World Geography

Geology - Earth Movements, Latitude, Longitude and Time

mcq test

What is the radius of Earth?

A. 5300 km

B. 6370 km

C. 10000 km

D. 8330 km

MCQ -1

B. 6370 km

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One minute of arc of latitude along any meridian is also known as ___?

A. One Degree

B. One Mile

C. One Nautical Mile

D. One Mach

MCQ -2

C. One Nautical Mile

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How much of longitude accounts for one hour?

A. 10 degrees

B. 15 degrees

C. 20 degrees

D. 25 degrees

MCQ -3

B. 15 degrees

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"Medicine Line" is another name for which among the following circles of latitude?

A. 17th Parallel North

B. 39th Parallel North

C. 49th Parallel North

D. 59th Parallel North

MCQ -4

C. 49th Parallel North

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What is the average density of Earth in g/cm3?

A. 5.515

B. 4.415

C. 4.515

D. 6.515

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A. 5.515

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What is the amount of Iron on Earth (percentage in total mass)?

A. 24.5%

B. 34.6%

C. 39.3%

D. 42.4%

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B. 34.6%

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On Summer Solstice, Sun's rays fall perpendicular on which among the following circles?

A. Tropic of Capricorn

B. Equator

C. Tropic of Cancer

D. None of them

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C. Tropic of Cancer

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If Earth stops rotating, the impact on the weight of a body will be minimum on which among the following places?

A. Equator

B. North pole

C. Tropic of Cancer

D. Tropic of Capricorn

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B. North pole

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Which among the following dates would normally represent a Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?

A. December 26

B. January 14

C. December 21

D. January 24

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C. December 21

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What is the name of Earth's first supercontinent?

A. Pangea

B. Vaalbara

C. Gondwana

D. Columbia

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A. Pangea

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