Practice Quiz set 11 - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) 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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Q-2) Isohels are the isopleths of
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An isohel is line drawn on a map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunlight. It is derived from helios, meaning 'Sun.'
Q-3) Which one of the following planets is nearest to the earth?
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Q-4) Chemical element found in abundance in the Earth’s crust is
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Q-5) After seven years of its journey spacecraft Cassini started its revolution in June-2004 around which planet?
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Q-6) Which one of the following is called a red planet ?
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Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet in the Solar System. Named after the Roman god of war, it is often described as the “Red Planet”, as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the volcanoes, valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.
Q-7) Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the earth ?
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Venus is sometimes called as Earth's twin planet, in terms of size and composition. Like the earth, Venus is covered with thick clouds and has an atmosphere.
,p>There is almost the same amount of gravity on Venus but the pressure on the planet is about 100 times bigger than on Earth.
Q-8) Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the earth ?
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Venus is often referred to as our sister planet because of similarities in size, mass, density and volume. It is believed that both planets share a common origin forming at the same time out of a condensing nebulosity around 4.5 billion years ago.
Q-9) The planet whose period of rotation is longer than the period of revolution around the sun is
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Venus is the planet whose period of rotation is longer than the period of revolution around the sun. The period of rotation for Venus is 243 days. In other words, Venus takes 243 days to turn once on its axis so that the stars are in the same position in the sky.
Q-10) Which is the smallest planet of solar system?
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Mercury is the smallest plant of solar system.