14000+ MCQs World Geography (The Earth)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 13/09/2026
1. In terms of its size, the rank of Earth among the planets is
2. The Earth without rotational movement would result in:
I. no Sun-rise and Sun-set
II. no occurrence of day and night cycle
III. only one season
3. How many degrees does the Earth rotate about its own axis in one hour?
4. Identify the correct pairs for Northern Hemisphere.
I. Winter Solstice–22nd December
II. Autumn Equinox–23rd September
III. Summer Solstice–21st June
IV. Spring Equinox–21st March
5. The latitude at which ‘Annual Range of Temperature’ remains minimum is
6. After Iron and Oxygen, the third largest metal found in the Earth is
7. The greatest seasonal contrast of insolation (solar radiation) on the Earth is in which of the following latitudinal zones?
8. Among the following, the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust is
9. The Earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical path and the Sun is located at one focus of the ellipse. Imagine a situation in which Earth goes around the Sun on a circular path. Which one among the following would result under that situation?
10. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
11. The summer and winter seasons in a year are caused by
12. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
13. Earth is made up of many concentric layers. Asthenosphere is one of them. Choose the correct statement(s).
I. It is believed to be in a plastic condition.
II. It underlies mantle.
III. It is sometime termed as soft zone mantle or low velocity zone.
14. The Equator does not pass through which of the following countries?
I. Gabon
II. Somalia
III. Equatorial Guinea
IV. Rwanda
15. 21st June is the longest day of the year for those living in the Northern hemisphere. What is the shortest day of the year for those living in the Southern hemisphere?
16. On which of the following dates your shadow at noon is the smallest (if you live in the Northern Hemisphere)?
17. The Nebular hypothesis of origin of Earth was given by
18. When does the entire Earth experience equal days and nights?
19. The weakest zone of Asthenosphere lies, roughly at the depth of …………… from the Earth’s surface
20. The waves that help scientists to understand the internal structure of the Earth are
22. At which average speed does the Earth revolve around the Sun?
23. In which part of Earth, Iron and Nickel are found in abundance?
24. The currents that are formed in the mantle of the Earth are classified as
25. In completing one revolution of the Sun, Earth takes approximately
26. The Earth completes one rotation on its axis in
27. Tropic of Capricorn does not pass through
29. The basis of deciding standard time of any place is
30. Equinox, the two periods in the year when day and night are equal, occurs on
31. Arrange the sequences of Earth-Sun alignment beginning from the first month of the year.
32. The layer made up of mixed metals and silicate (Silica and Magnesium) is known as
33. Consider the given statements regarding the Coriolis Effect:
I. Coriolis effect is zero at the Equator.
II. Coriolis effect is strongest towards the Poles.
III. Coriolis effects are related to the Earth's decreasing rotational velocity with increasing latitudes.
34. Consider the following statements.
I. Latitude is the point’s angular distance above or below the equator.
II. The longest line of latitude is the equator, whose latitudinal value is zero.
35. The Earth rotates on its axis at an inclination of
36. On which date, day and night are of equal duration?
37. The scientist who first discovered that Earth revolves around the Sun was
38. What is the approximate mean velocity with which the Earth moves around the Sun in its orbit?
39. If there are four places on the same meridian 500 km apart and the local time at one place is 12:00 noon, what will be the time at the three other places?
40. Seasonal changes are caused by which special characteristic of Earth’s motion?
41. Which of the following correctly describes the shape of Earth?
42. Which of the following is/are environmental effects of the Rotation of the Earth?
I. Daily or diurnal rhythm in day-light and air temperature.
II. Flow path of both air and water are turned consistently in a sideward direction (Coriolis Effect).
III. The movement of the tides (along with Moon's and Sun's gravity).
43. In the internal structure of planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of which one of the following?
44. Consider the following statements regarding the Earth's magnetic field:
I. The axis of the Earth’s magnetic field is inclined at 23 1/2 degrees to the geographic axis of the Earth.
II. The Earth’s magnetic pole in the Northern hemisphere is located on a peninsula in Northern Canada.
III. Earth’s magnetic equator passes through Thumba in South India.
45. Considering the following statements:
Assertion (A): Moving from one place on Earth to another place of high latitude, the weight of an object decreases. Reason (R): Earth is not a perfect sphere.
46. Consider the following statements.
I. If the Earth would not have been tilted on its axis, the days and nights would have been of same duration always.
II. If the Earth would not have been revolving around the Sun, one of the hemispheres would have long days and short nights, whereas the other one would have short days and long nights.
47. The movement of the Earth around the Sun in a fixed path or orbit is called
48. The Equator does not pass through which of the following Countries?
49. The diameter of Earth is approximately
50. If the equatorial plane of Earth were not inclined to its orbit, then
