Top 150+ Solved The Earth MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Through which one of the following countries the Tropic of Cancer does not passthrough? [CDS 2005]
a. Bangladesh
b. China
c. Myanmar
d. Nepal
Q. All the watches of a country are set according to :
a. local time
b. standard time of the country
c. greenwich mean time
d. time of sunrise and sunset
Q. If it is 4 P.M. on Monday at 150°W, what will be the time at 150°E ?
a. 4 m. on Tuesday
b. 4 p.m. on Tuesday
c. 4 p.m. on Sunday
d. 12 Noon on Tuesday
Q. When it is 12.00 noon at Delhi (77° 10'E), people at another place on earth take their 6o'clock morning tea. The longitude of that place is: [CDS 2001]
a. 17°30' E
b. 12°50' W
c. 172°30' E
d. 17°E
Q. When it is 12:00 noon in India, the time in San Francisco (USA) would be closed to :[CDS 2002]
a. 11 : 30 p.m.
b. 11 : 30 p.m. of previous day
c. 8 : 30 p.m.
d. 8 : 30 p. m. of previous day
Q. Consider the following statements: While it is 6.30 AM (Sunday) in London, it is around 1. 2.30 AM (Sunday) in Honolulu (Hawaii) 2. 8.30 PM (Saturday) in Honolulu (Hawaii) 3. 3.30 PM (Sunday) in Tokyo 4. 1.30 AM (Sunday) in Tokyo Which of these statements is/are correct? [Asstt Comm PF 2002]
a. 4 only
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 4
d. 2 and 4
Q. Beirut time is two hours ahead and Lima time is five hours behind GMT. The longitudesof Beirut and Lima are respectively: [CPO SI 2002]
a. 75° West and 30° East
b. 70° East and 35° West
c. 30° East and 75° West
d. 35° West and 70° East
Q. When the clock strikes 12:00 noon at Greenwich, it strikes 5:30 p.m. at place X on thesame day. What is the meridian of longitude of place X ? [NDA 2003]
a. 97°30' E
b. 97°30' W
c. 82°30' E
d. 82°30' W
Q. When it is nine o'clock in London, it will be the same time in :
a. Ghana
b. Babon
c. Latvia
d. Norway
Q. The location of a place A is at 60° E longitude and 30° S latitude while the location of Bis at 60° E longitude and 45° N latitude. Time at B will be :
a. half an hour behind A
b. half an hour ahead of A
c. half an hour ahead or behind that of A
d. the same as that of A
Q. The International Dateline deflects to a side to avoid:
a. Society islands
b. Hawaii
c. Aleutian Islands
d. All the above
Q. Which of the following is/are true of world time zones? 1. The world is divided into thirty time zones 2. All time zones of the world are described in term of the number of hours difference between the standard meridian of that zone and the Greenwich Meridian 3. All countries have more than one time zone 4. The time for all places east of Greenwich is designated slow, and time for all places left of Greenwich is designated fast
a. I, II, III and IV
b. II and IV
c. I, III and IV
d. II only
Q. A person sets off from Alaska on a Tuesday and reaches New Zealand the next daywhich will be :
a. Tuesday
b. Wednesday
c. Thursday
d. Friday
Q. The local time at A is 4 p.m, when Greenwich Mean Time is 2 p.m. This indicates: 1. A is east of Greenwich 2. the longitude of A is 30°
a. Only I
b. Only II
c. Neither I nor II
d. Both I and II
Q. If the earth's direction of rotation is reversed, what would be the IST when it is noon atthe International Date Line? [IAS 1997]
a. 06.30 hrs
b. 05.30 hrs
c. 18.30 hrs
d. 17.30 hrs