# UPSC Geography The origin and evolution of the earth Question Bank

### done Universe / Sun / Planets / Earth

• A) Distance from the earth

B) Distance from the sun

C) Temperature

D) Luminosity

• A) Mercury

B) Earth

C) Venus

D) Pluto

• A) Milky way

B) Constellation

C) Andromeda

D) Solar system

• A) Earth and Mars

B) Jupiter and Saturn

C) Mars and Jupiter

D) Saturn and Uranus

• A) Ganymede

B) Titan

C) Europa

D) Triton

• A) Earth

B) Jupiter

C) Uranus

D) Neptune

• A) Mercury

B) Venus

C) Mars

D) Uranus

• A) 384 thousand kms.

B) 300 thousand kms.

C) 350 thousand kms.

D) 446 thousand kms.

• A) Earth

B) Mars

C) Venus

D) Jupiter

• A) Venus

B) Uranus

C) Saturn

D) Neptune

• A) Earth

B) Uranus

C) Jupiter

D) Saturn

• A) Jupiter

B) Neptune

C) Earth

D) Saturn

• A) Venus

B) Earth

C) Uranus

D) Mercury

• A) 4200 km

B) 6400 km

C) 3400 km

D) 12800 km

• A) North to South

B) South to North

C) East to West

D) West to East

• A) 23 hr 52 min 4 sec

B) 23 hr 56 min 4 sec

C) 24 hr

D) 24 hr 12 min 6 sec

• A) Sirius

B) Sun

C) Rigel

D) Vega

• A) Mars

B) Mercury

C) Venus

D) Jupiter

• A) 3200 km

B) 6400 km

C) 8400 km

D) 12800 km

• A) Earth

B) Mars

C) Venus

D) Mercury

• A) Helium

B) Hydrogen

C) Oxygen

D) Uranium

• A) Chromosphere

B) Photosphere

C) Lithosphere

D) Corona

• A) 2000 K

B) 4000 K

C) 6000 K

D) 8000 K

• A) Twilight

B) Rising sun

C) Very bright moon

D) Sun shining in the polar circle for long time

• A) Earth

B) Mars

C) Jupiter

D) Saturn

• A) Mercury

B) Mars

C) Venus

D) Neptune

• A) Black Hole

B) Supernova

C) Red Giant

D) White Dwarf

• A) 8 mini 8 sec

B) 9 min

C) 9 min 18 sec

D) 6 min 18 sec

• A) 58 sec

B) 1.34 sec

C) 1.58 sec

D) 2.32 sec

• A) Cislunar

B) Fulalunar

C) Nebula

D) None of these

• A) Proxima Centauri

B) Alpha Centauri

C) Milky Way

D) Andromeda

• A) Red Giant

B) White Dwarf

C) Neutron Star

D) Massive Star

• A) Proto star

B) Dog Star

C) Red Giant

D) White Dwarf

• A) Nuclear fission

B) Ionization

C) Nuclear fusion

D) Oxidation

• A) Asteroids

B) Comets

C) Planets

D) Nebulae

• A) Mercury

B) Venus

C) Mars

D) Uranus

• A) 9 years

B) 10 years

C) 11 years

D) 12 years

• A) Meteors

B) Comets

C) Meteorites

D) Asteroids

• A) Atmospheric composition

B) Thermal conditions

C) Occurrence of ice cap and frozen water

D) Occurrence of ozone

• A) Earth

B) Jupiter

C) Mars

D) Venus

• A) Mars

B) Jupiter

C) Venus

D) Saturn

• A) 3rd January

B) 4th July

C) 22nd March

D) 21st September

• A) Saturn

B) Mars

C) Venus

D) Earth

• A) When moon lies between earth and sun

B) When earth lies between sun and moon

C) When sun lies between earth and moon

D) None of these

• A) 231/2

B) 661/2

C) 241/2

D) 691/2

• A) Paris

B) London

C) Geneva

D) Prague

• A) Hydrogen

B) Oxygen

C) Nitrogen

D) Helium

• A) Earth and Uranus

B) Mercury and Venus

C) Mercury and Mars

D) Venus and Mars

• A) Blue

B) Black

C) Red

D) White

• A) Sea of tranquility

B) Ocean of storms

C) Area of storms

D) none of these

• A) A circle

B) A sphere

C) A geoid

D) An oblate sphere

• A) aphelion

B) perihelion

C) apogee

D) perigee

• A) Earths annual motion

B) Earth's rotation on its axis

C) Inclination of the earth's axis and its rotation

D) Inclination of the earth's axis and its revolution

• A) Earth's rotation and revolution

B) Earth's revolution

C) Earth's revolution and inclination of its axis

D) Earth's rotation and inclination of its axis

• A) Jupiter

B) Venus

C) Saturn

D) Mercury

• A) Equator

B) Prime meridian

C) Pole star

D) Tropic of Cancer

• A) angular distance east or west of the prime meridian

B) angular distance north or south of the equator

C) angular distance east or west of International Date Line

