Astronomy and Brand Taglines
Test your general knowledge with questions covering astronomy and earth science topics including tides, earth's rotation, and the moon, plus brand taglines and slogans from various companies and media.
Questions
The difference lies in our DNA
- GLENMARK
- BIOCON
- Transgene Biotek
- Elder Health Care Ltd.
The World's Online Market Place
- Walmart
- futurebazaar
- EBay
- Amazon
Profit from it
- IBN Live
- BBC
- NDTV
- CNBC
Life's Good
- Samsung
- Videocon
- LG
- GE
There's no better to fly
- Go Air
- Emirates
- Lufthansa
- Indigo
We make things which make India proud
- Larsen and Turbo
- DMRC
- GMR Infrastructures
- DLF
Collide With Destiny
- Bhuj Earthquake
- Titanic
- Indonesia tsunami
- Haiti earthquake
Never Settle
- Times Jobs
- Naukri
- Monster
- Shine
Invent.
- DELL
- HP
- Acer
- Lenovo
Enjoy the ride
- Nissan
- Maruti Suzuki
- Hyundai
- Ford
It is six months long day in the northern polar region and six months long night in the southern polar region because ?
- earth is revolving around the sun
- earth is inclined towards its orbital plane
- earth is rotating
- None of these
Which of the following is the best definition of ‘Tides'
- A powerful movement of the ocean which proceed constantly in a definite direction
- A great circulatory movement of sea water caused by difference in density of sea water.
- A periodic rise and fall of sea water caused by the gravitational force of moon and sun on earth
- A wind and pressure system having a low pressure in center and circular wind motion
The time required for moonlight to reach earth is
- 3.6 secs
- 2 secs
- 1.3 secs
- 1 sec
The earth rotates on its axis and the exact time needed for one complete rotation is
- 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4.09 seconds
- 23 hours, 58 minutes, 29.5 seconds
- 23 hours, 59 minutes, 7.5 seconds
- 23 hours, 59 minutes, 18 seconds
The speed of rotation of the earth is the highest
- Along the Equator
- At the North Pole
- Along the Tropic of Cancer
- Along the Arctic Circle
Only one side of the moon is ever seen from the earth because ?
- the moon is at perigee
- the moon does not, rotate
- only one side reflects light
- the periods of rotation and revolution of the moon are equal
The moon is called a satellite of the earth because
- it is smaller than the earth
- it revolves around the earth
- it draws light from the sun via the earth
- it remains in position due to the gravitational pull of the earth
The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is
- 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4.09 seconds
- 23 hours, 58 minutes, 29.5 seconds
- 23 hours, 59 minutes, 7.5 seconds
- 23 hours, 59 minutes, 18 seconds
The earth travel around the sun in an oval path and one complete revolution needs
- 365 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, 58.97 sec
- 365 days; 17 hours, 8 minutes, 9.54 sec
- 365 days, 8 hours,6 minutes, 7.54 sec
- 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45.5 sec
Spring tides occur when ?
- the moon is nearest to the earth
- the moon is farthest from the earth
- the moon, the sun and the earth are at right angles with the earth at the apex
- the moon, the sun and the, earth are in the same line.