1. The movement of earth around the sun in a fixed path is called
(a) spinning
(b) revolution
(c) rotation
(d) None of these
2. Which of the following is a planet with water cycle on it?(a) Saturn
(b) Mars
(c) Venus
(d) Earth
3. Which of the following definitions is not correct?
(a) Rotation is the movement of the earth on its axis.
(b) The movement of the earth around the sun in a fixed path or orbit is called revolution.
(c) The period of rotation is called the universe day.
(d) The circle that divides the day from night on the globe is known as the circle of illumination.
4. The fact that only half of the earth gets light from the sun at a time is due to the reason.
(a) Spherical shape of the earth
(b) Motion of the earth
(c) Revolution of the earth
(d) None of these
5. Which of the following statements in regard to the summer solstice is false?
(a) It occurs on 21st June
(b) Northern hemisphere faces the sun at this time
(c) Days are longer than the nights
(d) Nights are longer than the days
6. In which of the following seasons, Christmas is celebrated in Australia?
(a) Spring
(b) Summer
(c) Autumn
(d) Winter
7. On which of the following dates the days and nights are equal on the earth?
(a) 21 June and 23 September
(b) 3 January and 4 June
(c) 21 March and 23 September
(d) 22 December and 20 March
8. The world’s largest chain of mountains above sea level is:
(a) The Andes.
(b) The Alps
(c) The Himalayas.
(d) The Rockies
9. The earth is going around the sun in an
(a) circular orbit
(b) rectangular orbit
(c) elliptical orbit
(d) None of these
10. How many countries share land boundaries with India?
(a) Five
(b) Six
(c) Seven
(d) Nine
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