More Questions on Earth
- Q. The distance between two consecutive longitudes (91° E and 92° E) at the Poles is
A)25 km
B)0 km
C)18 km
D)111 km
Answer: 0 km
- Q. The sun is never overhead at any time in : I. North Temperate Zone II. South Temperate Zone III. North Frigid Zone IV. Torrid Zone
A)II and III
B)III only
C)I, II and III
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. Sandstone is metamorphosed to
A)Quartzite
B)Shale
C)Slate
D)Marble
Answer: Quartzite
- Q. When it is 12:00 noon in India, the time in San Francisco (USA) would be closed to ________
A)8 : 30 p.m.
B)11 : 30 p.m.
C)11 : 30 p.m. of previous day
D)8 : 30 p. m. of previous day
Answer: 8 : 30 p. m. of previous day
- Q. Marble is the metamorphosed form of
A)Sandstone
B)Shale
C)Basalt
D)Limestone
Answer: Limestone
- Q. The axis of rotation of earth is tilted by 23.5° to the plane of revolution around the sun. The latitude of Mumbai is less than 23.5° whereas the latitude of Delhi is more than 23.5°. Which one of the following statements in this regard is correct?
A)At Mumbai the sun can come overhead, but it will never do so at Delhi
B)The sun can come overhead at both these places
C)The sun will never come overhead at either of these places
D)At Delhi the sun can come overhead but it will never do so at Mumbai
Answer: At Mumbai the sun can come overhead, but it will never do so at Delhi
- Q. The speed of rotation of the earth is ________
A)39.5 km/sec.
B)25 km/sec.
C)31 km/sec.
D)29.72 km/sec.
Answer: 29.72 km/sec.
- Q. Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on ________
A)01st June
B)21st December
C)01st September
D)01st March
Answer: 21st December
- Q. Which of the following Isohels are the isopleths of
A)Rain
B)Sunshine
C)Flowering time
D)Clouds
Answer: Sunshine
- Q. When it is nine o’clock in London, it will be the same time in ________
A)Latvia
B)Ghana
C)Babon
D)Norway
Answer: Ghana
- Q. Which one of the following elements is most abundant in the earth’s crust?
A)Silicon
B)Oxygen
C)Sulphur
D)Carbon
Answer: Oxygen
- Q. We always see the same surface of the Moon because
A)It takes the same time to rotate on its axis and moving around the Earth
B)It is smaller than the Earth
C)It rotates on its axis
D)It moves with the same speed at which Earth moves around the Sun
Answer: It takes the same time to rotate on its axis and moving around the Earth
- Q. How many Geo-synchronous satellites are required for uninterrupted world broadcasting?
A)2
B)3
C)4
D)1
Answer: 3
- Q. Which of the following pairs of metals are supposed to constitute the internal core of the earth?
A)Iron and Copper
B)Chromium and Iron
C)Magnesium and Lead
D)Nickel and Iron
Answer: Nickel and Iron
- Q. The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month of ________
A)June
B)January
C)March
D)September
Answer: January
- Q. If the earth’s direction of rotation is reversed, what would be the IST when it is noon at the International Date Line?
A)18.30 hrs
B)06.30 hrs
C)05.30 hrs
D)17.30 hrs
Answer: 06.30 hrs
- Q. The incoming short-wave solar radiation is balanced by an equal amount of long-wave radiation from earth going back to space. This is known as ________
A)Heat balance of earth
B)Earth radiation
C)Wave balance of earth
D)Radiation exchange
Answer: Heat balance of earth
- Q. On Monday, the 14th June, a man crosses the International Date Line at 5 p.m. from the Asian side to the American side. Which of the following will he now assume to be the correct date and time?
A)5 a.m. of Monday, the 14th June
B)5 a.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
C)5 p.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
D)5 p.m. of Sunday, the 13th June
Answer: 5 p.m. of Sunday, the 13th June
- Q. The region which is resistant to the transformation of macro structure, is called?
A)Tectonic plate
B)Firm structure
C)Ancient structure
D)Shield
Answer: Shield
- Q. What is the study of Moon called?
A)Iridology
B)Selenology
C)Cosmology
D)Planetology
Answer: Selenology
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