More Questions on Earth
- Q. Isobar lines show
A)Depth
B)Pressure
C)Rain
D)Time
Answer: Pressure
- 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. What is the meaning of “Midnight Sun”?
A)Very bright Moon
B)Evening light
C)Rising Sun
D)Shining of Sun in Arctic and Antarctica circle
Answer: Shining of Sun in Arctic and Antarctica circle
- Q. Consider a specific point on the surface of the earth (say Delhi). The temperature at a given time of day (say 12.00 Noon) will in general be higher in summer than in winter. This is because ________
A)The earth is closer to the sun in summer than in winter
B)The evaporation of water from atmosphere results in precipitation occurring in winter alone
C)Sun-rays falling on the earth are inclined more towards the sun in winter
D)The axis of the earth is inclined more towards the sun in winter
Answer: Sun-rays falling on the earth are inclined more towards the sun in winter
- 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. When the Moon completely covers the Sun, it is known as?
A)The Penumbra
B)The Antumbra
C)The Umbra
D)None of these
Answer: The Umbra
- Q. The Gutenberg discontinuity is between ________
A)The outer core and the lower mantle
B)The crust and the mantle
C)The upper and lower mantles
D)The inner and outer cores
Answer: The outer core and the lower mantle
- Q. How many kilometers are represented by 1° of latitude?
A)111 km
B)321 km
C)211 km
D)91 km
Answer: 111 km
- Q. What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?
A)40,000 Km
B)30,000 Km
C)35,000 Km
D)45,000 Km
Answer: 40,000 Km
- Q. The Contour line is those imaginary line which show?
A)Areas of similar height
B)Areas of similar atmospheric pressure
C)Areas of similar temperature
D)Equal Sunning areas
Answer: Areas of similar height
- 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. What is the name of the maps, natural and manmade, portray the large forms?
A)Graffito
B)Thematic Maps
C)Atlas Maps
D)Topographic Maps
Answer: Thematic Maps
- Q. The Sun shines vertically on the equator ________
A)Twice a year
B)Throughout the year
C)For six months
D)Once a year
Answer: Twice a year
- 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. Who was the first to measure the circumference of the Earth?
A)Eratosthenes
B)Erechtheus
C)Aegeus
D)Apheidas
Answer: Eratosthenes
- Q. The instrument to measure the area on maps is called
A)Pantograph
B)Planimeter
C)Ideograph
D)Opisometer
Answer: Planimeter
- Q. What is ‘Sidereal Day’?
A)The time during which the earth makes a complete rotation on its axis in respect of the fixed stars
B)The day on which the duration of sunshine is the maximum
C)The day on which the duration of sunshine and darkness are equal
D)The day on which the sun reaches its maximum distance from the equator
Answer: The time during which the earth makes a complete rotation on its axis in respect of the fixed stars
- Q. The approximate circumference of the Earth is
A)25,000 km
B)13,000 km
C)20,000 km
D)40,000 km
Answer: 40,000 km
- Q. Who proposed Continental drift theory?
A)Alfred Hanks
B)Alfred Wegener
C)Alfred Worwick
D)Alfred Mane
Answer: Alfred Wegener
- Q. The word used to describe the shape of earth is ________
A)Sphere
B)Flat
C)Circle
D)Oblate spheroid
Answer: Oblate spheroid
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