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

Solar radiation

Solar heat

Thermal radiation

Insolation

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Question 1 of 20

2. Season on earth are caused by:

Rotation on earth round its axis

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

None of these

All places of earth have equal temperature

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Question 2 of 20

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

8 months

6 month

2 years

One year

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Question 3 of 20

4. The mean radius of the earth is approximately:

6400 kms

3000 kms

2800 kms

7600 kms

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5. 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

Sun always remains in the eastern part

None of these

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6. The orbit along which the earth revolves is:

Irregular

Circular

Elliptical

None of these

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

0.5 seconds

2 seconds

3 seconds

1.3 seconds

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

1200 km

1000 km

More than 1600 km

1400 km

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

June

March

July

August

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10. The seasonal contrasts are maximum in:

Mid latitude

Low latitude

Sub tropic

High latitude

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11. Vernal equinox falls on:

25th April

20th December

21st June

21st March

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

51%

79%

60%

47%

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13. Green House effect means:

None of these

Polluting in houses in tropical regions

Trapping of the solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide

Cultivation in green house so as the check pollutio

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14. The approximate diameter of the earth is:

12756 km

13247 km

14000 km

15374 km

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

Mantle

Sial

Sima

Core

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16. The size of earth was first measured by:

Kepler

Galileo

Eratosthenes

Isaac Newton

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17. Days and Nights are caused by:

Rotation of the earth on its axis

Inclination of the earth's axis

Revolution of the earth around the sun

None of these

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18. The earth rotates around its axis from:

North to East

West to East

North to South

East to West

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

4° per day

5° per day

2° per day

1° per day

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20. 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 20 of 20

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