Q.1
One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of ________
Q.2
How much is the difference of time between any two consecutive longitudes?
Q.3
Albedo is defined as ________
Q.4
When the clock strikes 12:00 noon at Greenwich, it strikes 5:30 p.m. at place X on the same day. What is the meridian of longitude of place X ?
Q.5
The approximate diameter of the earth is ________
Q.6
Which of the following is caused by the combine deffects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun on sea levels?
Q.7
Which of the following phenomenon is/are the effect of the rotation of the Earth?
1. Apparent movement of the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.
2. Flatness of the poles and bulge at the Equator.
3. Occurrence of sunrise, noon and sunset
4. Magnetic field of the earth.
Q.8
Japan is called 'land of the rising sun' because ________
Q.9
Which of the following celestial body contains Helium-4 in abundance?
Q.10
In the context of 'time' GMT means
Q.11
Variation in duration of day and night is due to:
1. rotation of earth on its axis
2. revolution of earth around the sun
3. inclination of earth at an angle of 66%.
Q.12
The axis of rotation of earth is tilted by 23.5° to the plane of revolution around the sun. The latitude of Mumbai is less than 23.5° whereas the latitude of Delhi is more than 23.5°. Which one of the following statements in this regard is correct?
Q.13
The point below the surface where an earthquake originates is called ________.
Q.14
The distance between two consecutive longitudes (91° E and 92° E) at the Poles is
Q.15
The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December, is ________
Q.16
The imaginary lines which connects the places of same temperature are called
Q.17
The imaginary line which connects places of similar height on map, are?
Q.18
When does tides rise in sea?
Q.19
The position of the earth in its orbit, when it is at its greatest distance from the Sun causing summer in the Northern hemisphere is ________
Q.20
The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by
Q.21
During Lunar eclipse, which of the following is at the centre?
Q.22
The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the Earth floats is called ________
Q.23
After Sun, which is the closest star to the Earth?
Q.24
Low tides are
Q.25
Which of the following pair is incorrect?
Q.26
Masses of stars and galaxies are usually expressed in ________.
Q.27
The point in the orbit of a moon that is farthest from the Earth and at which the moon's velocity is at a minimum, the known as ________
Q.28
The Contour line is those imaginary line which show?
Q.29
Magnetic Meridian is a
Q.30
The location of a place A is at 60° E longitude and 30° S latitude while the location of B is at 60° E longitude and 45° N latitude. Time at B will be ________
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