More Questions on Earth
- 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. Japan is called ‘land of the rising sun’ because ________
A)Japan being the Eastern most country in the World, it has the earliest sunrise
B)Sun rises there as soon as it sets
C)Sun always remains in the eastern part of the sky throughout the day in Japan
D)The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan
Answer: Japan being the Eastern most country in the World, it has the earliest sunrise
- Q. Why does Russia have many local time differences?
A)Because of its long east-west stretches
B)Because it keeps trade relations with many countries of the world
C)Because it experiences a wide range of climatic conditions
D)Because it is divided into a number of states on political grounds
Answer: Because of its long east-west stretches
- Q. The shortest day in Australia will be on ________
A)01-09-2023
B)21-06-2021
C)01-12-2022
D)01-03-2021
Answer: 21-06-2021
- 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. Heat received by earth from the Sun is known as ________
A)Solar radiation
B)Insolation
C)Solar heat
D)Thermal radiation
Answer: Solar radiation
- Q. The imaginary lines which connects the places of same temperature are called
A)Isohaline
B)Isobar
C)Isohyet
D)Isotherm
Answer: Isotherm
- Q. Isobar lines show
A)Depth
B)Pressure
C)Rain
D)Time
Answer: Pressure
- Q. The International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180° meridian so that it ________
A)Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
B)Divides the land masses under the same administration
C)Does not divide the Bering strait
D)Divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal halves
Answer: Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
- Q. The permanent tilt of the earth’s axis and the revolution of the earth in its orbit together cause: I. deflection of winds and ocean currents II. differences in time between places on different meridians III. varying length of day and night at different times of the year IV. changes in the altitude of the mid-day sun at different times of the year
A)III and IV
B)II, III and IV
C)I and IV
D)I, II and III
Answer: III and IV
- Q. Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?
A)Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
B)Earth is tilted towards the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere
C)Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
D)Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
Answer: Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
- Q. Which of the following statement is correct?
A)Relative humidity is denoted in gram per cubic meter of air.
B)Air capacity of vaporization reduces with the rise in the temperature of air.
C)Atmospheric pressure reduces due to rise in temperature.
D)Temperature decreases 10°C at every 165 height
Answer: Atmospheric pressure reduces due to rise in temperature.
- 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. The Equator does not pass through which of the following?
A)Indonesia
B)Kenya
C)Mexico
D)Brazil
Answer: Mexico
- Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling westwards 2. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling eastwards 3. International Date Line is an internationally agreed line drawn parallel to the 180° meridian 4. International Date Line divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal parts.
A)1 alone
B)2 alone
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 3 and 4
Answer: 2, 3 and 4
- Q. What percentage of insolation is received by the earth’s surface?
A)0.66
B)0.47
C)0.51
D)0.87
Answer: 0.47
- Q. Equinox occurs when the Sun is vertically above
A)Poles
B)Tropic of Capricorn
C)Tropic of Cancer
D)Equator
Answer: Equator
- Q. All the watches of a country are set according to ________
A)Greenwich mean time
B)Local time
C)Standard time of the country
D)Time of sunrise and sunset
Answer: Standard time of the country
- 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. When it is 12.00 noon at Delhi (77° 10’E), people at another place on earth take their 6 o’clock morning tea. The longitude of that place is ________
A)172°30' E
B)17°30' E
C)12°50' W
D)17°E
Answer: 12°50' W
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