Eclipse | Solar Eclipse GK | Gk about Solar System | Sun GK

8. ECLIPSE

A. Solar Eclipse:

1. The condition in which Sun, Moon and Earth stay on the same line and the light from the sun is blocked by the moon as the result its shadows falls in earth and sun is seen blocked  by black object.
2. Solar Eclipse occurs only in New Moon Day. Aunsi
3. 2 types of solar Eclipse: Total and Partial Solar Eclipse.
4. Solar Eclipse can last maximum for: 8 Minutes.
5. Longest Solar Eclipse of 21^st Century: 2066 Shrawan 7
6. First Solar Eclipse seen: 2136 B.C October 22 from China.

B. Lunar Eclipse:

1. When Sun, Earth and Moon lie on the same line, the earth’s shadow falls on the earth and moon is seen covered by black object .This condition of Eclipse is called Lunar Eclipse.
2. When do Lunar Eclipse Occur? : - Only on Full Moon Day.
3. Lunar Eclipse can last maximum for: - 4 Hours.
4. Earth Orbit and Moon’s Orbit is tilted in the angle of: -5.15 Degree. 

Sun

1. Nearest star of Earth? : - Sun
2. Distance of Earth and Sun : - 14,88,000,00 K.M (9,30,000,00 miles)
3. Surface temperature of Sun : - 5,400 Degree C
4. Temperature in the center of the Sun :- 1,50,000,00 Degree C
5. Diameter of Sun : -13,48,446 K.M
6. Sunrays time to reach earth Surface: 8 min 20 Sec.
7. Longest Day: June 21
8. Smallest Day: December 22
9. Time for sun to revolve around its orbit: -25 Days 5 Hrs.
10. Sun’s Orbit is Called: Galactic Center

Continental Drift | Gk about Continental Drift

5. CONTENENTIAL DRIFT

1. Who first gave the theory of Continental Drift? : - German Meteorologist and Geophysist Alfred Wegner.
2. Continental Drift Theory is also called? : - Wegner Theory
3. When was Wegner Theory given? : - 1912 A.D
4. From when Wegner theory was popular? : - 1924 A.D
5. Continental Drift Theory is based on? : - Change in Environment (Jal- Bayu Parivartan)
6. Jigsaw fit is related to? : - Geological Evidence of Continental Drift Theory.
7. Wegner named the water area around the Earth as: -Panthalasa.
8. In Carboniferous age, what was earth called which was one big ball? : - Pangaea
9. Which sea existed in the place where Himalaya Mountain exists today? : - Thethys
10. Pangaea divided into two parts Lowarensia (Northern Part) and Gondwanaland (Southern Part).

Latitude and Longitude | Gk about latitude and longitude

4. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

Latitude is a Geographic co-ordination that specifies the north-south position of a point on the Earth’s surface. Latitude is the angle which ranges from 0⁰ at the Equator to 90⁰ (North or South) at the Poles.

1. What is Latitude?  :  - Imaginary Lines.
2. Measurement of Latitude is done by     : - Degree, Minute and Second.
3. How much length is there in each 1 Degree? : -       111 K.M
4. Total Latitude lines: 180 (North Pole: 90 and South Pole: 90).
5. Tropic of Cancer is 23 ½ ^{0 North} Latitude.
6. Tropic of Capricorn is 23 ½ degree South Latitude.
7. 66 ½ degree North Latitude is called Artic Circle
8. 66 ½ degree South Latitude is called Antarctic Circle.
9. 0 degree Latitude = Equator Line.

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1. What is Longitude? : - Imaginary Lines.
2. In each 1degree Longitude, what is the time difference? : - 4min.
3. In 15 degree longitude, what is the time difference? : - 1 Hr.
4. Longitude is also called Meridian of Longitudes.
5. Longitude is measure is Degree, Minutes and Seconds.  60 second equals to one minute and one minute equals to? : - 1 Degree
6. Total longitudinal lines: - 360 (180 in South Pole and 180 in North Pole in difference of 1/1 degree.)

