Option “1” is correct. The photosphere is the lowest layer of the solar atmosphere. It is essentially the solar “surface” that we see when we look at the Sun in “white”.It is the Glowing surface of the sun.
222. ________ season is when the Sun is directly overhead the equator.
1. Summer
2. Spring
3. Winter
4. None of these
Option “2” is correct. The Sun is directly overhead at “high-noon” on the equator twice per year, at the two equinoxes. Spring Equinox is usually March 20, and Autumnal equinox is usually September 22.
223. Birth rate in a country is defined as –
1. Number of births per 100 in 1 year
2. Number of births per 1000 in 1 year
3. Number of births per km of area in 1 year
4. Number of births per 100 km of area in 1 year
Option “2” is correct. The birth rate is the total number of live births per 1,000 of a population in a year or period.
224. The Lena river passes through which country?
1. China
2. USA
3. Russia
4. Brazil
Option “3” is correct. The Lena is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean and it pass through Russia.
225. Mars is the _______ planet from the Sun.
1. 2nd
2. 4th
3. 6th
4. 8th
Option “2” is correct. Mars is the 4th planet from sun.
226. Sandstone is which type of rock?
1. Calcareous Rock
2. Igneous Rock
3. Metamorphic Rock
4. Sedimentary Rock
Option “4” is correct. Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed of sand-size grains of mineral, rock, or organic material.
227. Earth’s deepest point in water is Mariana trench. It is located in which of the following oceans?
Option “4” is correct. The Mariana Trench or Marianas Trench is the deepest part of the world’s oceans.It reaches a maximum-known depth of 10,994 metres (36,070 ft).It is in the pacific ocean.
228. Masai is a tribe of which of the following country?
1. Kenya
2. Germany
3. Australia
4. India
Option “1” is correct. The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting southern Kenya and northern Tanzania.
229. With which of the following country, India has a land dispute near Tawang?
1. Pakistan
2. China
3. Afghanistan
4. Bangladesh
Option “2” is correct. Tawang Tract situated in Arunanchal Pradeh is disputed land between India and China.
230. Strait of Malacca separates which two land masses?
1. Malay Peninsula and Indonesian Island of Sumatra
2. Africa and Europe
3. India and Sri Lanka
4. North America and South America
Option “1” is correct. The Strait of Malacca or Straits of Malacca is a narrow, 550 mile stretch of water between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
