Latitude/Longitude/North& South Poles

Total Questions: 22

1 - The Earth rotates on its axis from------:

A ) West to east ✅
B ) East to west
C ) North to south
D ) South to North

2 - Earth rotates around its own ------:

A ) Equator
B ) Axis ✅
C ) Center
D ) Poles

4 - Earth completes one rotation on its axis in -------?

A ) 23 hours 56 minutes and 4.9 seconds23 hours 56 minutes and 4.9 seconds ✅
B ) 23 hours and 30 minutes
C ) 24 hours
D ) 24 hours 1 minute and 10 seconds

5 - What is meant by "Equinox "?

A ) Longest day
B ) Shortest day
C ) Equal duration of day and night ✅
D ) None of these

6 - Greenwich associated with Greenwich mean Time (GMT) is situated in:

A ) Australia
B ) Greenland
C ) Finland
D ) England ✅

7 - Distance from South to North Pole is called------?

A ) Longitude
B ) Latitude ✅
C ) Both A and B
D ) None of these

8 - Which unit is used to measure latitude of Earth?

A ) Degree ✅
B ) Radian
C ) Centimeter
D ) None of these

9 - What is the time between one degree of longitude?

A ) 2 minutes
B ) 4 minutes ✅
C ) 8 minutes
D ) 11 minutes

10 - Which day is shortest in northern hemisphere?

A ) 22nd March
B ) 22nd September
C ) 22nd December ✅
D ) 22nd October

11 - The sun shines on the equator vertically -----?

A ) Once in a year
B ) Twice in a year ✅
C ) Thrice in a year
D ) None of these

12 - What is the duration of a day at the North and South poles?

A ) 3 months
B ) 6 months ✅
C ) 9 months
D ) 12 months

13 - North and South poles are separated by -------?

A ) The plane of tropic of Cancer
B ) Plane of equator
C ) The international date lines ✅
D ) None of these

14 - The Greenwich (England) is at -------- degree longitude.

A ) 0 ✅
B ) 45
C ) 90
D ) None of these

15 - ------ side of hemisphere getting warmer faster than ---- hemisphere?

A ) Southern to Northern
B ) Northern to southern ✅
C ) Same rate
D ) Eastern to western

16 - Arctic is located at -----?

A ) South pole
B ) The North Pole ✅
C ) Equator
D ) None of these

17 - Which continent is covered wholly with an ice sheet?

A ) Antarctica ✅
B ) Asia
C ) Europe
D ) Australia

18 - Antarctica is located in -----:

A ) South pole ✅
B ) North Pole
C ) Equator
D ) None of these

19 - Through which one of the following groups of countries does the equator pass?

A ) Brazil ,Sudan and Malaysian
B ) Brazil ,Zambia and Malaysia
C ) Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia ✅
D ) Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia

20 - Which of the following countries is situated on the equator?

A ) Indonesia
B ) Maldives
C ) Gabon
D ) All of these ✅

21 - Snow line is ------:

A ) Throughout the year ✅
B ) For 3 months
C ) For 6 months
D ) 1 month

22 - What is the definition of Snow line?

A ) The boundary separating ice and water
B ) The line where snow begins to melt
C ) The point where snow turns into rain
D ) The altitude about which snow remains throughout the years ✅