Study of rock~ Petrology.
Angular distance of a point (on Earth's surface)_ measured in degrees (from centre of Earth)
~Latitude.
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Besides the equator, four other parallels are following-
*Arctic Circle~ 66° 34′ North
Tropic of Cancer~ 23° 26' N
Tropic of Capricorn~ 23° 26′ S
Antarctic Circle~ 66° 34′ S
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*Angular distance_ East or west of Prime Meridian~ Longitude
>imaginary lines which run around Earth vertically (up & down) and meet at North & South Poles.
#Prime meridian is a meridian (a line of longitude)_at which longitude is defined to be 0°.
**Line that passes through 180 degree East or West Meridian of longitude _ opposite side of Greenwich Meridian~ International Date Line.
**0 degree longitude that passes through Greenwich near London~Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
imaginary line_ from pole to pole & perpendicular to Equator~ Meridian.
Earth_greatest distance from Sun ~ Aphelion.
Moon _greatest distance from Earth ~ Apogee.
*Anticlock in Northern Hemisphere & clockwise in Southern Hemisphere~Tornado.
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Upto 20
*equal depth in sea~ Isobaths
fertile soil _ UP, Punjab, Haryana & Bihar~ Alluvial soil.
*soil suitable_cotton, wheat, oil seeds & tobacco~ Black soil
Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas & Sutlej_ tributaries of ~ Indus.
**Largest producer of Mica~ China.
[Nellore, Andhra Pradesh~ largest producer of Mica.]
One horned Rhino~ Kaziranga wildlife sanctuary, Assam
Sariska sanctuary~ Rajasthan.
Caspian Sea (Russia)~ largest salt water lake
Lake Superior (Canada)~ largest fresh water lake.
*Smallest ocean ~ Arctic ocean.
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upto que 40
currency of Argentina? Peso.
Parliament of Russia~ Duma.
City of Seven Hills? Rome.
*North Korea & South Korea~ 38th parallel.
Sugar Bowl of World~ Cuba.
'Willy willies' ~North-West Australian waters
*A bowl-shaped depression created by glacial erosion~ Cirque
**cyclone_wind blows spirally: Towards the centre of low pressure
Comets are luminous celestial bodies moving around Sun
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Comets are celestial bodies moving about solar system in_elliptical orbits _a long shining tail
>snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the Sun.
>when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process called outgassing.
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first atomic bomb in 1945 Hiroshima
Earth is elliptical because of~ centrifugal force of rotation
Equatorial radius of earth~ 6400 km
*Polar diameter of Earth is shorter than equatorial diameter by~43 km
2nd largest island in world~ New Guinea
Tropical cyclone_Philippines, Japan & China seas~ Typhoons
*circumference of the earth~ 40,000 km
*Capital & seaport of Philippines~ Manila
Sun rises in east and sets in west due to~ Rotation of Earth on its axis
For difference of 1 hour_ longitudinal distance= 15 degree
**A day is added when a man crosses_ International Date Line from East to West
{International Date Line_ from prime meridian (0° longitude) or about 180° east (or west) of Greenwich}
*Tropical cyclone_ Pressure decreases towards center & wind moves anticlockwise direction in northern hemisphere~ True
total geographical area of world_ India~ 2.4 percent
Indian wild life_ flying fox is a~ Bat
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upto Que 80
Shompen tribe~ Nicobar Islands
*Buddhist site Tabo Monastery~ Himachal Pradesh
Virupaksha temple~ Hampi
Strait of Malacca~ Malaysia & Indonesian island of Sumatra
{shipping channel b/w Indian Ocean & Pacific Ocean}
Basin countries
Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia
Sutlej river Does NOT originate in India.
Cape Canaveral {from where space shuttles are launched} located in~ Florida
Ursha Major, Orion, Scorpio, Ursa Minor_ examples of~
Constellations
**Spinning neutron star which emits radio waves ~ Pulsar
Revolve round Sun_ b/w orbits of Mars & Jupiter~ Asteroids
A body, NOT burn completely on entering earth's atmosphere & lands on earth~ Meteorite
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Upto 100
Heavenly bodies_seen as bright streak of light in sky: Meteors or shooting stars
Maximum satellites: Saturn
fastest rotating planet: Jupiter
slowest rotating planet: Venus
*Same period of rotation & revolution? Venus
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune: Jovian planets
Morning & Evening star: Venus
brightest planet: Venus
rotates from East to West: Venus
*Rotates from North to South: Uranus
Phobos & Deimos are satellites of: Mars
Land of Gold & Diamond: South Africa
*Capital of Nigeria: Abuja
Longest waterfall in the world is? Victoria Falls
flightless bird of Kalahari desert? Ostrich
*Victoria Fall discovered by: David Livingston
Temperate grassland of South Africa is called? High Veld
*Deepest points of Atlantic & Pacific oceans respectively Milwaukee Deep & Challenger Deep
*General direction of Cyclones formed in Bay of Bengal~
East to West
No trees are found in Tundra biome near polar region of northern hemisphere due to?
Frozen ice beneath the surface restricts root growth
Vertical movement of air: Air turbulence
Thames river: United Kingdom
Firefly gives us cold light by phenomenon of: Bioluminescence
*warm & dry winds, blow down steep valley in Japan: Zonda
Which element_ nitrogen metabolism: Molybdenum
*Which disease, when sorghum is consumed in excess quantity?Pellagra
Green Ear, Ergot, Rust_diseases~ Bajra
Sheep able to breed for? 10 years
*Sharadamani~ Rabi maize variety
*Major fungi that affects food-grains in storage~ Mucor
*Perennial variety of Elephant Grass (Napier Grass)~ Pusa Giant Napier
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Completed
Angular distance of a point (on Earth's surface)_ measured in degrees (from centre of Earth)
~Latitude.
