Which among the following is the average Orbital speed of the Earth around the Sun?
- 18.5 km / sec
- 29.7 km/s
- 31.5 km/s
- 33.6 km/s
Explanation:
The orbital speed of the Earth around the Sun averages about 30 km/s (108,000 km/h), which is fast enough to cover the planet’s diameter (about 12,700 km) in seven minutes, and the distance to the Moon of 384,000 km in four hours
- Bimbisara
- Chandragupta Maurya
- Ashoka
- Pushyamitra Sunga
- The Ajivika religion
- Brahmanism
- Buddhism
- Jainism
- Bombay
- Calcutta
- Gujarat
- Poona
- Antibiotics off the menu
- Fix our phone rights
- Building a digital world consumers can trust
- Consumer Justice Now!
Explanation:
The World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) is observed every year on March 15 to promote the basic rights of all consumers, demanding that those rights are respected and protected. It also gives people a chance to protest against the market abuses and social injustices. The 2017 theme is ‘Building a Digital World Consumers can Trust’. In India, besides the WCRD, we observe the National Consumer Day (NCD) on 24th of December every year.
In which of the following Oceans/ seas, lies the Sunda Trench?
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
- Arabian Sea
The commodity market in India is regulated by which of the following agencies?
- NSE
- NCDEX
- SEBI
- Forward Market commission
Sirhind Canal is located on which river?
- Sutlej
- Ravi
- Beas
- None of the above
Which planet is known as” Bright Wandering Star”?
- Mars
- Venus
- Saturn
- Jupiter
Explanation:
The large number of stars observed in the heavens were classified into fixed stars and wandering stars. Fixed stars were those with respect to which the movement of the celestial bodies were measured. Wandering stars were those whose relative distances with respect to the fixed stars keep changing. Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury and Saturn belonged to the latter category.
- 317 BC
- 326 BC
- 321 BC
- 320 BC