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Q201

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

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Q202

________ 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

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Q203

The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through ________

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Q204

The mapping of which of the following is most difficult ?

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Q205

Which of the following statements is true?

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Q206

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.

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Q207

In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained ________

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Q208

Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on ________

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Q209

Solar eclipse occurs when ________

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Q210

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

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Q211

The Earth is an oblate spheroid and not a perfect sphere. This is because
1. the Earth has a rotational motion and the rotational speed increases as one goes from the Poles towards the Equator.
2. the Equator experiences greater gravitational pull from the Sun.
3. the intensity of sunlight received at the Equator is greater than that at the Poles.

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Q212

Which of the following countries are located on the Greenwich Meridian?
1. Algeria
2. Germany
3. Guinea
4. Iceland

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Q213

Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening, the polar radius of the earth falls short of the equatorial radius by about ________

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Q214

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth's land?

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Q215

What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?

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Q216

Who among the following was first to measure the circumference of the Earth?

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Q217

What is the circumference of the Earth?

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Q218

Who was the first to measure the circumference of the Earth?

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Q219

Beirut time is two hours ahead and Lima time is five hours behind GMT. The longitudes of Beirut and Lima are respectively ________

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Q220

The total surface area of earth is ________

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