Earth Geography

Q. Bridgmanite is

A
Earth's most abundant mineral
B
A bridge on the river Thames
C
Name of a game
D
Name of a music

Correct Answer

Earth's most abundant mineral

More Questions on Earth

  • 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. Study the following diagram and say which of the given statements is not correct regarding it ________
    A)There is continuous day north of the Arctic Circle
    B)It shows the earth's orbital position on 21st June
    C)All parallels in the northern hemisphere have days equal to nights
    D)South of the equator the length of the day decreases with increasing latitude
    Answer: All parallels in the northern hemisphere have days equal to nights
  • 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 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. 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. Which of the following celestial body contains Helium-4 in abundance?
    A)Venus
    B)Earth
    C)Moon
    D)Saturn
    Answer: Earth
  • 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
    Answer: Thursday
  • Q. The total surface area of earth is ________
    A)710 million sq km
    B)510 million sq km
    C)610 million sq km
    D)810 million sq km
    Answer: 510 million sq km
  • 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. In the context of ‘time’ GMT means
    A)Global Mean Time
    B)General Meridian Time
    C)Greenwich Mean Time
    D)None of these
    Answer: Greenwich Mean Time
  • 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 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 latitude of a place is the same as the ________
    A)Angle between the horizon and the equator
    B)Maximum altitude attained by the Sun at noon
    C)Altitude of the celestial pole
    D)Zenith distance of the full moon when on the meridian
    Answer: Zenith distance of the full moon when on the meridian
  • Q. Suppose if we measure the time lapse between the two Sunsets by sitting in the beach, from this we can estimate
    A)The radius of the Earth
    B)The distance between the Sun and the Earth
    C)The depth of the ocean
    D)The radius of the Sun
    Answer: The radius of the Earth
  • Q. What is the term used for the day on 23 September when day and night are equal throughout the world?
    A)Winter Solstice
    B)Autumnal Equinox
    C)Astronomical Equinox
    D)Spring Equinox
    Answer: Autumnal Equinox
  • Q. If there are four places on the same meridian 500 km apart and the local time at one place is 12.00 noon, what will be the time at the three other places?
    A)2.00 pm
    B)12.00 noon
    C)1.00 pm
    D)Different time at different places
    Answer: 12.00 noon
  • Q. Who was the first to measure the circumference of the Earth?
    A)Eratosthenes
    B)Erechtheus
    C)Aegeus
    D)Apheidas
    Answer: Eratosthenes
  • Q. What are the imaginary lines encircling the Earth horizontally called?
    A)Isobars
    B)Latitudes
    C)Longitudes
    D)Isotherms
    Answer: Latitudes
  • Q. The Earth rotates-around an axis pointing towards ________
    A)The sun
    B)The moon
    C)The pole star
    D)Venus
    Answer: The pole star
  • Q. The imaginary lines joining places of same height at equal intervals are
    A)Spot-heights
    B)Hachures
    C)Contours
    D)Isomers
    Answer: Contours

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