General Knowledge Questions And Answers :: Geography: part14



General Knowledge : Geography QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part14 : 26 to 30

Following General Knowledge Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in TRB, SSC and UPSC 2014 examinations :

26.The earth travels around the sun in an oval path and one complete revolution needs

365 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, 58.97 secs.
365 days, 17 hours, 8 minutes, 9.54 secs.
365 days, 8 hours, 6 minutes, 7.54 secs.
365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45.51 secs.

27.Variation in duration of day and night is due to 1. rotation of earth on its axis2. revolution of earth round the sun3. inclination of earth at an angle of 66 1/2 degree

1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 3
1, 2 and 3

28.Stars which appear single to the naked eye but are double stars when observed by a telescope, are known as

Cosmic stars
Quasars
Binaries
Novae and supernovae

29.If there is no Sun, the colour of the sky would be

Orange
Blue
Yellow
None of these

30.There is a continual daylight or summer in the Artic regions from

21 st December to 21 st March
21 st March to 21 st June
21 st March to 21 st September
21 st June to 21st December

More Geography QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS available in next pages

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