Practice Quiz set 1 - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) The number of staellites of the planet is Mercury is
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The nearness of Mercury to the massive gravity influence of the Sun is the likely reason that no natural satellites are present, although it is possible that one or more may have existed in the past.
Q-2) The Astronaut looks the sky in the space
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The sky looks black from the space. In space, sunlight or any kind of star light does not have anything from which to bounce off.
Q-3) Hottest planet of the solar system is
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Q-4) Which of the following is known as the Morning Star?
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One of the nicknames of Venus is “the Morning Star”. It is also known as the Evening Star.
Venus is called so because it appears brightest shortly before sunrise and shortly after sunset.
Q-5) When did man first land on the Moon?
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Q-6) The distance between two consecutive longitudes (91°E and 92° E) at the Poles is
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The distance between two consecutive longitudes at the poles is 0 KM. A degree of longitude is widest at the equator at 69.172 miles (111.321) and gradually shrinks to zero at the poles.
Q-7) By how much degree the earth is inclined on its own Axis
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Q-8) Which of the following planet takes the least time to orbit the Sun?
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Q-9) The planet which has the highest surface temperature is
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Venus has a maximum surface temperature of 462°C (862°F) making it the hottest planet in the solar system. The high temperature is because of its dense cloud layer.
Q-10) Consider the following statements.- The axis of the Earth’s magnetic field is inclined at 23 and half degree to the geographic axis of the Earth.
- The Earth’s magnetic pole in the Northern hemisphere is located on a peninsular in Northern Canada.
- Earth’s magnetic equator passes through Thumba in South India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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