1. Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?
(a) Earth is tilted towards the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere
(b) Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
(c) Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
(d) Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
Ans: (c)
2. The tide at its maximum height is known as:
(a) Equinox
(b) Neap tide
(c) Spring tide
(d) Tsunami
Ans: (c)
3. ‘Green House Effect’ means:
(a) pollution in houses in tropical regions
(b) trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen
(c) trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
(d) cultivation in green houses so as to check pollution
Ans: (c)
4. The International Date Line passes through: [LlC, AAO 1994]
(a) Bering strait
(b) Gibraltar strait
(c) Florida strait
(d) Malacca strait
Ans: (a)
5. The International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180° meridian so that it : [I.Tax & Central Excise 1990]
(a) divides the land masses under the same administration
(b) does not divide the Bering strait
(c) does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
(d) divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal halves
Ans: (c)
6. When a ship crosses Date line from west to east: [Railways 1991]
(a) it loses one day
(b) it gains one day
(c) it loses half a day
(d) it gains half a day
Ans: (b)
7. Which of the following statements regarding the International Date line are correct?
(1) It is a longitude of 180°
(2) It is determined by 180° longitude but is not a straight line
(3) It is a Greenwich meridian helping in fixing time and date
(4) It solves the problem of time and date among the World’s nations
(a) 1 and 4
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 4
Ans: (d)
8. If there are four places on the same meridian 500km apart and the local time at one place is 12.00 noon, what will be the time at the three other places? [NDA 2008]
(a) 12.00noon
(b) 1.00pm
(c) 2.00pm
(d) Different time at different places
Ans: (a)
9. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when travelling westwards
2. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when travelling eastwards
3. International Date Line is an internationally agreed line drawn parallel to the 180° meridian
4. International Date Line divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal parts.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: [CDS 1994]
(a) 2 alone
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 alone
(d) 1, 3 and 4
Ans: (b)
10. Which of the following are true regarding the Prime meridian?
1. It passes through the centre of a certain country
2. It passes through the centre of the Globe
3. It passes through the observatory at Greenwich, near London.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 3
Ans: (c)
(a) Earth is tilted towards the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere
(b) Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
(c) Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
(d) Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
Ans: (c)
2. The tide at its maximum height is known as:
(a) Equinox
(b) Neap tide
(c) Spring tide
(d) Tsunami
Ans: (c)
3. ‘Green House Effect’ means:
(a) pollution in houses in tropical regions
(b) trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen
(c) trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
(d) cultivation in green houses so as to check pollution
Ans: (c)
4. The International Date Line passes through: [LlC, AAO 1994]
(a) Bering strait
(b) Gibraltar strait
(c) Florida strait
(d) Malacca strait
Ans: (a)
5. The International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180° meridian so that it : [I.Tax & Central Excise 1990]
(a) divides the land masses under the same administration
(b) does not divide the Bering strait
(c) does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
(d) divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal halves
Ans: (c)
6. When a ship crosses Date line from west to east: [Railways 1991]
(a) it loses one day
(b) it gains one day
(c) it loses half a day
(d) it gains half a day
Ans: (b)
7. Which of the following statements regarding the International Date line are correct?
(1) It is a longitude of 180°
(2) It is determined by 180° longitude but is not a straight line
(3) It is a Greenwich meridian helping in fixing time and date
(4) It solves the problem of time and date among the World’s nations
(a) 1 and 4
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 4
Ans: (d)
8. If there are four places on the same meridian 500km apart and the local time at one place is 12.00 noon, what will be the time at the three other places? [NDA 2008]
(a) 12.00noon
(b) 1.00pm
(c) 2.00pm
(d) Different time at different places
Ans: (a)
9. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when travelling westwards
2. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when travelling eastwards
3. International Date Line is an internationally agreed line drawn parallel to the 180° meridian
4. International Date Line divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal parts.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: [CDS 1994]
(a) 2 alone
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 alone
(d) 1, 3 and 4
Ans: (b)
10. Which of the following are true regarding the Prime meridian?
1. It passes through the centre of a certain country
2. It passes through the centre of the Globe
3. It passes through the observatory at Greenwich, near London.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 3
Ans: (c)
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