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Earth: Top 100 MCQ With Free Exam Geography SET:-8
Q1. Which of the following statements is correct ?
1. All meridians are of the same length
2. All latitudes are of the same length
3. The Prime Meridian is the longest meridian
4. The Equator is the longest latitude
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 1 and 4
Answer: 1 and 4
Q2. Solar eclipse occurs when __
(A) Earth comes between sun and moon
(B) Moon is at right angle to the earth
(C) Moon comes between sun and earth
(D) Sun comes between moon and earth
Answer: Moon comes between sun and earth
Q3. Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on __
(A) 21st December
(B) 01st September
(C) 01st June
(D) 01st March
Answer: 21st December
Q4. In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained __
(A) Free oxygen
(B) No oxygen
(C) Oxygen in fixed form
(D) Oxygen bound to carbon
Answer: Oxygen bound to carbon
Q5. Which of the following are true regarding equinoxes ?
1. They occur on March 21st and September 23rd
2. They depict equal days and equal nights on March 21st and September 23rd on all places of the earth
3. All places on the earth have equal temperature during equinoxes.
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2 only
Q6. 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
Answer: Both equator and longitudes are great circles
Q7. The mapping of which of the following is most difficult ?
(A) Mountains
(B) Plateaus and Plains
(C) Interior of the Earth
(D) Oceans and their depth
Answer: Interior of the Earth
Q8. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through __
(A) Egypt
(B) Mexico
(C) Oman
(D) Yemen
Answer: Yemen
Q9. __ is a natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streams of reddish or greenish light in the sky, especially near the northern or southern magnetic pole
(A) Acaulis
(B) Matus
(C) Albopictus
(D) Aurora
Answer: Aurora
Q10. Which of these statements are correct ?
1. Ocean currents are the slow-surface movement of water in the ocean
2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth’s heat balance
3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds
4. Ocean current are affected by the configuration of the ocean
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: 2, 3 and 4