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The following question based on Universe, solar system and Astronomy topic of indian geography mcq
(a) surface waves
(b) longitudinal waves
(c) secondary waves
(d) primary waves
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
Secondary waves (S waves) are the second-fastest traveling seismic waves (after primary waves) and can travel through solids but not through liquids or gases.
It helps scientists to understand the internal structure of the Earth.
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Question : 1
The substances present at the centre of the Sun are in
a) The form of Gas and Plasma
b) Both liquid and gaseous state
c) Liquid state only
d) Solid, liquid and gaseous states
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 2
Lithosphere covers
- Continental crust
- Oceanic crust
- Upper solid part of mantle
- Upper liquid part of mantle.
a) 1, 2 and 4
b) 3 and 4
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 2 and 3
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 3
The constellation ‘Sapta Rishi’ is known to Westerners as the
a) Big Dipper
b) Small Bear
c) Alpha Centauri
d) Seven Monks
Answer »Answer: (a)
The Big Dipper is an asterism consisting of the seven brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Major. In Hindu astronomy, it is referred to as the “Collection of Seven Great Sages” (Saptarshi Mandal), as each star is named after a mythical Hindu sage.
Question : 4
Match the following List-I & List-II:
List I | List II |
(Features) | (Dates) |
A. Vernal equinox | 1. December 22 |
B. Summer solstice | 2. September 23 |
C. Winter solstice | 3. March 20 |
D. Autumnal equinox | 4. June 22 |
a) 3 1 4 2
b) 2 4 1 3
c) 3 1 2 4
d) 3 4 1 2
Answer »Answer: (d)
As Earth revolves around the Sun, there are two moments each year when the Sun is exactly above the equator. These moments — called equinoxes — occur around March 20 or 21 and September 22 or 23.
Equinox literally means “equal night,” since the length of day and night is nearly equal in all parts of the world during the equinoxes. When the Northern Hemisphere starts to tilt toward the sun in spring, the Southern Hemisphere starts to tilt away from the sun, signalling the start of fall.
Thus, in the Southern Hemisphere, the March equinox is called the autumnal equinox, and the September equinox is called the vernal equinox. The summer solstice occurs when the tilt of a planet’s semi-axis, in either the northern or the southern hemisphere, is most inclined toward the star (sun) that it orbits. Earth’s maximum axial tilt toward the sun is 23° 26’. This happens twice each year, at which times the sun reaches its highest position in the sky as seen from the north or the south pole.
The summer solstice occurs during a hemisphere’s summer. This is the northern solstice in the northern hemisphere and the southern solstice in the southern hemisphere. Depending on the shift of the calendar, the summer solstice occurs sometime between June 20 and June 22 in the northern hemisphere and between December 20 and December 23 each year in the southern hemisphere. Winter solstice is an astronomical phenomenon that marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year.
Winter solstice occurs for the Northern Hemisphere in December and for the Southern Hemisphere in June. The point at which the Sun’s path crosses the celestial equator moving from north to south is called the autumnal equinox. the equinox in autumn, on about 22 September in the northern hemisphere and 20 March in the southern hemisphere.
Question : 5
The average or mean distance between Earth and Sun is
a) 110 × 106 km
b) 150 × 106 km
c) 100 × 105 km
d) 70 × 105 km
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 6
Time taken by Sun’s light to reach Earth is
a) 9 min 18 sec
b) 6 min 18 sec
c) 9 min
d) 8 min 18 sec
Answer »Answer: (d)
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