Earth: Top 100 MCQ With Free Exam Geography SET:-7

Q21. What are the imaginary lines touching both the poles of Earth called ?

(A) Latitudes
(B) Longitudes
(C) Isobars
(D) Isotherms

Answer: Longitudes

Q22. At neap tide:

1. the sun and moon exert their force at right angles

2. the tidal amplitude is high

3. the low tides are very low

(A) 1
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 2
(D) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: 1

Q23. On Monday, the 14th June, a man crosses the International Date Line at 5 p.m. from the Asian side to the American side. Which of the following will he now assume to be the correct date and time ?

(A) 5 a.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
(B) 5 p.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
(C) 5 a.m5 p.m. of Sunday, the 13th June. of Monday, the 14th June
(D) answer

Answer: 5 p.m. of Sunday, the 13th June

Q24. The instrument to measure the area on maps is called

(A) Planimeter
(B) Ideograph
(C) Pantograph
(D) Opisometer

Answer: Planimeter

Q25. The Equator does not pass through which of the following ?

(A) Kenya
(B) Mexico
(C) Indonesia
(D) Brazil

Answer: Mexico

Q26. Gravitational force is maximum at which of the following place ?

(A) At Equator
(B) At Tropic of Cancer
(C) At Tropic of Capricorn
(D) At Poles

Answer: At Poles

Q27. The core of the Earth is made up of __

(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

Answer: Both iron and magnesium in the plastic state

Q28. The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the Earth’s surface through which a Jet of hot water and steam is forced out at irregular intervals is called

(A) Hot spring
(B) Geyser
(C) Volcano
(D) Cyclone

Answer: Geyser

Q29. Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the

(A) Earth on the Moon
(B) Earth on the Sun
(C) Sun and Moon on the Earth
(D) Moon on the Earth

Answer: Sun and Moon on the Earth

Q30. A one-day Cricket match between India and England starts at 10.00 A.M. in London. The direct telecast of the match will begin in India at __

(A) 3.30 A.M.
(B) 8.30 A.M.
(C) 3.30 P.M.
(D) 8.30 P.M.

Answer: 3.30 P.M.