More Questions on Earth
- Q. When it is 8 P.M. in Tokyo, what is the time at Panama Canal which is located at 180° W of it?
A)12.00 A.M.
B)4.00 P.M.
C)8.00 A.M.
D)12.00 Noon
Answer: 8.00 A.M.
- Q. If the difference in time between, two places were 2 hours and 20 minutes, then the difference in their longitudes would be ________
A)40°
B)30°
C)35°
D)45°
Answer: 35°
- Q. Which star is nearest to the Earth?
A)Pole star
B)Sun
C)Alpha Centauri
D)Chitra
Answer: Sun
- Q. In the context of ‘time’ GMT means
A)Global Mean Time
B)General Meridian Time
C)Greenwich Mean Time
D)None of these
Answer: Greenwich Mean Time
- Q. An aeroplane takes off from 30° N latitude, 50° E longitude and lands at the opposite end of the earth. Where does it land?
A)50° N Lat., 30° W Long
B)30° N Lat., 50° W Long
C)30° S Lat., 130° W Long
D)30° N Lat., 130°W Long
Answer: 30° S Lat., 130° W Long
- Q. The earth rotates around its axis from ________
A)South to north
B)North to south
C)East to west
D)West to east
Answer: West to east
- Q. Magnetic Meridian is a
A)Line joining the geographic north and geographic south of Earth
B)Line parallel to the equator of the Earth
C)Latitude
D)Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
Answer: Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
- Q. The earth revolves round the sun in its orbit by approximately ________
A)3° per day
B)1° per day
C)2° per day
D)5° per day
Answer: 1° per day
- Q. If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (45°E)?
A)1:30 PM
B)7:30 AM
C)9:00 AM
D)12:00 Noon
Answer: 1:30 PM
- Q. Bridgmanite is
A)Earth's most abundant mineral
B)A bridge on the river Thames
C)Name of a game
D)Name of a music
Answer: Earth's most abundant mineral
- Q. How much is the difference of time between any two consecutive longitudes?
A)4 minutes
B)10 minutes
C)14 minutes
D)30 minutes
Answer: 4 minutes
- Q. Which of the following phenomenon is/are the effect of the rotation of the Earth? 1. Apparent movement of the Sun, the Moon and the Stars. 2. Flatness of the poles and bulge at the Equator. 3. Occurrence of sunrise, noon and sunset 4. Magnetic field of the earth.
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q. When rain falls through a cold layer of air near the Earth’s surface, raindrops get frozen into ice. This type of precipitation is called
A)Snowstorm
B)Hail
C)Snowfall
D)Sleet
Answer: Sleet
- Q. “Mohs’ Scale” is used to indicate the ________
A)Degree of viscosity of a liquid
B)Degree of brittleness of a substance
C)Degree of hardness of minerals.
D)Degree of elasticity of a material
Answer: Degree of hardness of minerals.
- Q. The term ‘syzygy’ is referred to when the ________
A)Moon and sun are at right angles with reference to the earth
B)Earth is at perihelion and moon at perigee
C)Earth is at apehelion and moon at apogee
D)Moon, sun and earth lie along a straight line
Answer: Moon, sun and earth lie along a straight line
- Q. Magma that reaches earth’s surface and then solidifies is called
A)Quartz
B)Granite
C)Lava
D)Silicates
Answer: Lava
- Q. The sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the ________
A)Equinox
B)Zenith
C)Solstice
D)Noontime
Answer: Solstice
- Q. The Earth turns through 360° in 24 hours. Each 15° longitude represents ________
A)One hour
B)Half an hour
C)Forty five minutes
D)One hour fifteen minutes
Answer: One hour
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding the International Date line are correct? 1. It is a longitude of 180° 2. It is determined by 180° longitude but is not a straight line 3. It is a Greenwich meridian helping in fixing time and date 4. It solves the problem of time and date among the World’s nations
A)2 Only
B)1 and 4
C)3 and 4
D)3, 2 and 4
Answer: E
- Q. The science of drawing map is called
A)Topology
B)Cartography
C)Geography
D)Geology
Answer: Cartography
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