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. Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in ________

A.
Angles from the poles
B.
Kilometers from the poles
C.
Kilometers from the equator
D.
Angles from the equator

Answer

Correct Answer : Angles from the equator

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Earth Geography

Q. Latitude of place is indicative of its ________

A.
Amount of rainfall
B.
Time
C.
Altitude
D.
Temperature

Answer

Correct Answer : Temperature

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Earth Geography

Q. Latitudes include 181 lines while longitudes are 360 lines because ________

A.
Longitude is a line that connects North Pole to South Pole and latitude is divided from east to west
B.
Longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator
C.
Longitude is divided from equator while latitude is from prime meridian
D.
None of these

Answer

Correct Answer : Longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator

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Earth Geography

Q. Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly

A.
6 min.
B.
8 min.
C.
2 min.
D.
4 min.

Answer

Correct Answer : 8 min.

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Earth Geography

Q. Low tides are

A.
Moderate
B.
Strong
C.
Weak
D.
Very Weak

Answer

Correct Answer : Weak

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Earth Geography

Q. Lunar eclipse does not occur every month because ________

A.
The moon's orbit is not all the time in the same plane as the earth
B.
The sun's orbit is not always in the same plane as the moon
C.
The moon revolves at a slower speed than the earth
D.
None of these

Answer

Correct Answer : The moon's orbit is not all the time in the same plane as the earth

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Earth Geography

Q. Lunar eclipse is caused when the ________

A.
Sun comes between the earth and moon
B.
Moon comes between the sun and the earth
C.
Earth comes between the sun and the moon
D.
None of these

Answer

Correct Answer : Earth comes between the sun and the moon

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Earth Geography

Q. Lunar eclipse occurs on ________

A.
Half moon
B.
New moon
C.
Full moon
D.
Quarter moon

Answer

Correct Answer : Full moon

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Earth Geography

Q. Magma that reaches earth’s surface and then solidifies is called

A.
Quartz
B.
Granite
C.
Lava
D.
Silicates

Answer

Correct Answer : Lava

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Earth Geography

Q. Magnetic Meridian is a

A.
Line joining the geographic north and geographic south of Earth
B.
Line parallel to the equator of the Earth
C.
Latitude
D.
Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth

Answer

Correct Answer : Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth

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