Page No-7
The specific gravity of earth as a whole is:
(A) 4.50
(B) 4.65
(C) 5.52
(D) 6.68
On which date Vernal Equinox occurs:
(a) December21
(b) March 21
(c) June 8
(d)July 14
Approximately at what degree the earth revolves round the sun in its orbit:
(a) 1°per day
(b) 2° per day
(c) 3° per day
(d) 4° per day
The study of time in relation to earth’s history is called:
(a) Geochronology
(b) Geohistology
(c) Geography
(d) None of these
The month in which the distance between the earth and the sun is smallest:
(a) March
(b) January
(c) July
(d) August
The height at which Geostationary orbit is:
(a) 6 km
(b) 100 km
(c) 3000 km
(d) 3600 km
Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening ,the polar radius of the earth falls short of the equatorial radius about:
(a) 22 km
(b) 36 km
(c) 40 km
(d) 45 km
Which of the following are Antipodes:
(a) Places diametrically opposite on earth surface
(b) Lines joining places having a time difference
(c) Lines joining places having the same depth
(d) None of these
The largest amount of reflection of the solar radiant energy which is reflected back into
space before reaching the earth’s surface is due to:
(a) Clouds
(b) Water bodies
(c) Snow areas
(d) None of these
When earth rotates around it’s axis, it points towards:
(a) The polar star
(b) The moon
(c) Sun
(d) Venus
Maximum altitude of polar star at place 28°N and 78E is:
(a) January 3
(b) June 2
(c) March 10
(d) August 15