Description : Which one of the following is the greatest circle? (1) Tropic of Cancer (2) Tropic of Capricorn (3) Equator (4) Arctic Circle
Last Answer : (3) Equator Explanation: An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and containing the sphere's center of mass. This ... two Polar Circles and the two Tropical Circles: the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
Description : Which one of the following is the greatest circle? (1) Arctic Circle (2) Equator (3) Tropic of Cancer (4) Tropic of Capricorn
Last Answer : (2) Equator Explanation: A great circle, also known as an orthodrome or Riemannian circle, of a sphere is the intersection of the sphere and a plane which passes through the center point of the sphere, as ... in that it is a circle on the surface of the earth, centered on the center of the earth).
Description : Which of the following latitudes passes through India? [RRB 1994] (a) Equator (b) Arctic Circle (c) Tropic of Capricorn (d) Tropic of Cancer
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : The largest latitude circle on earth is ----? A. Arctic circle B. Tropic of cancer C. Tropic of Capricorn D. The Equator (Answer)
Last Answer : D. The Equator (Answer)
Description : Which of the following imaginary line almost divides India into two equal parts? A. Equator B. Tropic of Cancer C. Tropic of Capricorn D. Arctic Circle
Last Answer : B. Tropic of Cancer
Description : Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above _____ (1) Tropic of Capricorn (2) Tropic of Cancer (3) Poles (4) Equator
Last Answer : Equator
Description : Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above ______. (1) Tropic of Capricorn (2) Tropic of Cancer (3) Poles (4) Equator
Last Answer : (4) Equator Explanation: An equinox is an astronomical event in which the plane of Earth's equator passes through the center of the Sun, which occurs twice each year, around 20 March and 23 ... equatorial line. On an equinox, day and night are of approximately equal duration all over the planet.
Description : On planet Earth, there is no centrifugal force at the – (1) Equator (2) Tropic of Cancer (3) Tropic of Capricorn (4) Poles
Last Answer : (4) Poles Explanation: Some common examples of centrifugal force at work are mud flying off a tire and children feeling a force pushing them outwards while spinning on a roundabout.
Description : Global warming during winter becomes more pronounced at the : (A) Equator (B) Poles (C) Tropic of Cancer (D) Tropic of Capricorn
Last Answer : (D) Tropic of Capricorn
Description : Which one of the following rivers crosses the tropic of capricorn twice ? (1) Vaal (2) Limpopo (3) Nizer (4) Zambezi
Last Answer : Limpopo
Description : What tropic of cancer is to the tropic of Capricorn as the circle is to the what?
Last Answer : The Tropic of Cancer is to the Tropic of Capricorn as the Arctic Circle is to the Antarctic Circle. They are lines of latitude either north (Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer) or south of the equator.
Description : What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Brazil'
Last Answer : answer:
Description : What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass?
Last Answer : Brazil
Description : The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through (1) Myanmar (2) Nepal (3) Bangladesh (4) China
Last Answer : Nepal
Description : What do the surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic, of Capricorn? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Singapore '
Description : The Tropic of Cancer which passes through India is _____ to/of the equator. (a) at right angles (b) to the North (c) to the South (d) 90º to the South
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The Continent through which the imaginary lines of Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Carpricorn and Equator pass, is - (1) Africa (2) Australia (3) Europe (4) Asia
Last Answer : (1) Africa Explanation: Africa is the only continent through which all the main latitude lines; Equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, pass. The Prime Meridian (a line of longitude) also passes through Africa.
Description : The Continent through which the imaginary lines of Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Carpricorn and Equator pass, is (1) Africa (2) Australia (3) Europe (4) Asia
Last Answer : Africa
Description : Have you ever traveled over the equator, International Date Line, Greenwich Meridian, Arctic circle, or the Antarctic circle?
Last Answer : Nope nope nope nope. Went to Mexico once, when I was a kid.
Description : What cape is in eastern South America near the Tropic of Capricorn?
Last Answer : Tropic of cnacer
Description : What plants are there in the tropic of Capricorn?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : Which rivers cross the Tropic of Capricorn twice?