D) angular distance with respect to the pole star

• A) June 21

B) Dec 22

C) January 3

D) July 4

• A) June 21

B) Dec, 22

C) Sept, 23

D) July, 4

• A) March 21

B) June 21

C) Sept 23

D) Dec 22

• A) Within these circle only can the days and nights be longer than 24 hours

B) The days and nights arc never more than 24 hours long here

C) Both areas frozen continents

D) Both regions are uninhabited

• A) Vertical sun over the Tropic of Cancer

B) Vertical sun over the Tropic of Capricorn

C) Vertical sun over the equator

D) Continuous day in the polar-regions

• A) 1/49

B) 1/81

C) 1/51

D) 1/8

• A) 41 per cent

B) 47 per cent

C) 53 per cent

D) 59 per cent

• A) 384,000 km

B) 267,000 km

C) 540,000 km

D) 576,000 km

• A) 145 million km

B) 150 million km

C) 155 million km

D) 160 million km

C) 4.5 hours behind

D) 5.5 hours behind

• A) Nautical mile

B) Statute mile

C) Light year

D) Kilometre

• A) the mass of an object is more but it weighs lesser

B) the mass and weight both remain unchanged

C) the mass is the same but the weight is lesser

D) the mass is more but the weight is lesser

• A) latitudes

B) longitudes

C) rivers

D) direction of winds

•  1. Asteroids are rocky debris of varying sizes orbiting the Sun. 2. Most of the asteroids arc small but some have diameter as large as 1000 km. 3. The orbit of asteroids lies between orbits of Jupiter and Saturn.
Which of the statements given above arc correct?

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

• A) The earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar system.

B) The predominant element in the composition of Earth is silicon,

C) The Sun contains 75 percent of the mass of the solar system.

D) The diameter of the sun is 190 times that of the Earth.

•  List-I (Special characteristic) List-II (Name of Planet) A. Smallest planet of the solar system 1. Mercury B. Largest planet of the solar system 2. Venus C. Planet second from the Sun in the Solar system 3. Jupiter D. Planet nearest to the Sun 4. Saturn

A) A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1

B) A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2

C) A-1 B-1 C-2 D-3

D) A-1 B-3 C-2 D-1

• A) at the start of a total solar eclipse.

B) at the end of a total solar eclipse.

C) only along the peripheral regions of the totality trail,

D) only in the central regions of the totality trail.

• A) the comet rotates around the sun, the lighter mass of the comet is pushed away due to the centrifugal force alone.

B) the comet rotates, the lighter mass of the comet is attracted by some star situated in the direction of its tail.

C) The radiation emitted by the sun exerts a radial pressure on the comet throwing its tail away from the Sun.

D) the tail of the comet always exists in the same orientation.

•  Assertion [A]: The same face of the Moon is always presented to the Earth. Reason [R]: The Moon rotates about its own axis in days which is about the same time that it takes to orbit the earth.

A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true, but R is false.

D) A is false, but R is true.

•  Assertion [A]: Existence of human life on Venus is highly improbable. Reason [R]: Venus has extremely high level of carbon dioxide in its atmosphere.

A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true, but R is false.

D) A is false, but R is true.

• A) The Earth is at perihelion and the Moon at perigee.

B) The Earth is at aphelion and the Moon at apogee.

C) The Moon and the Sun are at right angles with reference to the Earth.

D) The Moon, Sun and Earth lie along a straight line.

•  Assertion [A]: To orbit around Sun, the planet Mars takes lesser time than time taken by the Earth. Reason [R]: The diameter of the planet Mars is less than that of the Earth.

