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Universe Geography: Top 100 MCQ With Free Exam Geography SET:-4

Q31. The orbits of planets around the Sun, or of satellites around the Earth, can be __

(A) Circular and elliptic
(B) Circular and hyperbolic
(C) Elliptic and parabolic
(D) Parabolic and hyperbolic

Answer: Circular and elliptic

Q32. The same side of the moon always faces the Earth because __

(A) Moon and the Earth have gravitational force
(B) Moon cannot change its position
(C) The period of rotation of the Moon on its axis and period of revolution around’ the Earth is almost the same
(D) The period of rotation of the Moon is not equal to the period of rotation of the Earth

Answer: The period of rotation of the Moon on its axis and period of revolution around’ the Earth is almost the same

Q33. The Saturn rings were discovered by __

(A) Copernicus
(B) Newton
(C) Galileo
(D) None of these

Answer: Galileo

Q34. Who founded the word “Geography”?

(A) Ptolemy
(B) Eratosthenes
(C) Hicatus
(D) Herodotus

Answer: Eratosthenes

Q35. Which of the following celestial bodies bear, ‘The Sea of Tranquility’ and ‘The Ocean of Storms’ ?

(A) Mars
(B) Venus
(C) Moon
(D) Sun

Answer: Moon

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Q36. The planets are kept in motion in their respective orbits by __

(A) Their great size and spherical shape
(B) The rotation and density
(C) Gravitation and centrifugal force
(D) Rotation of the sun on its axis

Answer: Gravitation and centrifugal force

Q37. Comets moves around the

(A) Earth
(B) Venus
(C) Sun
(D) Jupiter

Answer: Sun

Q38. The time required by moonlight to reach the earth is __

(A) 1 sec
(B) 1.3 sec
(C) 2 sec
(D) 2.3 sec

Answer: 1.3 sec

Q39. To a space traveller on moon, the lunar sky during day time appears __

(A) White
(B) Blue
(C) Black
(D) Red

Answer: Black

Q40. Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate ?

(A) Mercury
(B) Earth
(C) Jupiter
(D) Saturn

Answer: Jupiter