More Questions on Earth
- Q. The Moon is showing its same face to the Earth because
A)Its periods of rotation and revolution are the same
B)It is not rotating about its own axis
C)Its rotation and revolution are opposite
D)Its rotation is faster than its revolution
Answer: Its periods of rotation and revolution are the same
- 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 imaginary lines which connects the places of same temperature are called
A)Isohaline
B)Isobar
C)Isohyet
D)Isotherm
Answer: Isotherm
- Q. Which of the following is/are true of world time zones? I. The world is divided into thirty time zones II. All time zones of the world are described in term of the number of hours difference between the standard meridian of that zone and the Greenwich Meridian III. All countries have more than one time zone IV. The time for all places east of Greenwich is designated slow, and time for all places left of Greenwich is designated fast
A)I, III and IV
B)I, II, III and IV
C)II and IV
D)II only
Answer: II only
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the following in the context of the age of the earth since its origin? 1. Cenozoic 2. Mesozoic 3. Palaeozoic 4. Protozoic
A)3, 4, 1, 2
B)4, 3, 1, 2
C)3, 4, 2, 1
D)4, 3, 2, 1
Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
- Q. The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month of ________
A)June
B)January
C)March
D)September
Answer: January
- 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. Which of the following best describes longitude?
A)The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian
B)An imaginary line joining north and south poles
C)The distance between a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
D)The position of a place on earth's surface with reference to the Prime Meridian
Answer: The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian
- 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. Which of the following pairs is wrong?
A)IsohaleSun - light
B)Isohyet - Humidity
C)Isobar - Pressure
D)Isotherm - Temperature
Answer: Isohyet - Humidity
- 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 time of Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich time Cairo is situated at ________
A)30° East
B)27° East
C)27° West
D)30° West
Answer: 30° East
- 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. All the watches of a country are set according to ________
A)Greenwich mean time
B)Local time
C)Standard time of the country
D)Time of sunrise and sunset
Answer: Standard time of the country
- Q. If a place is located at 20°N, 80°E in which of the following continents does it lie?
A)Europe
B)Africa
C)Asia
D)North America
Answer: Asia
- 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. 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. What percentage of insolation is received by the earth’s surface?
A)0.66
B)0.47
C)0.51
D)0.87
Answer: 0.47
- Q. What is the alternate name for contour lines?
A)Isohypse
B)Isopotential
C)Isotherm
D)Isohyet
Answer: Isohypse
- Q. The region which is resistant to the transformation of macro structure, is called?
A)Tectonic plate
B)Firm structure
C)Ancient structure
D)Shield
Answer: Shield
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