Q.1
When it is 12:00 noon in India, the time in San Francisco (USA) would be closed to ________
Q.2
Which among the following imaginary line lies at 0° latitude?
Q.3
Lunar eclipse occurs on ________
Q.4
What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse?
Q.5
If it is 4 P.M. on Monday at 150°W, what will be the time at 150°E ?
Q.6
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Q.7
Isobar lines show
Q.8
Evidence suggests that life on Earth has existed for about ________.
Q.9
Which of the following statement is correct?
Q.10
For a time difference of two hours, the longitudinal distance will be equal to ________.
Q.11
When it is 12 noon at Greenwich, what is the time at New York (74° W) ?
Q.12
Which of the statements given are correct?
1. Coriolis effect is zero at the Equator.
2. Coriolis effect is more towards the Poles.
3. Coriolis effects are related to the decreasing rotational velocity with increasing latitudes.
4. Coriolis effects are related to the increasing rotational velocity with increasing latitudes.
Q.13
If the difference in time between, two places were 2 hours and 20 minutes, then the difference in their longitudes would be ________
Q.14
What is the position of the Earth when it is at the greatest distance from the Sun?
Q.15
What is the correct sequence of the following layers of the Earth as one moves from the surface to the interior:
1. Mantle
2. Crust
3. Core
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Q.16
Which one of the following organisations is responsible for publishing topographical sheets?
Q.17
The South Pole experiences continuous light at ________
Q.18
What is the difference between the Local time and Greenwich time one degree longitude?
Q.19
The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month of ________
Q.20
Sea tides show variations because of ________
Q.21
Which one of the following would have occurred if the earth had not been inclined on its own axis?
Q.22
The latitude of a place is the same as the ________
Q.23
What is the study of Moon called?
Q.24
Which one of the following minerals occurs abundantly in the Earth's crust?
Q.25
The acceleration due to gravity at the equator
Q.26
Magma that reaches earth's surface and then solidifies is called
Q.27
Consider a specific point on the surface of the earth (say Delhi). The temperature at a given time of day (say 12.00 Noon) will in general be higher in summer than in winter. This is because ________
Q.28
"Mohs' Scale" is used to indicate the ________
Q.29
The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of ________
Q.30
Which of the following are true regarding the crust of the earth?
I. It is the outer thin layer with a total thickness of about 100 km
II. It forms around 0.5% of the earth's volume
III. The outer covering of the crust is of sedimentary material
IV. The lower layer of the crust consists of basaltic and ultra-basic rocks
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