core of the Earth is composed of iron and nickel.
The inner core of the Earth is in solid state.
The inner core of the Earth has more depth than the outer core.
More than one of the above
Which of the following features on the Earth are formed by tectonic movement?
Volcanic mountains
Faults/folds
Trenches
More than one of the above
An imaginary line drwan on a globe to divide it into two equal parts is known as the ___________.
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Which of the following ecosystem covers the maximum area on earth?
Marine ecosystem
Grassland ecosystem
Desert ecosystem
Mountain ecosystem
The distance between the earth and the sun is greater during
Aphelion
Perihelion
Summer solstice
None of the above
The atmosphere is mainly heated by the
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short-wave solar radiation
reflected solar radiation
long-wave terrestrial radiation
None of the above
Which of the following statements is true about troposphere?
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It is the topmost layer of the atmosphere
The temperature at this layer increase with the height.
Its average height is 13 km.
None of the above
The southern continent broken from Pangae is called
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Laurasia
Gondwanaland
Pacific Ocean
None of the above
The Arctic region and the Antarctica continent are situated near
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the Sahara Desert
the North and South Poles
the Amazon Basin
None of the above
Which of the following Method is used to determine the age of the Earth –
Carbon dating for the age of the fossils
Germanium dating
Uranium dating
None of the above