The Earth
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1. Consider the data given in the following table: Country Standard Meridian India 82.30 E U.K. 00.00 E Japan 135.00 E Pakistan 70.00 E Thailand 102.00 E Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the data given in the table? When the standard time in India is : [CDS 2002]
2. The local time at A is 4 p.m - when Greenwich Mean Time is 2 p.m. This indicates: 1. A is east of Greenwich 2. the longitude of A is 30°
3. The permanent tilt of the earth's axis and the revolution of the earth in its orbit together cause: 1. deflection of winds and ocean currents 2. differences in time between places on different meridians 3. varying length of day and night at different times of the year 4. changes in the altitude of the mid-day sun at different times of the year
4. Latitude and longitude both:
5. Beirut time is two hours ahead and Lima time is five hours behind GMT. The longitudes of Beirut and Lima are respectively: [CPO SI 2002]
6. Which of the following statements with regard to the term 'great circle' is not correct?
7. Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because:
8. When it is 12:00 noon in India - the time in San Francisco (USA) would be closed to : [CDS 2002]
9. The antipodal position of a place located at 35° south and 80° west is [Asstt Commdt 2010]
10. Which part of the earth's surface receives the highest amount of insolation?
11. Heat received by earth from the Sun is known as:
12. Spring tides occur when: [CDS 1993]
13. On the 21st June - the day light is seen at the North Pole for:
14. The latitude of a place is the same as the: [CDS 1991]
15. The speed of rotation of the earth is: [IFS 1991]
16. Which of the following best describes longitude?
17. Which one of the following has geographical position of 0 degree latitude and 0 degree longitude? [CDS 2008]
18. The approximate diameter of the earth is :
19. The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun - is called:
20. The inclination of the earth's axis to the orbital plane is : [NDA 1995]
21. Mohs' Scale is used to indicate the: [IAS 2003]
22. The sun is never overhead at any time in : 1. North Temperate Zone 2. South Temperate Zone 3. North Frigid Zone 4. Torrid Zone
23. The point in the orbit of a moon that is farthest from the Earth and at which the moon's velocity is at a minimum - the known as:
24. Study the following diagram and say which of the given statements is not correct regarding it :
25. The Earth is an oblate spheroid and not a perfect sphere. This is because [CDS 2010] 1. the Earth has a rotational motion and the rotational speed increases as one goes from the Poles towards the Equator. 2. the Equator experiences greater gravitational pull from the Sun. 3. the intensity of sunlight received at the Equator is greater than that at the Poles.

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