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Which of these is the longest?

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The Sun shines vertically on the equator ________

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The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from ________

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The longest circle which can be drawn on the earth's surface passes through ________

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The International Date Line passes through ________

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What is the name of the maps, natural and manmade, portray the large forms?

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It is six months long day in the northern polar region and six months long night in the southern polar region because ________

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The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of

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Which one of the following is not the effect of the revolution of the Earth.

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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 ________

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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 ?

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Tides in the sea have stored in them ________

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Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly

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The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun, is called ________

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How old is Earth, It is decided by which of the following processes?

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Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?

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When the Moon completely covers the Sun, it is known as?

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Who Invented Universal Standard Time?

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How many time zones has the world been divided into?

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Which of the following pair is CORRECT?
I. Prime Meridian - Longitude,
II. Tropic of Cancer - Latitude,
III. Equator - Latitude

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