Earth Geography

Q. When it is noon along 82° 30′ longitude, along what degree of longitude it will be 6.30 a.m.?

A
0° E or W
B
Along 165° E
C
Along 67° 30' W
D
Along 82° 31' W

Correct Answer

0° E or W

More Questions on Earth

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    B)Lunar year
    C)Sidereal year
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    Answer: Sidereal year
  • Q. Marble is the metamorphosed form of
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    C)Basalt
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    Answer: Limestone
  • Q. On Monday, the 14th June, a man crosses the International Date Line at 5 p.m. from the Asian side to the American side. Which of the following will he now assume to be the correct date and time?
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    B)5 a.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
    C)5 p.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
    D)5 p.m. of Sunday, the 13th June
    Answer: 5 p.m. of Sunday, the 13th June
  • Q. The earth rotates around its axis from ________
    A)South to north
    B)North to south
    C)East to west
    D)West to east
    Answer: West to east
  • Q. Solar eclipse occurs when ________
    A)Moon comes between sun and earth
    B)Earth comes between sun and moon
    C)Moon is at right angle to the earth
    D)Sun comes between moon and earth
    Answer: Moon comes between sun and earth
  • Q. The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun, is called ________
    A)Apigee
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  • Q. Day and night are formed
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    B)Due to the shape of the orbit of Earth
    C)Due to the motion of revolution
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  • Q. Who was the first to measure the circumference of the Earth?
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    C)Aegeus
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  • Q. Green House Effect’ means ________
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    B)Pollution in houses in tropical regions
    C)Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen
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  • 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. Heat received by earth from the Sun is known as ________
    A)Solar radiation
    B)Insolation
    C)Solar heat
    D)Thermal radiation
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  • 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
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    B)Pass through poles
    C)Run parallel to the equator
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    C)I and IV
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    B)All meridians are of the same length
    C)The axis of the earth is inclined at an angle of to the horizontal
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