Earth Geography

Q. Spring tides occur when ________

A
The moon, the sun and the earth are at right angles with the earth at the apex
B
The moon is nearest to the earth
C
The moon is farthest from the earth
D
The moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line

Correct Answer

The moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line

More Questions on Earth

  • 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
  • Q. The area of the Earth’s total surface is of the order of ________.
    A)400 million square kilometres
    B)510 million square kilometres
    C)450 million square kilometres
    D)350 million square kilometres
    Answer: 510 million square kilometres
  • Q. The sunlight is available 24 hours on the longest day at which of the following latitudes of the Earth?
    A)63°
    B)49°
    C)66.5°
    D)69.51°
    Answer: 66.5°
  • Q. In how much time, Earth rotates once on its axis?
    A)23 hours 10 minutes 2 sec
    B)23 hours 30 minutes
    C)23 hours 56 minutes 4.9 sec
    D)24 hours
    Answer: 23 hours 56 minutes 4.9 sec
  • Q. If the earth’s direction of rotation is reversed, what would be the IST when it is noon at the International Date Line?
    A)18.30 hrs
    B)06.30 hrs
    C)05.30 hrs
    D)17.30 hrs
    Answer: 06.30 hrs
  • Q. Which of the following are true regarding the Prime meridian? 1. It passes through the centre of a certain country 2. It passes through the centre of the Globe 3. It passes through the observatory at Greenwich, near London.
    A)1, 2 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)1 and 3
    D)2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • Q. ________ is a natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streams of reddish or greenish light in the sky, especially near the northern or southern magnetic pole
    A)Albopictus
    B)Acaulis
    C)Matus
    D)Aurora
    Answer: Aurora
  • Q. During Lunar eclipse, which of the following is at the centre?
    A)Sun
    B)Earth
    C)Moon
    D)Any other planet
    Answer: Earth
  • Q. The South Pole experiences continuous light at ________
    A)Vernal equinox
    B)Summer solstice
    C)Winter solstice
    D)No time
    Answer: Winter solstice
  • Q. What is the name of the maps, natural and manmade, portray the large forms?
    A)Graffito
    B)Thematic Maps
    C)Atlas Maps
    D)Topographic Maps
    Answer: Thematic Maps
  • Q. Which one of the following cities does not have the same clock time as that of the other three cities at any given instant?
    A)Accra (Ghana)
    B)London (UK)
    C)Lisbon (Portugal)
    D)Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
    Answer: Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
  • 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. Consider a specific point on the surface of the earth (say Delhi). The temperature at a given time of day (say 12.00 Noon) will in general be higher in summer than in winter. This is because ________
    A)The earth is closer to the sun in summer than in winter
    B)The evaporation of water from atmosphere results in precipitation occurring in winter alone
    C)Sun-rays falling on the earth are inclined more towards the sun in winter
    D)The axis of the earth is inclined more towards the sun in winter
    Answer: Sun-rays falling on the earth are inclined more towards the sun in winter
  • Q. On which day, Earth is closest to the Sun?
    A)04-07-2019
    B)23-09-2019
    C)03-01-2019
    D)21-03-2019
    Answer: 03-01-2019
  • Q. The axis of rotation of earth is tilted by 23.5° to the plane of revolution around the sun. The latitude of Mumbai is less than 23.5° whereas the latitude of Delhi is more than 23.5°. Which one of the following statements in this regard is correct?
    A)At Mumbai the sun can come overhead, but it will never do so at Delhi
    B)The sun can come overhead at both these places
    C)The sun will never come overhead at either of these places
    D)At Delhi the sun can come overhead but it will never do so at Mumbai
    Answer: At Mumbai the sun can come overhead, but it will never do so at Delhi
  • Q. When does solar eclipse take place?
    A)When the Moon is between the Sun and Earth
    B)When the Sun is between the Moon and Earth
    C)When the Earth is between the Moon and Sun
    D)When the Moon does not lie on the line joining the Sun and Earth
    Answer: When the Moon is between the Sun and Earth
  • Q. Choose the incorrect statement
    A)The Sun's rays are vertical at all places on the days of the equinoxes
    B)All meridians are of the same length
    C)The axis of the earth is inclined at an angle of to the horizontal
    D)The summer solstice for the Southern Hemisphere is in December
    Answer: The Sun's rays are vertical at all places on the days of the equinoxes
  • Q. The term ‘syzygy’ is referred to when the ________
    A)Moon and sun are at right angles with reference to the earth
    B)Earth is at perihelion and moon at perigee
    C)Earth is at apehelion and moon at apogee
    D)Moon, sun and earth lie along a straight line
    Answer: Moon, sun and earth lie along a straight line
  • Q. “Mohs’ Scale” is used to indicate the ________
    A)Degree of viscosity of a liquid
    B)Degree of brittleness of a substance
    C)Degree of hardness of minerals.
    D)Degree of elasticity of a material
    Answer: Degree of hardness of minerals.
  • Q. Marble is the metamorphosed form of
    A)Sandstone
    B)Shale
    C)Basalt
    D)Limestone
    Answer: Limestone

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