Geography Test 1 All the best! All the best! 1 / 21 1. Halley’s comet appears once in a period of A. 76 years B. 66 years C. 56 years D. 46 years 2 / 21 2. Shooting stars are called A. asteroids B. None of these C. meteors D. comet 3 / 21 3. Which constellation looks like a cluster of twinkling gems in night sky? A. Ursa Minor (Dhurva Matsaya) B. Scorpio (Vrishchika) C. Kruttika (Pleides) D. Orion (Mirga) 4 / 21 4. Which is not correct regarding Asteroids? A. They rotate in a belt between the orbits of the Earth and the Jupiter B. They reveal a lot about the origin of universe C. Ceres is the largest asteroid D. They are minor planets made of rock 5 / 21 5. Which is the farthest heavenly body visible to the naked eyes? A. Pluto B. Sirius star C. Pleides constellation D. Andromeda galaxy 6 / 21 6. Pole star is always seen at one point in the sky whereas other stars are not, this is because A. it indicates North pole B. pole star lies in the axis of spin of the Earth C. pole star lies on the North pole of the Earth D. None of the above 7 / 21 7. Which is the biggest planet of our Solar system? A. Saturn B. Mars C. Jupiter D. None of these 8 / 21 8. Russia has 11 time zones because A. it has a very cold climate. B. it has a huge East-West expanse C. it has very long route trains. D. None of the above 9 / 21 9. The evidence which proved that comets are the members of our Solar system is A. their composition B. the shape of their orbit C. their structure D. their brightness 10 / 21 10. Which one of the following is the astronomical unit of distance which is equal to 3.26 light years? A. Kilometre B. Splite C. None of the above D. Parsec 11 / 21 11. What causes change in seasons? A. Neither the revolution nor the tilt B. Tilt of Earth’s axis alone C. Revolution of the Earth and tilt of Earth’s axis D. Revolution of the Earth alone 12 / 21 12. Light year means A. distance travelled by light in one year B. a measurement of year C. the distance between the Earth and the Sun D. None of the above 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. Only 1 B. 1 and 2 C. 1, 2 and 3 D. 2 and 3 14 / 21 14. Our Milky Way is …… in shape. A. round B. None of these C. optical D. spiral 15 / 21 15. Select the incorrect statement? A. Solar eclipse will take place only on a full Moon day. B. None of the above C. Solar eclipse will take place on a new Moon day D. When the Sun, Moon and the Earth are in a straight line, in that order we have solar eclipse. 16 / 21 16. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the movement of Sun? A. The Sun is over head on the Tropic of Cancer on 21st June. B. When the Sun starts its movement towards the Northern hemisphere, people in India celebrate Uttrayan, Sankranti, Baisakhi C. The Sun is overhead on the Tropic of Capricorn on 22nd December D. Spring Equinox falls on 23rd September 17 / 21 17. Which is the nearest planet to the Earth? A. Jupiter B. Mars C. Mercury D. Venus 18 / 21 18. Which is the nearest planet to the Sun? A. Mercury B. Mars C. Earth D. Venus 19 / 21 19. The Pole star is a part of A. None of these B. ursa minor C. ursa major D. orion 20 / 21 20. Why do we see only one side of the moon? A. The Moon’s other side always remains dark B. None of the above C. The Moon rotates in exactly the same time as it takes to complete one revolution of The Earth D. The Moon rotates on its axis in 24 hours 21 / 21 21. Scorpio constellation is also known as A. None of these B. Vrishchika C. Matsaya D. Vyadha Your score is LinkedIn Facebook VKontakte 0% Restart quiz
