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. Season on earth are caused by:

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

None of these

Rotation on earth round its axis

All places of earth have equal temperature

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Question 1 of 20

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

More than 1600 km

1400 km

1200 km

1000 km

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Question 2 of 20

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

51%

79%

47%

60%

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Question 3 of 20

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

Mantle

Core

Sial

Sima

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Question 4 of 20

5. The orbit along which the earth revolves is:

Irregular

Elliptical

Circular

None of these

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Question 5 of 20

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

None of these

Sun always remains in the eastern part

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

Sun rises as soon there as it sets

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Question 6 of 20

7. The earth rotates around its axis from:

North to South

North to East

West to East

East to West

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Question 7 of 20

8. The seasonal contrasts are maximum in:

Sub tropic

Mid latitude

Low latitude

High latitude

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Question 8 of 20

9. The size of earth was first measured by:

Eratosthenes

Isaac Newton

Kepler

Galileo

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Question 9 of 20

10. Green House effect means:

None of these

Trapping of the solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide

Cultivation in green house so as the check pollutio

Polluting in houses in tropical regions

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Question 10 of 20

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

Solar radiation

Insolation

Solar heat

Thermal radiation

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Question 11 of 20

12. The approximate diameter of the earth is:

15374 km

14000 km

12756 km

13247 km

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Question 12 of 20

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

4° per day

1° per day

2° per day

5° per day

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Question 13 of 20

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

The ecliptic plane

The ecliptic path

The earth's orbit

The celestial sphere

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Question 14 of 20

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

One year

2 years

6 month

8 months

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Question 15 of 20

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

June

August

March

July

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Question 16 of 20

17. Days and Nights are caused by:

Rotation of the earth on its axis

None of these

Inclination of the earth's axis

Revolution of the earth around the sun

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Question 17 of 20

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

2 seconds

1.3 seconds

0.5 seconds

3 seconds

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Question 18 of 20

19. Vernal equinox falls on:

20th December

21st March

21st June

25th April

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Question 19 of 20

20. The mean radius of the earth is approximately:

2800 kms

7600 kms

6400 kms

3000 kms

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Question 20 of 20

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