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. 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. When does the Sun shine 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. ________ is the time taken by the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to a fixed star.
    A)Solar year
    B)Lunar year
    C)Sidereal year
    D)Tropical year
    Answer: Sidereal year
  • Q. 1° of latitude is equal to
    A)111 Km
    B)11 Km
    C)211 Km
    D)311 Km
    Answer: 111 Km
  • Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling westwards 2. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling eastwards 3. International Date Line is an internationally agreed line drawn parallel to the 180° meridian 4. International Date Line divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal parts.
    A)1 alone
    B)2 alone
    C)2, 3 and 4
    D)1, 3 and 4
    Answer: 2, 3 and 4
  • Q. There is a continual daylight or summer in the Arctic regions from ________
    A)21st March to 23rd September
    B)22nd December to 21st March
    C)21st March to 21st June
    D)21st June to 22nd December
    Answer: 21st March to 23rd September
  • Q. The South Pole experiences continuous light at ________
    A)Vernal equinox
    B)Summer solstice
    C)Winter solstice
    D)No time
    Answer: Winter solstice
  • Q. Which one of the following is the time required for the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to fixed star, called?
    A)Tropical year
    B)Lunar year
    C)Solar year
    D)Sideral year
    Answer: Sideral year
  • 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. On December 22, the sun: 1. is not visible at north pole 2. is only visible for a few minutes at the Antarctic Circle 3. rises south of east and sets south of west at the Tropic of Cancer 4. rises south of east and set south of west at the equator
    A)1, 3 and 4
    B)1 and 3
    C)2, 3 and 4
    D)1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: 1, 3 and 4
  • Q. Which one of the following minerals occurs abundantly in the Earth’s crust?
    A)Manganese
    B)Bauxite
    C)Silica
    D)Iron
    Answer: Silica
  • Q. At neap tide: 1. the sun and moon exert their force at right angles 2. the tidal amplitude is high 3. the low tides are very low
    A)1 and 2
    B)1
    C)2 and 3
    D)1, 2 and 3
    Answer: 1
  • Q. When it is nine o’clock in London, it will be the same time in ________
    A)Latvia
    B)Ghana
    C)Babon
    D)Norway
    Answer: Ghana
  • Q. The sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the ________
    A)Equinox
    B)Zenith
    C)Solstice
    D)Noontime
    Answer: Solstice
  • 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. 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 seasonal contrasts are maximum in ________
    A)Sub tropics
    B)Low latitudes
    C)Mid-latitudes
    D)High latitudes
    Answer: Mid-latitudes
  • Q. When it is 8 P.M. in Tokyo, what is the time at Panama Canal which is located at 180° W of it?
    A)12.00 A.M.
    B)4.00 P.M.
    C)8.00 A.M.
    D)12.00 Noon
    Answer: 8.00 A.M.
  • Q. Low tides are
    A)Moderate
    B)Strong
    C)Weak
    D)Very Weak
    Answer: Weak
  • 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

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