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| 1) Which planet rotates on its axis from east to west? | |||
| Earth | Jupiter | ||
| Venus | Mercury | ||
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| 2)The minimun distance between the sun and the earth occurs on | |||
| December 22 | September 22 | ||
| June 21 | January 3 | ||
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| 3)On the day the sun is nearest to the earth, the earth is said to be in | |||
| Aphelion | Apogee | ||
| Perihelion | Perigee | ||
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| 4)The earth is at its maximum distance from the sun on | |||
| January 30 | July 4 | ||
| September 22 | December 22 | ||
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| 5)The rate of rotation of the earth on its axis is highest on | |||
| January 3 | July 4 | ||
| December 22 | Never changes | ||
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| 6)Which of the statements does not prove the sphericity of the earth | |||
| If the earth were flat one would come across some sharp edges | The sunrise is not visible from all places at the same time | ||
| The shadow of the earth at the time of solar eclipse is circular | The altitude of the stars from various point on the earth\'s surface varies | ||
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| 7)What is the International Date Line? | |||
| It is the equator | It is the 0 degree longitude | ||
| It is the 90 degree east longitude | It is the 180 degree longitude | ||
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| 8)The mass of the earth is about ______ times of that of the moon | |||
| 85 | 81 | ||
| 83 | 91 | ||
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| 9)How much of the surface of the moon is visible from the earth | |||
| about 59% | more than 75% | ||
| only about 40% | none of these | ||
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| 10)What is the unit of measurement of distances of the stars from the earth? | |||
| fathoms | nautical miles | ||
| kilometres | light year | ||
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| 11)On the surface of the moon the | |||
| mass and weight become less | mass remain constant and only the weight is less | ||
| only the mass is less | mass and weight both remain unchanged | ||
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| 12) Which comet appears every 76 years ? | |||
| Hally's | Holme's | ||
| Donati'S | Alpha centuari | ||
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| 13)We always see the same face of the moon because - | |||
| it is smaller than the moon | it revolves on its axis in a direction opposite that of the earth | ||
| it takes equal time for revolution around the earth and rotation in its axis | it rotates at the same speed as the earth around the sun | ||
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| 14)When the tide producing forces of the sun and moon act in a straight line complementing each other, it produces | |||
| tidal bores | neap tides | ||
| spring tides | normal tides | ||
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| 15) What is a tidal bore? | |||
| A tidal wave resulting from seismic activity | A deposit of sand in coastal areas | ||
| A formation of polyps just above high tide lavel | A high tidal wave moving upstream in the mouth of a river | ||
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