Earth Geography

Q. Who was the first to measure the circumference of the Earth?

A
Eratosthenes
B
Erechtheus
C
Aegeus
D
Apheidas

Correct Answer

Eratosthenes

More Questions on Earth

  • Q. The International Date Line passes through ________
    A)Florida strait
    B)Bering strait
    C)Gibraltar strait
    D)Malacca strait
    Answer: Bering strait
  • Q. Which one of the following elements is most abundant in the earth’s crust?
    A)Silicon
    B)Oxygen
    C)Sulphur
    D)Carbon
    Answer: Oxygen
  • Q. What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse?
    A)1 hour 40 seconds
    B)12.5 minutes
    C)7 minutes 40 seconds
    D)There is no maximum duration
    Answer: 7 minutes 40 seconds
  • Q. Latitude of place is indicative of its ________
    A)Amount of rainfall
    B)Time
    C)Altitude
    D)Temperature
    Answer: Temperature
  • Q. At 12 noon of December 21, you observe that you cast no shadow as you stand in bright sunlight. So you must be, somewhere near ________
    A)The Tropic of Capricorn
    B)The Arctic Circle
    C)The Tropic of Cancer
    D)The South Pole
    Answer: The Tropic of Capricorn
  • Q. What is the position of the Earth when it is at the greatest distance from the Sun?
    A)Perihelion
    B)Aphelion
    C)Antipode
    D)Aldiatc
    Answer: Aphelion
  • Q. The position of the earth in its orbit, when it is at its greatest distance from the Sun causing summer in the Northern hemisphere is ________
    A)Perigee
    B)Perihelion
    C)Aphelion
    D)Apogee
    Answer: Aphelion
  • Q. Isobar lines show
    A)Depth
    B)Pressure
    C)Rain
    D)Time
    Answer: Pressure
  • Q. If the earth’s direction of rotation is reversed, what would be the IST when it is noon at the International Date Line?
    A)18.30 hrs
    B)06.30 hrs
    C)05.30 hrs
    D)17.30 hrs
    Answer: 06.30 hrs
  • Q. The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference by approximately ________
    A)125 km
    B)22 km
    C)67 km
    D)625 km
    Answer: 67 km
  • Q. Sandstone is metamorphosed to
    A)Quartzite
    B)Shale
    C)Slate
    D)Marble
    Answer: Quartzite
  • 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. Of the total volume of the earth, which layer forms the major part ?
    A)Mantle
    B)Sial
    C)Sima
    D)Core
    Answer: Core
  • Q. The point in the orbit of a moon that is farthest from the Earth and at which the moon’s velocity is at a minimum, the known as ________
    A)Umbra
    B)Apehelion
    C)Apogee
    D)Perihelion
    Answer: Apogee
  • Q. Sea tides show variations because of ________
    A)Distorted spherical shape of the earth
    B)Variations in gravitational pull of the moon
    C)Variations in gravitational pull of the sun
    D)Different phases of the moon
    Answer: Different phases of the moon
  • Q. The distance of the equator from either of the poles is ________
    A)10,002 km
    B)500 km
    C)5001 km
    D)36,005 km
    Answer: 10,002 km
  • 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. The light of Sun takes how much time to reach to Earth
    A)8 seconds
    B)8 hours 20 seconds
    C)8 minutes 20 seconds
    D)20 seconds
    Answer: 8 minutes 20 seconds
  • 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. Magma that reaches earth’s surface and then solidifies is called
    A)Quartz
    B)Granite
    C)Lava
    D)Silicates
    Answer: Lava

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