MCQ Science Curiosity Chapter 11 Class 8 CBSE Board

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Keeping Time with the Skies

1. What causes tides to follow a regular pattern similar to the Moon’s rising time?

Question 1 of 20

2. In which lunar phase can a lunar eclipse occur?

Question 2 of 20

3. What is the name of the Indian classical music raga inspired by the Moon?

Question 3 of 20

4. How many days does the first month of the Indian National Calendar have in a leap year?

Question 4 of 20

5. What is the term for the Sun’s apparent southward movement from June to December?

Question 5 of 20

6. Which traditional Indian text records the Sun’s northward and southward movements?

Question 6 of 20

7. What is the name of the dance mudra related to the Moon in Bharatanatyam?

Question 7 of 20

8. Why do festivals like Makar Sankranti shift slightly in the Gregorian calendar over time?

Question 8 of 20

9. What is the approximate shift in Makar Sankranti’s date every 11 years?

Question 9 of 20

10. Which calendar was adopted in India on 21 March 1956 CE?

Question 10 of 20

11. What is the primary difference between Amant and Purnimant lunar calendars?

Question 11 of 20

12. Which festival is celebrated on the full Moon of Phalguna?

Question 12 of 20

13. What is the name of the ISRO mission to study the Sun?

Question 13 of 20

14. How many days does a lunar year have compared to a solar year?

Question 14 of 20

15. What is the shortest unit of time in a lunar calendar?

Question 15 of 20

16. What is the purpose of the leap day in the Gregorian calendar?

Question 16 of 20

17. Which traditional Indian painting style prominently depicts the Moon?

Question 17 of 20

18. What is the approximate time difference between two consecutive solar days as measured by the Sun’s highest position?

Question 18 of 20

19. Why are some months in the Gregorian calendar 30 days and others 31?

Question 19 of 20

20. What was the purpose of the Calendar Reform Committee set up in 1952?

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