GEOGRAPHY TEST

1. Equinox occurs when sun is vertically above a) 21Dec-21mar b) 21mar- 21June

a)tropic of cancer b)tropic of Capricorn c)equator d)north pole c) 21mar-23 sept d) 21 June to 22 Dec
2. The inclination of earth’s axis to the perpendicular in degree 28. Vernal equinox occurs on
a) 66.5 b) 61.5 c) 22.5 d) 23.5 a)Dec 22 b)sept 23 c)mar 21 d)June 21
3. Summer solstice on southern hemisphere occurs on 29. Which statement is correct
a)Dec 22 b)sept 23 c)June 21 d)march 21 a) All parallel are equal in length
4. There is a continual day light from sept 23 to mar 21 in b) The prime meridian is the longest meridian
a) Arctic region b) north temperate region c) Equator is the longest latitude
c) Torrid zone d) South Frigid Zone d) idl is the longest longitude
5. Which of the following is the smallest circle 30. Latitude of south pole in degree is
a)00E b)23.50 E c)66.50w d)none of these a) 90s b) 66.5s c) 23.5s d) 0s
6. The boxing championship in New York (750w) be held on 31. Which latitude forms the largest circle in degree( N OR S)
Wednesday at 8.30 pm. On what time it will broadcast in delhi a) 0 b) 30 c) 65 d) 90
a)4.40 pm Thursday b)10am Monday 32. Why the idl is slightly deviated
C) 3pm Thursday d) 7am Thursday a) Divide the landmasses b) Divide the Bering Strait
7. In how many time zones the earth has been divided c) Divide the Pacific Ocean d) To avoid the land masses
a) 24 b)25 c)27 d)28 33. An aeroplane takes off at 9am on 300N,it reaches a place
8. The local time of a place is calculated on where time is 9pm,if the journey time is 8hrs find the longitude of the
a) Distance from the Greenwich meridian place a)90E b)60E c)90W d)60W
b) Height above the sea level 34. When it is noon in India find the time of Newyork
c) Latitude of the place d) longitude of the place a)5pm b)2.30pm c)1.30am d)1.30pm
9. What is the time difference between two places is latitudinal 35. When it is 12 noon at green witch find the time at 900 west
difference of the places is 600? a) 6amb)6pm c)4am d)4pm
a)4 hours b)6 hours c)2 hours d)0 hours 36. What are antipode
10. A news broadcast on Sunday at 11pm, at what time will it be a) Line joining 2 places having time difference 12 hour
heard in India? b) Places diametrically opposite to each other
a)4am Monday b)4.30am Sunday c)4.30pm Monday d)4.30am Monday c) Where degree of latitude and longitude are Equal
11. A navigator coming from Tokyo on Monday on Monday, d) Line joining places have same longitude
crosses the IDL .The next day on Alaska will be 37. A navigator on ship observes that GMT is act 2.30pm when
a)Sunday b)Monday c)Tuesday d)Saturday the local time is 12 noon find the position of the ship
12. Greenwich Mean Time is the standard time of which country? a) 65 EB)30w c)37.5w d)37.5e
a)UK b)India c)USA D)Japan 38. What is the longitude of the town if its local time is 6pm when
13. On globe latitudes and longitudes crosses each other at gmt is 2pm
a) 300 b) 450 c) 600 d) 900 a) 30w b) 30e c) 60w d) 60e
14. Latitudes are measured by 39. A radio broad cast from daily on Monday at 7:30pm is heard
a) Distance from poles b) distance from equator at newyork on
c) Angular distance from poles d) angular distance from equator a)Tuesday 8:35pm b)same day 7;30pm
15. which place of earth length of days & nights are always equal c)same day 7;30am d)Sunday 8;30pm
a)north pole b)tropic of cancer c)arctic circle d)equator 40. On Monday 14th June a man crosses the IDL at 5pm, from
16. The time of Cairo is 2h 30 mins ahead of GMT. Cairo is Asian side to American side .which is Correct about his arrival
situated on a) 5am Tuesday 15june b) 5pm Tuesday 15 June
a)270E b)37.50E c)400W d)37.50W c) 5am Monday 14 June d) 5pm Sunday 13 June
17. The Indian standard meridian does not passes near which 41. Which of the following is correct
a)Bhubaneswar b)Raipur c)Bengaluru d) Bhopal a)all longitude are great circle b)all longitude and equator are great circle
18. Which of the following line is the longest c) Greenwich is the great circle d)None of these
a)00E b)23.50E c)66.50E d)none of these 42. When a ship coming from USA cross IDL to reach japan then
19. The position of sun on winter solstice in southern hemisphere the ship will have
a) Above equator b) above tropic of Capricorn a)6day week b)7 day week c)8 day week d) 5day week
c) Above tropic of Cancer d) none of these 43. If Australia is 4 hour ahead of IST ,which of the following is
20. How much time is required to cross 10 on orbit of earth true about Australia
a)15 mins b)1 day c) 4 mins d)1 min a) 142.5e b) 142.5w c) 60e d) 60w
21. The polar diameter is shorter than equatorial diameter by about 44. When the local time of a place is 11am at 60E,It is 5pm at a
a)43km b)60 km c)72 km d)104km place Find the longitude of place
a) 30W b) 150E c) 120E d) 150w
22. The sun shines vertically above the equator
a) Throughout the year b) for six months 45. A flight is coming from America(75W) to India ,If the journey
c) Twice a year d) once a year time is10 hour and reaches India at 12pm when did it take off
a) 3am b)4.30pm c)3.30amd)3.30pm
23. International date line passes through
a)pacific ocean b)Atlantic ocean c)north ocean d) south ocean 46. If a person flies from India to London, time of Journey is 7 hrs.
He took off at 4pm, find the time of his arrival
24. A place is located on 450E longitude and time is 1am, what
a) 4.30pmb)4.30am c)6.30pm d)6.30am
will be the time on 750W longitude
A) 3am b) 3pm c) 5am d) 5pm 47. Longitude of delhi can be calculated by angular distance from
a) Tropic of cancer b) prime meridian c) IDL d) tropic of Capricorn
25. What will be the longitudinal difference in degree if time
difference is 30 minutes? 48. Bagdad is situated at 45 degree east, what will be its time when
a) 7 b) 8 c) 7.5 d) 8.5 it is 10am in England
a)12noon b)12.30pm c)1pm d)1.30pm
26. What is true regarding equinoxes
a) It depicts equal day and night throughout the earth 49. how many parallels can be drawn on earth surface with an
b) Sun in above the tropic of Capricorn interval of 30 minutes
c) Sun is above the tropic of cancer d) none of these a) 719 b) 359 c) 569d) none of these
27. There is a continual daylight or summer in the arctic regions 50. . maximum difference in the spacing of longitudes is at
from a) Poles b) equator c) tropics d) arctic circle