Earth Geography

Q. A person sets off from Alaska on a Tuesday and reaches New Zealand the next day which will be ________

A
Thursday
B
Tuesday
C
Wednesday
D
Friday

Correct Answer

Thursday

More Questions on Earth

  • 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 Earth turns through 360° in 24 hours. Each 15° longitude represents ________
    A)One hour
    B)Half an hour
    C)Forty five minutes
    D)One hour fifteen minutes
    Answer: One hour
  • Q. Equator represents
    A)A belt (ring) around the planet Saturn
    B)Line joining North and South poles
    C)Imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
    D)Axis of rotation of Earth
    Answer: Imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
  • Q. What is known as High Pressure Subtropical Latitude?
    A)Screaming sixties
    B)Roaring forties
    C)Furious fifties
    D)Horse latitudes
    Answer: Horse latitudes
  • Q. The location of a place A is at 60° E longitude and 30° S latitude while the location of B is at 60° E longitude and 45° N latitude. Time at B will be ________
    A)Half an hour ahead or behind that of A
    B)Half an hour behind A
    C)Half an hour ahead of A
    D)The same as that of A
    Answer: The same as that of A
  • Q. Gravitational force is maximum at which of the following place?
    A)At Tropic of Capricorn
    B)At Equator
    C)At Tropic of Cancer
    D)At Poles
    Answer: At Poles
  • Q. The heavier silicates named ‘Sima’ or silica + magnesium are most abundant in the ________
    A)Mantle
    B)Crust
    C)Core
    D)Ocean floors
    Answer: Ocean floors
  • 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 these statements are correct? 1. Ocean currents are the slow-surface movement of water in the ocean 2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth’s heat balance 3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds 4. Ocean current are affected by the configuration of the ocean
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1 and 2
    C)2, 3 and 4
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 2, 3 and 4
  • 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. One day in Mumbai a tide occurs at 8.00 A.M. The next day it will occur at ________
    A)8.52 AM
    B)8.13 AM
    C)8.26 AM
    D)8.56 AM
    Answer: 8.52 AM
  • Q. In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained ________
    A)Oxygen in fixed form
    B)Free oxygen
    C)No oxygen
    D)Oxygen bound to carbon
    Answer: Oxygen bound to carbon
  • Q. On which of the following date/dates, Winter Solstice is observed in Northern Hemisphere? I. 21st December II. 5th August III. 10th January
    A)Only 3
    B)Only 1
    C)1 and 2 Both
    D)Only 2
    Answer: Only 1
  • 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. 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. 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. What is the difference between the Local time and Greenwich time one degree longitude?
    A)6 minutes
    B)2 minutes
    C)4 minutes
    D)8 minutes
    Answer: 4 minutes
  • Q. Due to gravity, acceleration at the Equator is
    A)Equal to acceleration on poles
    B)Less than acceleration on poles
    C)More than acceleration on poles
    D)Not dependant on the centrifugal acceleration of Earth
    Answer: Less than acceleration on poles
  • 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. 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

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