Question : The Earth's perihelion occurs in:
Option 1: July
Option 2: October
Option 3: January
Option 4: September
Correct Answer: January
Solution : The correct answer is January.
The Earth's perihelion position occurs in January. Perihelion is a point in the orbit of a planet at which the planet is closest to the Sun. Around 3rd January, the Earth is nearest to the Sun. Aphelion is a position in the orbit of a planet which is farthest from the Sun. Around the 4th of July, the Earth is farthest from the Sun.
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Question : Living organisms have been on Earth for how much per cent of Earth's history?
Option 1: 80%
Option 2: 20%
Option 3: 60%
Option 4: 40%
Question : Which is the most abundant mineral in the Earth's continental crust?
Option 1: Pyroxenes
Option 2: Quartz
Option 3: Feldspar
Option 4: Mica
Question : Which of the following helps keep the Earth's atmosphere in place?
Option 1: The gravitational force of the moon
Option 2: Rotation of the Earth on its axis
Option 3: The gravitational force of the Earth
Option 4: The gravitational force of the Sun
Question : The 'Namami Gange Programme' is an Integrated Conservation Mission approved by the Union Government in:
Option 1: June 2014
Option 2: October 2013
Option 3: January 2014
Option 4: April 2013
Question : Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on ______.
Option 1: 12 October 1904
Option 2: 2 October 1896
Option 3: 2 October 1904
Option 4: 12 October 1869
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