Most important geography question with answer for all competitive exam( upsc, state pcs, ssc, railway, si , delhi police).

Most important geography question with answer for all competitive exam( upsc, state pcs, ssc, railway, si).

Universe  related question .

1.  The atmosphere  of planet  venus is made up of  thick  and  yellowish  clouds of... .?

 
Ans-  sulphuric acid .


2.  which of the following  group of          planet  is termed as ' gas planet '       as they  are  composed  primarily       of lighter  ices,  liquids and                   gases?


Ans-  jupiter,  uranus , neptune, saturn.


3.  which one among the following         planet has the largest  number of       known  satellite?

Ans-  saturn.


4.  what is the radius  of earth ?

Ans- 6371 km.


5.  if the orbit  of a planet is an                 ellipse  then what  is the point  at       which the sun  is located  called?

Ans-  Focus.


6. our solar system is a part of                 which galaxy 

Ans-  Milky way.


7.  Name the planet  that has a                  moon  called 'Ganymede'. 

Ans- Jupiter.


8.  who discovered  uranus?

Ans-  William  Herschel.


9. How many kilometers  are                    represented by 1 degree of                  latitude?

Ans-111 km.



10.  Between  which of the following          two planet  are  the  asteroids              found? 


Ans.-  Mars and Jupiter.

 11.  which one of the following  was           to be discovered  first in  the              chromosphere  of the sun ?


Ans - Helium .

12. which of the planet  is also                   known as  earth twin ?

Ans- Venus.

13. The scientist  who first                          discovered that the earth                      revolves around the sun ?

Ans- copernicus.

14.    variation in the  length of                      daytime  and night time  from            season  to season  are due to                ...?

Ans- revolution of the earth.

15.  How long  does light  take to              reach  the earth  from the  sun?

Ans- About 8 Minute.

16. The shortest day  length that              occurs in the  Northern                          hemisphere? 

Ans - 22 December .

17.  Which of the following  planet           of  our solar  system  has least             mass?

Ans- mercury.

18. Which  planet takes  least time           to  complete  one rotation  n its           axis?

Ans- Jupiter.

19.  What is the  time  difference               between  the actual sunset  and         apparent  sunset?

Ans- About two minute.

20. Geodesy  is the science  that                 deals with ?

Ans- measurement  of dimensions of the                 earth.

21.  The theory of  drift  was                       developed by ?


Ans- A. Wegener.

22. Which acid makes the                             atmosphere  of venus have                   thick white  and yellowish                   clouds?


Ans- Sulphuric acid.

23.  The atmosphere of saturn                    contains which  gas in large                  quantity?


Ans- Methane.

24.  An effective  coriolis force                    results  from ..?


Ans  - Earth rotation.

25.  What is the periodicity  of                    Halley's  comet?


Ans -75 to 76 years.

26.  What is a constellation ?


Ans-   A particular pattern of planet  of our               solar  system  in the sky.

27.  The name of the saturn  largest         moon  is- 


Ans -  Titan.

28.   in a solar  or lunar  eclipse , the region of  earth's  shadows is divided  into-.


Ans -  two parts .

29.  The rate of decrease  of temprature  in the troposphere  is -.


Ans - 6.4 degree.

30 .  Day and night are equal  at the -


Ans-  Equator.

31.  The earth  is nearest  to the   sun on ?


Ans - 31 january.

32.  Which  planet  have not a satellite?


Ans-  mercury.

33.  how many degree  does the earth  rotates  about its own  axis  in one hour? 


Ans - 15.

34.  Which is the hottest planet in our solar system ?


Ans- venus.

35. Which is the smallest planet in our solar system ?


Ans- Mercury.

36. Which network  topology  requires  a 'Hub'  for its  working?


Ans- stars.

37. ' God particle' is -?


Ans  - Higgs Boson.

38.  what is the color  of the light  emitted  by the sun?


Ans-  white.

39. lucifer is another  name  for the planet ...?

Ans- Venus.

40. when does the entire  earth  experiences  equal days  and  nights?


Ans-  Day of  equinox.

41.  what is the other name of orion  constellation ?


Ans  Hunter.

42. stars twinkling but  planet  do not twinkle  because-...?


Ans-   They are nearer  to the earth  and                      hence  we recieve  a grater amount                 of  light  and therefore minor                              variation  in intensity are not                            noticeable.
  

43. Which planet has a moon  called ' Ganymede?


Ans- Jupiter.

44. Black hole is -? 


Ans - A collapsed star.

45. The tides  in the sea are  primary  due to ?

Ans-  The gravitational effects of the moon                 on the  earth.

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