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true, but R is false.

D) A is false, but R is true.

• A) the variation in the intensity of light emitted by it with time.

B) the variation in the composition of the star with time.

C) the transit of other celestial objects across the line of sight.

D) the atmospheric refraction of starlight.

•  1. Apparent movement of the Sun, the Moon and the Stars. 2. Flatness of the poles and bulge at the equator. 3. Occurrence of sunrise, noon and sunset. 4. Magnetic field of the earth.
Select the correct answer by using the codes given below.

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 1 and 3 only

C) 2 and 3 only

D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

• A) It occurs when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon and the centers of all three are on the same straight line.

B) It is path along which the moon revolves.

C) For any place, it is the average angle made by a ling drawn from the moon to place and horizontal midnight.

D) When the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth, it causes the shadows of the Moon to fall on Earth.

•  1. The albedo of an object determines its visual brightness when viewed with reflected light. 2. The albedo of Mercury is much greater than the albedo of the Earth.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

• A) decay of radioactive elements.

B) conversion of Hydrogen to Helium.

C) conversion of Helium to Hydrogen.

D) excess of oxygen that helps burning and release of energy.

•  1. The Earth receives the Sun's energy at the infrared end of the spectrum. 2. The Earth re-radiates the Sun's heat as ultraviolet energy.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

•  1. Asteroids are small rocky planetoids while comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material. 2. Asteroids are found mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars while comets are found mostly between Venus and Mercury. 3. Comets show a perceptible glowing tail while asteroids do not.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

A) 1 only

B) 1 and 2 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

• A) when two full moons occur in the same month.

B) when two full moons appear in the same month thrice in a calendar year

C) when four full moons appear in two consecutive months of the same calendar year.

D) None of the above

•  Assertion [A]: Comets revolve round the sun only in long elliptical orbit. Reason [R]: A comet develops a tail when it gets close to the sun.

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true, but R is false.

D) A is false, but R is true.

• A) when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth.

B) when the Earth comes between the Sun and Moon.

C) when the Sun conies between the Earth and Moon.

D) None of these

•  1. The Earth is nearest to the Sun on about January 3. 2. Earth is farthest from the Sun on about July 4.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

•  List-I (Planets) List-II (Satellites) A. Mars 1. Tethys B. Jupiter 2. Deimos C. Saturn 3. Europa D. Uranus 4. Titania

A) A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4

B) A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4

C) A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4

D) A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1

•  1. The nearest large galaxy of Milky Way is the Andromeda galaxy. 2. The Sun's nearest know star is a red dwarf star called Proxima Centauri, at a distance of 4.3 light years away.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

•  Assertion [A]: The planet Neptune appears blue in colour, Reason [R]: The presence of Methane gas in the atmosphere of Neptune is responsible for its colour.

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true, but R is false.

D) A is false, but R is true.

•  1. Since Venus is seen in the East in morning and in the West in evening. It is called 'Morning star' as well as 'Evening star" 2. The Earth looks blue when seen from the space due to the presence of large amount of water hence it is called Blue Planet'.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

•  Assertion [A]: Venus is the brightest object in the sky after sunset. Reason [R]: Venus is the second planet from the Sun in our solar system.

A) Both A and R arc true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R arc true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true, but R is false.

D) A is false, but R is true.

•  1. Our solar system is located in the orion arm of the Milky way galaxy, about two-third of the w-ay out from the centre. 2. The solar system formed from an interstellar cloud of dust and gas or nebulla about 4.6 billion years ago.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

•  Assertion [A]: According to Nova hypothesis. Solar planets were formed because of explosion of Super Nova. Reason [R]: A star becomes Super Nova in that stage when it has lack of hydrogen element.

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true, but R is false.

D) A is false, but R is true.

•  List-I (Planets) List-II (Satellites) A. Earth 1. Triton B. Jupiter 2. Titan C. Saturn 3. Ganymede D. Neptune 4. Moon

A) A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4

B) A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4

C) A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1

D) A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1

•  List-I List-II A. Planet 1. Moon B. Satellite 2. Uranus C. Comet 3. Mariner D. Artificial satellite 4. Halley

A) A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3

B) A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4

C) A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1

D) A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4

•  1. Only two planets Venus and Uranus revolve around the sun from east to west i.e. clockwise. 2. While other planets revolve around the sun from west to east i.e. anti-clockwise.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

•  1. The Sun is the heart spot of the Solar system which is the source of energy of all organism of the earth. 2. The innermost layer of the Sun is called Corona.
Which of the above statements) is/are correct?