Continent and Geographical Areas | GK world

3. CONTINENTS AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS

S. N	Continent	Area  (Sq. K.M)    (Sq. Miles)	Total % of Land Area	Latitude Longitude	Population In Corers	Total % of World Population
1.	Asia	4,45,79,000   1,72,12,000	29.92	100 S to 780 N 250 E to 1700 W	420 C	60
2.	Africa	3,00,65,000   1,16,08,000	20.18	370N to 350 S 200 W to 50 0E	107 C	15.3
3.	N. America	2,44,74,000   94,49,460	16.43	100 N  to 80 0 N 20 0W to 1600W	54 C	7.8
4.	S. America	1,78,19,000   68,79,000	11.93	120 N to 56 0S 350W to 800 E	40 C	5.7
5.	Antarctica	1,40,000,00   54,05,415	9.4	66033’S to 90 0 S 1140E to 1530E	---	---
6.	Europe	99,38,000   38,37,081	6.67	360N to 710N 200 W to 650 W	75 C	10.7
7.	Australia	81,12,000   31,32,059	5.44	100S to 400 S 1140E to 1530 W	4 C	0.5
Total		14,89,87,000   5,75,23,015	100		700 C	100

Oceans of the Earth- oceans gk | Gk about oceans

2. OCEANS

S.N	Name of Ocean	Area (Sq. Km)	Average Depth (meter)	Total Water Surface Covered	Deepest Part of the Ocean
1.	Pacific Ocean	16.57 Corer (Triangle)	4300 m	45.5 %	Mariana Trench (11776 m)
2.	Atlantic Ocean (Ocean of Commerce)	8.24 Corer (S)	3700 m	23 %	Puerto Rico Deep (9128 m)
3.	Indian Ocean (Ocean of Monsoon and Oil)	7.35 Corer	3900 m	20 %	Java Trench (7450 m)
4.	Antarctic Ocean	2.44 Corer	2400 m	7%	---
5.	Artic Ocean	1.51 Corer	1330 m	4%	Molly Deep (5608 m)

Composition of Earth- | Earth gk | gk about earth

1. 1. COMPOSITION OF EARTH
2. 1.      Area of Earth: 51, 000, 000, 0 Sq. Km (19,70,000,00 Sq. Miles)
3. 2.      Equatorial Diameter of Earth: 12,756 K.M
4. 3.      Polar Diameter : 12,714 K.M
5. 4.      Polar Radius: 6,371 K.M
6. 5.      Distance difference between Polar and Equatorial Diameter: 42 K.M (0.3%)
7. 6.      Distance between Sun and Earth: 14, 88,000.00 K.M (9, 30, 000, 00 Miles).
8. 7.      Perimeter of Earth: 40,800 K.M
9. 8.      Total Land Area: Around 14,000,000,0 Sq. K. M  (29% of total Earth Area)
10. 9.      Total Water Surface Area: Around 37,000,000,0 Sq. K.M (71% of total Earth Area)

S.N	Layer	Total Area %	Thickness and (Density)	Element
1.	Barysphere	16	60 K.M in Continent 20 to 0 K.M in Ocean (2.75 to 2.9 gm/cm3)	Silica and Aluminum (SIAL)
2	Pyrosphere	68	60 to 2900 K.M (3.1 to 5.0 gm/cm3)	Silica and Magnesium (SIMA)
3	Lithosphere	16	2900 to 6371 K.M (5.1 to 11 gm/ cm3)	Nickel and Fermium (NIFE)

General Knowledge on World History | World History gk |

General Knowledge on World Geography:

 Important Questions and Information’s

1. What is Geography?

: - Study of Earth, its Composition and Eco System

2 .Basically in how many parts Geography can be divided?

: - 2 Parts (Physical and Human Geography)

3. Who first used word Geography?

: - Eratosthenes

4. Who is the father of Geography?

: - German Philosopher Friedrich Ratzel

5. “Geography is the Science of relationships” who said this?

: - Hettner

6. Geography is derived from which Greek word, that means “The Description of the Earth”.

: -Geografein

7. Which century is called the “Age of New Discovery”?

: - 18^th Centuries