When it is 12:00 noon in India, the time in San Francisco (USA) would be closed to ________
A. 11 : 30 p.m.
B. 11 : 30 p.m. of previous day
C. 8 : 30 p.m.
D. 8 : 30 p. m. of previous day
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Which among the following imaginary line lies at 0° latitude?
A. Equator
B. Tropic of Cancer
C. Tropic of Capricorn
D. Prime Meridian
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Lunar eclipse occurs on ________
A. New moon
B. Full moon
C. Half moon
D. Quarter moon
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What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse?
A. 12.5 minutes
B. 7 minutes 40 seconds
C. 1 hour 40 seconds
D. There is no maximum duration
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If it is 4 P.M. on Monday at 150°W, what will be the time at 150°E ?
A. 4 a.m. on Tuesday
B. 4 p.m. on Tuesday
C. 4 p.m. on Sunday
D. 12 Noon on Tuesday
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During Lunar eclipse, which of the following is at the centre?
A. Earth
B. Moon
C. Sun
D. Any other planet
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The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the Earth floats is called ________
A. Barysphere
B. Mesophere
C. Mohorovic discontinuity
D. Asthenosphere
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After Sun, which is the closest star to the Earth?
A. Vega
B. Sirius
C. Proxima centauri
D. Alpha centauri
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Low tides are
A. Strong
B. Weak
C. Moderate
D. Very Weak
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Which of the following pair is incorrect?
A. 0° longitude - Prime Meridian
B. 0° longitude - Equator
C. 0° latitude - Equator
D. 23.5° North - Tropic of Cancer
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Masses of stars and galaxies are usually expressed in ________.
A. Earth's mass
B. Solar mass
C. Lunar mass
D. Neutron mass
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The point in the orbit of a moon that is farthest from the Earth and at which the moon's velocity is at a minimum, the known as ________
A. Apehelion
B. Apogee
C. Umbra
D. Perihelion
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The Contour line is those imaginary line which show?
A. Areas of similar atmospheric pressure
B. Areas of similar temperature
C. Areas of similar height
D. Equal Sunning areas
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Magnetic Meridian is a
A. Line parallel to the equator of the Earth
B. Latitude
C. Line joining the geographic north and
geographic south of Earth
D. Plane passing through the magnetic north and
magnetic south of Earth
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The location of a place A is at 60° E longitude and 30° S latitude while the location of B is at 60° E longitude and 45° N latitude. Time at B will be ________
A. Half an hour behind A
B. Half an hour ahead of A
C. Half an hour ahead or behind that of A
D. The same as that of A
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The imaginary lines which connects the places of same temperature are called
A. Isobar
B. Isohyet
C. Isohaline
D. Isotherm
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The imaginary line which connects places of similar height on map, are?
A. Hachure
B. Contour
C. Spot-Height
D. Isometric
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When does tides rise in sea?
A. Only on lunar day
B. Full Moon and half Moon
C. When Moon is on first phase
D. Only half Moon
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The position of the earth in its orbit, when it is at its greatest distance from the Sun causing summer in the Northern hemisphere is ________
A. Perihelion
B. Aphelion
C. Perigee
D. Apogee
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The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by
A. Revolution of the Earth
B. Rotation of the Earth
C. Uneven heating of the Earth
D. All the above
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