Multiple Choice Questions

General Knowledge

Q: Heat received by earth from the sun is known as:
A) Solar radiation
B) Insolation
C) Solar heat
D) Thermal radiation
Q: At the core of the earth, the temperature is estimated to be around:
A) 2000 ºC
B) 2500 ºC
C) 5200 ºC
D) 6000 ºC
Q: The time required for moon light to reach earth:
A) 3 seconds
B) 1.3 second
C) 3.5 seconds
D) 5 seconds
Q: 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
Q: Days and nights are equal throughout the globe when sun is above:
A) Poles
B) Equator
C) Tropic of Cancer
D) Tropic of Capricorn
Q: The mean distance on the perihelion and aphelion is:
A) 100 km
B) 149.5 km
C) 180.5 km
D) 185 km
Q: The term that best describes the shape of the earth is:
A) Eclipse
B) Geoid
C) Globe
D) Sphere
Q: The speed of rotation of the earth is the highest:
A) Along the equator
B) At the North Pole
C) Along the tropic of Cancer
D) Along the Arctic circle
Q: The size of the earth was first measured by:
A) Isaac Newton
B) Galileo
C) Eratosthenes
D) Kepler
Q: Days and nights are caused by:
A) Rotation of the earth on its axis
B) Revolution of the earth around the sun
C) Inclination of the earth's axis
D) None of these
Q: the crust forms what percentage of the volume of the earth:
A) 0.5 %
B) 2.5%
C) .3.0%
D) .3.5%
Q: At a latitude of 45º , the earth spins in its axis at the rate of:
A) 1120 km/h
B) 500 km/h
C) 510 km/h
D) 620 km/h
Q: Green House Effect means:
A) Pollution in houses in tropical regions
B) Trapping of solar energy due to atmosphere carbon dioxide
C) Cultivation in green houses so as the check pollution
D) None of these
Q: The earth's annual circuit round the sun covers a distance of:
A) 1096 million km
B) 966 million km
C) 1036 million km
D) None of these
Q: Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because:
A) Water needs more energy to warm
B) Rocks are bad conductor of heat
C) Landmasses are solid
D) None of these
Q: The heavier silicates named Siam on Silica + magnesium are most abundant in the:
A) Crust
B) Core
C) Ocean floors
D) Mantle
Q: What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?
A) 30000 km
B) 40000 km
C) 50000 km
D) 60000 km
Q: The earth revolves around the sun at the speed (per minute) of:
A) 1000 km
B) 1200 km
C) 1300 km
D) More than 1600 km
Q: Seasonal variation is the least:
A) In the Arctic circle
B) At latitude
C) In the Tropic of Cancer
D) At the equator
Q: The surface of the earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called:
A) Torrid zone
B) Frigid zone
C) Temperate zone
D) South temperate zone
Q: The approximate diameter of the earth is:
A) 12756 km
B) 14500 km
C) 14000 km
D) 16500 km
Q: The place which has the longest day and the shortest night in 22nd December is:
A) Melbourne
B) Delhi
C) Tokyo
D) Madrid
Q: The polar diameter of the earth is shorter than equatorial diameter by about:
A) 40 km
B) 43 km
C) 48 km
D) 53 km
Q: Which of the following pairs of metals are supposed to constitute the internal core of the earth?
A) Chromium
B) Nickel and iron
C) Iron and copper
D) Magnesium and lead
Q: The specific gravity of the earth as a whole is:
A) 4.50
B) 4.65
C) 5.52
D) 6.68
Q: Summer solstice occurs on:
A) December 21
B) March 21
C) June 21
D) July 14
Q: The earth revolves round the sun in its orbit by approximately:
A) 1º per day
B) 2º per day
C) 3º per day
D) 4º per day
Q: The study of time in relation to earth's history is called:
A) Geochronology
B) Geohistology
C) Geography
D) None of these
Q: The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month of
A) March
B) January
C) July
D) August
Q: Geostationary orbit is at a height of (approx.):
A) 6 km
B) 100 km
C) 3000 km
D) 36000 km
Q: Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening, the polar radius of the earth falls short of the equatorial radius about:
A) 22 km
B) 36 km
C) 40 km
D) 45 km
Q: Antipodes are:
A) Place diametrically opposite on earth surface
B) Lines joining places having a time deference
C) Lines joining places having the same depth
D) None of these
Q: 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:
A) Clouds
B) Water bodies
C) Snow areas
D) None of these
Q: The earth rotates around the axis pointing towards:
A) The polar star
B) The moon
C) Sun
D) Venus
Q: On the 21st June, the daylight is seen at the North Pole for_____.
A) Zero hours
B) 12 hours
C) 18 hours
D) 24 hours
Q: 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:
A) Heat balance of earth
B) Wave balance of Earth
C) Earth radiation
D) None of these
Q: The approximate surface temperature on the sunlit side of the earth is:
A) 30 ºC
B) 25 ºC
C) 17 ºC
D) 10 ºC
Q: Which part of the earth's surface receives the highest amount of insulation?
A) Tropical desert
B) Equatorial region
C) Land masses
D) Water bodies
Q: The sun shines vertically on the Equator:
A) Twice a year
B) Once a year
C) 6 months
D) Throughout the year
Q: The amount of insolation received at a place on the surface of earth depends on:
A) Its longitude
B) Its climate
C) Its latitude
D) Its meridian
Q: Of the volume of the earth, which layer forms the major part?
A) Sail
B) Sima
C) Mantle
D) Core
Q: The distance of the equator from either of the poles is:
A) 500 km
B) 5001 km
C) 10002 km
D) 2800 km
Q: The speed of rotation of earth is:
A) 25 km/sec
B) 30 km/sec
C) 9.72 km/sec
D) 29.8 km/sec
Q: Which of the following phenomenon gives an evidence for spherical shape of the earth?
A) Solar eclipse
B) Lunar eclipse
C) Revolution
D) Rotation of earth
Q: The orbit along which the earth revolves is:
A) Circular
B) Elliptical
C) Irregular
D) None of these
Q: Japan is called 'the land of rising sun' because:
A) Japan, being the eastern most country in the world, it has the earliest sunrise
B) Sun rises as soon there as it sets
C) Sun always remains in the eastern part
D) The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sun rise beautiful in Japan
Q: A semifluid shell which includes both the crust and uppermost part of the mantle is known as:
A) Lithosphere
B) Asthenosphere
C) Mesosphere
D) Semi sphere
Q: If a place is located at 20º N, 80º E, in which of the following continents does it lie?
A) Africa
B) Asia
C) Europe
D) America
Q: Latitude of South Pole is:
A) 0º
B) 40º
C) 60º
D) 90º
Q: Which of the following latitude forms a great circle?
A) 0º
B) 23.5º
C) 66.5º
D) 90º

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