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Which one of the following statements with regard to the winter solstice is correct?

A) The South Pole experiences 24 hours of darkness. B) It occurs on June 21.
C) The North Pole experiences 24 hours of darkness. D) The Sun is at aphelion.

Answer:   C) The North Pole experiences 24 hours of darkness.



Explanation:

On December 21, the earth is in an equivalent position on the opposite points in its orbit, So the South pole is tipped towards the sun and North pole away from it resulting in 24 hours of darkness at the North pole, as the sun is overhead on the Tropic of Capricorn. This phenomenon is winter solstice; while on June 21, North pole is tipped towards the Sun but the South pole is tipped away from the sun resulting in 24 hours of darkness on the South Pole, as the sun is overhead on the Tropic of Cancer.This phenomenon is summer solstice; while Aphelion is the position of the earth in its orbit when it is at its distant point from the sun.

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What is the name of event caused by the 3200 Phaethon asteroid around 15 December of every year?

 

 

A) Geminid Meteor display B) Perseid Meteor display
C) Draconid Meteor display D) Lyrid Meteor display
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Geminid Meteor display

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The third generation anti-tank missile that was successfully test fired by DRDO at Rajasthan is named

A) Agni B) Nag
C) Cobra D) Toophan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nag

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Air pollution level is considered to be moderate if Air Quality index between

A) 0 to 50 B) 51 to 100
C) 101 to 150 D) 151 to 200
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 151 to 200

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Which of the following is appropriate to describe a Shooting Star?

A) Star B) Planet
C) Fragments & debris D) Asteroid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Fragments & debris

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India's livestock disease monitoring and forecasting system is named as

A) Cattle Safety Laboratory B) Animal Safety Laboratory
C) Biosafety Laboratory D) Cattle Monitoring Laboratory
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Biosafety Laboratory

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The first Indian communication satellite was

A) Aryabhatta B) Bhaskara-I
C) Apple D) Chandrayaan-I
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Apple

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Google and NASA have joined hands to identify which two new planets around Kepler 90?

 

A) Kepler 80i, kepler 90g B) Kepler 90g, kepler 80g
C) Kepler 80g, kepler 90i D) Kepler 82i, kepler 90g
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kepler 80g, kepler 90i

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The major objective of INSAT series of satellites is to facilitate.

A) TV relay to remote areas B) Mobile network in remote areas
C) Internet services D) Mapping locations through GPS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TV relay to remote areas

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