Earth's Axis

Q. In which direction is the axis of the Earth tilted?

1. West
2. North
3. East
4. South

Q. The axis of the Earth is an imaginary _______.

1. curved line
2. straight line
3. circle
4. ellipse

Q.

At which position does the Earth experience equal days and equal nights?

Q. Why does the circle of illumination not coincide with the axis of the Earth?

Q. What angle is made by the axis of the earth with its orbital plane?

1. $23.5°$
2. $60°$
3. $75°$
4. $66.5°$

Q. What was the salient feature of the drainage sytem of the Indus Civiisation?

1. Drains were sowed with bleach.
2. Drains were covered.
3. Drains were restricted to the outside of the city.
4. All of the above.

Q. The poles experience about six months of day and six months of night because _______.

1. the Earth is very far from the Sun.
2. they are at opposite ends on the Earth
3. of the tilt of the Earth on its axis.
4. sunlight does not reach there

Q. What does bicameral system signify?

1. Division of Legislative into Lower House and Upper House
2. Independent Judiciary
3. Integrated Judiciary
4. Division of power between central government and state governments

Q. Due to the tilt in the axis of the Earth, we get _________.

1. day and night
2. a difference in seasons in different countries at different times
3. a difference in seasons in different countries at the same time
4. morning and evening