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Q. Which of the following best describes longitude?

a. An imaginary line joining north and south poles

b. The distance between a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian

c. The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian

d. The position of a place on earth's surface with reference to the Prime Meridian

  • c. The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian

Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of:

a. axis of the earth

b. equator

c. north pole

d. south pole

  • b. equator

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

a. March 21

b. September 21

c. When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Cancer

d. When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Capricorn

  • c. When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Cancer

Q. One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of:

a. 34.5 miles

b. 50 miles

c. 60 miles

d. 69 miles

  • b. 50 miles

Q. The Tropic of Cancer passes through: [CPO AC 2003]

a. India and Iran

b. Iran and Pakistan

c. India and Saudi Arabia

d. Iran and Iraq

  • c. India and Saudi Arabia

Q. Which of these is the longest?

a. 0° Meridian

b. 180° E-W

c. 90° E

d. All are equal

  • d. All are equal

Q. The core of the Earth is made up of: [IAS 2003]

a. mainly of iron in the liquid form

b. mainly of nickel in the liquid form

c. both iron and silica in the liquid form

d. both iron and magnesium in the plastic state

  • d. both iron and magnesium in the plastic state

Q. Which one of the following is not the effect of the revolution of the Earth. [IAS 2003]

a. Change of seasons

b. length of days and nights

c. Determination of latitudes

d. Change in the direction of winds and ocean currents

  • d. Change in the direction of winds and ocean currents

Q. Latitudes include 181 lines while longitudes are 360 lines because:

a. longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator

b. longitude is divided from equator while latitude is from prime meridian

c. longitude is a line that connects North Pole to South Pole and latitude is divided from east to west

d. None of these

  • a. longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator

Q. Which of the following statements is true?

a. Arctic circle, antarctic circle and equator are great circles

b. Both equator and longitudes are great circles

c. Both latitudes and longitudes are great circles

d. Both equator and latitudes are great circles

  • b. Both equator and longitudes are great circles
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