Earth

The earth is at the least distance from the sun (Perihelion) on ________

The Mohorovicic (Moho) Discontinuity separates

Latitudes include 181 lines while longitudes are 360 lines because ________

The antipodal position of a place located at 35° south and 80° west is

The International Dateline deflects to a side to avoid ________

The heavier silicates named 'Sima' or silica + magnesium are most abundant in the ________

The process of water getting evaporated from the surface of leaves is known as

What is the correct sequence of the following in the context of the age of the earth since its origin? 1. Cenozoic 2. Mesozoic 3. Palaeozoic 4. Protozoic

The shortest day in Australia will be on ________

Which of the following statements regarding the International Date line are correct? 1. It is a longitude of 180° 2. It is determined by 180° longitude but is not a straight line 3. It is a Greenwich meridian helping in fixing time and date 4. It solves the problem of time and date among the World's nations

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Isobar lines show

Evidence suggests that life on Earth has existed for about ________.

Which of the statements given are correct? 1. Coriolis effect is zero at the Equator. 2. Coriolis effect is more towards the Poles. 3. Coriolis effects are related to the decreasing rotational velocity with increasing latitudes. 4. Coriolis effects are related to the increasing rotational velocity with increasing latitudes.

If the difference in time between, two places were 2 hours and 20 minutes, then the difference in their longitudes would be ________

The network of the series of vertical and horizontal lines is known as

At the summer solstice, which one of the following latitudes will have the longest night?

The most abundant metal in the Earth's Crust is

Tides are complied and they vary from place to place because of ________

Which of the followings are related with "Lithosphere"?

The term 'syzygy' is referred to when the ________

The Solar eclipse achieves totality only in limited geographical regions because ________

The largest amount of reflection of the solar radiant energy which is reflected back into space before reaching the earth's surface is due to ________

We always see the same surface of the Moon because

Which of the following phenomenon gives an evidence for the spherical shape of the earth?

When the Earth is at the maximum distance from the Sun, it is called

In how much time, Earth rotates once on its axis?

The Earth is tilted on its axis

The earth's annual circuit round the sun covers a distance of ________

The mean radius of the earth is approximately ________

The International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180° meridian so that it ________

Latitude of place is indicative of its ________

Dolomite is a/an

Which one of the following has geographical position of 0° latitude and 0° longitude?

What is the approximate circumference of Earth?

'Green House Effect' means ________

Tides are caused by the gravitational forces of

What is the alternate name for contour lines?

1° of latitude is equal to

Which of the following is the best definition of 'Tides' ?

Which of the following are true regarding the Prime meridian? 1. It passes through the centre of a certain country 2. It passes through the centre of the Globe 3. It passes through the observatory at Greenwich, near London.

If there are four places on the same meridian 500 km apart and the local time at one place is 12.00 noon, what will be the time at the three other places?

Assume that the moon takes exactly 30 days to complete the cycle and also assume that it rises in the east exactly at 6.48 p.m., on the first day. On the fourth day, at what time will it rise?

One day in Mumbai a tide occurs at 8.00 A.M. The next day it will occur at ________

Consider the following statements: While it is 6.30 AM (Sunday) in London, it is around 1. 2.30 AM (Sunday) in Honolulu (Hawaii) 2. 8.30 PM (Saturday) in Honolulu (Hawaii) 3. 3.30 PM (Sunday) in Tokyo 4. 1.30 AM (Sunday) in Tokyo Which of these statements is/are correct?

Which of the following pairs of metals are supposed to constitute the internal core of the earth?

Which of the following statements regarding the earth's axis are true? 1. It makes an angle of 23.5 o with the plane of ecliptic 2. It maintains a flexible orientation with respect to the stars 3. It is the most important fact connected with Earth-Sun relationship

On which day, Earth is closest to the Sun?

On December 22, the sun: 1. is not visible at north pole 2. is only visible for a few minutes at the Antarctic Circle 3. rises south of east and sets south of west at the Tropic of Cancer 4. rises south of east and set south of west at the equator

Which of these is the longest?

