More Questions on Earth
- 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. The word used to describe the shape of earth is ________
A)Sphere
B)Flat
C)Circle
D)Oblate spheroid
Answer: Oblate spheroid
- 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. Which star is nearest to the Earth?
A)Pole star
B)Sun
C)Alpha Centauri
D)Chitra
Answer: Sun
- Q. Masses of stars and galaxies are usually expressed in ________.
A)Lunar mass
B)Earth's mass
C)Solar mass
D)Neutron mass
Answer: Solar mass
- Q. The tide at its maximum height is known as ________
A)Spring tide
B)Equinox
C)Neap tide
D)Tsunami
Answer: Spring tide
- Q. The seasonal contrasts are maximum in ________
A)Sub tropics
B)Low latitudes
C)Mid-latitudes
D)High latitudes
Answer: Mid-latitudes
- Q. The position of the sun is annually twice overhead at Singapore because of the ________
A)Elliptical path of the earth's orbit
B)Rotation of the earth
C)Revolution of the earth
D)Parallelism of inclined axis of the earth
Answer: Parallelism of inclined axis of the earth
- Q. The time of Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich time Cairo is situated at ________
A)30° East
B)27° East
C)27° West
D)30° West
Answer: 30° East
- Q. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A)23° 20' N latitude - Tropic of Cancer
B)66° 33' N latitude - Arctic Circle
C)180°E or 180°W longitude- International Date Line
D)0°E or 0°W longitude – Equator
Answer: 0°E or 0°W longitude – Equator
- 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. When rain falls through a cold layer of air near the Earth’s surface, raindrops get frozen into ice. This type of precipitation is called
A)Snowstorm
B)Hail
C)Snowfall
D)Sleet
Answer: Sleet
- 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. 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. 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. Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on ________
A)01st June
B)21st December
C)01st September
D)01st March
Answer: 21st December
- Q. The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the Earth’s surface through which a Jet of hot water and steam is forced out at irregular intervals is called
A)Cyclone
B)Hot spring
C)Geyser
D)Volcano
Answer: Geyser
- Q. What is the alternate name for contour lines?
A)Isohypse
B)Isopotential
C)Isotherm
D)Isohyet
Answer: Isohypse
- Q. The amount of insolation received at a place on the surface of the earth depends on ________
A)Its longitude
B)Its climate
C)Its latitude
D)Both (a)and (b)
Answer: Both (a)and (b)
- 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
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