Quiz 494: General Awareness Questions for Public Services Examinations

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1.
The geosynchronous orbit, around the Earth with an orbital period that matches the Earth’s sidereal rotation period and allows the satellites to appear stationary, is directly above which among the following?
2.
The International Space Station is located in which among the following orbits?
3.
Which of the following international agreements or frameworks address jurisdiction, liability, and governance of satellite communications and outer space assets:
  1. Outer Space Treaty of 1967
  2. Space Liability Convention of 1972
  3. Tampere Convention on Disaster Telecommunication
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
4.
Consider the following statements:
  1. Both the North Pole and the South Pole have responded equally to global warming, resulting in similar rates of shrinkage.
  2. Both the North Pole and the South Pole have warmed equally due to global warming.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
5.
What is the number of Green House Gases, as recognized by the Kyoto Protocol?
6.
In many countries with cold climates, the municipalities often sprinkle salt on icy roads in winter. 
Which among the following is the correct reason for this?
7.
Which among the following is the correct statement about Black Ice?
8.
Consider the following statements regarding the "Anti-Greenhouse Effect":
  1. Anti-Greenhouse Effect causes cooling of the planet or celestial body.
  2. Anti-Greenhouse Effect is not a phenomenon observed on Earth.
  3. Anti-Greenhouse Effect is due to the opacity of the planet or body’s atmosphere to Infrared waves.
Which of the above statements is / are correct?
9.
On which of the following planets of the solar system, the scientists have seen a “Great Red Spot” which is an anticyclonic storm persistent since last over 180 years?
10.
Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary which is home to only ape in India, the hoolock gibbon is lcoated in which of the following state?
Originally written on February 13, 2011 and last modified on August 4, 2020.

1 Comment

  1. Anonymous

    February 16, 2011 at 9:36 am

    A geosynchronous orbit need not necessarily lie above the plane of the equator. This is the pre-condition for geo-stationary (satellite) orbit only.

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