Top 1000+ Solved World Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Earth is the fourth largest planet of the solar system 2. Earth's circumference is about 45000 km 3. Earth's polar diameter is about 43 km shorter than its equatorial diameter 4. Earth has a total surface area of 510 million sq.km Which of these statements are correct? [NDA 2002]
a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 4
c. 2 and 3
d. 3 and 4
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
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
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
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
Q. Maximum difference in the spacing of longitudes is :
a. at poles
b. at equator
c. at tropics
d. at arctic circle
Q. Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in: [Asstt Grade 1990]
a. kilometers from the poles
b. kilometers from the equator
c. angles from the poles
d. angles from the equator
Q. Latitude and longitude both:
a. pass through poles
b. run parallel to the equator
c. run parallel to each other
d. run perpendicular to each other
Q. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [NDA 1993]
a. 66° 33' N latitude - Arctic Circle
b. 180°E or 180°W longitude- International Date Line
c. 23° 20' N latitude - Tropic of Cancer
d. 0° E or 0°W longitude – Equator
Q. The latitude of a place is the same as the: [CDS 1991]
a. maximum altitude attained by the Sun at noon
b. altitude of the celestial pole
c. angle between the horizon and the equator
d. zenith distance of the full moon when on the meridian
Q. Of the total volume of the earth, which layer forms the major part ?
a. Sial
b. Sima
c. Mantle
d. Core
Q. The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference byapproximately:
a. 22 km
b. 68 km
c. 125 km
d. 625 km
Q. The distance of the equator from either of the poles is :
a. 500 km
b. 5001 km
c. 10,002 km
d. 36,005 km
Q. On the 21st June, the day light is seen at the North Pole for:
a. zero hrs.
b. 12 hrs.
c. 18 hrs.
d. 24 hrs.