The Sun shines vertically on the equator ________

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

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

The International Date Line passes through ________

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

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

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

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

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 ________

The light of Sun takes how much time to reach to Earth

Who proposed Continental drift theory?

The region which is resistant to the transformation of macro structure, is called?

Study the following diagram and say which of the given statements is not correct regarding it ________

What percentage of insolation is received by the earth's surface?

The earth rotates around its axis from ________

Days and nights are similar here

If the earth's axis had not been inclined: I. temperature distribution would have been uniform II. days and nights would not have occurred III. seasons would not have occurred IV. poles would not have a continuous day

The sun is never overhead at any time in : I. North Temperate Zone II. South Temperate Zone III. North Frigid Zone IV. Torrid Zone

Day and night are formed

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.

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

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

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

What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?

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

What is the circumference of the Earth?

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

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

The total surface area of earth is ________

When it is 12:00 noon in India, the time in San Francisco (USA) would be closed to ________

Which among the following imaginary line lies at 0° latitude?

Lunar eclipse occurs on ________

What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse?

If it is 4 P.M. on Monday at 150°W, what will be the time at 150°E ?

During Lunar eclipse, which of the following is at the centre?

The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the Earth floats is called ________

After Sun, which is the closest star to the Earth?

Low tides are

Which of the following pair is incorrect?

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 ?

Tides in the sea have stored in them ________

Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly

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

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

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

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

Who Invented Universal Standard Time?

How many time zones has the world been divided into?

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

When it is 12.00 noon at Delhi (77° 10'E), people at another place on earth take their 6 o'clock morning tea. The longitude of that place is ________

When and where did the concept of the Earth Hour started?

The Moon is showing its same face to the Earth because

The permanent tilt of the earth's axis and the revolution of the earth in its orbit together cause: I. deflection of winds and ocean currents II. differences in time between places on different meridians III. varying length of day and night at different times of the year IV. changes in the altitude of the mid-day sun at different times of the year

Which of the following pairs is wrong?

Suppose if we measure the time lapse between the two Sunsets by sitting in the beach, from this we can estimate

The alignment of the lines of beginning and end is expressed by

If a place is located at 20°N, 80°E in which of the following continents does it lie?

The sunlight is available 24 hours on the longest day at which of the following latitudes of the Earth?

The tide at its maximum height is known as ________

The earth is at the largest distance from the sun (Apehelion) on ________

The seasonal contrasts are maximum in ________

Geostationary orbit is at a height of ________

A radio broadcast from Delhi on Monday at 7.30 p.m. is heard at New York on ________

The position of the sun is annually twice overhead at Singapore because of the ________

Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because ________

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.

The sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the ________

If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (45°E)?

Which of the following is the International Date line?

Which among the following statments is true regarding International Date Line?

Which star is nearest to the Earth?

The time of Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich time Cairo is situated at ________

The speed of rotation of the earth is the highest ________

When it is 8 P.M. in Tokyo, what is the time at Panama Canal which is located at 180° W of it?

Latitude and longitude both ________

On the 21st June, the day light is seen at the North Pole for ________

The Map showing the speciality of the surface of any area is called as

The science of drawing map is called

How many Geo-synchronous satellites are required for uninterrupted world broadcasting?

What is known as High Pressure Subtropical Latitude?

Consider the following statements: 1. The tropical year is shorter than the sidereal year. 2. The solar day is longer than the sidereal day. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Synchronous satellite moves around the Earth from

What is 'Sidereal Day'?

The earth revolves round the sun in its orbit by approximately ________

The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference by approximately ________

Why does Russia have many local time differences?

Lunar eclipse does not occur every month because ________

A person sets off from Alaska on a Tuesday and reaches New Zealand the next day which will be ________

When would you record the maximum angle of incidence of the sun's rays at the north pole?

How many kilometers are represented by 1° of latitude?

When does solar eclipse take place?

What is the position of the Earth when it is at the greatest distance from the Sun?

The planet which has the highest surface temperature is

On which of the following date/dates, Winter Solstice is observed in Northern Hemisphere? I. 21st December II. 5th August III. 10th January

Sandstone is metamorphosed to

Heat received by earth from the Sun is known as ________

The boundary between Earth's Crust and Mantle is ________.

