Description : An Equinox is when: (1) Day and night are of equal length (2) Day is of the shortest duration during the year (3) Day is of the longest duration in the year (4) Day when maximum rainfall of the year occurs
Last Answer : (1) Day and night are of equal length Explanation: An equinox is an astronomical event in which the plane of Earth's equator passes through the center of the Sun, which occurs twice each year, ... . They are not exactly equal, however, due to the angular size of the sun and atmospheric refraction.
Description : What is meant by “Equinox”? A. The longest day B. The shortest day C. The sun-month long day D. Equal duration of day and night (Answer)
Last Answer : D. Equal duration of day and night (Answer)
Description : Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above _____ (1) Tropic of Capricorn (2) Tropic of Cancer (3) Poles (4) Equator
Last Answer : Equator
Description : The term ‘equinox’ means – (1) The path which the Earth takes around the Sun (2) The axis of the Earth around which it rotates (3) When the day and night are of equal duration (4) The time when the Sun seems to be going round and round in the sky in the Arctic but does not go below the horizon
Last Answer : (3) When the day and night are of equal duration Explanation: The name "equinox" is derived from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night), because around the equinox, the night and day have ... The term equinox can also be used in a broader sense, meaning the date when such a passage happens.
Description : The term ‘equinox’ means (1) The path which the Earth takes around the Sun (2) The axis of the Earth around which it rotates (3) When the day and night are of equal duration (4) The time when the Sun seems to be going round and round in the sky in the Arctic but does not go below the horizon
Last Answer : When the day and night are of equal duration
Description : When the earth is at the maximum distance from the Sun, it is called (1) Aphelion (2) Perihelion (3) Equinox (4) Sidereal
Last Answer : Aphelion
Description : The equal length of day and night on September 23rd in all parts of the world is known as - (1) Autumnal Equinox (2) Celestial Equinox (3) Winter Equinox (4) Vernal Equinox
Last Answer : (1) Autumnal Equinox Explanation: Equinox means two days during the year, March 21 and September 23, when day and night are almost equal throughout the world because the Sun shines vertically on the Equator. March 21 is called vernal equinox and September 23 is called autumnal equinox.
Description : The equal length of day and night on September 23rd in all parts of the world is known as (1) Autumnal Equinox (2) Celestial Equinox (3) Winter Equinox (4) Vernal Equinox
Last Answer : Autumnal Equinox
Description : Convectional Rainfall occurs in: (1) Equatorial region (2) Temperate region (3) Tropical region (4) Polar region
Last Answer : Equatorial region
Description : On which date is India likely to experience the shortest day? (1) December 22 (2) March 21 (3) June 22 (4) September 23
Last Answer : December 22
Description : Contour line is the imaginary line joining places of equal : (1) Rainfall (2) Humidity (3) Elevation (4) Temperature
Last Answer : Elevation
Description : Which one of the following represent the lines joining the places of equal rainfall ? (1) Isohypses (2) Isohalines (3) Isobars (4) Isohyets
Last Answer : Isohyets
Description : Isolines joining places of equal rainfall are called ________ (1) isohyets (2) isotherms (3) isobars (4) contours
Last Answer : isohyets
Description : In the time-cost optimisation, using CPM method for network analysis, the crashing of the activities along the critical path is done starting with the activity having (A) Longest duration (B) Highest cost slope (C) Least cost slope (D) Shortest duration
Last Answer : (C) Least cost slope
Description : Day and Night are equal at the: (1) Prime Meridian (2) Antarctic (3) Poles (4) Eqator
Last Answer : Eqator
Description : In which region does rainfall occur throughout the year ? (1) Mediterranean (2) Equatorial (3) Tropical (4) Temperate
Last Answer : Equatorial
Description : Sea breeze is formed during (1) Day time (2) Night time (3) Both (4) Seasonal
Last Answer : Day time
Description : Which is the place that has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December,? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Which place has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December? -Do You Know?
Description : Which is the place that has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December,?
Last Answer : Melbourne
Description : Which place has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December?
