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World Geography Previously Asked Questions: Earth
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1. The total length of Earth's equator is about
2. The latitude at which 'Annual Range of Temperature' remains minimum is
3. When there is mid-day in the Greenwich, local time of a place is 5 O’ clock evening. At which of the following longitude (meridians) that place will be located?
4. Where are day and night equal throughout year?
5. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
6. Statement (A): Time interval at the dateline is 12 hours from the Greenwich. Reason (R): Dateline is situated at 180º meridian. Using following options choose the correct answer.
7. Which of the following scholar has suggested that the Earth has originated from the gases and the dust particles?
8. The longest day in Northern hemisphere is
9. When it is noon along 82º30′ E longitude along what degree of longitude it will be 6:30 a.m.?
10. When there is noon at I.S.T. meridian people another place of the Earth are taking their 6 O’ clock morning tea. The longitude of the place is
11. Summer Solstice occurs every year on
12. Which one of the following longitudes alongwith the prime Meridian forms a great circle on the globe?
13. The Equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, all the three pass through which one of the following Continents?
14. Which of the following is the longest day of the year?
15. International Date line passes through
16. If the Earth's direction of rotation is reversed, what should be the IST when it is noon at the International Date Line?
17. The local time of a place is 6:00 A.M. when the Greenwitch Mean Time (GMT) is 3:00 A.M., what is the longitude of the place?
18. A ship is moving from the Eastern side of Aleutian Islands towards Dutch harbor. It crosses 180º meridian on 1st January, 1999 at 23:30 hr. After crossing the meridian captain of the ship will note what time and date in his diary?
19. The time at Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich. Hence, it is located at
20. Which of the following phenomenon happens in India when the Sun-shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn?
21. Correct Latitudinal position of a place that could be possible is
22. If the difference of longitudes for the two places is 90º, then time interval between these places will be
23. Equinox, the two periods in the year when day and night are equal, occurs on
24. On which date day and night are of equal duration?
25. Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass?