Q.1
Which of the following best describes longitude?
Q.2
Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the Earth?
Q.3
The amount of insolation received at a place on the surface of the earth depends on ________
Q.4
What are the imaginary lines encircling the Earth horizontally called?
Q.5
An aeroplane takes off from 30° N latitude, 50° E longitude and lands at the opposite end of the earth. Where does it land?
Q.6
Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth's crust?
Q.7
The earth is at the least distance from the sun (Perihelion) on ________
Q.8
The Mohorovicic (Moho) Discontinuity separates
Q.9
Latitudes include 181 lines while longitudes are 360 lines because ________
Q.10
The antipodal position of a place located at 35° south and 80° west is
Q.11
The International Dateline deflects to a side to avoid ________
Q.12
The desert regions of the world occupy about ________ part of the land surface of the earth.
Q.13
Which one of the following elements is most abundant in the earth's crust?
Q.14
Antipodes are ________
Q.15
The heavier silicates named 'Sima' or silica + magnesium are most abundant in the ________
Q.16
The process of water getting evaporated from the surface of leaves is known as
Q.17
The word used to describe the shape of earth is ________
Q.18
Which of these statements are correct?
1. Earth is the fourth largest planet of the solar system
2. Earth's circumference is about 45000 km
3. Earth's polar diameter is about 43 km shorter than its equatorial diameter
4. Earth has a total surface area of 510 million sq.km
Q.19
What is the correct sequence of the following in the context of the age of the earth since its origin?
1. Cenozoic
2. Mesozoic
3. Palaeozoic
4. Protozoic
Q.20
The shortest day in Australia will be on ________
Q.21
Which of the following statements regarding the International Date line are correct?
1. It is a longitude of 180°
2. It is determined by 180° longitude but is not a straight line
3. It is a Greenwich meridian helping in fixing time and date
4. It solves the problem of time and date among the World's nations
Q.22
Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?
Q.23
When the Moon completely covers the Sun, it is known as?
Q.24
Who Invented Universal Standard Time?
Q.25
How many time zones has the world been divided into?
Q.26
The revelations of a satellite photograph of the earth are as follows:
1. the Southern hemisphere bulges slightly more than the Northern hemisphere
2. it is slightly pear shaped ellipsoid of rotation
3. the polar axis of the earth is slightly shorter than the equatorial axis
4. the equatorial circumference is about 40,000km
Which of the above statements are correct ?
Q.27
Tides in the sea have stored in them ________
Q.28
Which of the following pair is CORRECT?
I. Prime Meridian - Longitude,
II. Tropic of Cancer - Latitude,
III. Equator - Latitude
Q.29
Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly
Q.30
The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun, is called ________
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