Which of these is the longest?
A. 0° Meridian
B. 180° E-W
C. 90° E
D. All are equal
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The Sun shines vertically on the equator ________
A. Throughout the year
B. For six months
C. Twice a year
D. Once a year
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The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from ________
A. West to east
B. East and west of the prime meridian
C. Poles to equator
D. Equator to poles
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The longest circle which can be drawn on the earth's surface passes through ________
A. Equator
B. Tropic of Cancer
C. Arctic Circle
D. Tropic of Capricorn
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The International Date Line passes through ________
A. Bering strait
B. Gibraltar strait
C. Florida strait
D. Malacca strait
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What is the name of the maps, natural and manmade, portray the large forms?
A. Thematic Maps
B. Atlas Maps
C. Graffito
D. Topographic Maps
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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 ________
A. Earth is revolving around the sun
B. Earth is inclined towards its orbital plane
C. Earth is rotating
D. None of these
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The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
A. Axis of the Earth
B. Equator
C. North pole
D. South pole
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Which one of the following is not the effect of the revolution of the Earth.
A. Change of seasons
B. Length of days and nights
C. Determination of latitudes
D. Change in the direction of winds and ocean currents
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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 ________
A. The Arctic Circle
B. The Tropic of Cancer
C. The Tropic of Capricorn
D. The South Pole
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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 ?
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 4
D. 2, 3 and 4
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Tides in the sea have stored in them ________
A. Hydraulic energy
B. Kinetic energy
C. Gravitational potential energy
D. A combination of all the above three forms of energy
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Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly
A. 8 min.
B. 2 min.
C. 6 min.
D. 4 min.
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The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun, is called ________
A. Perihelion
B. Apihelion
C. Apigee
D. Perigee
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How old is Earth, It is decided by which of the following processes?
A. Geologic Time Scale
B. Radiometric Dating
C. Gravity Method
D. Fossil Dating
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Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?
A. Earth is tilted towards the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere
B. Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
C. Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
D. Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
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When the Moon completely covers the Sun, it is known as?
A. The Antumbra
B. The Umbra
C. The Penumbra
D. None of these
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Who Invented Universal Standard Time?
A. Enrico Fermi
B. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
C. Sandford Fleming
D. Benoit Fourneyron
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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
A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 3
C. 2 and 3
D. All options are correct
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