Geography MCQs – Commonly Asked Questions for Exams – Must Know Topics and Concepts Part 1
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Exercise 1
1. How much of the surface of the Moon we can see from the Earth?
(a) About 59%
(b) More than 60%
(c) Only about 35%
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
2. Which is the brightest star that we see in the sky?
(a) Arcturus
(b) Sirius
(c) Capella
(d) Aldebaran
Ans: (b)
3. What is the importance of ozone in the atmosphere?
(a) It provides condensation of nucleus
(b) It provides protection against ultraviolet radiation
(c) It helps to scatter blue light
(d) It creates the greenhouse effect on Earth
Ans: (b)
4. Which two planets of the solar system have no satellite?
(a) Mercury and Venus
(b) Venus and Mars
(c) Venus and Neptune
(d) Mercury and Mars
Ans: (a)
5. The planet having thirteen Moons is
(a) Mars
(b) Venus
(c) Uranus
(d) Neptune
Ans: (d)
6. The hottest planet is
(a) Saturn
(b) Venus
(c) Uranus
(d) Mars
Ans: (b)
7. Which of the following planet is nearest to the Earth?
(a) Jupiter
(b) Venus
(c) Mercury
(d) Mars
Ans: (d)
8. Which planet is known as the Earth՚s Twin?
(a) Venus
(b) Neptune
(c) Uranus
(d) Mars
Ans: (a)
9. Which of the following planet is known as ‘Morning Star’ ?
(a) Jupiter
(b) Venus
(c) Mars
(d) Mercury
Ans: (b)
10. Which planet is known as the ‘Watery Planet’
(a) Mars
(b) Earth
(c) Saturn
(d) Mercury
Ans: (b)
11. The correct sequence of planets in the descending order of their equatorial diameter is
(a) Mars, Mercury, Uranus, Earth
(b) Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Earth
(c) Earth, Mars, Mercury, Uranus
(d) Uranus, Earth, Mars, Mercury
Ans: (d)
12. Match the following
List – I | List – II |
---|---|
A. Largest Planet | 1. Mercury |
B. Brightest Planet | 2. Jupiter |
C. Densest Planet | 3. Earth |
D. Smallest Planet | 4. Venus |
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 3 4 2 1
Ans: (b)
13. The exact time taken by the Earth for single rotation on its own axis is
(a) 24 hrs.
(b) 24 hrs. 30 sec
(c) 23 hrs. 50 min 7.2 sec
(d) 23 hrs. 56 min 4.09 sec
Ans: (d)
14. The light coming from stars gives the idea of them
(a) mass
(b) size
(c) rotational speed
(d) temperature
Ans: (d)