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Answer: Option A. -> Big Dipper
Answer: (a)The Big Dipper is an asterism consisting of the seven brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Major. In Hindu astronomy, it is referred to as the “Collection of Seven Great Sages” (Saptarshi Mandal), as each star is named after a mythical Hindu sage.
Answer: (a)The Big Dipper is an asterism consisting of the seven brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Major. In Hindu astronomy, it is referred to as the “Collection of Seven Great Sages” (Saptarshi Mandal), as each star is named after a mythical Hindu sage.
Answer: Option D. -> 6,000° Celsius
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option C. -> Mars
Answer: (c)
Mars is known as Red planet. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System.
Named after the Roman God of war, it is often described as the “Red Planet” because the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance.
Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the volcanoes, valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.
Answer: (c)
Mars is known as Red planet. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System.
Named after the Roman God of war, it is often described as the “Red Planet” because the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance.
Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the volcanoes, valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.
Answer: Option C. -> 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
Answer: (c)
Answer: Option A. -> North of the geographical equator
Answer: (a)Thermal Equator is an imaginary line round the earth running through the point on each meridian with the highest average temperature. It lies mainly to the north because of the larger landmasses and thus greater summer heating.
Answer: (a)Thermal Equator is an imaginary line round the earth running through the point on each meridian with the highest average temperature. It lies mainly to the north because of the larger landmasses and thus greater summer heating.
Answer: Option A. -> Both 1 and 2
Answer: (a)Only two planets Venus and Uranus revolve around the sun from east to west while other planets revolve around the sun from west to east.
Answer: (a)Only two planets Venus and Uranus revolve around the sun from east to west while other planets revolve around the sun from west to east.
Answer: Option A. -> Both 1 and 2
Answer: (a)Only two planets Venus and Uranus revolve around the sun from east to west while other planets revolve around the sun from west to east.
Answer: (a)Only two planets Venus and Uranus revolve around the sun from east to west while other planets revolve around the sun from west to east.
Answer: Option C. -> In winter the Sun rays falling on the Earth bends more towards the Earth’s surface in comparison to the summer
Answer: (c)
Answer: (c)
Answer: Option C. -> vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumnal equinox, winter solstice
Answer: (c)
These sequences occurred in this sequence:
21 March,
21 June,
23 Sept, and
21 December.
Answer: (c)
These sequences occurred in this sequence:
21 March,
21 June,
23 Sept, and
21 December.
Answer: Option C. -> Pole wandering
Answer: (c)Pole wandering is not related to plate tectonic theory.
Answer: (c)Pole wandering is not related to plate tectonic theory.