Description : Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the earth ? (1) Mercury (2) Mars (3) Venus (4) Pluto
Last Answer : Venus
Description : The planet that takes 88 days to make one revolution of the sun is : (1) Mercury (2) Saturn (3) Jupiter (4) Mars
Last Answer : Mercury
Description : The planet nearest to the Sun is : (1) Earth (2) Mercury (3) Mars (4) Venus
Description : Which planet looks reddish in the night sky ? (1) Jupiter (2) Saturn (3) Mars (4) Mercury
Last Answer : Mars
Description : Which planet orbits closest to the earth? (1) Mars (2) Jupiter (3) Venus (4) Mercury
Description : Which planet is called evening star? (1) Mars (2) Mercury (3) Venus (4) Jupiter
Description : The largest planet in our solar system is (1) Mars (2) Jupiter (3) Saturn (4) Mercury
Last Answer : Jupiter
Description : Brightest planet in our solar system is (1) Venus (2) Mercury (3) Mars (4) Jupiter
Description : Which one of the following is called a red planet ? (1) Venus (2) Mercury (3) Mars (4) Jupiter
Description : Which of the following metals contribute to to biomagnification problem in the ecosystem ? (1) Mercury (2) Chromium (4) Copper (4) Lead
Description : Which planets do not have satellites revolving around them ? (1) Mars and Venus (2) Mercury and Venus (3) Mars and Mercury (4) Neptune and Pluto
Last Answer : Mercury and Venus
Description : The planets on either side of the Earth are (1) Mars and Jupiter (2) Mercury and Venus (3) Venus and Saturn (4) Mars and Venus
Last Answer : Mars and Venus
Description : Which is the coldest among the following ? (1) Mars (2) Earth (3) Pluto (4) Mercury
Last Answer : Pluto
Description : The four largest planets of the Solar System in decreasing size are (1) Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Uranus (2) Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune (3) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune (4) Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune
Last Answer : Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Description : Which one of the following planets has no moon? (1) Mars (2) Neptune (3) Mercury (4) Pluto
Description : Which of the following statements is correct ? (1) Pluto is not a Planet now (2) Pluto was discoverd by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 (3) Pluto has been given the number 134340 (4) All of the above
Last Answer : All of the above
Description : The Montreal Protocol 1987 refers to (1) saving the Bio-diversity of our planet (2) signing of an accord on the peaceful uses of atmoic energy (3) signing of an accord on keeping the antarctica as a nuclear free zone (4) saving the ozone layer from destruction by reducting the use of CFCs
Last Answer : saving the ozone layer from destruction by reducting the use of CFCs
Description : Equator represents (1) line joining North and South poles (2) imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles (3) a belt (ring) around the planet Saturn (4) axis of rotation of Earth
Last Answer : imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
Description : Which of the following Scientist proved that the path of each planet around the Sun is elliptical? (1) Kepler (2) Galileo (3) Newton (4) Copernicus
Last Answer : Kepler
Description : The planet which has the highest surface temperature is (1) Jupiter (2) Earth (3) Pluto (4) Venus
Description : Which of the following is called “Blue Planet” ? (1) Saturn (2) Earth (3) Jupiter (4) Mars
Last Answer : Earth
Description : Which one of the following is the largest planet ? (1) Jupiter (2) Venus (3) Saturn (4) Uranus
Description : The planet emitting green light is (1) Jupiter (2) Venus (3) Uranus (4) Neptune
Last Answer : Uranus
Description : The planet revolving east to west is (1) Venus (2) Uranus (3) Neptune (4) Pluto
Description : Biggest planet of solar system is (1) Earth (2) Mars (3) Saturn (4) Jupiter
Description : Which is the hottest planet in the Solar System ? (1) Jupiter (2) Saturn (3) Venus (4) Uranus
Description : The number of satellites of the planet is Mercury is – (1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 16
Last Answer : (1) 0 Explanation: The nearness of Mercury to the massive gravity influence of the Sun is the likely reason that no natural satellites are present, although it is possible that one or more may have existed in the past.
