More Questions on Earth
- Q. The instrument to measure the area on maps is called
A)Pantograph
B)Planimeter
C)Ideograph
D)Opisometer
Answer: Planimeter
- Q. Dolomite is a/an
A)Igneous rock
B)Sedimentary rock
C)Plutonic rock
D)Metamorphic rock
Answer: Sedimentary rock
- Q. In the context of ‘time’ GMT means
A)Global Mean Time
B)General Meridian Time
C)Greenwich Mean Time
D)None of these
Answer: Greenwich Mean Time
- 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. 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
- Q. The earth revolves round the sun in its orbit by approximately ________
A)3° per day
B)1° per day
C)2° per day
D)5° per day
Answer: 1° per day
- 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. The sunlight is available 24 hours on the longest day at which of the following latitudes of the Earth?
A)63°
B)49°
C)66.5°
D)69.51°
Answer: 66.5°
- 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. 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. Which of the following layers of the earth is believed to have the heaviest mineral materials of highest density ?
A)Mantle
B)Central core
C)Crust
D)Both B and C
Answer: Central core
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding the earth’s axis are true? 1. It makes an angle of 23.5o with the plane of ecliptic 2. It maintains a flexible orientation with respect to the stars 3. It is the most important fact connected with Earth-Sun relationship
A)1 and 3
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 3
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 3
- Q. How many Geo-synchronous satellites are required for uninterrupted world broadcasting?
A)2
B)3
C)4
D)1
Answer: 3
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the following in the context of the age of the earth since its origin? 1. Cenozoic 2. Mesozoic 3. Palaeozoic 4. Protozoic
A)3, 4, 1, 2
B)4, 3, 1, 2
C)3, 4, 2, 1
D)4, 3, 2, 1
Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
- 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. 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. The tide at its maximum height is known as ________
A)Spring tide
B)Equinox
C)Neap tide
D)Tsunami
Answer: Spring tide
- 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
Answer: 0° E or W
- Q. The Mohorovicic (Moho) Discontinuity separates
A)Sima and Nife
B)Outer core and Mantle
C)Inner and Outer core
D)Crust and Mantle
Answer: Crust and Mantle
- Q. When it is 12 noon at Greenwich, what is the time at New York (74° W) ?
A)7.04 p.m.
B)4.56 p.m.
C)4.56 a.m.
D)7.04 a.m.
Answer: 7.04 a.m.
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