General Science Basic Planet Earth info Online Quiz Test with answers

Here we have provided a online general knowledge quiz about Planet Earth. All the individuals who are set to appear in any general science related written exam or interview must attempt these tests for preparation as they include all the important questions that have really high amount of chances for being included in the actual exam.

General Science Basic Planet Earth info Online Quiz Test with answers

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Basic Science

1. Vernal equinox falls on:

20th December

21st June

25th April

21st March

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2. The orbit along which the earth revolves is:

Elliptical

None of these

Irregular

Circular

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3. The earth rotates around its axis from:

West to East

North to South

East to West

North to East

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4. The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month of:

June

August

March

July

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5. The approximate diameter of the earth is:

13247 km

15374 km

14000 km

12756 km

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6. Japan is called "the land of rising sun" because:

Japan, being the eastern most country in the world, it has the earliest sunrise

Sun rises as soon there as it sets

None of these

Sun always remains in the eastern part

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7. Heat received by earth from the sun is known as:

Solar heat

Solar radiation

Thermal radiation

Insolation

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8. Season on earth are caused by:

All places of earth have equal temperature

Rotation on earth round its axis

None of these

Revolution of earth round the sun and its axis titled at 66 ½

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9. The earth revolves round the sun in its orbit by approximately:

5° per day

2° per day

1° per day

4° per day

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10. Days and Nights are caused by:

Rotation of the earth on its axis

Revolution of the earth around the sun

Inclination of the earth's axis

None of these

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11. What percentage of insolation is received by the earth’s surface?

51%

60%

47%

79%

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12. The mean radius of the earth is approximately:

2800 kms

3000 kms

6400 kms

7600 kms

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13. What is the maximum length of a day on the poles?

2 years

6 month

One year

8 months

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14. Green House effect means:

None of these

Trapping of the solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide

Polluting in houses in tropical regions

Cultivation in green house so as the check pollutio

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15. The earth revolves around the sun at the speed (per minute) of:

1000 km

More than 1600 km

1200 km

1400 km

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16. Of the total volume of the earth, which layer forms the major part?

Sial

Sima

Mantle

Core

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17. The size of earth was first measured by:

Galileo

Isaac Newton

Eratosthenes

Kepler

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18. The fixed path along which the earth revolves round the sun is called:

The celestial sphere

The earth's orbit

The ecliptic plane

The ecliptic path

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19. The seasonal contrasts are maximum in:

Mid latitude

Low latitude

High latitude

Sub tropic

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20. The time required for moon light to reach earth:

1.3 seconds

3 seconds

2 seconds

0.5 seconds

Question 20 of 20

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