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Earth: Top 100 MCQ With Free Exam Geography SET:-6
Q51. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust ?
(A) Silicon
(B) Oxygen
(C) Carbon
(D) Calcium
Answer: Oxygen
Q52. An aeroplane takes off from 30° N latitude, 50° E longitude and lands at the opposite end of the earth. Where does it land ?
(A) 30° N Lat., 50° W Long
(B) 30° S Lat., 130° W Long
(C) 50° N Lat., 30° W Long
(D) 30° N Lat., 130°W Long
Answer: 30° S Lat., 130° W Long
Q53. What are the imaginary lines encircling the Earth horizontally called ?
(A) Latitudes
(B) Longitudes
(C) Isobars
(D) Isotherms
Answer: Latitudes
Q54. The amount of insolation received at a place on the surface of the earth depends on __
(A) Its climate
(B) Its latitude
(C) Its longitude
(D) Both (a)and (b)
Answer: Both (a)and (b)
Q55. Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the Earth ?
(A) Mercury
(B) Mars
(C) Venus
(D) Pluto
Answer: Venus
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Q56. Which of these statements are correct ?
1. Earth is the fourth largest planet of the solar system
2. Earth’s circumference is about 45000 km
3. Earth’s polar diameter is about 43 km shorter than its equatorial diameter
4. Earth has a total surface area of 510 million sq.km
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 4
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 3 and 4
Answer: 3 and 4
Q57. The word used to describe the shape of earth is __
(A) Flat
(B) Circle
(C) Sphere
(D) Oblate spheroid
Answer: Oblate spheroid
Q58. Antipodes are __
(A) Lines joining places having a time difference of 12 hours
(B) Places diametrically opposite on earth’s surface
(C) Places located at a point where degree of latitude is equal to degree of longitude
(D) Lines joining places having the same depths
Answer: Places diametrically opposite on earth’s surface
Q59. Which one of the following elements is most abundant in the earth’s crust ?
(A) Oxygen
(B) Sulphur
(C) Silicon
(D) Carbon
Answer: Oxygen
Q60. The desert regions of the world occupy about __ part of the land surface of the earth.
(A) 1/3
(B) 1.6
(C) 43132
(D) None of the above
Answer: 1/3