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November 30, 2020 - Daily Quiz
1. Consider the following statements regarding the valley glaciers:
1. When a mass of ice from the high mountainous regions starts moving down into the pre-existing valleys, it is called a valley glacier.
2. Valley glaciers are quite different from the mountain glaciers.
3. The longest glacier in India is the Siachen Glacier in Karakoram Range which is 72 kilometres long.
Which of the following above statements is true?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2. Consider the following statements:
- Global Green Growth Institute was first launched as a think tank in 2010 by India.
- GGGI has worked at national, state, and city levels to develop and implement green growth strategies.
Which of the given statement/s are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
3. A fan is listed at Rs. 1500 and a discount of 20% is offered on the list price what additional discount must be offered to the customer to bring the net price to Rs. 1104?
(a) 8%
(b) 10%
(c) 12%
(d) 15%
4. Which of the following names of the positions moon, sun and earth are correctly matched?
1) Perihelion- When the earth is closest to the sun
2) Perigee- when the moon’s orbit is closest to the earth
3) Apogee- When the earth is farthest from the sun
Which of the above statements is true?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
5. Consider the followings statements regarding the spring tides:
1) During spring tide, the sun, the moon and the earth are in a straight line.
2) The height of the tide will be higher during spring tide.
3) Spring tides occur once a month.
Which of the above statements is true?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
ANSWERS
1. (c) When a mass of ice from the high mountainous regions starts moving down into the pre-existing valleys, it is called a valley glacier or a mountain glacier. The shape of the valley glaciers depends on the valley it occupies. Where the valley is broad, the glacier spreads outwards and where the valley is narrow, the glacier contracts. The longest glacier in India is the Siachen Glacier in Karakoram Range which is 72 kilometres long. Gangotri Glacier in Uttarakhand is 25.5 kilometres long. There are many smaller glaciers in other parts of the Himalaya. Their length varies from 5 to 10 kilometres. The two important rivers of India, the Ganga and Yamuna, originate from Gangotri and Yamunotri glaciers respectively.
2. (b) GGGI was first launched as a think tank in 2010 by Korean President Lee Myung-bak, and was later converted into an international treaty-based organization in 2012 at the Rio+20 Summit in Brazil.
GGGI has been working in India to promote green growth and sustainable development since 2013.
3. (a)
4. (b) Apogee and perigee refer to the distance from the Earth to the moon. Apogee is the farthest point from the earth. Perigee is the closest point to the earth and it is in this stage that the moon appears larger. Looking at the moon in the sky without anything to compare it to, you wouldn't notice any size difference. But the difference in size can in fact be quite significant.
The perihelion is the point in the orbit of a celestial body where it is nearest to its orbital focus, generally a star. It is the opposite of aphelion, which is the point in the orbit where the celestial body is farthest from its focus
5. (a) The height of rising water (high tide) varies appreciably depending upon the position of sun and moon with respect to the earth. Spring tides and neap tides come under this category.
The position of both the sun and the moon in relation to the earth has direct bearing on tide height. When the sun, the moon and the earth are in a straight line, the height of the tide will be higher. These are called spring tides and they occur twice a month, one on full moon period and another during new moon period.
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