Practice Quiz set 5 - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) The planet which is called twin sister of the Earth is
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The planet which is called twin sister of earth is Venus. Venus is known as the Earth’s twin because of its similar size, chemical composition and density.
However, due to its toxic atmosphere, Venus is not habitable.
Q-2) Earth’s axis is tilted at an angle of
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Q-3) Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly
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The sun’s light takes about 8 minutes to reach the Earth after it has been emitted from the sun’s surface. The time it takes for light to reach planets in our Solar System varies from about 3 minutes for Mercury, to about 5.3 hours for Pluto.
Q-4) Who first propounded that the Sun is the centre of our Solar system and the Earth revolves around it?
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Q-5) The surface temperature of sun is nearly
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Q-6) The Earth is an oblate spheroid and not a perfect sphere. This is because- The Earth has a rotational motion and the rotational speed increases as one goes from the poles towards the equator.
- The equator experiences greater gravitational pull from the sun.
- The intensity of sunlight received at the equator is greater than that at the poles.
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The shape of the Earth is very close to that of an oblate spheroid, a sphere flattened along the axis from pole to pole such that there is a bulge around the equator.
This bulge results from the rotation of the Earth and causes the diameter at the equator to be 43 km large than the pole to pole diameter.
Q-7) Space between Earth and Moon is known as
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Space between Earth and Moon is known as Cislunar. Pertaining to the space between the earth and the orbit of the moon.
Q-8) Which one of the following planets has largest number of natural satellites or Moons?
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Q-9) Brightest planet in our solar system is
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Venus has the highest albedo of any planet in our solar system. Venus is so bright partly because it reflects over 70 percent of the sunlight striking it.
It owes its reflective ability to the fact that it’s blanketed with clouds. Sunlight bouncing from these clouds is what makes Venus so bright.
Q-10) Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the sun?
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Jupiter takes maximum time for one revolution around the sun.
Jupiter revolves or orbits around the Sun once every 11.86 Earth years, or once every 4,330.6 Earth days.
Jupiter travels at an average speed of 29,236 miles.