Cluster · Earth and Solar System Science

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Earth Science and Solar System Basics
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Geoid is the____of earth.

[SSC CHSL 2024]

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The small pieces of rocks which move around the sun are called:

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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Nife layer of earth is situated in the ________.

[SSC MTS 2024]

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Which is the most widely accepted model to explain the formation and evaluation of the solar system?

[SSC CPO 2023]

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Which is the outermost layer of the earth composed of crust and upper mantle?

[SSC GD 2022]

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Any natural mass of mineral matter that makes up the earth's crust is .

[SSC CGL 2022]

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The outermost part of the Earth is known as __________.

[SSC CGL 2024]

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The point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the centre of the earth is known as:

[SSC CHSL 2024]

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The earth's perihelion occurs in:

[SSC CPO 2023]

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The earth crust has only ________carbon in the form of minerals.

[RRC GROUP D]

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Glowing surface of the sun is known as

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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The position of earth in its orbit when it is at its greatest distance from the Sun is called

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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Who is known as the Father of Geology?

[SSC CGL 2022]

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In the 1930s, which of the following theories was propounded by Arthur Holmes about the mantle ?

[SSC CHSL 2023]

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How many planets are terrestrial planets ?

[SSC CPO 2023]

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Which of the following hypothesis was propounded by Harry Hammond Hess in 1962?

[SSC CHSL 2023]

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The Kuiper Belt is a ring of icy rocks & dust bodies just outside the orbit of _____________.

[SSC MTS 2022]

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In which layer of the earth do natural earthquakes occur?

[SSC GD 2022]

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What is the radius of the earth ?

[SSC CHSL 2022]

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In 1596, who suggested in his work 'Thesaurus Geographicus' that the continents of the earth were not always located in their present positions ?

[SSC CPO 2024]

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Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial planet?

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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What is the line separating the Earth's crust from the mantle called?

[SSC GD 2022]

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The region where all of the light from the source is blocked is called:

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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In the sequence of planets in the solar system, which planet comes in between Mars and Saturn?

[SSC CGL 2019]

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Earth’s core is mainly made up of ______.

[SSC CGL 2022]

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Which part of the earth is the main source of magma?

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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The distance of the Sun from the Earth is about ________ light minutes.

[SSC CHSL 2022]

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The movement responsible for drifting of the continents was caused by the polar fleeing force and tidal force.The polar fleeing force is related to:

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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The age of the Earth is currently thought to be:

[SSC CPO 2023]

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The axis of the earth is inclined to the plane of ecliptic at an angle of:

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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The forces which act in the interior of the earth are called ______.

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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The outermost region of the sun is known as:

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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The distance between the Sun and the Earth is approximately:

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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Terrestrial planets are composed of______.

[SSC CPO 2023]

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What is the speed at which the Earth revolves round the Sun?

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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The oceanic crust mainly consists of________ and________.

[SSC MTS 2022]

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How thick is the lithosphere?

[SSC CGL 2022]

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The asteroid belt lies between which two planets ?

[SSC CHSL 2022]

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Aphelion occurs early _______.

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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The asthenosphere is the highly viscous, mechanically weak and ductilely deforming region of the upper_______ of Earth.

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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The colour of the surface of Mars is red because of the presence of large amounts of chemical compounds in it. What is the name of that compound?

[SSC CHSL 2024]

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Which of the following is NOT an inner planet of our solar system?

[SSC CHSL 2022]

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What is ‘Heat Budget’ ?

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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Which theory describes the collective effects of changes in Earth's movements on its climate over thousands of years?

[SSC CHSL 2024]

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The word ‘comet’ comes from the ancient __________ word, which means long haired star.

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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A constellation of the northern sky easily recognised by a group of five bright stars forming a slightly irregular ‘W’ is called:

[SSC CHSL 2024]

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Identify the only natural satellite of Earth.

[SSC GD 2022]

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The constellation which one can see during the early part of a summer night is:

[RRB NTPC CBT]

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Which is, by far, the closest dwarf planet orbiting at only 2.8 times Earth’s distance from the sun?

[SSC CHSL 2024]

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Cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the Sun are known as_______.

[SSC MTS 2022]

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