CSS General Knowledge Topic 1 Everyday Science With Answers

CSS General Knowledge Topic 1 Everyday Science

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1 What stage of its life is our Sun in now? Red Giant stage Natural sequence Supernova Main Sequence
2 How far is our solar system away from the nearest bright star cluster? 150 light years 50 light years 100 light years 2 light years
3 The surface of the Sun is called the? Chromospheres Ground Corona Photosphere
4 What is the farthest planet that can be seen without a telescope? Uranus Neptune Saturn Jupiter
5 The sun is composed mainly of these two elements Hydrogen and Helium Helium and Argon Nitrogen and Hydrogen Carbon and Oxygen
6 The great Dark Spot- a cloud of methane as big as the Earth itself can be found on planet? Saturn Jupiter Neptune Mercury
7 A light year is equal to: 6 million, million kms 7.50 million, million kms 9.50 million, million kms 11 million, million kms
8 The earth revolves around the sun at a speed of: 18.5 km/sec 26.6 km/sec 29 km/sec 31.9 km/sec
9 Which planet is known as "Earth's near twin planet"? Mercury Mars Venus Neptune
10 The rising of the evening star indicates the South Pole North Pole East West
11 The planet which has longest year is: Mercury Venus Earth Neptune
12 The sun: What was it 'born' and how long is it still expected to shine? 7 billion years ago; 2 billion years 9.7 billion years ago; 1000 years 5.3 billion years ago; 900 million years 4.6 billion years ago; 5 billion years
13 The Great Dark Spot was a storm on? Jupiter Sun Venus Neptune
14 The main asteroid belt is between the planets Jupiter and Saturn Mars and Jupiter Earth and Mars Mercury and Mars
15 How many layers are present in the atmosphere of the sun? 1 2 3 4
16 How many days does the moon take to return to the same position among the constellations? 28 days 29 days 26 days 30 days
17 Edmund Halley (comet) reappears after a time of every how many years? 86 years 76 years 68 years 96 years
18 In which year will Pluto complete one orbit since its discovery? 2010 2178 2426 1930
19 There are literally millions of known galaxies in the universe. We live in the Milky Way galaxy, on the end of one of the 'arms'. What is the shape of Milky Way galaxy? Spiral Geoid Ecliptic None of these
20 The planet with the shortest year is-- Earth Mercury Mars Pluto
21 Which one is the biggest planet of the Solar system? Mercury Earth Pluto Jupiter
22 What are asteroids? Minor planets revolving round the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter Luminous celestial bodies moving round the Sun A group of fixed stars arranged naturally None of these
23 Which is the hottest planet in our solar system? Venus Neptune Mars Mercury
24 It is the point in the Earth's orbit when it is closest to the Sun (147.5 million km) and it occurs on the 3rd or 4th of January is called Latitude Solar time Perihelion Aphelion
25 What is the axial tilt of the Earth? 24.5 degrees 17.5 degrees 12.7 degrees 23.5 degrees
26 What is the approximate diameter of the earth? 7926.2 miles (12.756 km) 12,000 miles (19,300 km) 22,000 miles (34,400 km) 25,000 miles (40,200 km)
27 What is the exact time it takes the earth to revolve around the sun? 365 days, 7 hours, 32 minutes, and 18 seconds 365 days, 2 hours, 12 minutes, and 49 seconds 364 days, 11 hours, 50 minutes, and 38 seconds 365 days, 5 hours, 49 minutes, and 12 seconds
28 Earth rotates in about how many hours? 26 hours 12 hours 24 hours 23 hours
29 Saturn was the first planet known to have: Rings Sunspots Satellites Craters
30 At one time, Greeks associated Venus with what goddess? Aphrodite Andromeda Cassiopeia Athena
31 What is the object called when we see the streak of light in the sky? Meteor Meteorite Meteoroid Jupiter
32 Who among the following contributed most to be development of Astronomy? Greeks Romans Indians Arabs
33 Spring tide means: Higher high tide, higher low tide Higher high tide, lower low tide Lower high tide, lower low tide Lower high tide, higher low tide
34 What river separates the Libyan Desert from the Nubian? Nile Orange Zambezi Vaal
35 Which one of the following latitudes forms a Great Circle? 0 degree 23-1/2 degree 66-1/2 degree 90 degree
36 The tropical cyclone of the Bay of Bengal are usually calle: Hurricanes Typhoons Depression Tornadoes
37 Greenwich Mean Time is the local time of: 180 degree longitude 80 degree west longitude 0 degree longitude 80 degree East longitude
38 The lower layer of the atmosphere is known as-- Mesosphere Ionosphere Troposphere Stratosphere
39 The spring tide occurs when the moon, the sun and the earth make in angle of- 180<sup>o</sup> 90<sup>o</sup> 45<sup>o</sup> 33<sup>o</sup>
40 Lines joining places receiving equal amount of rainfall are called: Isohalines Isobars Isotherms Isohyets
41 What is Great Barrier Reef? A belt of Coral along the east coasts of Australia A cave between Sydney and Melbourne A fish found area in the sea near New Zealand A mine situated in the Great Victoria Valley
42 The original inhabitants of New Zealand are known as- Maoris Bedouins Magyars Tartars
43 Which of the following is the chief crop of Australia? Rice Maize Wheat Potato
44 Which part of Australia receives rain throughout the year? Western part Eastern part Southern part Northern part
45 What is the chief export from New Zealand? Wool Oil Motor Car Cigarette
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