2. Q1. Which planet rotates on its axis from east to west ?
a) Earth
b) Jupiter
c)Venus
d) Mercury
Answer: Venus
3. Q2. Study of the Universe is known as ?
a) Sociology
b) Cosmology
c) Universology
d) Petology
Answer: Cosmology
4. Q3.Approximately how many Galaxies are there?
a) 10 Billion Galaxies
b) 100 Billion Galaxies
c) 1000 Billion Galaxies
d) 10000 Billion Galaxies
Answer: 100 billion galaxies
5. Q4. Which is correct order of solar system starting from Sun ?
a) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
b) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn , Neptune, Uranus.
c) Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
d) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Answer: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
6. Q5. On the day the sun is nearest to the earth, the earth is said to be in
a) Aphelion
b) Apogee
c) Perihelion
d) Perigee
Answer: Perihelion
8. Q7. Sonoran is a desert of ?
a) Europe
b) Africa
c) North America
d) South America
Answer: North America
9. Q8. Autumnal Equinox occurs on ?
a) September 22
b) September 23
c) October 22
d) October 23
Answer: September 23
10. Q9. The thickness of earth Crust is about ?
a) 25km
b) 30km
c) 35km
d) 40km
Answer: 30km
11. Q10. Thickness of Mantle Layer is about ?
a) 2900km
b) 3100km
c) 3300km
d) 3500km
Answer: 2900km
12. Q11. Which river is also known as Yellow River ?
a) Hwang Ho
b) Amazon
c) Damodar
d) Cauvery
Answer: Hwang Ho
13. Q12. The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is,
Kanyakumari, is
a) North of Tropic of Cancer
b) South of the Equator
c) South of the Capricorn
d) North of the Equator
Answer: North of the Equator
14. Q13. Which Planet is dwarf planet
a) Mercury
b) Pluto
c) Mars
d) Uranus
Answer: Pluto
15. Q14. The India's highest annual rainfall is reported at
a) Namchi, Sikkim
b) Churu, Rajasthan
c) Mawsynram, Meghalaya
d) Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
Answer: Mawsynram, Meghalaya
16. Q15. The oldest rocks in India are reported from ?
a) Shivalik range, Punjab
b) Dharwar region, Karnataka
c) Aravalli range, Rajasthan
d) Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Dharwar region , Karnataka
17. Q16. Which state has maximum lengths of Roads ?
a) Punjab
b) Haryana
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Maharastra
Answer: Maharastra
18. Q17. Asia Continent is what percent of earth area ?
a) 27.5
b) 29.5
c) 31.5
d) 33.5
Answer: 29.5
19. Q18. How much of the surface of the moon is visible from the earth
a) About 59%
b) More than 75%
c) Only about 40%
d) None of these
Answer: About 59%
20. Q19) Which one of the following is also known as Top slip?
a) Simlipal National Park
b) Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
c)Manjira Wildlife Sancturay
d) Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
Answer: Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
21. Q20. Which of the following cities will not get vertical rays of the sun?
a) Srinagar
b) Mumbai
c) Chennai
d) Trivandrum
Answer: Srinagar
22. Q21. The instrument used for measuring humidity
a) Barometer
b) Therometer
c) Hygrometer
d) Hydrometer
Answer: Hygrometer
23. Q22. Incoming solar radiation is known as
a) Radiation
b) Refraction
c) Insolation
d) Reflection
Answer: Radiation
24. Q23. The velocity of wind is governed by
a) Farrel’s law
b) Pressure gradient
c) Rotation of the earth
d) Temperature
Answer: Pressure gradient
25. Q24. Which planet is known as evening star
a) Venus
b) Mars
c) Mercury
d) Jupiter
Answer: Venus
