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Q.1
The earth revolves round the sun in its orbit by approximately ________
1° per day
2° per day
3° per day
5° per day
Q.2
The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference by approximately ________
22 km
67 km
125 km
625 km
Q.3
Why does Russia have many local time differences?
Because it keeps trade relations with many countries of the world
Because it experiences a wide range of climatic conditions
Because of its long east-west stretches
Because it is divided into a number of states on political grounds
Q.4
Lunar eclipse does not occur every month because ________
The sun's orbit is not always in the same plane as the moon
The moon revolves at a slower speed than the earth
The moon's orbit is not all the time in the same plane as the earth
None of these
Q.5
A person sets off from Alaska on a Tuesday and reaches New Zealand the next day which will be ________
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Q.6
How many Geo-synchronous satellites are required for uninterrupted world broadcasting?
3
4
2
1
Q.7
What is known as High Pressure Subtropical Latitude?
Roaring forties
Furious fifties
Screaming sixties
Horse latitudes
Q.8
Consider the following statements:
1. The tropical year is shorter than the sidereal year.
2. The solar day is longer than the sidereal day.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Q.9
The Synchronous satellite moves around the Earth from
East to West
West to East
North to South
South to North
Q.10
What is 'Sidereal Day'?
The day on which the duration of sunshine is the maximum
The day on which the duration of sunshine and darkness are equal
The time during which the earth makes a complete rotation on its axis in respect of the fixed stars
The day on which the sun reaches its maximum distance from the equator
Q.11
World's longest land border is between which two contries?
Australia and New Zealand
India and China
Switzerland and Italy
Canada and USA
Q.12
What is the term used for the day on 23 September when day and night are equal throughout the world?
Autumnal Equinox
Astronomical Equinox
Winter Solstice
Spring Equinox
Q.13
When it is noon along 82° 30' longitude, along what degree of longitude it will be 6.30 a.m.?
Along 165° E
Along 67° 30' W
0° E or W
Along 82° 31' W
Q.14
The Gutenberg discontinuity is between ________
The crust and the mantle
The upper and lower mantles
The outer core and the lower mantle
The inner and outer cores
Q.15
The approximate circumference of the Earth is
13,000 km
20,000 km
25,000 km
40,000 km
Q.16
Which of the following are true regarding equinoxes?
1. They occur on March 21st and September 23rd
2. They depict equal days and equal nights on March 21st and September 23rd on all places of the earth
3. All places on the earth have equal temperature during equinoxes.
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Q.17
In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained ________
Free oxygen
No oxygen
Oxygen in fixed form
Oxygen bound to carbon
Q.18
Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on ________
21st December
01st September
01st June
01st March
Q.19
Solar eclipse occurs when ________
Earth comes between sun and moon
Moon is at right angle to the earth
Moon comes between sun and earth
Sun comes between moon and earth
Q.20
Which of the following statements is correct ?
1. All meridians are of the same length
2. All latitudes are of the same length
3. The Prime Meridian is the longest meridian
4. The Equator is the longest latitude
1 and 2
2 and 3
3 and 4
1 and 4
Q.21
Which of these statements are correct?
1. Ocean currents are the slow-surface movement of water in the ocean
2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth's heat balance
3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds
4. Ocean current are affected by the configuration of the ocean
1 and 2
2, 3 and 4
1, 3 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4
Q.22
________ is a natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streams of reddish or greenish light in the sky, especially near the northern or southern magnetic pole
Acaulis
Matus
Albopictus
Aurora
Q.23
The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through ________
Egypt
Mexico
Oman
Yemen
Q.24
The mapping of which of the following is most difficult ?
Mountains
Plateaus and Plains
Interior of the Earth
Oceans and their depth
Q.25
The speed of rotation of the earth is ________
25 km/sec.
31 km/sec.
39.5 km/sec.
29.72 km/sec.
Q.26
Which of the following statements is true?
Arctic circle, antarctic circle and equator are great circles
Both equator and longitudes are great circles
Both latitudes and longitudes are great circles
Both equator and latitudes are great circles
Q.27
The area of the Earth's total surface is of the order of ________.
510 million square kilometres
450 million square kilometres
400 million square kilometres
350 million square kilometres
Q.28
The distance of the equator from either of the poles is ________
500 km
5001 km
10,002 km
36,005 km
Q.29
The Earth rotates-around an axis pointing towards ________
The moon
The pole star
The sun
Venus
Q.30
When a ship crosses Date line from west to east ________
It loses one day
It gains one day
It loses half a day
It gains half a day
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