Universe And Solar System (World Geography) (Part-3)Total Questions: 2321. When does solar eclipse take place? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L.(T-I) 9.09.2016 (Shift-II)](a) When the sun is between the moon and the earth(b) When the earth is between the moon and the sun(c) When the moon is between the sun and the earth(d) When the moon does not lie on the line joining the sun and the earthCorrect Answer: (c) When the moon is between the sun and the earthSolution:A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth, so that the light of the Sun does not reach the Earth. This situation occurs only on New Moon Day or Amavasya.22. What causes the cycle of day and night on Earth? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 16.08.2017 (Shift-III)](a) rotation(b) revolution(c) both rotation and revolution (d) none of theseCorrect Answer: (a) rotationSolution:The earth continuously rotates on its axis from west to east, which is called the rotation of the earth. It causes day and night.23. Who proposed Continental Drift Theory? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 21.01.2017 (Shift-III)](a) Alfred Wegener(b) Alfred Worwick(c) Alfred Hanks (d) Alfred ManeCorrect Answer: (a) Alfred WegenerSolution:In the early 20th Century, Alfred Wegener, a German meteorologist and geophysicist, proposed the Continental Drift theory that partially explained the present arrangement of continents and ocean basins on the Earth.Submit Quiz« Previous123