Description : The zone of Earth’s atmosphere immediately above its surface up to a height of about 16 kms above equator and 8 kms over the poles is known as : (1) Mesosphere (2) Thermosphere (3) Troposphere (4) Stratosphere
Last Answer : Troposphere
Description : What is the mean temperature of Earth? (1) 6 degree Celsius (2) 16 degree Celsius (3) 26 degree Celsius (4) 36 degree Celsius
Last Answer : 16 degree Celsius
Description : Man can maintain an ecological balance in the biosphere by (1) deforestation (2) developing new breeds of cultivated plants and domesticated animals (3) using insecticides and pesticides (4) understanding the delicate balance in the relative number of organisms
Last Answer : understanding the delicate balance in the relative number of organisms
Description : Snakes and vultures are eating rats in a field. If wild dogs are let into the field, what will be the immediate result ? (1) Decrease in the number of snakes (2) Decrease in the number of vultures (3) Decrease in the number of rats (4) Increase in the number of snakes.
Last Answer : Decrease in the number of rats
Description : The total number of planets revolving around the sun is (1) Five (2) Eight (3) Seven (4) Six
Last Answer : Eight
Description : The primary goal of planning for disasters is to reduce (1) Death (2) Damage (3) Risk (4) Vulnerability
Last Answer : Vulnerability
Description : Contour line is the imaginary line joining places of equal : (1) Rainfall (2) Humidity (3) Elevation (4) Temperature
Last Answer : Elevation
Description : Maps on large scale, representing both natural and man-made features are called (1) Wall maps (2) Topographic maps (3) Thematic maps (4) Atlas maps
Last Answer : Topographic maps
Description : The well through which water comes out through hydraulic pressure is called (1) Ordinary well (2) Tube well (3) Deep tube well (4) Artesian well
Last Answer : Artesian well
Description : What is meant by the term “midnight sun” ? (1) Twilight (2) Rising Sun (3) Very bright moon (4) Sun shining in the polar circle for long time
Last Answer : Sun shining in the polar circle for long time
Description : Imaginary lines joining places with same temperature are called (1) Isobars (2) Isohyets (3) Isohalines (4) Isotherms
Last Answer : Isotherms
Description : The imaginary lines joining places of same height at equal intervals are (1) Hachures (2) Contours (3) Spot-heights (4) Isomers
Last Answer : Contours
Description : Contours are imaginary lines showing (1) places of equal atmospheric pressure (2) same temperature areas (3) places of equal altitudes (4) equal sunshine areas
Last Answer : places of equal altitudes
Description : What is the alternate name for contour lines ? (1) Isopotential (2) Istherm (3) Isohypse (4) Isohyet
Last Answer : Isohypse
Description : Which one of the following organisations is responsible for publishing topographical sheets? (1) Geological Survey of India (G.S.I.) (2) National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation (N.A. T.M.O.) (3) Indian Meteorological Department (I.M.D.) (4) Survey of India (S.O.I.)
Last Answer : Survey of India (S.O.I.)
Description : The art and science of map making is called (1) Remote Sensing (2) Cartography (3) Photogrammetry (4) Mapping
Last Answer : Cartography
Description : Who coined the word ‘Geography’? (1) Ptolemy (2)Eratosthenese (3) Hacataus (4) Herodatus
Last Answer : Eratosthenese
Description : The land of maximum biodiversity is (1) Tropical (2) Temperate (3) Monsoonal (4) Equatorial
Last Answer : Tropical
Description : Instrument used for measuring area on maps is called (1) Planimeter (2) Eidograph (3) Pantograph (4) Opisometer
Last Answer : Planimeter
Description : The science of map-making is (1) Cartography (2) Geography (3) Carpology (4) Geology
Description : The one who is engaged in scientific drawing of maps is called (1) Geographer (2) Cartographer (3) Meteorologist (4) Geologist
Last Answer : Cartographer
Description : Which of the following phenomena is supposedly associated with global warming ? (1) El Nino (2) La Nina (3) El Nino Modoki (4) Southern Oscillation
Last Answer : El Nino
Description : Biosphere refers to (1) the area of the land inhabited by living organism (2) the part of ocean inhabited by plants and animals (3) the portion of the earth, including the oceans, the land, the soil and the atmosphere inhabited by living organisms (4) the atmosphere surrounding the living organisms
Last Answer : the portion of the earth, including the oceans, the land, the soil and the atmosphere inhabited by living organisms