More Questions on Earth
- Q. A one-day Cricket match between India and England starts at 10.00 A.M. in London. The direct telecast of the match will begin in India at ________
A)3.30 P.M.
B)3.30 A.M.
C)8.30 A.M.
D)8.30 P.M.
Answer: 3.30 P.M.
- Q. The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from ________
A)Poles to equator
B)West to east
C)East and west of the prime meridian
D)Equator to poles
Answer: Equator to poles
- 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. Low tides are
A)Moderate
B)Strong
C)Weak
D)Very Weak
Answer: Weak
- 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. The speed of rotation of the earth is ________
A)39.5 km/sec.
B)25 km/sec.
C)31 km/sec.
D)29.72 km/sec.
Answer: 29.72 km/sec.
- 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. The core of the Earth is made up of ________
A)Both iron and silica in the liquid form
B)Mainly of iron in the liquid form
C)Mainly of nickel in the liquid form
D)Both iron and magnesium in the plastic state
Answer: Both iron and magnesium in the plastic state
- Q. The Map showing the speciality of the surface of any area is called as
A)Thematic Map
B)Relief Map
C)Area Map
D)Geographic Map
Answer: Relief Map
- 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. The seasonal contrasts are maximum in ________
A)Sub tropics
B)Low latitudes
C)Mid-latitudes
D)High latitudes
Answer: Mid-latitudes
- Q. Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening, the polar radius of the earth falls short of the equatorial radius by about ________
A)41 km
B)22 km
C)36 km
D)53 km
Answer: 22 km
- 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. The total surface area of earth is ________
A)710 million sq km
B)510 million sq km
C)610 million sq km
D)810 million sq km
Answer: 510 million sq km
- 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. Due to gravity, acceleration at the Equator is
A)Equal to acceleration on poles
B)Less than acceleration on poles
C)More than acceleration on poles
D)Not dependant on the centrifugal acceleration of Earth
Answer: Less than acceleration on poles
- Q. One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of ________
A)60 miles
B)34.5 miles
C)50 miles
D)69 miles
Answer: 69 miles
- Q. The Contour line is those imaginary line which show?
A)Areas of similar height
B)Areas of similar atmospheric pressure
C)Areas of similar temperature
D)Equal Sunning areas
Answer: Areas of similar height
- Q. The sun is never overhead at any time in : I. North Temperate Zone II. South Temperate Zone III. North Frigid Zone IV. Torrid Zone
A)II and III
B)III only
C)I, II and III
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. The South Pole experiences continuous light at ________
A)Vernal equinox
B)Summer solstice
C)Winter solstice
D)No time
Answer: Winter solstice
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