Earth MCQ Question Answers

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Earth Geography

Q. Which one of the following elements is most abundant in the earth’s crust?

A.
Silicon
B.
Oxygen
C.
Sulphur
D.
Carbon

Answer

Correct Answer : Oxygen

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Earth Geography

Q. Which one of the following has geographical position of 0° latitude and 0° longitude?

A.
In Ghana, a West African-country
B.
In the South Atlantic Ocean
C.
In the Mediterranean Sea
D.
At Greenwich Observatory in England

Answer

Correct Answer : In the South Atlantic Ocean

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Earth Geography

Q. Which one of the following is not the effect of the revolution of the Earth.

A.
Determination of latitudes
B.
Change of seasons
C.
Length of days and nights
D.
Change in the direction of winds and ocean currents

Answer

Correct Answer : Change in the direction of winds and ocean currents

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Earth Geography

Q. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust?

A.
Carbon
B.
Silicon
C.
Oxygen
D.
Calcium

Answer

Correct Answer : Oxygen

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Earth Geography

Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth’s land?

A.
North America – Africa – Europe – South America
B.
North America – Africa – South America – Europe
C.
Africa – North America – South America – Europe
D.
Africa – North America – Europe – South America

Answer

Correct Answer : Africa – North America – South America – Europe

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Earth Geography

Q. Which one of the following is the time required for the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to fixed star, called?

A.
Tropical year
B.
Lunar year
C.
Solar year
D.
Sideral year

Answer

Correct Answer : Sideral year

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Earth Geography

Q. Which one of the following minerals occurs abundantly in the Earth’s crust?

A.
Manganese
B.
Bauxite
C.
Silica
D.
Iron

Answer

Correct Answer : Silica

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Earth Geography

Q. Which one of the following organisations is responsible for publishing topographical sheets?

A.
Indian Meteorological Department (I.M.D.)
B.
Geological Survey of India (G.S.I.)
C.
National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation (N.A.T.M.O.)
D.
Survey of India (S.O.I.)

Answer

Correct Answer : Survey of India (S.O.I.)

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Earth Geography

Q. Which one of the following would have occurred if the earth had not been inclined on its own axis?

A.
The summers would have been of longer duration
B.
All the seasons would have been of same duration
C.
The seasons would not have changed
D.
The winters would have been of longer duration

Answer

Correct Answer : The seasons would not have changed

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Earth Geography

Q. Which part of the earth’s surface receives the highest amount of insolation?

A.
Savanna region
B.
Tropical deserts
C.
Equatorial region
D.
No such criteria

Answer

Correct Answer : Tropical deserts

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