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What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse?

A) 12.5 minutes
B) 7 minutes 40 seconds
C) 1 hour 40 seconds
D) There is no maximum duration

Correct Answer:


B) 7 minutes 40 seconds

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I. It is the outer thin layer with a total thickness of about 100 km
II. It forms around 0.5 percent of the earth's volume
III. The outer covering of the crust is of sedimentary material
IV. The lower layer of the crust consists of basaltic and ultra-0basic rocks

A). I and II

B). I, II and III

C). I, II and IV

D). I, II, III and IV

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A). 510 million sq.km

B). 610 million sq.km

C). 710 million sq.km

D). 810 million sq.km

3). What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?

A). 30,000 Km

B). 35,000 Km

C). 40,000 Km

D). 45,000 Km

4). The approximate diameter of the earth is :

A). 4,200 Km

B). 6,400 Km

C). 12,800 Km

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5). The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December is :

A). Chennai

B). Madrid

C). Melbourne

D). Moscow

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B). 1000 Km

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7). Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening, the polar radius of the earth falls short of the equatorial radius by about :

A). 22 km

B). 36 km

C). 41 km

D). 53 km

8). The earth is at the least distance from the sun (Perihelion) on :

A). December 22nd

B). January 3rd

C). July 4 th

D). June 21st

9). The earth is at the largest distance from the sun (Aphelion) on :

A). June 21st

B). January 3rd

C). July 4 th

D). September 23rd

10). The Earth rotates around an axis pointing towards :

A). the moon

B). the pole star

C). the sun

D). Venus