World Geography - Mock Test 45

Question 441

The solar eclipse achieves totality only in limited geographical regions because: 1⃣ the size of the shadow of the moon on the earth is small as compared to the cross section of the earth.

A) the size of the shadow of the moon on the earth is small as compared to the cross section of the earth.? B) the earth is not smooth flat surface, but has elevations and depressions C) the trajectories of the earth around the sun and the moon around the earth are not perfect circles. D) sun rays can reach most of the Peripheral regions of shadow of the moon due to atmospheric refraction

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Question 442

The North Pole is always in the light

A) from September 23 to March 21 B) from March 21 to September 23 C) from June 21 to December 22 D) None of these

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Question 443

Which one of the following is not as astronomical object

A) Pulsar B) Brittle Star C) Blackhole D) Quasar

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Question 444

What is the difference between Indian Standard time and Greenwich standard time

A) – 4 hours and 30 minutes B) – 5 hours C) + 5 hours and 30 minutes D) + 6 hours and 30 minutes

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Question 445

Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium

A) 2°30' W B) 82°30' E C) 92°30' W D) 92°30' W

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Question 446

Which one of the following is the most important reason for the establishment of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, at Thumba

A) The sea is near to the place in the east west and south direction B) It is a place near to a city in India, which is nearest to the geographic equator. C) It is situated on the geomagnetic equator. D) Outer space near Thumba exhibits queer atmospheric phenomen1⃣

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Question 447

About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the latitudes of

A) 20°S and 40°S B) 40°N and 60°N C) 5°N and 20°N D) 20°N and 40°N

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Question 448

One astronomical unit is the average distance between

A) Earth and the Sun B) Earth and the Moon C) Jupiter and the Sun D) Mars and the Sun.

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Question 449

When there is noon at I.S.T. Meridian people on another place of the earth are taking their 6 O’ clock morning tea. The longitude of place is

A) 170° W B) 7°30' W C) 172°30' W D) 90° W

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Question 450

The limit beyond which stars suffer internal collapse is called

A) Chandrashekhar Limit B) Raman Effect C) Aurora Borealis D) Quasan Zone

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