Which of the following statements with regard to the term 'great circle' is not correct?

Of the total volume of the earth, which layer forms the major part ?

Due to gravity, acceleration at the Equator is

On which date is India likely to experience the shortest day?

When does the Sun shine vertically on the Equator?

Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass?

The word "Isoneph" represents the lines of equal

Which part of the earth's surface receives the highest amount of insolation?

All the watches of a country are set according to ________

Maximum difference in the spacing of longitudes is ________

When rain falls through a cold layer of air near the Earth's surface, raindrops get frozen into ice. This type of precipitation is called

One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of ________

How much is the difference of time between any two consecutive longitudes?

Albedo is defined as ________

When the clock strikes 12:00 noon at Greenwich, it strikes 5:30 p.m. at place X on the same day. What is the meridian of longitude of place X ?

The approximate diameter of the earth is ________

The speed of rotation of the earth is ________

The area of the Earth's total surface is of the order of ________.

The distance of the equator from either of the poles is ________

The Earth rotates-around an axis pointing towards ________

When a ship crosses Date line from west to east ________

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

________ 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

The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through ________

The mapping of which of the following is most difficult ?

Which of the following statements is true?

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.

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

Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on ________

Solar eclipse occurs when ________

When it is nine o'clock in London, it will be the same time in ________

Which of the following Isohels are the isopleths of

The incoming short-wave solar radiation is balanced by an equal amount of long-wave radiation from earth going back to space. This is known as ________

The imaginary lines joining places of same height at equal intervals are

Which of the following layers of the earth is believed to have the heaviest mineral materials of highest density ?

There is a continual daylight or summer in the Arctic regions from ________

The surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called ________

Spring tides occur when ________

In which of the following areas, the "Midnight Sun" can be seen?

Which one of the following cities does not have the same clock time as that of the other three cities at any given instant?

Choose the incorrect statement

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling westwards 2. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling eastwards 3. International Date Line is an internationally agreed line drawn parallel to the 180° meridian 4. International Date Line divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal parts.

What is the meaning of "Midnight Sun"?

What is the interval between a high tide and low tide at a given place?

The longitudinal, transverse and surface waves in an earthquake originate from

________ is the time taken by the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to a fixed star.

Which of the following is/are true of world time zones? I. The world is divided into thirty time zones II. All time zones of the world are described in term of the number of hours difference between the standard meridian of that zone and the Greenwich Meridian III. All countries have more than one time zone IV. The time for all places east of Greenwich is designated slow, and time for all places left of Greenwich is designated fast

Equator is

Equator represents

Through which one of the following countries the Tropic of Cancer does not pass through?

A one-day Cricket match between India and England starts at 10.00 A.M. in London. The direct telecast of the match will begin in India at ________

Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the

The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the Earth's surface through which a Jet of hot water and steam is forced out at irregular intervals is called

The core of the Earth is made up of ________

Gravitational force is maximum at which of the following place?

The Equator does not pass through which of the following?

The instrument to measure the area on maps is called

On Monday, the 14th June, a man crosses the International Date Line at 5 p.m. from the Asian side to the American side. Which of the following will he now assume to be the correct date and time?

At neap tide: 1. the sun and moon exert their force at right angles 2. the tidal amplitude is high 3. the low tides are very low

What are the imaginary lines touching both the poles of Earth called?

If a traveller going from Vancouver to Tokyo crosses the International Date Line on Saturday, what will be the day for him at Tokyo?

Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in ________

The local time at A is 4 pm, when Greenwich Mean Time is 2 p.m. This indicates: 1. A is east of Greenwich 2. the longitude of A is 30°

Marble is the metamorphosed form of

Which of the following line represents the line which connects the places of equal rain?

The latitude of a place is the same as the ________

What is the study of Moon called?

