General Physical Geography Test 12

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General Physical Geography Test 12

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Question 1
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Which of the following do not belong to Solar System?

A
Asteroids

B
Comets

C
Planets

D
Nebulae

Solution
Question 2
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The Earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical path and the Sun is located at one focus of the ellipse. Imagine a situation is which Earth goes around the Sun on a circular path. Which one among the following would result in under that situation?

A
It would not make any difference

B
Difference between seasons will be reduced

C
The Earth would become very hot

D
The Earth would become very cold

Solution
Question 3
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Consider the following statements:
(1) Latitude is the point's angular distance above or below the equator.
(2) The longest line of latitude is the equator, whose latitude is zero.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
Only 1

B
Only 2

C
Both 1 and 2

D
Neither 1 nor 2

Solution
Question 4
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Consider the following statements:
(1) If the Earth would not have been tilted on its axis, the days and nights would have been of same duration always.
(2) If the Earth would not have been revolving around the Sun, one of the hemispheres would have long days and short nights, whereas the other one would have short days and long nights.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
Only 1

B
Only 2

C
Both 1 and 2

D
Neither 1 nor 2

Solution
Question 5
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Consider the following statements:
(1) The axis of the Earth's magnetic field is inclined at 23 and half to the geographic axis of the Earth.
(2) The Earth's magnetic pole in the Northern hemisphere is located on a peninsula in Northern Canada.
(3) Earth's magnetic equator passes through Thumba is South India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
1, 2 and 3

B
2 and 3

C
Only 2

D
Only 3

Solution
Question 6
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The waves that help scientists to understand the internal structure of the Earth are ___________.

A
primary waves

B
secondary waves

C
surface waves

D
longitudinal waves

Solution
Question 7
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Consider the following statements:
(1) Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System. Its diameter is 109 times larger than Earth's.
(2) Jupiter's four large Moons are called the Galilean Moons (lo, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
Only 1

B
Only 2

C
Both 1 and 2

D
None of these

Solution

Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. Its diameter measures 142,800 km. It is so gigantic that all other planets in the solar system could fit into Jupiter. The planet Jupiter's four largest moons are called the Galilean satellites after Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, who first observed them in 1610.
Question 8
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It is the fifth largest planet. It formed around 4.5-4.6 billion years ago. Which planet are we talking about?

A
Mars

B
Earth

C
Jupiter

D
Venus

Solution

Earth is the fifth largest planet in the Solar System. The Earth is around 4.6 billion years old. The Earth is the only planet which supports the life.
Question 9
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Television signal cannot be received generally beyond a particular distance due to ___________.

A
curvature of the Earth

B
weakness of antenna

C
weakness of signal

D
absorption of signal in air
Question 10
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Tides occur in the oceans and sea due to which among the following?
(1) Gravitational force of the Sun
(2) Gravitational force of the Moon
(3) Centrifugal force of the Earth

A
Only 1

B
2 and 3

C
1 and 3

D
All of these

Solution