1. Which currents cause the flow of the middle mantle?

[A] Oceanic currents

[B] Convection currents

[C] Atmospheric currents

[D] Surface currents

2. Which among the following is not a Minor Plate?

[A] Cocos Plate

[B] Antarctic Plate

[C] Nazca Plate

[D] Arabian Plate

3. Which theory is also called the Jig-saw fit theory?

[A] Continental drift theory

[B] Sea floor spreading

[C] Plate tectonics

[D] Surge tectonics

4. Where are volcanoes usually located?

[A] Divergent Plate Boundary

[B] Convergent Plate Boundary

[C] Hotspots

[D] All of the above

5. Which among the following are also called Earth pillars?

[A] Yardangs

[B] Demoiselles

[C] Zeugen

[D] Gaur

6. Which among the following Galaxies is also known as Messier 31?

[A] Milky Way galaxy

[B] Pinwheel galaxy

[C] Andromeda galaxy

[D] Sombrebo galaxy

7. Which among the following is not a satellite of Uranus?

[A] Titania

[B] Ganymede

[C] Ariel

[D] Oberon

8. When did the formation of the Earth take place?

[A] 6.84 billion years ago

[B] 4.54 billion years ago

[C] 5.46 billion years ago

[D] 2.64 billion years ago

9. Who put forward the Cepheid hypothesis?

[A] Laplace

[B] A.C.Banerji

[C] James Jeans

[D] Hannes Alfven

10. The Big Splat theory is related to the origin of which the following?

[A] Moon

[B] Sun

[C] Volcanoes

[D] Universe

11. In which Indian state is Marina Beach located?

[A] Goa

[B] Tamil Nadu

[C] Gujarat

[D] Maharashtra

12. Which is the longest river in Asia?

[A] Amazon River

[B] Yangtze River

[C] Ganges River

[D] Yellow River

13. Who is known as the father of observational Astronomy?

[A] Nicolaus Copernicus

[B] Johannes Kepler

[C] Galileo Galilei

[D] Ptolemy

14. Which of the following is the hottest star color?

[A] Red

[B] Yellow

[C] Orange

[D] Blue

15. Which layer of the Sun has a reddish glow?

[A] Photosphere

[B] Corona

[C] Chromosphere

[D] Heliosphere

16. Which of the following mountain ranges is not present in Europe?

[A] Apennine Mountain Range

[B] Pyrenees Mountain Range

[C] Sierra Nevada Mountain Range

[D] Alps Mountain range

17. Which of the following is known as the thinnest layer of the earth?

[A] Crust

[B] Mantle

[C] Core

[D] None of the above

18. Which among the following is the new name of Pluto?

[A] 134340

[B] 134344

[C] 133440

[D] 131341

19. Seasons on Earth are caused due to:

[A] Earth’s rotation

[B] Earth’s axial tilt on its axis

[C] Earth’s axial tilt and its rotation on its axis

[D] Earth’s axial tilt and its revolution around the Sun

20. In which state of India is the Gulf of Kutch is located?

[A] Rajasthan

[B] Maharashtra

[C] Goa

[D] Gujarat

Answer

  1. B [Convection currents]
  2. B [Antarctic Plate]
  3. A [Continental drift theory]
  4. D [All of the above]
  5. B [Demoiselles]
  6. C [Andromeda galaxy]
  7. B [Ganymede]
  8. B [4.54 billion years ago]
  9. B [A.C.Banerji]
  10. 10.A [Moon]
  11. B [Tamil Nadu]
  12. B [Yangtze River]
  13. C [Galileo Galilei]
  14. D [Blue]
  15. C [Chromosphere]
  16. C [ Sierra Nevada Mountain Range ]
  17. A [Crust]
  18. A [134340]
  19. D [ Earth’s axial tilt and its revolution around the Sun]
  20. D [Gujarat]

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