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Question : 31 [UP 2008]

The distance of Moon from the Earth is

a) 446 thousand km

b) 350 thousand km

c) 300 thousand km

d) 384 thousand km

Answer: (d)

Question : 32

The Asteroid belt is found between which of the following?

a) Mars and Jupiter

b) Saturn and Uranus

c) Jupiter and Saturn

d) Earth and Mars

Answer: (a)

The Asteroid belt is found between Mars and Jupiter. The large majority of known asteroids orbit in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, or are co-orbital with Jupiter.

Question : 33

The Indian subcontinent was originally part of a huge mass called

a) Angaraland

b) Gondwana land

c) Aryavarta

d) Indian

Answer: (b)

The Indian sub-continent was originally part of a huge mass called Gondwana land.

In paleogeography, Gondwana, originally Gondwanaland, is the name given to the more southerly of two supercontinents that were part of the Pangaea supercontinent that existed from approximately 510 to 180 million years ago.

Question : 34

Which one of the following is depositional landform ?

a) Sinkhole

b) Cave

c) Lapis

d) Stalagmite

Answer: (d)

Stalagmite is a onical mineral deposit, usually calcite or aragonite, built up on the floor of a cavern,formed from the dripping of mineral-rich water.

Question : 35

Which of the following stars is known as Fossil star?

a) Red Giant

b) White Dwarf

c) Dog Star

d) Protostar

Answer: (b)

White Dwarf is known as Fossil star. They are supported by electron degeneracy pressure. It amplifies the contrast with red giants.

They are both very hot and very small. They are the opposite of black holes. They are the end-products of small, low-mass stars.

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