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  1. 121Nagaland PSC2019GeographyEnglish

    The asteroids are small celestial bodies in the solar system which are found between the planets.

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    Correct option: B — Mars and Jupiter

  2. 122UPSC1997GeographyEnglish

    The group of small pieces of rock revolving round the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called

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    Correct option: D — Asteroids

  3. 123WBPSC2019GeographyEnglish

    With which planet comet Shoemaker Levy Collided

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    Correct option: C — Jupiter

  4. 124UPSC1995GeographyEnglish

    Meteor is a

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    Correct option: B — A piece of matter which has entered the Earth atmosphere from outer space

  5. 125APSC2019GeographyEnglish

    The tail of comet is directed away from the Sun, because

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    Correct option: C — The radiation emitted by the Sun exerts a radial pressure on the comet throwing its tail away from the Sun

  6. 126HPPSC2019GeographyEnglish

    Hale-Bopp is the name of a

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    Correct option: A — Comet

  7. 127UPPSC2003GeographyEnglish

    Assertion (A): A black hole is an astronomical entity that cannot be seen by telescope. Reason (R): The gravitational field on a black hole is so strong that it does not allow even light to escape. In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?

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    Correct option: A — Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

  8. 128UPSC1996GeographyEnglish

    Consider the following statements. A person in space craft situated at the mid of Earth and Sun will see that 1. Sky is black. 2. Stars do not twinkle. 3. The temperature outside the space craft is more than that of Earth surface. Which of the following is true?

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    Correct option: B — 1 and 2

  9. 129UPPSC2003GeographyEnglish

    Arrange the planets given below in order of increasing distance from Sun? 1. Neptune 2. Earth 3. Jupiter 4. Uranus

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    Correct option: A — 2, 3, 4, 1

  10. 130UPSC1998GeographyEnglish

    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Special characteristic) (a) Smallest planet of the solar system (b) Largest planet of the solar system (c) Planet second to the Sun in the solar system (d) Planet third to the Sun in the solar system List-II (Name of planet) 1. Mercury 2. Venus 3. Jupiter 4. Earth

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    Correct option: D — a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4

Geography practice — common questions

Page 13 of this set has 10 questions on it.

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Where do these Geography MCQs come from?
They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
Are the questions available in Hindi?
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