Magma that reaches earth's surface and then solidifies is called

Consider a specific point on the surface of the earth (say Delhi). The temperature at a given time of day (say 12.00 Noon) will in general be higher in summer than in winter. This is because ________

Which of the following are true regarding the crust of the earth? I. It is the outer thin layer with a total thickness of about 100 km II. It forms around 0.5% of the earth's volume III. The outer covering of the crust is of sedimentary material IV. The lower layer of the crust consists of basaltic and ultra-basic rocks

Which one of the following minerals occurs abundantly in the Earth's crust?

The acceleration due to gravity at the equator

"Mohs' Scale" is used to indicate the ________

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

The Earth turns through 360° in 24 hours. Each 15° longitude represents ________

World's longest land border is between which two contries?

What is the term used for the day on 23 September when day and night are equal throughout the world?

When it is noon along 82° 30' longitude, along what degree of longitude it will be 6.30 a.m.?

The Gutenberg discontinuity is between ________

The approximate circumference of the Earth is

For a time difference of two hours, the longitudinal distance will be equal to ________.

When it is 12 noon at Greenwich, what is the time at New York (74° W) ?

What is the difference between the Local time and Greenwich time one degree longitude?

The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month of ________

Which one of the following would have occurred if the earth had not been inclined on its own axis?

Which of the following statement is correct?

What is the correct sequence of the following layers of the Earth as one moves from the surface to the interior: 1. Mantle 2. Crust 3. Core Select the correct answer by using the codes given below

Which one of the following organisations is responsible for publishing topographical sheets?

The South Pole experiences continuous light at ________

Sea tides show variations because of ________

Variation in duration of day and night is due to: 1. rotation of earth on its axis 2. revolution of earth around the sun 3. inclination of earth at an angle of 66%.

The axis of rotation of earth is tilted by 23.5° to the plane of revolution around the sun. The latitude of Mumbai is less than 23.5° whereas the latitude of Delhi is more than 23.5°. Which one of the following statements in this regard is correct?

The point below the surface where an earthquake originates is called ________.

The distance between two consecutive longitudes (91° E and 92° E) at the Poles is

The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December, is ________

Which of the following is caused by the combine deffects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun on sea levels?

Which of the following phenomenon is/are the effect of the rotation of the Earth? 1. Apparent movement of the Sun, the Moon and the Stars. 2. Flatness of the poles and bulge at the Equator. 3. Occurrence of sunrise, noon and sunset 4. Magnetic field of the earth.

Japan is called 'land of the rising sun' because ________

Which of the following celestial body contains Helium-4 in abundance?

In the context of 'time' GMT means

The desert regions of the world occupy about ________ part of the land surface of the earth.

Which one of the following elements is most abundant in the earth's crust?

Antipodes are ________

The word used to describe the shape of earth is ________

Which of these statements are correct? 1. Earth is the fourth largest planet of the solar system 2. Earth's circumference is about 45000 km 3. Earth's polar diameter is about 43 km shorter than its equatorial diameter 4. Earth has a total surface area of 510 million sq.km

Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the Earth?

The amount of insolation received at a place on the surface of the earth depends on ________

What are the imaginary lines encircling the Earth horizontally called?

An aeroplane takes off from 30° N latitude, 50° E longitude and lands at the opposite end of the earth. Where does it land?

Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth's crust?

One degree of the circumference of the earth measures(approx.) ________

Days and nights are caused by : 1. rotation of the earth on its axis 2. revolution of the earth around the sun 3. inclination of the earth's axis

The Earth rotates on its axis at an inclination of

If a solar eclipse occurs when the moon is quite far from the earth, the eclipse would likely to be ________

Which of the following best describes longitude?

Bridgmanite is

Lunar eclipse is caused when the ________

Which one of the following is the time required for the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to fixed star, called?

Which of the following is not an effect produced by rotation of earth?

The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through

Masses of stars and galaxies are usually expressed in ________.

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 ________

The Contour line is those imaginary line which show?

Magnetic Meridian is a

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 ________

The imaginary lines which connects the places of same temperature are called

The imaginary line which connects places of similar height on map, are?

When does tides rise in sea?

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 ________

The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by

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

If the earth's direction of rotation is reversed, what would be the IST when it is noon at the International Date Line?

Equinox occurs when the Sun is vertically above