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Geography(Ias > Geography ) Questions and Answers
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Geography
Question 1.
If part of the full moon passes through Earth's umbra, we will see a(n)
total lunar eclipse
penumbral lunar eclipse
partial lunar eclipse
partial solar eclipse
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. ->
partial lunar eclipse
:
C
Question 2.
When are eclipse seasons?
in the spring and fall
in the summer and winter
when the nodes of the Moon's orbit are nearly aligned with the Sun
when Earth, the Sun, and the Moon are exactly aligned for an eclipse
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. ->
when the nodes of the Moon's orbit are nearly aligned with the Sun
:
C
Question 3.
The process of accumulating higher and higher amounts of a toxic material such as PCBs within the body of any animal is called
bioaccumulation
biological amplification
biological half-life
biological persistence
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. ->
biological amplification
:
B
Question 4.
The increase in the concentration of CO2 in our environment in last fifty years; since 1960 is about
10%
14%
20%
40%
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. ->
20%
:
C
Question 5.
Which of the following is not a class of insecticide?
carbamates
auxins
chlorinated hydrocarbons
organophosphates
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. ->
carbamates
:
A
Question 6.
Which of the following statements about circumpolar stars is true at all latitudes?
They are the stars close to the north celestial pole.
They always remain above your horizon.
They make relatively small circles, travelling clockwise around the north celestial pole.
Like all other stars, they rise in the east and set in the west.
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. ->
They always remain above your horizon.
:
B
Question 7.
The precession of the Moon's nodes means that
there is a lunar eclipse every 6 months
there is a solar eclipse every 6 months
the eclipse seasons occur less than 6 months apart
the vernal equinox will be in Aquarius in a few hundred years
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. ->
the eclipse seasons occur less than 6 months apart
:
C
Question 8.
Why is it summer in the Northern Hemisphere when it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere?
The Northern Hemisphere is closer to the Sun than the Southern Hemisphere.
The Northern Hemisphere is "on top" of Earth and therefore receives more sunlight.
The Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun and receives more direct sunlight.
The Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun and receives more indirect sunlight.
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. ->
The Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun and receives more direct sunlight.
:
C
Question 9.
At approximately what time would a first quarter moon rise?
6 A.M.
9 A.M.
noon
6 P.M.
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. ->
noon
:
C
Question 10.
Which of the following is not a general difference between a planet and a star?
Planets are smaller than stars.
Planets are dimmer than stars.
Planets are made of rock and stars are made of gas.
Planets orbit stars, while stars orbit the center of the galaxy.
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. ->
Planets are made of rock and stars are made of gas.
:
C
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