More Questions on 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. The approximate diameter of the earth is ________
A)12,800 Km
B)4,200 Km
C)6,400 Km
D)15,600 Km
Answer: 12,800 Km
- Q. The network of the series of vertical and horizontal lines is known as
A)Longitude
B)Latitude
C)Geid System
D)Geographical Coordinates System
Answer: Geographical Coordinates System
- Q. The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference by approximately ________
A)125 km
B)22 km
C)67 km
D)625 km
Answer: 67 km
- Q. The word “Isoneph” represents the lines of equal
A)Rain
B)Cloudiness
C)Salinity
D)Pressure
Answer: Cloudiness
- Q. Sea tides show variations because of ________
A)Distorted spherical shape of the earth
B)Variations in gravitational pull of the moon
C)Variations in gravitational pull of the sun
D)Different phases of the moon
Answer: Different phases of the moon
- Q. The International Date Line passes through ________
A)Florida strait
B)Bering strait
C)Gibraltar strait
D)Malacca strait
Answer: Bering strait
- Q. One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of ________
A)60 miles
B)34.5 miles
C)50 miles
D)69 miles
Answer: 69 miles
- Q. Which of the following line represents the line which connects the places of equal rain?
A)Isobar
B)Isohypse
C)Isohalines
D)Isohyets
Answer: Isohyets
- Q. What is the position of the Earth when it is at the greatest distance from the Sun?
A)Perihelion
B)Aphelion
C)Antipode
D)Aldiatc
Answer: Aphelion
- 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. Days and nights are caused by : 1. rotation of the earth on its axis 2. revolution of the earth around the sun 3. inclination of the earth’s axis
A)2 and 3 are correct
B)Only 1 is correct
C)1 and 2 are correct
D)All are correct
Answer: Only 1 is correct
- Q. If a solar eclipse occurs when the moon is quite far from the earth, the eclipse would likely to be ________
A)Annular
B)Total
C)Partial
D)None of these
Answer: Annular
- Q. Which of the following countries are located on the Greenwich Meridian? 1. Algeria 2. Germany 3. Guinea 4. Iceland
A)1, 2 and 3
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)1, 3 and 4
Answer: 1 only
- Q. At the summer solstice, which one of the following latitudes will have the longest night?
A)60°N
B)45°N
C)45°S
D)60°S
Answer: 60°S
- Q. When does tides rise in sea?
A)When Moon is on first phase
B)Only on lunar day
C)Full Moon and half Moon
D)Only half Moon
Answer: Full Moon and half Moon
- Q. During Lunar eclipse, which of the following is at the centre?
A)Sun
B)Earth
C)Moon
D)Any other planet
Answer: Earth
- Q. Consider the following statements: While it is 6.30 AM (Sunday) in London, it is around 1. 2.30 AM (Sunday) in Honolulu (Hawaii) 2. 8.30 PM (Saturday) in Honolulu (Hawaii) 3. 3.30 PM (Sunday) in Tokyo 4. 1.30 AM (Sunday) in Tokyo Which of these statements is/are correct?
A)1 and 4
B)4 only
C)2 and 3
D)2 and 4
Answer: 2 and 3
- Q. World’s longest land border is between which two contries?
A)Switzerland and Italy
B)Australia and New Zealand
C)India and China
D)Canada and USA
Answer: Canada and USA
- 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
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