1. Which of the following phenomenon is/are the effect of the rotation of the earth?
1. Apparent movement of the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.
2. Flatness of the poles and bulge at the equator.
3. Occurrence of Sunrise, noon and sunset.
4. Magnetic field of the earth.

2. Light-year measures which of the following?

3. An eclipse of the sun, takes place

4. The distance of the earth from the sun is about

5. Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occurs in

6. An ape like creature identified as man appeared in the

7. Which of the following planets rotates clockwise?

8. Which one of the following is not connected with proofs of the earth’s shape?

9. Which planet was named after the Roman God Zeus?

10. A difference of 1 degree in longitude at the Equator is equivalent to nearly

11. Which among the following planets is smaller in size than the Earth?

12. Which of the following do not belong to solar system?

13. Spring tides occur when

14. Which is the closest star to earth?

15. In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmospheric obtained

16. Variation in duration of day and night is due to
1. Rotation of earth on its axis.
2. Revolution of earth around the sun.
3. Inclination of earth at an angle of 1 66 2 .

17. Meteorites are the heavenly bodies

18. Assertion (A) : Venus is the brightest object in the sky after the sun. Reason (R) : Venus is the second planet from the sun in our solar system. Codes

19. We always see the same face of the moon, because

20. What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?

21. The Excluding the moon the celestial object the appear brightest in the sky is

22. Match List-I (Scholars) with List-II (Hypotheses Regarding Origin of the Earth) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List-I List-II
A. Jeans and Jeffreys
1. Nebular Hypothesis
B. Chamberlin and Moultion
2. Tidal Hypothesis
C. Kant and Laplace
3. Supernova Hypothesis
D. Hoyle and Littleton
4. Collision Hypothesis
5. Hypothesis Codes A B C D

23. At neap tide
1. The sun and moon exert their force at right angles.
2. The tidal amplitude is high.
3. The low tides are very low.

24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List-I List-II
A. Mars 1. Europa
B. Jupiter 2. Tethys
C. Saturn 3. Deimos
D. Uranus 4. Titania Codes A B C D

25. What is the difference between asteroids and comets?
1. Asteroids are small rocky planetoids, while comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material.
2. Asteroids are found mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars, while comets are found mostly between Venus and Mercury.
3. Comets show a perceptible glowing tail, while asteroids do not. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?