Earth MCQ Question Answers

Earth Gk (quiz) MCQ question and answers. Suitable for aspirants preparing for SSC-CGL and State Level Examinations of all states and also Bank, SSC, Railway, UPSC conducted NDA/ CDS/ IFS/ IES / CSE etc. examinations.

Earth Geography

Q. Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the Earth?

A.
Venus
B.
Mercury
C.
Mars
D.
Pluto

Answer

Correct Answer : Venus

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Earth Geography

Q. Which star is nearest to the Earth?

A.
Pole star
B.
Sun
C.
Alpha Centauri
D.
Chitra

Answer

Correct Answer : Sun

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Earth Geography

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

A.
Hecataeus
B.
Eratosthenes
C.
Aristotle
D.
Herodotus

Answer

Correct Answer : Eratosthenes

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Earth Geography

Q. Who Invented Universal Standard Time?

A.
Sandford Fleming
B.
Enrico Fermi
C.
Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
D.
Benoit Fourneyron

Answer

Correct Answer : Sandford Fleming

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Earth Geography

Q. Who proposed Continental drift theory?

A.
Alfred Hanks
B.
Alfred Wegener
C.
Alfred Worwick
D.
Alfred Mane

Answer

Correct Answer : Alfred Wegener

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Earth Geography

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

A.
Eratosthenes
B.
Erechtheus
C.
Aegeus
D.
Apheidas

Answer

Correct Answer : Eratosthenes

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Earth Geography

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

Correct Answer : Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere

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Earth Geography

Q. Why does Russia have many local time differences?

A.
Because of its long east-west stretches
B.
Because it keeps trade relations with many countries of the world
C.
Because it experiences a wide range of climatic conditions
D.
Because it is divided into a number of states on political grounds

Answer

Correct Answer : Because of its long east-west stretches

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Earth Geography

Q. World’s longest land border is between which two contries?

A.
Switzerland and Italy
B.
Australia and New Zealand
C.
India and China
D.
Canada and USA

Answer

Correct Answer : Canada and USA

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