More Questions on Earth
- Q. Study the following diagram and say which of the given statements is not correct regarding it ________
A)There is continuous day north of the Arctic Circle
B)It shows the earth's orbital position on 21st June
C)All parallels in the northern hemisphere have days equal to nights
D)South of the equator the length of the day decreases with increasing latitude
Answer: All parallels in the northern hemisphere have days equal to nights
- Q. The earth is at the largest distance from the sun (Apehelion) on ________
A)July 4th
B)June 21st
C)January 3rd
D)September 23rd
Answer: July 4th
- Q. The mapping of which of the following is most difficult ?
A)Interior of the Earth
B)Mountains
C)Plateaus and Plains
D)Oceans and their depth
Answer: Interior of the Earth
- Q. The Map showing the speciality of the surface of any area is called as
A)Thematic Map
B)Relief Map
C)Area Map
D)Geographic Map
Answer: Relief Map
- Q. On which date is India likely to experience the shortest day?
A)3rd January
B)22nd December
C)21st June
D)23rd March
Answer: 22nd December
- Q. The mean radius of the earth is approximately ________
A)9600 km
B)3200 km
C)6400 km
D)12800 km
Answer: 6400 km
- Q. Through which one of the following countries the Tropic of Cancer does not pass through?
A)Myanmar
B)Bangladesh
C)China
D)Nepal
Answer: Nepal
- Q. The process of water getting evaporated from the surface of leaves is known as
A)Transpiration
B)Evaporation
C)Evapo-transpiration
D)Transportation
Answer: Transpiration
- Q. Tides in the sea have stored in them ________
A)Gravitational potential energy
B)Hydraulic energy
C)Kinetic energy
D)A combination of all the above three forms of energy
Answer: A combination of all the above three forms of energy
- Q. The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from ________
A)Poles to equator
B)West to east
C)East and west of the prime meridian
D)Equator to poles
Answer: Equator to poles
- Q. Green House Effect’ means ________
A)Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
B)Pollution in houses in tropical regions
C)Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen
D)Cultivation in green houses so as to check pollution
Answer: Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
- Q. Which of the following is the International Date line?
A)90° eastern longitude
B)Equator
C)0° longitude
D)180° longitude
Answer: 180° longitude
- Q. In which of the following areas, the “Midnight Sun” can be seen?
A)Arctic and Antarctica circle
B)In tropical areas
C)In temperate areas
D)Anywhere during solar eclipse
Answer: Arctic and Antarctica circle
- Q. Latitudes include 181 lines while longitudes are 360 lines because ________
A)Longitude is a line that connects North Pole to South Pole and latitude is divided from east to west
B)Longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator
C)Longitude is divided from equator while latitude is from prime meridian
D)None of these
Answer: Longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator
- Q. Which of the followings are related with “Lithosphere”?
A)Earth's Crust
B)Plant and Insect
C)Earth's Interior
D)None of these
Answer: Earth's Crust
- Q. When the Earth is at the maximum distance from the Sun, it is called
A)Equinox
B)Aphelion
C)Perihelion
D)Sidereal
Answer: Aphelion
- Q. What is the alternate name for contour lines?
A)Isohypse
B)Isopotential
C)Isotherm
D)Isohyet
Answer: Isohypse
- 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 planet which has the highest surface temperature is
A)Pluto
B)Jupiter
C)Earth
D)Venus
Answer: Venus
- Q. Gravitational force is maximum at which of the following place?
A)At Tropic of Capricorn
B)At Equator
C)At Tropic of Cancer
D)At Poles
Answer: At Poles
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