____________________
Besides the equator, four other parallels are following-
*Arctic Circle~ 66° 34′ North
Tropic of Cancer~ 23° 26' N
Tropic of Capricorn~ 23° 26′ S
Antarctic Circle~ 66° 34′ S
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*Angular distance_ East or west of Prime Meridian~ Longitude
>imaginary lines which run around Earth vertically (up & down) and meet at North & South Poles.
#Prime meridian is a meridian (a line of longitude)_at which longitude is defined to be 0°.
**Line that passes through 180 degree East or West Meridian of longitude _ opposite side of Greenwich Meridian~ International Date Line.
**0 degree longitude that passes through Greenwich near London~Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
imaginary line_ from pole to pole & perpendicular to Equator~ Meridian.
Earth_greatest distance from Sun ~ Aphelion.
Moon _greatest distance from Earth ~ Apogee.
*Anticlock in Northern Hemisphere & clockwise in Southern Hemisphere~Tornado.
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Upto 20
*equal depth in sea~ Isobaths
fertile soil _ UP, Punjab, Haryana & Bihar~ Alluvial soil.
*soil suitable_cotton, wheat, oil seeds & tobacco~ Black soil
Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas & Sutlej_ tributaries of ~ Indus.
**Largest producer of Mica~ China.
[Nellore, Andhra Pradesh~ largest producer of Mica.]
One horned Rhino~ Kaziranga wildlife sanctuary, Assam
Sariska sanctuary~ Rajasthan.
Caspian Sea (Russia)~ largest salt water lake
Lake Superior (Canada)~ largest fresh water lake.
*Smallest ocean ~ Arctic ocean.
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upto que 40
currency of Argentina? Peso.
Parliament of Russia~ Duma.
City of Seven Hills? Rome.
*North Korea & South Korea~ 38th parallel.
Sugar Bowl of World~ Cuba.
'Willy willies' ~North-West Australian waters
*A bowl-shaped depression created by glacial erosion~ Cirque
**cyclone_wind blows spirally: Towards the centre of low pressure
Comets are luminous celestial bodies moving around Sun
_________________________________________________
Comets are celestial bodies moving about solar system in_elliptical orbits _a long shining tail
>snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the Sun.
>when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process called outgassing.
________________________________________________
first atomic bomb in 1945 Hiroshima
Earth is elliptical because of~ centrifugal force of rotation
Equatorial radius of earth~ 6400 km
*Polar diameter of Earth is shorter than equatorial diameter by~43 km
2nd largest island in world~ New Guinea
Tropical cyclone_Philippines, Japan & China seas~ Typhoons
*circumference of the earth~ 40,000 km
*Capital & seaport of Philippines~ Manila
Sun rises in east and sets in west due to~ Rotation of Earth on its axis
For difference of 1 hour_ longitudinal distance= 15 degree
**A day is added when a man crosses_ International Date Line from East to West
{International Date Line_ from prime meridian (0° longitude) or about 180° east (or west) of Greenwich}
*Tropical cyclone_ Pressure decreases towards center & wind moves anticlockwise direction in northern hemisphere~ True
total geographical area of world_ India~ 2.4 percent
Indian wild life_ flying fox is a~ Bat
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upto Que 80
Shompen tribe~ Nicobar Islands
*Buddhist site Tabo Monastery~ Himachal Pradesh
Virupaksha temple~ Hampi
Strait of Malacca~ Malaysia & Indonesian island of Sumatra
{shipping channel b/w Indian Ocean & Pacific Ocean}
Basin countries
Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia
Sutlej river Does NOT originate in India.
Cape Canaveral {from where space shuttles are launched} located in~ Florida
Ursha Major, Orion, Scorpio, Ursa Minor_ examples of~
Constellations
**Spinning neutron star which emits radio waves ~ Pulsar
Revolve round Sun_ b/w orbits of Mars & Jupiter~ Asteroids
A body, NOT burn completely on entering earth's atmosphere & lands on earth~ Meteorite
________________________________________
Upto 100
Heavenly bodies_seen as bright streak of light in sky: Meteors or shooting stars
Maximum satellites: Saturn
fastest rotating planet: Jupiter
slowest rotating planet: Venus
*Same period of rotation & revolution? Venus
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune: Jovian planets
Morning & Evening star: Venus
brightest planet: Venus
rotates from East to West: Venus
*Rotates from North to South: Uranus
Phobos & Deimos are satellites of: Mars
Land of Gold & Diamond: South Africa
*Capital of Nigeria: Abuja
Longest waterfall in the world is? Victoria Falls
flightless bird of Kalahari desert? Ostrich
*Victoria Fall discovered by: David Livingston
Temperate grassland of South Africa is called? High Veld
*Deepest points of Atlantic & Pacific oceans respectively Milwaukee Deep & Challenger Deep
*General direction of Cyclones formed in Bay of Bengal~
East to West
No trees are found in Tundra biome near polar region of northern hemisphere due to?
Frozen ice beneath the surface restricts root growth
Vertical movement of air: Air turbulence
Thames river: United Kingdom
Firefly gives us cold light by phenomenon of: Bioluminescence
*warm & dry winds, blow down steep valley in Japan: Zonda
Which element_ nitrogen metabolism: Molybdenum
*Which disease, when sorghum is consumed in excess quantity?Pellagra
Green Ear, Ergot, Rust_diseases~ Bajra
Sheep able to breed for? 10 years
*Sharadamani~ Rabi maize variety
*Major fungi that affects food-grains in storage~ Mucor
*Perennial variety of Elephant Grass (Napier Grass)~ Pusa Giant Napier
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