More Questions on Earth
- Q. Of the total volume of the earth, which layer forms the major part ?
A)Mantle
B)Sial
C)Sima
D)Core
Answer: Core
- Q. The Mohorovicic (Moho) Discontinuity separates
A)Sima and Nife
B)Outer core and Mantle
C)Inner and Outer core
D)Crust and Mantle
Answer: Crust and Mantle
- 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. The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the Earth floats is called ________
A)Mohorovic discontinuity
B)Barysphere
C)Mesophere
D)Asthenosphere
Answer: Asthenosphere
- Q. The Earth rotates on its axis at an inclination of
A)21.5°
B)23.5°
C)22.5°
D)20.0°
Answer: 23.5°
- Q. Which of the following statements is true?
A)Both latitudes and longitudes are great circles
B)Arctic circle, antarctic circle and equator are great circles
C)Both equator and longitudes are great circles
D)Both equator and latitudes are great circles
Answer: Both equator and longitudes are great circles
- 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. The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the Earth’s surface through which a Jet of hot water and steam is forced out at irregular intervals is called
A)Cyclone
B)Hot spring
C)Geyser
D)Volcano
Answer: Geyser
- Q. Which of the following pair is CORRECT? I. Prime Meridian – Longitude, II. Tropic of Cancer – Latitude, III. Equator – Latitude
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)1 and 3
D)All options are correct
Answer: All options are correct
- Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich and is at 0° Longitude. 2. International Date Line, on the map appears as a straight line along 180° Longitude. 3. While crossing International Date Line from east to west, one gains a day. 4. Tropic of Cancer lies at Latitude.
A)1 and 3
B)1, 2, 3 and 4
C)1, 2 and 4
D)1 and 4
Answer: 1 and 4
- Q. The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun, is called ________
A)Apigee
B)Perihelion
C)Apihelion
D)Perigee
Answer: Perihelion
- Q. The word “Isoneph” represents the lines of equal
A)Rain
B)Cloudiness
C)Salinity
D)Pressure
Answer: Cloudiness
- 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. The position of the earth in its orbit, when it is at its greatest distance from the Sun causing summer in the Northern hemisphere is ________
A)Perigee
B)Perihelion
C)Aphelion
D)Apogee
Answer: Aphelion
- Q. The International Dateline deflects to a side to avoid ________
A)Aleutian Islands
B)Society islands
C)Hawaii
D)All the above
Answer: Aleutian Islands
- Q. When it is 12 noon at Greenwich, what is the time at New York (74° W) ?
A)7.04 p.m.
B)4.56 p.m.
C)4.56 a.m.
D)7.04 a.m.
Answer: 7.04 a.m.
- 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. 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 shortest day in Australia will be on ________
A)01-09-2023
B)21-06-2021
C)01-12-2022
D)01-03-2021
Answer: 21-06-2021
- Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of ________
A)North pole
B)Axis of the earth
C)Equator
D)South pole
Answer: Equator
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