Top 150+ Solved The Earth MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which one of the following minerals occurs abundantly in the Earth's crust? [CDS2003]
a. Bauxite
b. Silica
c. Manganese
d. Iron
Q. 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? [CDS 2000]
a. The sun can come overhead at both these places
b. The sun will never come overhead at either of these places
c. At Mumbai the sun can come overhead, but it will never do so at Delhi
d. At Delhi the sun can come overhead but it will never do so at Mumbai
Q. Consider the following statements: 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. Which of these statements are correct? [Asstt Comm PF 2002]
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4
b. 1, 2 and 4
c. 1 and 3
d. 1 and 4
Q. Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?
a. Earth is tilted towards the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere
b. Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
c. Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
d. Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
Q. ‘Green House Effect’ means:
a. pollution in houses in tropical regions
b. trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen
c. trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
d. cultivation in green houses so as to check pollution
Q. The International Date Line passes through: [LlC, AAO 1994]
a. Bering strait
b. Gibraltar strait
c. Florida strait
d. Malacca strait
Q. The International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180° meridian so that it : [I.Tax & Central Excise 1990]
a. divides the land masses under the same administration
b. does not divide the Bering strait
c. does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
d. divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal halves
Q. When a ship crosses Date line from west to east: [Railways 1991]
a. it loses one day
b. it gains one day
c. it loses half a day
d. it gains half a day
Q. 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
a. 1 and 4
b. 3 and 4
c. 2 and 3
d. 2 and 4
Q. If there are four places on the same meridian 500km apart and the local time at one place is 12.00 noon, what will be the time at the three other places? [NDA 2008]
a. 12.00noon
b. 1.00pm
c. 2.00pm
d. Different time at different places
Q. Which of the following .countries are located on the Greenwich Meridian? 1. Algeria 2. Germany 3. Guinea 4. Iceland
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 1, 2 and 3
d. 1, 3 and 4