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

• A) $6,{{000}^{o}}$Celsius

B) $5,{{000}^{o}}$Celsius

C) $4,{{000}^{o}}$Celsius

D) None of these

•  List-I (Features) List-II (Dates) A. Vernal equinox 1. December 22 B. Summer solstice 2. September 23 C. Winter solstice 3. March 20 D. Autumnal equinox 4. June 22

A) A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2

B) A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4

C) A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2

D) A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3

•  List-I (Longitudes) List-II (Dates) A. Prime Meridian 1. ${{180}^{o}}$longitude B. Tropic of Cancer 2. $23{{{\scriptstyle{}^{1}/{}_{2}}}^{o}}$ N latitude C. International Date Line 3. ${{0}^{o}}$longitude D. Arctic Circle 4. $23{{{\scriptstyle{}^{1}/{}_{2}}}^{o}}$S latitude E. Tropic of Capricorn 5. $66{{{\scriptstyle{}^{1}/{}_{2}}}^{o}}$N latitude

A) A-2 B-4 C-5 D-1 E-3

B) A-3 B-2 C-1 D-5 E-4

C) A-3 B-1 C-4 D-5 E-2

D) A-3 B-4 C-5 D-2 E-1

•  A. Earth (i) Dwarf planet B. Pluto (ii) Star C. Moon (iii) Blue planet D. Sun (iv) Satellite

A) A - (iii), B - (i) C - (iv), D - (ii)

B) A - (i), B - (ii), C - (iii), D - (iv)

C) A - (iv), B - (iii), C - (ii), D - (i)

D) A - (iii), B - (ii), C - (i), D - (iv)

• A) Numerous tiny bodies that move around the sun are called galaxies

B) Galaxy is found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

C) A galaxy is a huge system of billions of stars and clouds of dust and gases

D) A galaxy does not have a sun

•  Planet Property A. Saturn (i) Longest year B. Neptune (ii) 71% water C. Earth (iii) Longest day D. Venus (iv) Having most moons

A) A - iv, B - i, C - ii. D - iii

B) A - iii, B - ii, C - iv, D - i

C) A - ii, B - iv, C - i, D - iii

D) A - iv, B - iii, C - ii, D - i

•  1. determining latitude and longitude 2. constellation of satellites 3. US system of GPS and Russian system of GLONASS 4. navigation
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

A) 1, 3 and 4

B) 1 and 4

C) 2 and 3

D) All of these

•  1. The Earth has a rotational motion and the rotational speed increases as one goes from the poles towards the equator. 2. The equator experiences greater gravitational pull from the sun. 3. The intensity of sunlight received at the equator is greater than that at the poles.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

A) Only 1

B) 1 and 2

C) Only 3

D) All of these

•  1. The Earth does not move along its orbit at a constant rate. 2. The Earth moves fastest at perihelion and slowest at aphelion.
The above statements are true of which one of the following laws?

A) Kepler's second law

B) Newton's second law of motion

C) Ohm's law

D) Newton's law of gravitation

•  1. It is a spiral galaxy. 2. The solar system resides in one of its spiral arms.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

•  1. Lunar eclipse takes place when the Earth comes directly between the Sun and the Moon 2. Solar eclipse happens when the Moon comes directly between the Sun and the Earth 3. Lunar eclipse takes place when the Sun comes directly between the Earth and the Moon 4. Solar eclipse happens when the Earth comes directly between the Sun and the Moon
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A) 1, 2 and 3

