Earth Geography

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

Correct Answer

510 million sq km

More Questions on Earth

  • Q. Magnetic Meridian is a
    A)Line joining the geographic north and geographic south of Earth
    B)Line parallel to the equator of the Earth
    C)Latitude
    D)Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
    Answer: Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
  • Q. Tides in the sea have stored in them ________
    A)Gravitational potential energy
    B)Hydraulic energy
    C)Kinetic energy
    D)A combination of all the above three forms of energy
    Answer: A combination of all the above three forms of energy
  • Q. Consider the following statements: While it is 6.30 AM (Sunday) in London, it is around 1. 2.30 AM (Sunday) in Honolulu (Hawaii) 2. 8.30 PM (Saturday) in Honolulu (Hawaii) 3. 3.30 PM (Sunday) in Tokyo 4. 1.30 AM (Sunday) in Tokyo Which of these statements is/are correct?
    A)1 and 4
    B)4 only
    C)2 and 3
    D)2 and 4
    Answer: 2 and 3
  • 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. 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. What is the study of Moon called?
    A)Iridology
    B)Selenology
    C)Cosmology
    D)Planetology
    Answer: Selenology
  • Q. What are the imaginary lines touching both the poles of Earth called?
    A)Isobars
    B)Latitudes
    C)Longitudes
    D)Isotherms
    Answer: Longitudes
  • Q. What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?
    A)40,000 Km
    B)30,000 Km
    C)35,000 Km
    D)45,000 Km
    Answer: 40,000 Km
  • Q. Days and nights are caused by : 1. rotation of the earth on its axis 2. revolution of the earth around the sun 3. inclination of the earth’s axis
    A)2 and 3 are correct
    B)Only 1 is correct
    C)1 and 2 are correct
    D)All are correct
    Answer: Only 1 is correct
  • Q. Equator is
    A)The girdle around the Saturn
    B)Line which connects north and south poles
    C)Imaginary line which rotates around the Earth in the centre of north and south poles
    D)Axis of the rotation of the Earth
    Answer: Imaginary line which rotates around the Earth in the centre of north and south poles
  • 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 planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the Earth?
    A)Venus
    B)Mercury
    C)Mars
    D)Pluto
    Answer: Venus
  • Q. Which of the following pair is CORRECT? I. Prime Meridian – Longitude, II. Tropic of Cancer – Latitude, III. Equator – Latitude
    A)2 and 3
    B)1 and 2
    C)1 and 3
    D)All options are correct
    Answer: All options are correct
  • 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. Which of the following celestial body contains Helium-4 in abundance?
    A)Venus
    B)Earth
    C)Moon
    D)Saturn
    Answer: Earth
  • Q. The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun, is called ________
    A)Apigee
    B)Perihelion
    C)Apihelion
    D)Perigee
    Answer: Perihelion
  • Q. Which of the following are true regarding the crust of the earth? I. It is the outer thin layer with a total thickness of about 100 km II. It forms around 0.5% of the earth’s volume III. The outer covering of the crust is of sedimentary material IV. The lower layer of the crust consists of basaltic and ultra-basic rocks
    A)I, II and IV
    B)I and II
    C)I, II and III
    D)I, II, III and IV
    Answer: I, II and IV
  • Q. When the Earth is at the maximum distance from the Sun, it is called
    A)Equinox
    B)Aphelion
    C)Perihelion
    D)Sidereal
    Answer: Aphelion
  • Q. Lunar eclipse occurs on ________
    A)Half moon
    B)New moon
    C)Full moon
    D)Quarter moon
    Answer: Full moon
  • Q. The longest circle which can be drawn on the earth’s surface passes through ________
    A)Arctic Circle
    B)Equator
    C)Tropic of Cancer
    D)Tropic of Capricorn
    Answer: Equator

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