Geography - The Earth : Associated Facts

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Question - 1

Match the following 

              List I         List II
A. Summer Solstice 1. 21st June
B. Winter Solstice 2. 22nd December
C. Spring Equinox 3. 21st March
D. Autumn Equinox 4. 23rd September
  • A A B C D 1 2 3 4
  • B A B C D 3 4 1 2
  • C A B C D 3 4 2 1
  • D A B C D 2 1 3 4

Question - 2

What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?

  • A 40,000 km
  • B 25,000 km
  • C 13,000 km
  • D 8,000 km

Question - 3

Spring tides occur when:

  • A the moon is nearest to the earth
  • B the moon is farthest from the earth
  • C the moon the sun and the earth are at the right angle with the earth at the apes
  • D the moon the sun and the earth are in the same line

Question - 4

The total surface area of the earth is:

  • A 510 million sq. km
  • B 610 million sq. km
  • C 710 million sq. km
  • D 810 million sq. km

Question - 5

Variation in duration of day and night is due to:
1. rotation of the earth on its axis.
2. revolution of earth around the sun
3. inclination of the earth's axis

  • A 1 and 2
  • B 2 and 3
  • C 1 and 3
  • D 1, 2 and 3

Question - 6

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

  • A Only 1 is correct
  • B 1 and 2 are correct
  • C 2 and 3 are correct
  • D all are correct

Question - 7

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

Question - 8

The earth rotates around its axis from:

  • A north to south
  • B east to west
  • C south to north
  • D west to east

Question - 9

The inclination of the earth's axis to the orbital plane is:

  • A \(21\frac { { 1 }^{ o } }{ 2 } \)
  • B \(23\frac { { 1 }^{ o } }{ 2 } \)
  • C \(66\frac { { 1 }^{ o } }{ 2 } \)
  • D \({ 90 }^{ o }\)

Question - 10

The word used to describe the shape of the earth is:

  • A flat
  • B circle
  • C sphere
  • D oblate spheroid