GK Grography (Earth Geography) MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 91 :
What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse?

  1. 12.5 minutes
  2. 7 minutes 40 seconds
  3. 1 hour 40 seconds
  4. There is no maximum duration
  

Question 92 :
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

  1. 4, 3, 1, 2
  2. 3, 4, 2, 1
  3. 3, 4, 1, 2
  4. 4, 3, 2, 1
  

Question 93 :
When it is 12 noon at Greenwich, what is the time at New York (74° W) ? [NDA 1992]

  1. 4.56 p.m.
  2. 4.56 a.m.
  3. 7.04 p.m.
  4. 7.04 a.m.
  

Question 94 :
Why does Russia have many local time differences?

  1. Because it keeps trade relations with many countries of the world
  2. Because it experiences a wide range of climatic conditions
  3. Because of its long east-west stretches
  4. Because it is divided into a number of states on political grounds
  

Question 95 :
The core of the Earth is made up of: [IAS 2003]

  1. mainly of iron in the liquid form
  2. mainly of nickel in the liquid form
  3. both iron and silica in the liquid form
  4. both iron and magnesium in the plastic state
  

Question 96 :
Which of the following phenomenon gives an evidence for the spherical shape of the earth?

  1. Solar eclipse
  2. Revolution
  3. Lunar eclipse
  4. Rotation of Earth
  

Question 97 :
Which one of the following would have occured if the earth had NOT been inclined on its own axis? [CDS 2002]

  1. All the seasons would have been of same duration
  2. The seasons would not have changed
  3. The summers would have been of longer duration
  4. The winters would have been of longer duration
  

Question 98 :
‘Green House Effect’ means:

  1. pollution in houses in tropical regions
  2. trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen
  3. trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
  4. cultivation in green houses so as to check pollution
  

Question 99 :
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:

  1. earth radiation
  2. wave balance of earth
  3. heat balance of earth
  4. radiation exchange
  

Question 100 :
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

  1. only 1 is correct
  2. 1 and 2 are correct
  3. 2 and 3 are correct
  4. all are correct
  

Question 101 :
The Tropic of Cancer passes through: [CPO AC 2003]

  1. India and Iran
  2. Iran and Pakistan
  3. India and Saudi Arabia
  4. Iran and Iraq
  

Question 102 :
It is six months long day in the northern polar region and six months long night in the southern polar region because: [Railways 1993]

  1. earth is revolving around the sun
  2. earth is inclined towards its orbital plane
  3. earth is rotating
  4. none of these
  

Question 103 :
When it is noon along 82° 30' longitude, along what degree of longitude it will be 6.30 a.m.? [IAS 1994]

  1. Along 165° E
  2. Along 67° 30' W
  3. 0° E or W
  4. Along 82° 31' W
  

Question 104 :
Latitude of place is indicative of its: [Asstt Comm PF 2002]

  1. time
  2. altitude
  3. amount of rainfall
  4. temperature
  

Question 105 :
Maximum difference in the spacing of longitudes is :

  1. at poles
  2. at equator
  3. at tropics
  4. at arctic circle
  

Question 106 :
Sea tides show variations because of:

  1. variations in gravitational pull of the moon
  2. variations in gravitational pull of the sun
  3. distorted spherical shape of the earth
  4. different phases of the moon
  

Question 107 :
The term 'syzygy' is referred to when the: [IAS 2004]

  1. Earth is at perihelion and moon at perigee
  2. Earth is at apehelion and moon at apogee
  3. Moon and sun are at right angles with reference to the earth
  4. Moon, sun and earth lie along a straight line
  

Question 108 :
Which of the following layers of the earth is believed to have the heaviest mineral materials of highest density ?

  1. Central core
  2. Crust
  3. Mantle
  4. Both (b) and (c)
  

Question 109 :
How many kilometres are represented by 1° of latitude? [CDS 2011]

  1. 321 km
  2. 211 km
  3. 111 km
  4. 91 km
  

Question 110 :
A person sets off from Alaska on a Tuesday and reaches New Zealand the next day which will be :

  1. Tuesday
  2. Wednesday
  3. Thursday
  4. Friday
  

Question 111 :
The distance of the equator from either of the poles is :

  1. 500 km
  2. 5001 km
  3. 10,002 km
  4. 36,005 km
  

Question 112 :
At the summer solstice, which one of the following latitudes will have the longest night? [NDA 2001]

  1. 45°N
  2. 45°S
  3. 60°N
  4. 60°S
  

Question 113 :
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? [NDA 2008]

  1. Lunar year
  2. Solar year
  3. Tropical year
  4. Sideral year
  

Question 114 :
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

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 3 and 4
  4. 1 and 4
  

Question 115 :
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.

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 1 and 3
  3. 1, 2 and 3
  4. 2 and 3
  

Question 116 :
In how many time zones has the world been divided into?

  1. 15
  2. 24
  3. 90
  4. 180
  

Question 117 :
The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December, is :

  1. Chennai
  2. Madrid
  3. Melbourne
  4. Moscow
  

Question 118 :
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 :

  1. half an hour behind A
  2. half an hour ahead of A
  3. half an hour ahead or behind that of A
  4. the same as that of A
  

Question 119 :
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?

  1. 5 a.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
  2. 5 p.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
  3. 5 a.m. of Monday, the 14th June
  4. 5 p.m. of Sunday, the 13th June
  

Question 120 :
The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun, is called:

  1. perihelion
  2. apihelion
  3. apigee
  4. perigee
  
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