Latest Indian Geography GK Questions and Answers
Which one of the following is the largest planet?
(A) Jupiter
(B) Venus
(C) Saturn
(D) Uranus
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Jupiter is said to be the largest planet in our solar system.
Which of the following is called the 'Blue Planet'?
(A) Saturn
(B) Earth
(C) Jupiter
(D) Mars
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Over 71 percent of the Earth is covered with water. Therefore from outer space it appears blue and so Earth is called the 'Blue Planet'.
Write the name of the brightest planet.
(A) Venus
(B) Mercury
(C) Jupiter
(D) Mars
Correct Answer : A
Write the name of the planets which do not have satellites revolving around them.
(A) Mars and Venus
(B) Mercury and Venus
(C) Mars and Mercury
(D) Neptune and Pluto
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Mercury and Venus are the only planets in our solar system which do not have any natural satellite. Earth has one natural satellite while Mars has two natural satellites.
Which of the following planets do not have satellites revolving around them?
(A) Mars and Venus
(B) Mercury and Venus
(C) Mars and Mercury
(D) Neptune and Pluto
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Mercury and Venus are the only planets in our solar system which do not have any natural satellite.
Write the name of the first Indian woman who climbed Mount Everest.
(A) Bachendri Pal
(B) Phyu Dorjee
(C) On Sang Suu Kyi
(D) Yoko Ono
Correct Answer : A
On which longitude is the Indian Standard Time adopted?
(A) 75.5° E longitude
(B) 82.5° E longitude
(C) 90.5° E longitude
(D) 0 longitude
Correct Answer : B
Which of the following is the second-highest mountain peak in the world?
(A) Dhaulagiri
(B) Kangchenjunga
(C) K2
(D) Nanda Devi
Correct Answer : C
NASA has launched two more small helicopters to ______ as part of its effort to return Martian rocks and soil samples to Earth.
(A) Venus
(B) Mars
(C) Moon
(D) Jupiter
(E) Saturn
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is a small, autonomous aircraft. It was sent to Mars to perform experimental flight tests to determine if powered, controlled flight at the Red Planet was possible. Visit Mission Website.
Four Indian Army jawans recently climbed which of the following mountain without using oxygen cylinders?
(A) Mt. Everest
(B) Kangchenjunga
(C) Nanda Devi
(D) Kamet
(E) Kedarnath peak
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
A team of four Indian Army personnel successfully climbed Mt Everest without using oxygen cylinders.
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