World geography Quiz 6

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1. While Venus is seen only for one to two hours either after sunset or before sunrise, Jupiter is seen for the whole night whenever it is visible in the sky. The reason for this is that: [CDS 2000]

 
 
 
 

2. The strongest evidence that comets are members of our solar system comes from:

 
 
 
 

3. The time required by moonlight to reach the earth is :

 
 
 
 

4. The constellations of stars appear at different positions in the sky at different times during night mainly:

 
 
 
 

5. Foucault experiment is proof of which one of the following?

 
 
 
 

6. The radiant energy of the sun is transmitted in the form of:

 
 
 
 

7. Comets are celestial bodies moving about the solar system in

 
 
 
 

8. The Saturn rings were discovered by:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

10. The ‘Solar Corona’ mainly consists of:

 
 
 
 

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