Practice Quiz set 3 - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) How many constellations are in our Space?
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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) Which one of the following is correct?
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Ursa Major constellation lies in the northern sky. Its name means “the great bear,” or “the larger bear,” in Latin. It is one of the best known constellations in the sky.
Q-4) What is the time taken by the Earth to complete one rotation on its axis?
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The time taken by the Earth to complete one rotation on its axis is 23 hr-56 min 4 sec.
Q-5) Which one of the following planets rotates clockwise?
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The planet Venus rotates clock wise. On Venus, the rotation is backwards, or clockwise, which is called retrograde. Standing on the surface of Venus, one would be able to see the sun rising from the west.
Q-6) Which planet is surrounded by ring?
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Saturn is surrounded by ring. Saturn has a ring around it because it is believed to be very big and has lots of moons, meaning it has a strong pull of gravity. Another major reason is that the asteroids fling into its orbit and the rings are not solid.
Q-7) Which of the following is not a planet of Solar System?
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Q-8) The shortest route between two places is along the
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The shortest distance between two places on the earth's surface is along with the Great Circles. The property of a great circle is that a plane passed along it passes through the centre of the earth and divides it into two equal parts or hemispheres.
Among the latitudes only the equator is a great circle while among longitudes all of them are great circles
Q-9) Which one of the following is the dominant element of the earth crust?
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Q-10) The main condition responsible for greater brightness of the Moon on the full Moon day of 22nd Dec. 99 was
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