Geography Test 1 All the best! All the best! 1 / 21 1. What causes change in seasons? A. Revolution of the Earth and tilt of Earth’s axis B. Neither the revolution nor the tilt C. Revolution of the Earth alone D. Tilt of Earth’s axis alone 2 / 21 2. Light year means A. a measurement of year B. None of the above C. distance travelled by light in one year D. the distance between the Earth and the Sun 3 / 21 3. Russia has 11 time zones because A. it has a huge East-West expanse B. None of the above C. it has a very cold climate. D. it has very long route trains. 4 / 21 4. Which one of the following is the astronomical unit of distance which is equal to 3.26 light years? A. Kilometre B. Parsec C. Splite D. None of the above 5 / 21 5. Which is the nearest planet to the Sun? A. Mercury B. Mars C. Venus D. Earth 6 / 21 6. Which constellation looks like a cluster of twinkling gems in night sky? A. Ursa Minor (Dhurva Matsaya) B. Kruttika (Pleides) C. Orion (Mirga) D. Scorpio (Vrishchika) 7 / 21 7. Which is the farthest heavenly body visible to the naked eyes? A. Pleides constellation B. Andromeda galaxy C. Sirius star D. Pluto 8 / 21 8. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the movement of Sun? A. When the Sun starts its movement towards the Northern hemisphere, people in India celebrate Uttrayan, Sankranti, Baisakhi B. Spring Equinox falls on 23rd September C. The Sun is overhead on the Tropic of Capricorn on 22nd December D. The Sun is over head on the Tropic of Cancer on 21st June. 9 / 21 9. The evidence which proved that comets are the members of our Solar system is A. the shape of their orbit B. their composition C. their structure D. their brightness 10 / 21 10. Select the incorrect statement? A. None of the above B. Solar eclipse will take place on a new Moon day C. Solar eclipse will take place only on a full Moon day. D. When the Sun, Moon and the Earth are in a straight line, in that order we have solar eclipse. 11 / 21 11. Shooting stars are called A. asteroids B. comet C. None of these D. meteors 12 / 21 12. Which is the nearest planet to the Earth? A. Venus B. Mars C. Mercury D. Jupiter 13 / 21 13. Consider the following statement(s)1. Pluto is no more a planet.2. Neptune and Uranus are called Jovian twins.3. Sirius is the brightest star.Which of the statement(s) givenabove is/are correct? A. 2 and 3 B. 1, 2 and 3 C. Only 1 D. 1 and 2 14 / 21 14. The Pole star is a part of A. orion B. ursa minor C. ursa major D. None of these 15 / 21 15. Halley’s comet appears once in a period of A. 66 years B. 56 years C. 46 years D. 76 years 16 / 21 16. Pole star is always seen at one point in the sky whereas other stars are not, this is because A. pole star lies in the axis of spin of the Earth B. None of the above C. pole star lies on the North pole of the Earth D. it indicates North pole 17 / 21 17. Why do we see only one side of the moon? A. The Moon rotates on its axis in 24 hours B. The Moon rotates in exactly the same time as it takes to complete one revolution of The Earth C. The Moon’s other side always remains dark D. None of the above 18 / 21 18. Our Milky Way is …… in shape. A. optical B. spiral C. None of these D. round 19 / 21 19. Scorpio constellation is also known as A. Matsaya B. Vyadha C. Vrishchika D. None of these 20 / 21 20. Which is not correct regarding Asteroids? A. Ceres is the largest asteroid B. They are minor planets made of rock C. They rotate in a belt between the orbits of the Earth and the Jupiter D. They reveal a lot about the origin of universe 21 / 21 21. Which is the biggest planet of our Solar system? A. Jupiter B. None of these C. Saturn D. Mars Your score is LinkedIn Facebook VKontakte 0% Restart quiz
