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1
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Who discovered with his newly invented telescope that jupiter has 4 four moons

A

Galileo Galilei in 1610
Four moons were :
- Io
- Europa
- Ganymede
- Callisto

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Who was the first to describe the rings of the Saturn as a disc around it in 1655

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Chirstiaan Huygens
Other inventions - pendulum clock, centrifugal governors and magic lantern

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3
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1 revolution of moon around sun is equal to how many rotation of moon on its own axis

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One and equal to 27.3 earth days

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4
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Weather changes on earth are caused by

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Heat from the sun and movement of air

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5
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Who explained the concept of expanding of universe

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Edwin hubble

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6
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Moon’s tallest mountain

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Huygens

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7
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Who discovered the four moons of saturn

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Giovanni Cassini
Gap in the ring system of Saturn is calles Cassini Division

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Who discovered the existence of Meson

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Hideki Yukuwa
Meson - a particle which explain how proton and neutrons interact in nucleus

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Who is best known for his Catalog of Nebulae and star clusters

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Charles Messier

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10
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Who proved that universe was not unchanging

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Tycho Brahe

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When there are two full moon in a month, the second one is called

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Blue moon

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12
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When full moon occurs at perigee is called

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Super moon

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13
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Who discovered Pluto

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Clyde W. Tombaugh
5 moons of Pluto - Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos and Hydra

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14
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Largest moon of Saturn

A

Titan

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15
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Dwarf planet which lies in the main asteroid belt

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Ceres
Largest dwarf Planet - ERIS

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Which belt is ring of icy bodies just outside of Neptune’s orbit

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Kuiper belt
Pluto lies in this belt

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17
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Belts which are giant swaths of magnetically trapped highly energetic particles that surrounds Earth

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Van Allen Radiation belts

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18
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Most famous visible constellations in summertime is

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Ursa Major also called Big Dipper, the Great Bear or the Saptarshi

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Second Largest Dwarf Planet in Kuiper belt in our solar system

A

Makemake

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20
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Windiest planet

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Neptune

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21
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The theory that dinosaurs were driven to extinction by the aftermath of a large asteroid impact on Earth was given by

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Luis Alvarez

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22
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About 70% of the Sun is made up

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Hydrogen
helium - 28%
Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen - 1.5

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brightest star in the Orion
Constellation

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Rigel

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24
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The headquarters of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics is located in

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Banglore

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25
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The term ‘Blood Moon’ is used to refer to

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Lunar eclipse

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26
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Which one of the following is the largest recognised constellation

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Hydra

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27
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The approximate diameter of the
sun is_____ times the diameter of
Earth

A

109

28
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In the life cycle of a star, the stage nebula refers to.

A

a cloud of dust and hydrogen

29
Q

what are Jovian planets

A

planets which gas giants
jupiter saturn neptune uranus

30
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Baily’s beads can be observed during a

A

Total Solar EClipse

31
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Lucifer is another name for the planet

A

Venus

32
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Planetary scientists call the thin gaseous envelope around the Moon as the

A

lunar exosphere

33
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radius of the moon

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1.64 * 10^6 m

34
Q

During the phenomenon of aphelion, the approximate distance
between the earth and
the sun is

A

152 million km

35
Q

Which planet is made up of thick white and yellowish clouds of sulfuric acid

A

venus

36
Q

The _____ is responsible for Earth’s magnetic field

A

outer core

37
Q

The process that moves, elevates or builds up portions of the earth’s
crust is called

A

DIastrotrophism

38
Q

The approximate period between two consecutive new moons is ______
days

A

29.5

39
Q

The summer solstice 2023 in the Northern Hemisphere occurs on

A

20 June

40
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The Physics Phenomenon when, in Polar regions like Alaska and Northern Canada, a splendid display of colours is seen in the sky is called

A

Aurora Borealis

41
Q

When does the entire earth experience equal days and nights

A

Equinox

42
Q

1° latitude is equal to
approximately ______ km

A

111KM

43
Q

On which day of the year is the earth farthest from the sun, at a position called aphelion

A

4 July

44
Q

Lines joining located at equal travel time from a common centre are
called

A

Isochornes

45
Q

A line drawn on a map to indicate connecting points of equal salinity in the ocean

A

Isohaline

46
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A line on a chart connecting points of equal abundance values of a plant species sampled in different sections of an area

A

Isonomal

47
Q

A line drawn through
geographical points at which a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously

A

Isobronts

48
Q

All parallel circles from
the Equator to the poles are known as

A

Parallels of Latitude

49
Q

The 90 degree East
Meridian passes through

A

Meghalaya, Bhutan, Bangladesh

50
Q

the longest river in Asia

A

Yangtze River

51
Q

The Nile River flows
northward through the tropical climate of eastern Africa and into the
Mediterranean Sea. It passes through

A

Tanzania,
Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt

52
Q

The Danube is the river
that passes through

A

Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovakia

53
Q

Which one of the following is
the deepest gorge in the world

A

Kali Gandki Gorge, Nepal

54
Q

The strait of _______ connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean

A

Gibraltar

55
Q

Which is the largest lake in the world in terms of surface area

A

Caspian Sea

56
Q

freshwater lake with the greatest surface area

A

Lake Superior, USA & Canada

57
Q

The city of______is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River

A

Shanghai

58
Q

largest producer of
wheat in the world

A

China

59
Q

Mosses, Lichens and small shrubs are found in which type of vegetation

A

Tundra

60
Q

Savanna Tropiical Grassland is in

A

Africa

61
Q

Taiga forest is found in which of the following countries

A

Russia, Canada, the USA’s Alaska,Sweden, Finland and Norway, Russia,
northern Kazakhstan, northern Mongolia, and northern Japan

62
Q

Velds are grasslands of

A

Africa

63
Q

Which forest is also referred to
as ‘Monsoon Forests’

A

Tropical Decideous Forests

64
Q

Hardwood trees like sal, teak, neem and shisham (useful for making furniture, transport and constructional material) are found in which type of
forests

A

Tropical Deciduous Forests

65
Q

Which of the following trees will you find in the Littoral forests

A

Sundari

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