B) 3 and 4

C) 1 and 2

D) 2 only

• A) Indian

B) Aryavarta

C) Angaraland

D) Gondwana land

• A) Aluminum

B) Iron

C) Oxygen

D) Silicon

• A) Glacier

B) Cone

C) Crater

D) Pipe

• A) Crust from the upper mantle

B) Upper mantle from lower mantle

C) Lower mantle from outer core

D) Outer core from the inner core

• A) Cretaceous Era

B) Pliocene Era

C) Pleistocene Era

D) Tertiary Era

• A) Crust

B) Mantle

C) Outer core

D) Inner core

• A) Continental drift

B) Pole wandering

C) Transform fault

• A) Cretaceous period

B) Ordovician period

C) Jurassic period

D) Miocene period

• A) Earthquake

B) Volcano

C) Cyclone

D) Land sliding

• A) Earth's surface layer

B) The core part of the earth

C) Ocean bottom rocks

D) A rock which is rich in calcium

• A) innermost layer of the earth

B) outermost layer of the earth

C) intermediate layer of the earth

D) none of the above

• A) experiencing no earthquake

B) experiencing the same intensity of the earthquake

C) experiencing the earthquake for the same duration

D) experiencing an earthquake at the same time

B) earth's revolution

C) earth's rotation

D) earth's rotation and revolution

•  1. Continental drift 2. Isostasy 3. Palaeomagnetism 4. Pole wandering

A) 1 and 2

B) 2 and 3

C) 1 and 3

D) 3 and 4

•  (1) The average density of the outer crust is 2.8. (2) The crust is separated from the mantle by the Gutenberg discontinuity. (3) There is sudden increase in the velocity of P waves along the mantle core boundary. (4) The inner core of the earth is in molten state.

A) 1 and 2

B) 2 and 3

C) 1 and 3

D) 3 and 4

• A) It affects wind direction.

B) It is an effect of the rotational movement of the earth.

C) It becomes minimum at the poles and maximum at the equator.

D) The magnitude of Coriolis Effect is determined by the wind speed, mass of the moving body and sine of latitude.

•  1. The average density of rocks in the lower crust of tire earth is 3. 2. There is a gradual decrease in the velocity of the seismic waves through the lower crust. 3. The mantle-core boundary is marked by Moho" discontinuity. 4. The outer core of the earth is in molten form.

A) 1 and 2 are correct

B) 2 and 3 are correct

C) 3 and 4 are correct

D) 1 and 4 are correct

•  List-I (Era) List-II (Epoch) A. Palaeozoic 1. Jurassic B. Mesozoic 2. Archean C. Pre Cambrian 3. Oligocene D. Cainozoic 4. Silurian

A) A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3

B) A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3

C) A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2

D) A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2

•  1. It is the third most abundant element in the earth crust. 2. It exists in a stable combination with other materials mainly silicates and oxides. 3. It has high strength-to-weight ratio.

A) Magnesium

B) Iron

C) Aluminum

D) Calcium

•  (1)The movement of interior plates of earth causes change in surface of earth. (2) Sea waves comes under exigencies force. (3) Sudden movement of interior of earth causes earthquakes.

A) Only 1

B) 1 and 2

C) 1 and 3

D) All are true

•  Column I Column II A. Sial (i) Remains of the dead plants and animals trapped in rocks B. Sima (ii) Layer lies between crust and core C. Nife (iii) Uppermost layer of the earth. D. Fossils (iv) Innermost layer of the earth.

A) A - iii, B - ii, C - iv, D - i

B) A - ii, B - i, C - iii, D - iv

C) A - iii, B - i, C - iv, D - ii

D) A - iv, B - i, C - ii, D - iii

•  1. The point of origin of Earthquake is called epicenter 2. The lines joining the places which were affected 3. Earthquake at the same point of time are called homoseismal lines.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

•  1. Transformation of solar energy into heal requires' some time. 2. The loss of energy through long-wave radiations from the Earth's surface exceeds the energy received from the Sun at 4:00 p.m. 3. Energy received by the Earth from solar radiations continues to exceed the energy lost by outgoing long-wave radiations from the Earth's surface up to 4:00 p.m.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

• A) Mars - Venus - Earth - Mercury - Uranus

B) Mercury - Mars - Venus - Earth - Uranus

C) Mercury - Mars - Venus - Uranus - Earth

D) Venus - Mercury - Mars - Earth - Uranus

•  1. The earth is nearest to the sun at Perihelion which generally occurs on January 2. The earth is farthest away from the Sun at Perihelion which generally occurs on July 4 3. The earth is farthest away from the Sun at Aphelion which generally occurs on July 4 4. The earth is nearest to the Sun at Aphelion which generally occurs on January 3
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A) 1 only

