More Questions on Earth
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding the International Date line are correct? 1. It is a longitude of 180° 2. It is determined by 180° longitude but is not a straight line 3. It is a Greenwich meridian helping in fixing time and date 4. It solves the problem of time and date among the World’s nations
A)2 Only
B)1 and 4
C)3 and 4
D)3, 2 and 4
Answer: E
- Q. When it is noon along 82° 30′ longitude, along what degree of longitude it will be 6.30 a.m.?
A)0° E or W
B)Along 165° E
C)Along 67° 30' W
D)Along 82° 31' W
Answer: 0° E or W
- 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. The instrument to measure the area on maps is called
A)Pantograph
B)Planimeter
C)Ideograph
D)Opisometer
Answer: Planimeter
- Q. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust?
A)Carbon
B)Silicon
C)Oxygen
D)Calcium
Answer: Oxygen
- Q. Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the
A)Sun and Moon on the Earth
B)Earth on the Moon
C)Earth on the Sun
D)Moon on the Earth
Answer: Sun and Moon on the Earth
- Q. Which star is nearest to the Earth?
A)Pole star
B)Sun
C)Alpha Centauri
D)Chitra
Answer: Sun
- Q. On the 21st June, the day light is seen at the North Pole for ________
A)18 hrs.
B)Zero hrs.
C)12 hrs.
D)24 hrs.
Answer: 24 hrs.
- Q. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A)23° 20' N latitude - Tropic of Cancer
B)66° 33' N latitude - Arctic Circle
C)180°E or 180°W longitude- International Date Line
D)0°E or 0°W longitude – Equator
Answer: 0°E or 0°W longitude – Equator
- Q. The planet which has the highest surface temperature is
A)Pluto
B)Jupiter
C)Earth
D)Venus
Answer: Venus
- Q. The position of the sun is annually twice overhead at Singapore because of the ________
A)Elliptical path of the earth's orbit
B)Rotation of the earth
C)Revolution of the earth
D)Parallelism of inclined axis of the earth
Answer: Parallelism of inclined axis of the 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. What is the circumference of the Earth?
A)25,000 km
B)13,000 km
C)20,000 km
D)40,000 km
Answer: 40,000 km
- Q. Tides are caused by the gravitational forces of
A)Of Sun and Moon on Earth
B)Of Earth on Moon
C)Of Earth on Sun
D)Of Moon on Earth
Answer: Of Sun and Moon on Earth
- 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. If the difference in time between, two places were 2 hours and 20 minutes, then the difference in their longitudes would be ________
A)40°
B)30°
C)35°
D)45°
Answer: 35°
- Q. If it is 4 P.M. on Monday at 150°W, what will be the time at 150°E ?
A)4 p.m. on Sunday
B)4 a.m. on Tuesday
C)4 p.m. on Tuesday
D)12 Noon on Tuesday
Answer: 12 Noon on Tuesday
- Q. Which of the following phenomenon gives an evidence for the spherical shape of the earth?
A)Lunar eclipse
B)Solar eclipse
C)Revolution
D)Rotation of Earth
Answer: Revolution
- Q. The seasonal contrasts are maximum in ________
A)Sub tropics
B)Low latitudes
C)Mid-latitudes
D)High latitudes
Answer: Mid-latitudes
- Q. Magma that reaches earth’s surface and then solidifies is called
A)Quartz
B)Granite
C)Lava
D)Silicates
Answer: Lava
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