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Q. Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits?

A
Johannes Kepler
B
Galileo Galilei
C
Nicholas Copernicus
D
Isaac Newton

Correct Answer

Johannes Kepler

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth’s land?
    A)North America – Africa – Europe – South America
    B)North America – Africa – South America – Europe
    C)Africa – North America – South America – Europe
    D)Africa – North America – Europe – South America
    Answer: Africa – North America – South America – Europe
  • Q. World’s principal producer of silver is
    A)The USA
    B)India
    C)Mexico
    D)Canada
    Answer: Mexico
  • Q. The Buckingham Canal, which has been declared a National Waterway of India recently, is a canal running from
    A)Vijayawada to Villupuram
    B)Punjab to Haryana
    C)Mumbai to Goa
    D)Cochin to Kozhikode
    Answer: Vijayawada to Villupuram
  • Q. The radius of earth is:
    A)6,224 Km
    B)6,500 km
    C)6,370 km
    D)5,553 Km
    Answer: 6,370 km
  • Q. What is the difference between the Indian Standard time and Greenwich Standard Time?
    A)5 Hour and 30 minutes
    B)5 Hour
    C)15 Hour and 30 minutes
    D)6 Hour and 30 minutes
    Answer: 5 Hour and 30 minutes
  • Q. Green House Effect’ means ________
    A)Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
    B)Pollution in houses in tropical regions
    C)Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen
    D)Cultivation in green houses so as to check pollution
    Answer: Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
  • Q. The most abundant metal in the Earth’s Crust is
    A)Aluminium
    B)Zinc
    C)Copper
    D)Iron
    Answer: Aluminium
  • Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
    A)Lsobath-Unes joining points of equal seabed depth
    B)Isohaline-Lines joining points of equal salinity in sea
    C)Isohels-Lines joining areas of equal rainfall
    D)Isobars-Lines joining areas of equal atmospheric pressure
    Answer: Isohels-Lines joining areas of equal rainfall
  • Q. Longitude is geographically significant to India because ________
    A)It divides India into eastern and western zones
    B)It determines the Indian standard time
    C)It has a bearing on the tropical climate of India
    D)It enables determining local time in eastern India
    Answer: It determines the Indian standard time
  • Q. The Periyar Game Sanctuary in Kerala is renowned for
    A)Wild elephant
    B)Tiger
    C)Lion
    D)Spotted deer
    Answer: Wild elephant
  • Q. Consider the following statements regarding the distribution and pattern of isotherms 1. In the northern hemisphere, isotherms bend sharply equator-ward over the continents during winter. 2. Temperature gradients are greater in summer than in winter in the northern hemisphere. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: 1 only
  • Q. Lunar eclipse occurs on ________
    A)Half moon
    B)New moon
    C)Full moon
    D)Quarter moon
    Answer: Full moon
  • Q. Why is that India has one of the lowest agricultural yields in the world?
    A)Farmers being poor and illiterate do not use modern farming techniques
    B)Summers are very hot
    C)Lack of fertile soil
    D)Occurrence of frost at night
    Answer: Farmers being poor and illiterate do not use modern farming techniques
  • Q. The most salty basin in the world is the
    A)Red Sea
    B)Caspian Sea
    C)Dead Sea
    D)Arabian Sea
    Answer: Dead Sea
  • Q. Which of the following regions bear mainly the Coniferous forests?
    A)Southern island of New Zealand
    B)Southern part of India
    C)South America
    D)Central, Eastern and Western parts of North America
    Answer: Central, Eastern and Western parts of North America
  • Q. Growing agricultural crops between rows of planted trees is known as
    A)Taungya system
    B)Social forestry
    C)Jhum
    D)Agro forestry
    Answer: Taungya system
  • Q. For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent?
    A)El Nino and southern oscillations
    B)La Nina
    C)Movement of jet streams
    D)Green-house effect on global level
    Answer: El Nino and southern oscillations
  • Q. Put the following ores in descending order of their iron content: 1. Haemetite 2. Magnetite 3. Limonite 4. Siderite
    A)2, 1, 4, 3
    B)1, 2, 3, 4
    C)2, 1, 3, 4
    D)1, 2, 4, 3
    Answer: 2, 1, 3, 4
  • Q. The line dividing North Korea and South Korea is
    A)38th parallel
    B)17th parallel
    C)23rd parallel
    D)Oder-Neisse Line
    Answer: 38th parallel
  • Q. Heavy rainfall during the months of October and November is received by
    A)Coromandel Coast
    B)Gharo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
    C)Chota Nagpur Plateau
    D)Malwa Plateau
    Answer: Coromandel Coast

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