More Questions on Earth
- 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 light of Sun takes how much time to reach to Earth
A)8 seconds
B)8 hours 20 seconds
C)8 minutes 20 seconds
D)20 seconds
Answer: 8 minutes 20 seconds
- Q. The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by
A)Uneven heating of the Earth
B)Revolution of the Earth
C)Rotation of the Earth
D)All the above
Answer: Rotation of the Earth
- Q. Why does Russia have many local time differences?
A)Because of its long east-west stretches
B)Because it keeps trade relations with many countries of the world
C)Because it experiences a wide range of climatic conditions
D)Because it is divided into a number of states on political grounds
Answer: Because of its long east-west stretches
- 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. 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. Day and night are formed
A)Due to the speed of rotaion
B)Due to the shape of the orbit of Earth
C)Due to the motion of revolution
D)None of these
Answer: Due to the speed of rotaion
- Q. The longitudinal, transverse and surface waves in an earthquake originate from
A)The focus on the surface of the earth
B)The focus within the body of the earth
C)The epicentre on the surface of the earth
D)The epicentre within the body of the earth
Answer: The focus within the body of the earth
- Q. The alignment of the lines of beginning and end is expressed by
A)Record
B)Dentate
C)Feasibility
D)Font
Answer: Feasibility
- Q. A one-day Cricket match between India and England starts at 10.00 A.M. in London. The direct telecast of the match will begin in India at ________
A)3.30 P.M.
B)3.30 A.M.
C)8.30 A.M.
D)8.30 P.M.
Answer: 3.30 P.M.
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the following in the context of the age of the earth since its origin? 1. Cenozoic 2. Mesozoic 3. Palaeozoic 4. Protozoic
A)3, 4, 1, 2
B)4, 3, 1, 2
C)3, 4, 2, 1
D)4, 3, 2, 1
Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
- Q. Equator is
A)The girdle around the Saturn
B)Line which connects north and south poles
C)Imaginary line which rotates around the Earth in the centre of north and south poles
D)Axis of the rotation of the Earth
Answer: Imaginary line which rotates around the Earth in the centre of north and south poles
- Q. The word “Isoneph” represents the lines of equal
A)Rain
B)Cloudiness
C)Salinity
D)Pressure
Answer: Cloudiness
- Q. The largest amount of reflection of the solar radiant energy which is reflected back into space before reaching the earth’s surface is due to ________
A)Snow and ice covered areas of the earth
B)Clouds
C)Water-bodies
D)All the above reflect nearly the same amount
Answer: Clouds
- 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. 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. The boundary between Earth’s Crust and Mantle is ________.
A)Conrad discontinuity
B)Moho discontinuity
C)Lehman discontinuity
D)Gutenberg discontinuity
Answer: Moho discontinuity
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the following layers of the Earth as one moves from the surface to the interior: 1. Mantle 2. Crust 3. Core Select the correct answer by using the codes given below
A)2, 1, 2003
B)1, 2, 2003
C)1, 3, 2002
D)3, 1, 2002
Answer: 2, 1, 2003
- Q. Latitude of place is indicative of its ________
A)Amount of rainfall
B)Time
C)Altitude
D)Temperature
Answer: Temperature
- Q. Dolomite is a/an
A)Igneous rock
B)Sedimentary rock
C)Plutonic rock
D)Metamorphic rock
Answer: Sedimentary rock
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