More Questions on Earth
- Q. The earth’s annual circuit round the sun covers a distance of ________
A)966 million kms
B)1,096 million kms
C)1,036 million kms
D)896 million kms
Answer: 966 million kms
- 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. 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 approximate diameter of the earth is ________
A)12,800 Km
B)4,200 Km
C)6,400 Km
D)15,600 Km
Answer: 12,800 Km
- Q. Of the total volume of the earth, which layer forms the major part ?
A)Mantle
B)Sial
C)Sima
D)Core
Answer: Core
- Q. What is the study of Moon called?
A)Iridology
B)Selenology
C)Cosmology
D)Planetology
Answer: Selenology
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding the earth’s axis are true? 1. It makes an angle of 23.5o with the plane of ecliptic 2. It maintains a flexible orientation with respect to the stars 3. It is the most important fact connected with Earth-Sun relationship
A)1 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3
- Q. Which of these statements are correct? 1. Earth is the fourth largest planet of the solar system 2. Earth’s circumference is about 45000 km 3. Earth’s polar diameter is about 43 km shorter than its equatorial diameter 4. Earth has a total surface area of 510 million sq.km
A)2 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)1 and 4
D)3 and 4
Answer: 3 and 4
- Q. Dolomite is a/an
A)Igneous rock
B)Sedimentary rock
C)Plutonic rock
D)Metamorphic rock
Answer: Sedimentary rock
- Q. Variation in duration of day and night is due to: 1. rotation of earth on its axis 2. revolution of earth around the sun 3. inclination of earth at an angle of 66%.
A)1 and 3
B)1and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
- 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. If a traveller going from Vancouver to Tokyo crosses the International Date Line on Saturday, what will be the day for him at Tokyo?
A)Sunday
B)Friday
C)Saturday
D)Monday
Answer: Sunday
- Q. The Earth is an oblate spheroid and not a perfect sphere. This is because 1. the Earth has a rotational motion and the rotational speed increases as one goes from the Poles towards the Equator. 2. the Equator experiences greater gravitational pull from the Sun. 3. the intensity of sunlight received at the Equator is greater than that at the Poles.
A)3 only
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2
- Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
A)North pole
B)Axis of the Earth
C)Equator
D)South pole
Answer: Equator
- Q. Maximum difference in the spacing of longitudes is ________
A)At tropics
B)At poles
C)At equator
D)At arctic circle
Answer: At equator
- Q. Which among the following statments is true regarding International Date Line?
A)It is a big circle
B)It is 180° Longitude
C)It is a straight line
D)It is a curved line beyond Earth
Answer: It is 180° Longitude
- Q. Which of the following Isohels are the isopleths of
A)Rain
B)Sunshine
C)Flowering time
D)Clouds
Answer: Sunshine
- Q. What is ‘Sidereal Day’?
A)The time during which the earth makes a complete rotation on its axis in respect of the fixed stars
B)The day on which the duration of sunshine is the maximum
C)The day on which the duration of sunshine and darkness are equal
D)The day on which the sun reaches its maximum distance from the equator
Answer: The time during which the earth makes a complete rotation on its axis in respect of the fixed stars
- Q. The mean radius of the earth is approximately ________
A)9600 km
B)3200 km
C)6400 km
D)12800 km
Answer: 6400 km
- Q. Lunar eclipse occurs on ________
A)Half moon
B)New moon
C)Full moon
D)Quarter moon
Answer: Full moon
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