GEOGRAPHY

Question 1

What is a planet, according to the International Astronomical Union (IAU)

Answer 1

1) Is in an orbit around the sun
2) Has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round shape)
3) Has cleared the neighborhood around

Question 2

How many planets are there in the solar system according to the IAU?

Answer 2

8

Question 3

How many dwarf planets are there in the solar system?

Answer 3

5

Question 4

Which planet orbits the fastest around the Sun?

Answer 4

Mercury

Question 5

Which planet is the hottest and the brightest?

Answer 5

Venus

Question 6

Who discovered Hally’s comet?

Answer 6

Edmond Hally

Question 7

When was Hally’s comet last seen

Answer 7

9th feb 1986

Question 8

When will smith-tuttle comet collide with India

Answer 8

August 17, 2116

Question 9

How many satellites make up the Global Positioning System

Answer 9

20

Question 10

How many satellites does Mercury have

Answer 10

0

Question 11

How many satellites does Venus have

Answer 11

0

Question 12

Which planet has the maximum number of satellites

Answer 12

Jupiter

Question 13

Who were the first to set foot on the Moon?

Answer 13

Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin

Question 14

When did Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin set foot on the Moon?

Answer 14

20th July 1969

Question 15

Which is the 5th largest planet in the solar system?

Answer 15

Earth

Question 16

Which planet is third furthest from the Sun

Answer 16

Earth

Question 17

What is the shape of Earth?

Answer 17

Oblate Spheroid

Question 18

What is Earth’s mean distance from the Sun?

Answer 18

1,49,407,000 kms

Question 19

What is the time taken by Earth to revolve around the Sun

Answer 19

365 days 5 hrs 48 mins and 45.1 seconds

Question 20

Time taken by earth to rotate on its own axis

Answer 20

23 hrs 56 mins and 4.09 seconds

Question 21

Define a revolution

Answer 21

Earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical orbit
It takes 1 year to complete one revolution
This causes change in seasons

Question 22

Define a rotation

Answer 22

The earth rotates on its own axis from west to east whilst revolving around the Sun
This causes a change in day and night

Question 23

Where is the duration of day and night equal

Answer 23

At the equator

Question 24

When does a solar eclipse occur

Answer 24

When the moon is between the sun and the earth

Question 25

When does a lunar eclipse occur

Answer 25

When the earth is between the sun and the moon

Question 26

Which is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere

Answer 26

Nitrogen; 78.09%

Question 27

Name the layers of the atmosphere

Answer 27

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere and Ionosphere

Question 28

Dimension of Troposphere

Answer 28

up to 15 kms from the Earth's surface

Question 29

Dimension of Stratosphere

Answer 29

From 15 to 50 kms of the Earth's surface

Question 30

Dimension of Mesosphere

Answer 30

From 50-80 kms of the Earth's surface

Question 31

Dimension of Ionosphere

Answer 31

From 80-400 kms of Earth

Question 32

Which layer is responsible for radio communication

Answer 32

Ionosphere

Question 33

In which layer is the ozone layer present

Answer 33

Stratosphere

Question 34

Dimension of the Ozone layer

Answer 34

12-30 kms

Question 35

CFCs are also known as

Answer 35

Freons

Question 36

Name the only two island continents

Answer 36

Oceana and Antarctica

Question 37

Name the continents

Answer 37

Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica, Australia and Africa

Question 38

Name the largest desert

Answer 38

Sahara, Africa

Question 39

Name the only continent with a capital

Answer 39

Australia (Oceana)

Question 40

How much landmass does Asia cover

Answer 40

30%

Question 41

How much population lives in Asia

Answer 41

59%

Question 42

Name the smallest continent

Answer 42

Australia

Question 43

How many oceans are there in the world

Answer 43

5

Question 44

Name the 5 oceans

Answer 44

Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctic

Question 45

Which is the largest ocean and how much of the Earth's surface does it cover

Answer 45

Pacific; 35.25%

Question 46

Which sea covers the largest area

Answer 46

South China Sea

Question 47

Most abundant kind of rocks

Answer 47

Igneous; 90%

Question 48

Where are the Rockies situated

Answer 48

North America

Question 49

Where are the Andes situated

Answer 49

South America

Question 50

Where are the Alps situated

Answer 50

Europe

Question 51

What is the height of Kanchunjenga

Answer 51

8590 m

Question 52

What is the height of K2

Answer 52

8610 m

Question 53

Height of everest

Answer 53

8849 m

Question 54

Height of Lhotse

Answer 54

8500 m

Question 55

Height of Malaku 1

Answer 55

8470 m

Question 56

Height of Dhaulagiri

Answer 56

8170 m

Question 57

Height of Nanda Devi

Answer 57

7820 m

Question 58

Height of Nanga Parbat

Answer 58

8130 m

Question 59

Highest peak within India

Answer 59

Kanchenjunga

Question 60

Highest Indian peak

Answer 60

K2 ( POK)

Question 61

Location of the Caspian sea

Answer 61

Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia

Question 62

Name the largest freshwater lake of North America

Answer 62

Lake Superior (USA/CANADA)

Question 63

Location of Lake Victoria

Answer 63

Kenya and Tanzania

Question 64

Name the deepest lake of the world

Answer 64

Lake Baikal

Question 65

Where is Lake Baikal located

Answer 65

Russia

Question 66

Name the highest lake of the world

Answer 66

Titicaca

Question 67

Where is Lake Titicaca located

Answer 67

South America (ANDES ON THE BORDER BETWEEN PERU AND BOLIVIA)