Earth: Top 100 MCQ With Free Exam Geography SET:-8

Q61. The approximate circumference of the Earth is

(A) 13,000 km
(B) 20,000 km
(C) 25,000 km
(D) 40,000 km

Answer: 40,000 km

Q62. The Gutenberg discontinuity is between __

(A) The crust and the mantle
(B) The upper and lower mantles
(C) The outer core and the lower mantle
(D) The inner and outer cores

Answer: The outer core and the lower mantle

Q63. When it is noon along 82° 30′ longitude, along what degree of longitude it will be 6.30 a.m. ?

(A) Along 165° E
(B) Along 67° 30′ W
(C) 0° E or W
(D) Along 82° 31′ W

Answer: 0° E or W

Q64. What is the term used for the day on 23 September when day and night are equal throughout the world ?

(A) Autumnal Equinox
(B) Astronomical Equinox
(C) Winter Solstice
(D) Spring Equinox

Answer: Autumnal Equinox

Q65. World’s longest land border is between which two contries ?

(A) Australia and New Zealand
(B) India and China
(C) Switzerland and Italy
(D) Canada and USA

Answer: Canada and USA

Q66. The Earth turns through 360° in 24 hours. Each 15° longitude represents __

(A) Half an hour
(B) Forty five minutes
(C) One hour
(D) One hour fifteen minutes

Answer: One hour

Q67. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of __

(A) Axis of the earth
(B) Equator
(C) North pole
(D) South pole

Answer: Equator

Q68. “Mohs’ Scale” is used to indicate the __

(A) Degree of brittleness of a substance
(B) Degree of hardness of minerals.
(C) Degree of viscosity of a liquid
(D) Degree of elasticity of a material

Answer: Degree of hardness of minerals.

Q69. The acceleration due to gravity at the equator

(A) Is less than that at the poles
(B) Is greater than that at the poles
(C) Is equal to that at the poles
(D) Does not depend on the Earth centripetal acceleration

Answer: Is less than that at the poles

Q70. Which one of the following minerals occurs abundantly in the Earth’s crust ?

(A) Bauxite
(B) Silica
(C) Manganese
(D) Iron

Answer: Silica