Q.1
What is the name of the maps, natural and manmade, portray the large forms?
Q.2
It is six months long day in the northern polar region and six months long night in the southern polar region because ________
Q.3
How old is Earth, It is decided by which of the following processes?
Q.4
The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
Q.5
Which one of the following is not the effect of the revolution of the Earth.
Q.6
At 12 noon of December 21, you observe that you cast no shadow as you stand in bright sunlight. So you must be, somewhere near ________
Q.7
Which of these is the longest?
Q.8
The Sun shines vertically on the equator ________
Q.9
The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from ________
Q.10
The longest circle which can be drawn on the earth's surface passes through ________
Q.11
The International Date Line passes through ________
Q.12
When it is 8 P.M. in Tokyo, what is the time at Panama Canal which is located at 180° W of it?
Q.13
Latitude and longitude both ________
Q.14
On the 21st June, the day light is seen at the North Pole for ________
Q.15
The Map showing the speciality of the surface of any area is called as
Q.16
The science of drawing map is called
Q.17
Which among the following statments is true regarding International Date Line?
Q.18
Which star is nearest to the Earth?
Q.19
The time of Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich time Cairo is situated at ________
Q.20
The speed of rotation of the earth is the highest ________
Q.21
Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because ________
Q.22
Which of these statements are correct?
1. Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich and is at 0° Longitude.
2. International Date Line, on the map appears as a straight line along 180° Longitude.
3. While crossing International Date Line from east to west, one gains a day.
4. Tropic of Cancer lies at Latitude.
Q.23
The sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the ________
Q.24
If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (45°E)?
Q.25
If the earth's direction of rotation is reversed, what would be the IST when it is noon at the International Date Line?
Q.26
The earth is at the largest distance from the sun (Apehelion) on ________
Q.27
The seasonal contrasts are maximum in ________
Q.28
Geostationary orbit is at a height of ________
Q.29
A radio broadcast from Delhi on Monday at 7.30 p.m. is heard at New York on ________
Q.30
The position of the sun is annually twice overhead at Singapore because of the ________
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