B) 2 and 4

C) 1 and 3

D) 1 and 2

• A) Difference in the water masses of northern and southern hemisphere

B) Temperature and pressure variations

C) Inclined axis of the Earth

D) Rotation of the Earth

•  List-I (Geological time scale) List-II (Life-form) A. Pleistocene 1. Mammals B. Paleocene 2. Human genus C. Permian 3. Invertebrates D. Cambrian 4. Frogs

A) A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3

B) A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3

C) A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2

D) A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2

• A) Oxygen and silicon

B) Calcium and sodium

C) Sodium and magnesium

D) Oxygen and magnesium

•  List-I (Celestial Body) List-II (Roman God) A. Mercury 1.God of the Underworld and Death B. Pluto 2. God of Commerce. Eloquence and Skill C. Mars 3. God of the Sea D. Neptune 4. God of War

A) A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2

B) A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3

C) A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2

D) A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3

• A) 8 hours

B) 9 hours

C) 10 hours

D) 12 hours

• A) Light year

B) Parallactic second

C) Astronomical unit

D) Angstrom

• A) In the South Atlantic Ocean

B) In the Mediterranean Sea

C) In Ghana, a West African country

D) At Greenwich Observatory in England

•  Assertion [A]: The equatorial regions bulge outwards by about 21 km compared to poles. Reason [R]: Earth's slow rotation reduces the effect of gravity around the equator.

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

B) Both A and R arc true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

C) A is true, but R is false

D) A is false, but R is true

• A) Galaxy

B) Planet

C) Star

D) Constellation

• A) All meridians am in a ture North-South direction

B) Meridians are spaced farthest apart at the equator and converge to common points at the poles

C) All meridians are always parallel to one another

D) An indefinite number of meridians may be drawn on a globe

• A) Neutron Star

B) White Dwarf

C) Black hole

D) Supernova Star

•  Assertion [A]: Venus is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun. Reason [R]: Venus is the second planet from the Sun in our solar system.

A) Both A and R are time and R is the correct explanation of A

B) Both A and R are true, but R is the correct explanation of A

C) A is time, but R is false

D) A is false, but R is true

• A) consequent stream

B) rejuvenation

C) subsequent stream

• A) point where the seismograph is located

B) point within the Earth where the movement along the fault occurs

C) approximate centre of a group of related Earthquakes

D) point on the surface directly above where the rupture along the fault zone occur

•  List-I List-II (Sphere of the Earth) (Main Constituent of the Sphere) A. Lithosphere 1. Living objects B. Hydrosphere 2. Mixture of gases C. Atmosphere 3. Water D. Biosphere 4. Soil

A) A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4

B) A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1

C) A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4

D) A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1

• A) It would not make and difference

B) Difference between seasons will be reduced

C) The earth would become very hot

D) The Earth would become very cold

• A) 5060 feet

B) 5280 feet

C) 6060 feet

D) 6080 feet

• A) at the equator

B) South of the geographical equator

C) North of the geographical equator

D) at the tropic of cancer

• A) same as Greenwich

B) 1 hour fast

C) 1 hour slow

D) 12 hours fast

• A) 321 km

B) 211 km

C) 111 km

D) 91 km

• A) 0 km

B) 18 km

C) 25 km

D) 111 km

• A) Prime Meridian

B) Equator

C) International Date Line

D) Tropic of Cancer

• A) low escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational attraction

B) high escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational attraction

C) low gravitational attraction only

D) high escape velocity of air molecule only

• A) It is a large military helicopter

B) It is a large military transport aircraft

C) It is a galaxy of stars very close to the Sun

D) It is a US fighter aircraft to be completed in 2014

• A) The Earth gets shifted out of orbit every four year

B) The revolution slows down a little once every four years

C) The length of a year is not an integer number of days

D) It is a convention

• A) Doldrums

C) Westerlies

D) Easterlies

•  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

A) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

C) Statement I is time, but Statement II is false

D) Statement I is false, but Statement II is true

• A) primary waves

B) secondary waves

C) surface waves

D) longitudinal waves

• A) Mercury

B) Jupiter

C) Saturn

D) Uranus

• A) 11:00 pm on Sunday

B) 12:00 noon on Sunday

C) 1:00 am on Sunday

D) 11:00 pm on Saturday

• A) The International Date Line is largely based on the${{180}^{o}}$ meridian

B) The difference in time between the places just either side of the International Date Line is almost 1 day

