. The solar eclipse achieves totality only in limited
geographical regions because
(a) The size of the shadow of the moon on the earth is small
compared to the cross-section of the earth
(b) The earth is not a smooth flat surface, but has
elevations and depressions
(c) The trajectories of the earth around the sun and the
moon around the earth are not perfect circles
(d) Sun rays can reach most of the peripheral regions of the
shadow of the moon due to atmospheric refraction
- 1 Answers
- 5337 Views
- I also Faced
- E-Mail Answers
Answer / guest
(a) The size of the shadow of the moon on the earth is small
compared to the cross-section of the earth
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 8 Yes | 1 No |
The water realm of the earth is called: (a) hydrosphere (b) lithosphere (c) heterosphere
Ronaldo, who was recently in the news, is a famous 1 Badminton player 2 Soccer Superstar 3 Pop Singer 4 Politician and Defence Minister of Brazil
The main cause of the poor quality of the Indian wheat is (1) High temperature during winter (2) Absence of Irrigation faculties (3) Sudden increase in temperature during the ripening period (4) None of the above
ICICI is the name of a (a) Financial Institution (b) Chemical Industry (c) Cement Industry (d) Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Dr.Abdul Kalam was recently in the news. Which of the following awards is conferred upon him? 1 Bharat ratna 2 Padma Sri 3 Padma Vibhushan 4 None of these
Which one of the following factors is not a determining factor of the climate? 1 Latitude 2 Longitude 3 Land and Sea contrasts 4 Relief features
Which of the following elements is not-radioactive? 1 Uranium 2 Thorium 3 Plutonium 4 zirconium
The formation of RBC takes place in 1 Livr 2 Bone marrow 3 Spleen 4 Heart
. Who among the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal period? (a) Gulbadan Begam (b) Nurjahan Begam (c) Jahanara Begam (d) Zebun-nissa Begam
Which of the following films is directed by Michael Moore and is in the news these days? 1 Farenheit 9/11 2 Monster 3 Autumn in New York 4 Fright Night
Can an MP or MLA be elected as President of India? (a) Yes, but while assuming office he will have to vacate his seat in the Parliament or Legislature (b) No, he will have to resign before contesting election (c) Yes, he can retain his membership of the Parliament if he likes (d) Yes, he cannot remain MLA though he can remain MP
?Trishul? is a: (a) short range surface-to-air missile (b) surface-to-surface tactical battle field missile (c) medium range surface-to-air missile (d) marine acoustic research ship
UPSC 