Last Answer : Limpopo River
Description : Which one of the following rivers crosses the tropic of Capricorn twice? (1) Vaal (2) Limpopo (3) Nizer (4) Zambezi
Last Answer : (2) Limpopo Explanation: An earthquake is also known as a quake, tremor or temblor. At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by shaking and sometimes displacement of the ground. It is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.
Description : Which rivers crosses tropic of Capricorn twice
Last Answer : Limpopo river
Description : The maximum biodiversity is found in (1) Tropical rain forests (2) Temperate forests (3) Coniferous forests (4) Arctic forest
Last Answer : Tropical rain forests
Description : Ring of Fire is found commonly in _____ (1) Pacific Ocean (2) Atlantic Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Arctic Ocean
Last Answer : Pacific Ocean
Description : Where is the Great Barrier Reef located ? (1) Pacific Ocean (2) Indian Ocean (3) Atlantic Ocean (4) Arctic Ocean
Description : The smallest ocean is : (1) Atlantic (2) Pacific (3) Indian (4) Arctic
Last Answer : Arctic
Description : The Ocean with the largest surface area is (1) Arctic Ocean (2) Atlantic Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Pacific Ocean
Description : The Sargasso sea is situated in the : (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Pacific Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Arctic Ocean
Last Answer : Atlantic Ocean
Description : Mariana Trench is found in (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Pacific Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Arctic Ocean
Description : The deepest ocean is- (1) Arctic (2) Pacific (3) Atlantic (4) Indian
Last Answer : Pacific
Description : The largest ocean is (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Indian Ocean (3) Arctic Ocean (4) Pacific Ocean
Description : The deepest ocean of the world is (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Arctic Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Pacific Ocean
Description : Which of the following oceans has the shape of the English alphabet S ? (1) Arctic Ocean (2) Indian Ocean (3) Atlantic Ocean (4) Pacific Ocean
Description : Typhoons are common in the (1) Arctic Ocean (2) Seas of China and Japan (3) Mexican Gulf (4) Indian Ocean
Last Answer : Seas of China and Japan
Description : Ice glacier’s melting is a common phenomenon linked to the rise in seawater level. The glaciers are predominantly present in (1) Greenland (2) Antarctica (3) Himalayas (4) Arctic
Last Answer : Antarctica
Description : Hanging Valley is very common in (1) high mountains (2) sub-Arctic region (3) glaciated areas (4) coastal belt
Last Answer : glaciated areas
Description : The South-East trade winds are attracted towards the Indian subcontinent in the rainy season due to (1) the development of cyclone over the equator (2) the effect of easterlies (3) the effect of Northern-East trade winds (4) the presence of low atmospheric pressure over NorthWest India
Last Answer : the presence of low atmospheric pressure over NorthWest India
Description : The climatic zones are classified on the basis of (1) distance from the equator (2) elevation (3) rainfall (4) distance from the sea
Last Answer : rainfall
Description : The zone of Earth’s atmosphere immediately above its surface up to a height of about 16 kms above equator and 8 kms over the poles is known as : (1) Mesosphere (2) Thermosphere (3) Troposphere (4) Stratosphere
Last Answer : Troposphere
Description : Magnetic Meridian is a (1) Line parallel to the equator of the Earth (2) Latitude (3) Line joining the geographic north and geographic south of Earth (4) Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
Last Answer : Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
Description : The Equator does not pass through which of the following countries ? (1) Kenya (2) Mexico (3) Indonesia (4) Brazil
Last Answer : Mexico
Description : The latitude of a place is expressed by its angular distance in relation to— (1) Equator (2) South Pole (3) Axis of the Earth (4) North Pole
Description : A day is added when one crosses (1) the equator from south to north (2) 180 degree longitude from east to west (3) the equator from north to south (4) 180 degree longitude from west to east
Last Answer : the equator from south to north
Description : The acceleration due to gravity at the equator (1) is less than that at the poles (2) is greater than that at the poles (3) is equal to that at the poles (4) does not depend on the earth’s centripetal acceleration
Last Answer : is less than that at the poles
Description : Equator represents (1) line joining North and South poles (2) imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles (3) a belt (ring) around the planet Saturn (4) axis of rotation of Earth
Last Answer : imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles