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#1. The distance between two consecutive longitudes (91°E and 92° E) at the Poles is
#2. The imaginary line on the Earth’s surface that closely follows the 180° Meridian is
#3. The Earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical path and the Sun is located at one focus of the ellipse. Imagine a situation in which the Earth goes around the Sun on a circular path. Which one among the following would result in under that situation?
#4. A nautical mile is equal to
#5. The thermal equator is found
#6. Lack of atmosphere around the Moon is due to
#7. Which one among the following statements is correct with regard to the C-5M Super Galaxy?
#8. Why do we have a leap year every four years?
#9. Consider the following statements
Statement I: The planet Neptune appears blue in colour.
Statement II: The presence of methane gas in the atmosphere of Neptune is responsible for its colour
#10. The waves that help scientists to understand the internal structure of the Earth are
#11. Which one among the following is called terrestrial planet?
#12. If the time of a place located on 165° E meridian is 11:00 pm on Sunday, what would be the time at the place located on 165° W meridian?
#13. Which one among the following statesments about the International Date Line is not correct
#14. Which parts of the Earth’s surface experience least variation in incoming solar radiation throughout the year?
#15. Nearly 30% of the solar radiations return back to the space without contributing anything to the Earth’s surface temperature. This amount of radiation is known as
#16. Which one among the following statements is not correct?
#17. The Circle of illumination divides Earth into two hemispheres known as
#18. Satellite having the same orbital period as the period of rotation of the Earth about its orwn axis is known as
#19. Albedo effect would be relatively higher in
#20. Composite volcanic cone is also called strata cone because of the
#21. Which of the following statements regarding the duration of day and night is correct?
#22. Which of the following is/are direct source(s) of information about the interior of the Earth?
1. Earthquake wave
2. Volcano
3. Gravitational force
4. Earth magnetism
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#23. Which of the following statements relating to Earthquakes is/are correct?
1. The point of origin of Earthquake is called epicenter.
2. The lines joining the places which were affected Earthquake at the same point of time are called homoseismal lines.
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#24. A typical black hole is always specified by
#25. Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that describes the large scale motions of Earth’s lithosphere. Which one among the following statements regarding Plate tectonics is not correct?
#26. The Equatorial region has no other season except summer. What could be the reason ?
1. The length of day and night is more or less equal over the year
2. The Earth’s rotational velocity is maximum at the Equator
3. The coriolis force is zero at the Equator
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#27. Consider the following statements
Statement I : Sideral day is shorter than Solar day.
Statement II : The motion of the Earth in its orbit around the Sun is termed as revolution.
#28. The Earth without rotational movement would result into
1. No sun-rise and sun set
2. No occurrence of day and night cycle
3. Only one season
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#29. During solar eclipsethe
#30. The brightness of a star depends on its
#31. Which of the following statements in the context of northern hemisphere is/are correct?
1. Vernal equinox occurs on March 21.
2. Summer solstice occurs on December 22.
3. Autumnal equinox occurs on September 23.
4. Winter solstice occurs on June 21.
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#32. According to the Geo-scientists, the shape of the earth is:
1. round
2. spherical
3. close to that of a sphere
4. an oblate ellipsoid
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#33. The summer and winter seasons in a year are caused by
#34. Consider the following statements
Statement I: Doldrums is a calm belt between 5°N and 5°S of the equator.
Statement II: The sun rays strike almost vertically over the equator throughout the year.
#35. What would be the date and local time of a place located at 88°30′ E longitude when the local time at 0° longitude is 19.00 hrs. of 28th February 2013?
#36. The group of stars arranged in a definite pattern is called.
#37. Which is the smallest planet of solar system?
#38. Which of the following correctly explains Kepler’s first law of Planetary Motion?
#39. Carbon is the ……….. most abundant element in the earth’s crust.
#40. Which one of the following is not a metamorphic rock?
#41. Which one of the following is an example of a block mountain?
#42. Telegraph plateau is a part of
#43. Which of the following pairs is most suitable for ascertaining the origin of the rocks?
#44. During volcanic eruption deposition of lava in anticlines and synclines of folded mountains accounts for formation of
#45. When following fissures in the rocks, its both parts slide in front and one part slides over the other, the resulting feature is
#46. Which one of the following is related to the origin of folded mountains?
#47. Which one among the following is a primary rock?
#48. Granite and Basalt are the examples of which of the following?
#49. Which of the following is not igneous rock?
#50. Quartzite is metamorphosed from
