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Consider the following statements
1. Galaxies are the major building block of the universe.
2. Galaxies may be regular or irregular in shape.
3. Each galaxy comprises an average of 100 billion stars.
4. A galaxy is a huge mass of stars, nebulae and inter-stellar material.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

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Important Questions on World Geography

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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 1>Q 65
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 1>Q 66
Assertion (A) Venus is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun.
Reason (R) Venus is the second planet from the Sun in our Solar System.
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 1>Q 67
Most of the communication satellites today are placed in a geostationary orbit. ln order to stay over the same spot on the Earth, a geostationary satellite has directly to be above of which of the following?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 1>Q 68
Global Positioning System (GPS) is associated with
1. determining latitude and longitude.
2. constellation of satellites.
3. US system of GPS and Russian system of GLONASS.
4. navigation.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 1>Q 69
The Earth is an oblate spheroid and not a perfect sphere. This is because,
1. The Earth has a rotational motion and the rotational speed increases as one goes from the poles towards the equator.
2. The equator experiences greater gravitational pull from the sun.
3. The intensity of sunlight received at the equator is greater than that at the poles.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below--
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 1>Q 70
Consider the following statements
1. Big Bang Theory was proposed by E George Lamantor.
2. According to this theory, our universe sprang into existence as 'singularity' around 10 billion years ago.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 1>Q 71
Consider the following statements
1. Stars are born in nebulae.
2. Stars expand as they grow old.
3. It will eventually collapse and explode.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 1>Q 72
Consider the following statements
1. Type I Supernova occurs in binary star systems in which gas from one star falls on to a white dwarf, causing it to explode.
2. Type II Supernova occurs in stars ten times or more as massive as the Sun, which suffer run away internal nuclear reactions at the ends of their lives, leading to an explosion.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?