Earth Geography

Q. In the context of ‘time’ GMT means

A
Global Mean Time
B
General Meridian Time
C
Greenwich Mean Time
D
None of these

Correct Answer

Greenwich Mean Time

More Questions on Earth

  • 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. 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. Which of the following is not an effect produced by rotation of earth?
    A)Winds change their directions
    B)It causes days and nights
    C)All heavenly bodies like sun, moon, planets appear to move from East to West
    D)Poles have days and nights of 6 months duration
    Answer: Poles have days and nights of 6 months duration
  • Q. What is the correct sequence of the following layers of the Earth as one moves from the surface to the interior: 1. Mantle 2. Crust 3. Core Select the correct answer by using the codes given below
    A)2, 1, 2003
    B)1, 2, 2003
    C)1, 3, 2002
    D)3, 1, 2002
    Answer: 2, 1, 2003
  • Q. The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference by approximately ________
    A)125 km
    B)22 km
    C)67 km
    D)625 km
    Answer: 67 km
  • 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. The Gutenberg discontinuity is between ________
    A)The outer core and the lower mantle
    B)The crust and the mantle
    C)The upper and lower mantles
    D)The inner and outer cores
    Answer: The outer core and the lower mantle
  • Q. Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because ________
    A)Water needs more energy to get warm
    B)Water is liquid
    C)Landmasses are solid
    D)Rocks are bad conductors of heat
    Answer: Water needs more energy to get warm
  • Q. Which of the following line represents the line which connects the places of equal rain?
    A)Isobar
    B)Isohypse
    C)Isohalines
    D)Isohyets
    Answer: Isohyets
  • 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. If the earth’s axis had not been inclined: I. temperature distribution would have been uniform II. days and nights would not have occurred III. seasons would not have occurred IV. poles would not have a continuous day
    A)III and IV
    B)I, III and IV
    C)II and IV
    D)II, III and IV
    Answer: III and IV
  • Q. The International Dateline deflects to a side to avoid ________
    A)Aleutian Islands
    B)Society islands
    C)Hawaii
    D)All the above
    Answer: Aleutian Islands
  • 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. The incoming short-wave solar radiation is balanced by an equal amount of long-wave radiation from earth going back to space. This is known as ________
    A)Heat balance of earth
    B)Earth radiation
    C)Wave balance of earth
    D)Radiation exchange
    Answer: Heat balance of earth
  • Q. How much is the difference of time between any two consecutive longitudes?
    A)4 minutes
    B)10 minutes
    C)14 minutes
    D)30 minutes
    Answer: 4 minutes
  • 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. 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
    Answer: Earth's most abundant mineral
  • Q. Beirut time is two hours ahead and Lima time is five hours behind GMT. The longitudes of Beirut and Lima are respectively ________
    A)30° East and 75° West
    B)75° West and 30° East
    C)70° East and 35° West
    D)35° West and 70° East
    Answer: 30° East and 75° West
  • Q. The Earth rotates on its axis at an inclination of
    A)21.5°
    B)23.5°
    C)22.5°
    D)20.0°
    Answer: 23.5°
  • Q. Which of the followings are related with “Lithosphere”?
    A)Earth's Crust
    B)Plant and Insect
    C)Earth's Interior
    D)None of these
    Answer: Earth's Crust

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