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(1)
The plane formed by the axis of earth and orbit is known as the _________.
[A]
Spherical Plane
[B]
Symmetric Plane
[C]
Orbital plane
[D]
None of the above
(2)
The earth takes about _______ to complete one rotation around its axis.
[A]
365 Days
[B]
24 hours
[C]
1 Month
[D]
48 hours
(3)
The circle that divide day from the night on the globe is called as ________.
[A]
Circle of Division
[B]
Circle of Solar Plane
[C]
None of these
[D]
Circle of Illumination
Answer: Circle of Illumination
(4)
Earth takes _______ to complete one revolution around sun.
[A]
365 days
[B]
48 Hrs
[C]
24 Hrs
[D]
378 days
(5)
Leap year repeated after _____.
[A]
4 Year
[B]
3 Year
[C]
1 Year
[D]
none of the above
(6)
Leap year consists of ______ days.
[A]
366
[B]
370
[C]
364
[D]
none of the above
(7)
One extra day is added to the month of _______.
[A]
April
[B]
May
[C]
March
[D]
February
(8)
_______, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun.
[A]
21 January
[B]
28 February
[C]
22th Septeber
[D]
21st June
(9)
The longest day and the shortest night at these places occur on __________.
[A]
21st July
[B]
21st June
[C]
21st Septeber
[D]
22st December
(10)
On 22nd December, the ________ receives direct rays of the sun as the South Pole tilts towards it.
[A]
Tropic of Cancer
[B]
Tropic of Capricorn
[C]
All above
[D]
None
Answer: Tropic of Capricorn
(11)
In the summer season, Christmas is celebrated in _______.
[A]
Russia
[B]
South Africa
[C]
USA
[D]
Australia
(12)
On _______ and September 23rd direct rays of the sun fall on the equator.
[A]
21st December
[B]
21st March
[C]
21st June
[D]
None of the above
(13)
What is meant by Equinox ?
[A]
South Pole is tilted towards Sun
[B]
Neither of the poles is tilted towards the sun
[C]
North Pole is tilted towards Sun
[D]
Both Poles are tilted towards Sun,
Answer: Neither of the poles is tilted towards the sun
(14)
On 23rd September, it is _______ season in the Northern Hemisphere.
[A]
autumn
[B]
spring
[C]
summer
[D]
none of the above
(15)
Relief maps are also called as _________ maps.
[A]
Political maps
[B]
Physical maps
[C]
Thematic maps
[D]
None of these
(16)
Earth has _____ types of motions.
(17)
Movement of the earth on its axis is called as _______.
[A]
Rotation
[B]
Revolution
[C]
Resolution
[D]
Cycle
(18)
The movement of the earth around the sun in a fixed path or orbit is called _______.
[A]
Revolution
[B]
Resolution
[C]
Rotation
[D]
Circular Cycle
(19)
The axis of the earth which is an imaginary line, makes an angle of ________ with its orbital plane.
[A]
60 Degree
[B]
90 Degree
[C]
45 Degree
[D]
66 Degree
(20)
The plane formed by the axis of earth and orbit is known as the _________.
[A]
Orbital plane
[B]
Spherical Plane
[C]
Symmetric Plane
[D]
None of these
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