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. If there are four places on the same meridian 500 km apart and the local time at one place is 12.00 noon, what will be the time at the three other places?

A.
2.00 pm
B.
12.00 noon
C.
1.00 pm
D.
Different time at different places

Answer

Correct Answer : 12.00 noon

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Earth Geography

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

Correct Answer : 23 hours 56 minutes 4.9 sec

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Earth Geography

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

Correct Answer : Greenwich Mean Time

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Earth Geography

Q. In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained ________

A.
Oxygen in fixed form
B.
Free oxygen
C.
No oxygen
D.
Oxygen bound to carbon

Answer

Correct Answer : Oxygen bound to carbon

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Earth Geography

Q. In which of the following areas, the “Midnight Sun” can be seen?

A.
Arctic and Antarctica circle
B.
In tropical areas
C.
In temperate areas
D.
Anywhere during solar eclipse

Answer

Correct Answer : Arctic and Antarctica circle

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Earth Geography

Q. Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because ________

A.
Water needs more energy to get warm
B.
Water is liquid
C.
Landmasses are solid
D.
Rocks are bad conductors of heat

Answer

Correct Answer : Water needs more energy to get warm

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Earth Geography

Q. Isobar lines show

A.
Depth
B.
Pressure
C.
Rain
D.
Time

Answer

Correct Answer : Pressure

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Earth Geography

Q. It is six months long day in the northern polar region and six months long night in the southern polar region because ________

A.
Earth is rotating
B.
Earth is revolving around the sun
C.
Earth is inclined towards its orbital plane
D.
None of these

Answer

Correct Answer : Earth is inclined towards its orbital plane

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Earth Geography

Q. Japan is called ‘land of the rising sun’ because ________

A.
Japan being the Eastern most country in the World, it has the earliest sunrise
B.
Sun rises there as soon as it sets
C.
Sun always remains in the eastern part of the sky throughout the day in Japan
D.
The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan

Answer

Correct Answer : Japan being the Eastern most country in the World, it has the earliest sunrise

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Earth Geography

Q. Latitude and longitude both ________

A.
Run parallel to each other
B.
Pass through poles
C.
Run parallel to the equator
D.
Run perpendicular to each other

Answer

Correct Answer : Run perpendicular to each other

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