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• A person sets off from Alaska on a Tuesday and reaches New Zealand the next day which will be ________
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  Tuesday

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  Wednesday

  গ

  Thursday

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  Friday
• Lunar eclipse does not occur every month because ________
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  The sun's orbit is not always in the same plane as the moon

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  The moon revolves at a slower speed than the earth

  গ

  The moon's orbit is not all the time in the same plane as the earth

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  None of these
• Why does Russia have many local time differences?
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  Because it keeps trade relations with many countries of the world

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  Because it experiences a wide range of climatic conditions

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  Because of its long east-west stretches

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  Because it is divided into a number of states on political grounds
• The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference by approximately ________
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  22 km

  খ

  67 km

  গ

  125 km

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  625 km
• The earth revolves round the sun in its orbit by approximately ________
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  1° per day

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  2° per day

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  3° per day

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  5° per day
• What is 'Sidereal Day'?
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  The day on which the duration of sunshine is the maximum

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  The day on which the duration of sunshine and darkness are equal

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  The time during which the earth makes a complete rotation on its axis in respect of the fixed stars

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  The day on which the sun reaches its maximum distance from the equator
• The Synchronous satellite moves around the Earth from
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  East to West

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  West to East

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  North to South

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  South to North
• Consider the following statements:<br>1. The tropical year is shorter than the sidereal year.<br>2. The solar day is longer than the sidereal day.<br>Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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  1 only

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  2 only

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  Both 1 and 2

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  Neither 1 nor 2
• What is known as High Pressure Subtropical Latitude?
  ক

  Roaring forties

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  Furious fifties

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  Screaming sixties

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  Horse latitudes
• How many Geo-synchronous satellites are required for uninterrupted world broadcasting?
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  3

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  4

  গ

  2

  ঘ

  1
• The approximate circumference of the Earth is
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  13,000 km

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  20,000 km

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  25,000 km

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  40,000 km
• The Gutenberg discontinuity is between ________
  ক

  The crust and the mantle

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  The upper and lower mantles

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  The outer core and the lower mantle

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  The inner and outer cores
• When it is noon along 82° 30' longitude, along what degree of longitude it will be 6.30 a.m.?
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  Along 165° E

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  Along 67° 30' W

  গ

  0° E or W

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  Along 82° 31' W
• What is the term used for the day on 23 September when day and night are equal throughout the world?
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  Autumnal Equinox

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  Astronomical Equinox

  গ

  Winter Solstice

  ঘ

  Spring Equinox
• World's longest land border is between which two contries?
  ক

  Australia and New Zealand

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  India and China

  গ

  Switzerland and Italy

  ঘ

  Canada and USA
• The Earth turns through 360° in 24 hours. Each 15° longitude represents ________
  ক

  Half an hour

  খ

  Forty five minutes

  গ

  One hour

  ঘ

  One hour fifteen minutes
• The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of ________
  ক

  Axis of the earth

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  Equator

  গ

  North pole

  ঘ

  South pole
• "Mohs' Scale" is used to indicate the ________
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  Degree of brittleness of a substance

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  Degree of hardness of minerals.

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  Degree of viscosity of a liquid

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  Degree of elasticity of a material
• The acceleration due to gravity at the equator
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  Is less than that at the poles

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  Is greater than that at the poles

  গ

  Is equal to that at the poles

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  Does not depend on the Earth centripetalacceleration
• Which one of the following minerals occurs abundantly in the Earth's crust?
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  Bauxite

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  Silica

  গ

  Manganese

  ঘ

  Iron
• Which of the following are true regarding the crust of the earth?<br>I. It is the outer thin layer with a total thickness of about 100 km<br>II. It forms around 0.5% of the earth's volume<br>III. The outer covering of the crust is of sedimentary material<br>IV. The lower layer of the crust consists of basaltic and ultra-basic rocks
  ক

  I and II

  খ

  I, II and III

  গ

  I, II and IV

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  I, II, III and IV
• Consider a specific point on the surface of the earth (say Delhi). The temperature at a given time of day (say 12.00 Noon) will in general be higher in summer than in winter. This is because ________
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  The evaporation of water from atmosphere results in precipitation occurring in winter alone

  খ

  Sun-rays falling on the earth are inclined more towards the sun in winter

  গ

  The earth is closer to the sun in summer than in winter

  ঘ

  The axis of the earth is inclined more towards the sun in winter
• The latitude of a place is the same as the ________
  ক

  Maximum altitude attained by the Sun at noon

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  Altitude of the celestial pole

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  Angle between the horizon and the equator

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  Zenith distance of the full moon when on the meridian
• Which of the following line represents the line which connects the places of equal rain?
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  Isohypse

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  Isohalines

  গ

  Isobar

  ঘ

  Isohyets
• Marble is the metamorphosed form of
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  Shale

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  Basalt

  গ

  Sandstone

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  Limestone
• The local time at A is 4 pm, when Greenwich Mean Time is 2 p.m. This indicates:<br>1. A is east of Greenwich<br>2. the longitude of A is 30°
  ক

  Only I

  খ

  Only II

  গ

  Neither I nor II

  ঘ

  Both I and II
• Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in ________
  ক

  Kilometers from the poles

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  Kilometers from the equator

  গ

  Angles from the poles

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  Angles from the equator
• If a traveller going from Vancouver to Tokyo crosses the International Date Line on Saturday, what will be the day for him at Tokyo?
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  Friday

  খ

  Saturday

  গ

  Sunday

  ঘ

  Monday
• On December 22, the sun:<br>1. is not visible at north pole<br>2. is only visible for a few minutes at the Antarctic Circle<br>3. rises south of east and sets south of west at the Tropic of Cancer<br>4. rises south of east and set south of west at the equator
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  1 and 3

  খ

  2, 3 and 4

  গ

  1, 3 and 4

  ঘ

  1, 2, 3 and 4
• On which day, Earth is closest to the Sun?
  ক

  23-09-2019

  খ

  03-01-2019

  গ

  04-07-2019

  ঘ

  21-03-2019