What is a globe?
  • Earth
  • True model of the earth
  • Both (a) and (b)
  • None of these
Which of the following are shown on the globe in their true size?
  • Countries
  • Continents
  • Oceans
  • All of these
What is called a needle fixed through the globe in a tilted manner?
  • Orbit
  • Axis
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
What divides the earth into two equal parts. The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere?
  • Tropic of Capricorn
  • Tropic of Cancer
  • Equator
  • Arctic Circle
Name one of the following parallels of latitudes as Tropic of Cancer.
  • 0°
  • 23° 30′ S
  • 23° 30′ N
  • 66° 30′ N
Between which parallels of latitudes is the Torrid Zone situated?
  • Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
  • Tropic of Cancer and Arctic Circle
  • Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle
  • None of these
Which of the following zone is situated between 66°30′ S and poles?
  • Torrid Zone
  • Temperate Zone
  • Frigid Zone
  • All of these
Which of the following is called the Prime Meridian?
  • 23° 30′ N
  • 23° 30′ S
  • 82° 30′ E
  • 0° longitude
What divides the earth into the eastern and the western hemispheres?
  • Equator
  • Prime Meridian
  • 82° 30′ E
  • None of these
In which ocean are Tonga Islands situated?
  • Indian Ocean
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • None of these
On which parallel of latitude is Mauritius located?
  • 10° N
  • 20° S
  • 23° 30′ S
  • 0°
Which place is located at the intersection of 26° N and 90° E?
  • Dhubri
  • Mauritius
  • Tonga
  • Meerut
What time does earth take, rotating from one degree longitude to next longitude?
  • 4 minutes
  • 15 minutes
  • 10 minutes
  • None of these
What is the time difference between the time of Dwarka in Gujarat and time of Dibrugarh in Assam?
  • 2 hours
  • 1 hour and 30 minutes
  • hour and 45 minutes
  • 5 hours and 30 minutes
The local time of 82Q30’ E longitude is taken as a standard throughout India. It is known as
  • local time of India
  • Indian Standard Time (1ST)
  • both (a) and (b)
  • none of these
The time of India is ahead of that of England by
  • 2 hours
  • 5 hours and 30 minutes
  • 3 hours
  • none of these
The two end points of the earths axis are
  • north pole and south pole
  • east and west
A perpendicular line from any of the poles to the equator makes angle of
  • 80 degrees
  • 120 degrees
  • 90 degrees
  • 50 degrees
They are numbered from
  • 0 degree to 90 degree north and south
  • 0 degree to 80 degree north and south
  • 0 degree to 70 degree north and south
  • 0 degree to 180 degree north and south
equator is located at
  • 0 degree
  • 10 degree
  • 15 degree
  • 5 degree
latitudes are parallel to the equator
  • true
  • false
as we mover away from the equator the circumference of the earth decreases
  • true
  • false
while writing the parallels of latitudes it is essential to write letter N or S with them
  • true
  • false
the tropic of cancer lies in the northern hemisphere.
  • true
  • false
how many heat zones is the earth divided in?
  • 2
  • 4
  • 3
  • 5
which zone is the most suitable zone for us to live in?
  • temperate zone
  • frigid zone
  • torrid zone
the meridians of longitude are a set of imaginary vertical lines.
  • true
  • false
the lines of longitude are drawn all around the globe at an interval of
  • 2 degrees
  • 4 degrees
  • 1 degree
  • 3 degrees
the line of longitude passing trough the British royal observatory at Greenwhich in London has been adopted as
  • prime meridian
  • equator
  • northern hemisphere
  • southern hemisphere
how many longitudes does each hemisphere has?
  • 360
  • 180
  • 160
  • 340
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