14000+ MCQs World Geography (The Earth)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 14/06/2026
1. In which part of Earth, Iron and Nickel are found in abundance?
2. The greatest seasonal contrast of insolation (solar radiation) on the Earth is in which of the following latitudinal zones?
3. The waves that help scientists to understand the internal structure of the Earth are
4. Earth has how many types of primary motion?
5. Summer solstice occurs every year on
6. The country which has the longest North-South (latitudinal) extension of its territory is
7. How many kilometers are represented by 1° of latitude?
8. Which of the following sources is/are used to study Earth’s interior structure?
9. In June Solstice, the season in the South of the equator is
10. The Earth completes one rotation on its axis in
11. The Coriolis effect is the result of
12. The weakest zone of Asthenosphere lies, roughly at the depth of …………… from the Earth’s surface
13. Which of the following statements in the context of Northern hemisphere is/are correct?
I. Vernal equinox occurs on 21st March.
II. Summer solstice occurs on 22nd December.
III. Autumnal equinox occurs on 23rd September.
IV. Winter solstice occurs on 21st June.
14. Assertion (A): The Equator is a great circle. Reason (R): The equator encircles the whole Earth and its plane divides the Earth into two equal halves.
15. The Earth is an oblate spheroid and not a perfect sphere. This is because:
I. the Earth has a rotational motion and the rotational speed increases as one goes from the poles towards the equator.
II. the equator experiences greater gravitational pull from the Sun.
III. the intensity of sunlight received at the equator is greater than that of the poles.
16. Among the following, the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust is
17. The total length of Earth’s Equator is about
18. The latitude at which ‘Annual Range of Temperature’ remains minimum is
19. The scientist who first discovered that Earth revolves around the Sun was
20. The Sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the
21. The depth at which the core layer starts and ends, respectively is
22. How much time period does 15° of longitudes account for?
23. Which of the following is the longest day of the year (in the Northern Hemisphere)?
24. 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.
25. The layer which is found below the crust of the Earth is
26. Which one of the following scholars suggested the Earth's origin from gases and dust particles?
27. The movement of the Earth around the Sun in a fixed path or orbit is called
28. The basis of deciding standard time of any place is
29. Consider the following statements.
I. On 21st June, more solar radiation reaches the top of the Earth’s surface above the poles than above the equator.
II. At the North pole, the Sun rises above the horizon on 20th March and day remain for 6 months until it sets on 22nd September.
30. 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.
31. After Iron and Oxygen, the third largest metal found in the Earth is
32. Which of the following layer is located below the Sial?
34. 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.
35. The currents that are formed in the mantle of the Earth are classified as
36. 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?
37. 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?
38. How many hours of daylight does the equator experience on September equinox?
39. Consider the following statements.
I. The vernal equinox falls on 21st March.
II. On equinox, the Sun is directly overhead at the equator.
III. The changes in the day length after equinox result from the changes in the tilt of the Earth with respect to the Sun.
40. On which of the following dates your shadow at noon is the smallest (if you live in the Northern Hemisphere)?
42. The shortest day length that occurs in the Northern hemisphere is on
43. When does the entire Earth experience equal days and nights?
44. The cause of day and night is
45. The discontinuous layer found between mantle and outer core is known as
46. Who among the following proposed the Planetesimal Hypothesis, which challenged the Nebular theory of Laplace during the early 20th century?
47. How many degrees does the Earth rotate about its own axis in one hour?
48. 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.
49. Which of the following is the correct order of elements of Earth’s crust in decreasing order of their percentage?
50. The movement of the Earth on its axis is called as ……… .