Description : The sunlight is available 24 hours on the longest day at which of the following latitudes of the earth ? (1) 49° (2) 66½° (3) 63° (4) 69°51'
Last Answer : 66½°
Description : Evergreen rain forest is mainly found in regions having well distributed annual rainfall (1) Below 50 cm (2) 50-100 cm (3) 100-200 cm (4) More than 200 cm
Last Answer : More than 200 cm
Description : Laterite soils are found in area where– (1) normal temperature and rain fall is less (2) temperature is high and rainfall is heavy (3) temperature is low and rainfall is nominal (4) temperature is high and rainfall is normal
Last Answer : temperature is high and rainfall is heavy
Description : Rainfall caused by intense evaporation in equatorial areas is called _______ (1) Orographic rainfall (2) Cyclonic rainfall (3) Frontal rainfall (4) Convectional rainfall
Last Answer : Convectional rainfall
Description : Which of the following reasons is responsible for lack of vegetation in the deserts ? (1) Heavy volume of sands (2) Absence of B-horizon in the soil (3) High temperature (4) Lack of rainfall
Last Answer : Lack of rainfall
Description : The climatic zones are classified on the basis of (1) distance from the equator (2) elevation (3) rainfall (4) distance from the sea
Last Answer : rainfall
Description : Recharging of water table depends on (1) amount of rainfall (2) relief of the area (3) vegetation of the area (4) amount of percolation
Last Answer : relief of the area
Description : Why is the South Pole colder than the North Pole ? (1) High altitude (2) More rainfall (3) Strong winds (4) Away from the sun
Last Answer : High altitude
Description : The longest river in Asia is (1) River Indus (2) River Yangtze (3) River Hwang Ho (4) River Ganga
Last Answer : River Yangtze
Description : what- The length of the shortest side of the scalene triangle is 5 inches.Find the length of the longest side?
Last Answer : 9 in.
Description : Which of the following bonds has the shortest duration? a) A bond with 20-year maturity, 10% coupon rate b) A bond with 20-year maturity, 6% coupon rate c) A bond with 10-year maturity, 6% coupon rate d) A bond with 10-year maturity, 10% coupon rate
Last Answer : All else constant, a bond with a longer maturity will be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. All else constant, a bond with a lower coupon will have greater interest rate risk. The correct answer was D) 10-year maturity, 10 percent coupon rate.
Description : Which of the following statements is true with regard to the erratic behaviour of Indian monsoons? (a) Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from one year to another, as well as at ... of rainfall during different years (d) Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from place to place
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which planet has the longest day and the shortest year? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Mercury'
Description : Which planet has the longest day and the shortest year?
Last Answer : Mercury
Last Answer : Amphoteric
Description : El Nino occurs over (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Indian Ocean (3) Pacific Ocean (4) Mediterranean Sea
Last Answer : Pacific Ocean
Description : Solar eclipse occurs when (1) the Moon does not lie on the line joining the Sun and the Earth (2) the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth (3) the Sun comes between the Moon and the Earth (4) the Earth comes between the Moon and the Sun
Last Answer : the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
Description : Which planet looks reddish in the night sky ? (1) Jupiter (2) Saturn (3) Mars (4) Mercury
Last Answer : Mars
Description : Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above ______. (1) Tropic of Capricorn (2) Tropic of Cancer (3) Poles (4) Equator
Last Answer : (4) Equator Explanation: An equinox is an astronomical event in which the plane of Earth's equator passes through the center of the Sun, which occurs twice each year, around 20 March and 23 ... equatorial line. On an equinox, day and night are of approximately equal duration all over the planet.
Description : The contraction of muscle of shortest duration is seen in
Last Answer : The contraction of muscle of shortest duration is seen in A. Jaws B. Eyelids C. Heart D. Intestine
Description : The land of maximum biodiversity is (1) Tropical (2) Temperate (3) Monsoonal (4) Equatorial
Last Answer : Tropical
Description : The maximum biodiversity is found in (1) Tropical rain forests (2) Temperate forests (3) Coniferous forests (4) Arctic forest
Last Answer : Tropical rain forests
Description : Tropical rain forest is characterised by (1) Absence of trees (2) Least productivity (3) Maximum biodiversity (4) Minimum biodiversity
Last Answer : Maximum biodiversity
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 : The line on a map connecting points of equal temperature at a given time is (1) Isohyet (2) Isobar (3) Isthumus (4) Isotherm
Last Answer : Isotherm
Description : The acceleration due to gravity at the equator (1) is less than that at the poles (2) is greater than that at the poles (3) is equal to that at the poles (4) does not depend on the earth’s centripetal acceleration
Last Answer : is less than that at the poles
Description : When the earth is at the maximum distance from the Sun, it is called– (1) Aphelion (2) Perihelion (3) Equinox (4) Sidereal
Last Answer : (1) Aphelion Explanation: Aphelion is the point in the path of a celestial body (as a planet) that is farthest from the sun. Its opposite is Perihelion which is the point on its orbit when the Earth is closest to the sun.