C) The difference in lime to the extent of 1 day on either side of the International Date Line is caused by inclined axis of the Earth

D) The International Date Line mostly passes through the Pacific Ocean [NDA 2010-II]

• A) Poles

B) Equatorial regions

C) Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn

D) Arctic and Antarctic circles

• A) Black body

B) tropopause

C) Earth's albedo

D) mesopause

• A) Solar noon occurs simultaneously at locations with the same longitude

B) One meridian, which is directly under the Sun experiences solar noon at a given time

C) Places having same longitude experience solar noon at different times

D) Solar noon occurs at different times at locations with the same latitude

• A) East and West

B) North and South

C) Day and night

D) Summer and Winter

• A) polar satellite

B) stationary satellite

C) geostationary satellite

D) INSAT

• A) early morning and late evening

B) early morning only

C) noon

D) late evening only

• A) alternating sheets of lava and pyroclastic materials

B) uneven streams of lava flow

C) cataclysmic eruption

D) eruption of lave flow from a fissure

• A) Difference is least near the Equator and progressively increases away from it

B) Difference is maximum at the Equator and progressively decreases away from it

C) Difference is least at the Tropics and progressively increases towards the Equator and Poles

D) Difference is maximum at the Tropics and progress decreases towards the Equator and Poles

•  1. Earthquake wave 2. Volcano 3. Gravitational force 4. Earth magnetism
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

A) 1 and 2

B) Only 2

C) 3 and 4

D) All of these

•  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 arc called homoseismal lines.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

• A) a (curvature) singularity

B) a horizon

C) either a (curvature) singularity or a horizon

D) a charge

• A) Tectonic plates are composed of Oceanic lithosphere and thicker Continental lithosphere

B) Tectonic plates are able to move because the Earth s lithosphere has a higher strength than the underlying asthenosphere

C) The Earth's lithosphere is broken up into Tectonic Plates

D) Along divergent plate boundaries, subduction carries plates into the mantle

•  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
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A) 1 only

B) 1 and 2 only

C) 2 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

•  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. [NDA 2015-I]

A) Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I

B) Both the statements are individually true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I

C) Statement I is true but statement II is false.

D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

•  1. No sun-rise and sun set 2. No occurrence of day and night cycle 3. Only one season
Select the correct answer using the code given below

A) 1 Only

B) 1 and 2 only

C) 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

• A) the earth comes in between the sun and the moon.

B) the moon comes in between the sun and the earth.

C) the moon comes exactly halfway between me earth and the sun.

D) the sun comes in between the earth and the moon.

• A) size and temperature only

B) size and distance from the earth

C) size, temperature and mass

D) size, temperature and distance from the earth

•  1. Venial 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.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A) 1 only

B) 1 and 3 only

C) 2 and 4 only

D) 1, 2 and 3 only

•  1. round 2. spherical 3. close to that of a sphere 4. an oblate ellipsoid
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A) 2, 3 and 4

B) 1, 2 and 3

C) 1 and 2 only

D) 3 and 4 only

• A) aphelion (farthest) and perihelion (nearest) position of the Earth from the Sun during the annual revolution

B) rotation of the Earth on its axis

C) variation in solar insolation

D) revolution of the Earth on its inclined axis.

•  Statement I: Doldrums is a calm belt between ${{5}^{o}}$N and ${{5}^{o}}$S of the equation Statement II: The sun rays strike almost vertically over the equation throughout the year

A) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not correct explanation of Statements

C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

• A) 23-54 hrs. of 28th February

B) 00-54 hrs. of 1st March

C) 23-30 hrs. of 28th February

D) 00-44 hrs. of 1st March

• A) Milky way

B) Constellation

C) Andromoda

D) Solar System

• A) Venus

B) Mercury

C) Uranus

D) Jupiter

• A) All the planets move in elliptical orbits with the sun at a focus

B) The radius vector from the sun to the planet sweeps equal area in equal time

C) The square of the time period of a planet is proportional to the cube of the semi major axis of the ellipse

D) None of the above

• A) 13th

B) 14th

C) 15th

D) 16th