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 : (2) imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles Explanation: An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere ... astronomical bodies have equators similarly defined. The length of the Equator is roughly 40,075 kilometres.
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 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
Last Answer : Equator
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 : (4) Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth Explanation: Magnetic Meridian is a line on the earth's surface approximating a great circle passing through the north and south ... lines along the surface of the earth. A compass needle is parallel to the magnetic meridian.
Description : Contour line is the imaginary line joining places of equal : (1) Rainfall (2) Humidity (3) Elevation (4) Temperature
Last Answer : Elevation
Description : Imaginary lines joining places with same temperature are called (1) Isobars (2) Isohyets (3) Isohalines (4) Isotherms
Last Answer : Isotherms
Description : The imaginary lines joining places of same height at equal intervals are (1) Hachures (2) Contours (3) Spot-heights (4) Isomers
Last Answer : Contours
Description : Which of the following is called “Blue Planet” ? (1) Saturn (2) Earth (3) Jupiter (4) Mars
Last Answer : Earth
Description : Biggest planet of solar system is (1) Earth (2) Mars (3) Saturn (4) Jupiter
Last Answer : Jupiter
Description : The asteroids revolve round the Sun in between : (1) Earth and Mars (2) Mars and Jupiter (3) Jupiter and Saturn (4) Saturn and Uranus
Last Answer : Mars and Jupiter
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 : An imaginary line joining the points of equal elevation on the surface of the earth, represents (A) Contour surface (B) Contour gradient (C) Contour line (D) Level line
Last Answer : (C) Contour line
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 : Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above _____ (1) Tropic of Capricorn (2) Tropic of Cancer (3) Poles (4) Equator
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 : What is the imaginary line joining the North Pole with the South Pole? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The equator is an imaginary line drawn right around Earth's middle, like a belt. It divides Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. Another imaginary line drawn straight through Earth connecting the North Pole to the South Pole is Earth's axis of rotation.
Description : The earth completes one rotation on its axis in : (1) 23 hrs. 56 min. 4.9 sec (2) 23 hrs. 10 min. 2 sec (3) 23 hrs. 30 min. (4) 24 hrs.
Last Answer : 23 hrs. 56 min. 4.9 sec
Description : The moon is showing its same face to the earth because (1) It is not rotating about its own axis (2) Its rotation and revolution are opposite (3) Its periods of rotation and revolution are the same (4) Its rotation is faster than its revolution
Last Answer : Its periods of rotation and revolution are the same
Description : The planet that takes 88 days to make one revolution of the sun is : (1) Mercury (2) Saturn (3) Jupiter (4) Mars
Last Answer : Mercury
Description : Which one of the following is the largest planet ? (1) Jupiter (2) Venus (3) Saturn (4) Uranus
Description : Which planet looks reddish in the night sky ? (1) Jupiter (2) Saturn (3) Mars (4) Mercury
Last Answer : Mars
Description : The largest planet in our solar system is (1) Mars (2) Jupiter (3) Saturn (4) Mercury
Description : Which is the hottest planet in the Solar System ? (1) Jupiter (2) Saturn (3) Venus (4) Uranus
Last Answer : Venus
Description : India's latitudinal and longitudinal extent measured in degrees are almost the same, but its north-south extent measured in km is greater than its east-west extent. This is due to the fact that (a) ... (c) all longitudes with their opposites form great circles (d) the earth is not a perfect sphere
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Solar eclipse occurs when (1) the Moon does not lie on the line joining the Sun and the Earth (2) the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth (3) the Sun comes between the Moon and the Earth (4) the Earth comes between the Moon and the Sun
Last Answer : the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
Description : When does solar eclipse take place ? (1) When the sun is between the moon and earth (2) When the earth is between the moon and sun (3) When the moon is between the sun and earth (4) When the moon does not lie on the line joining the sun and earth
Last Answer : When the moon is between the sun and earth
Description : A body weighs slightly more at the poles than at the equator because (a) the earth is flat at the poles. (b) the earth has the maximum speed of rotation at the equator (c) the attractive force at the poles increases due to the ice cap (d) none of these is a complete explanation
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : The planets on either side of the Earth are (1) Mars and Jupiter (2) Mercury and Venus (3) Venus and Saturn (4) Mars and Venus
Last Answer : Mars and Venus
Description : Among the following, the celestial body farthest from the Earth is (1) Saturn (2) Uranus (3) Neptune (4) Pluto
Last Answer : Neptune
Description : Which of the following is called the twin of the earth ? (1) Neptune (2) Venus (3) Mars (4) Saturn
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
Last Answer : (1) Equator Explanation: Latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on the Earth's surface. The lines of constant latitude, or parallels, run east-west as circles ... defined below) which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° (North or South) at the poles.
Description : The imaginary line passing through the intersection of cross hairs and the optical centre of the objective, is known as (A) Line of sight (B) Line of collimation (C) Axis of the telescope (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Line of collimation
Description : Why is the air pressure lower at the Equator than at the North and South poles?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : True meridian of different places (A) Converge from the South Pole to the North Pole (B) Converge from the North Pole to the South Pole (C) Converge from the equator to the poles (D) Run parallel to each other
Last Answer : (C) Converge from the equator to the poles
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 : Horse latitude lies in between north and south latitudinal belt of equator (A)0 to 50 (B) 30 to 35 (C) 20 to 250 (D) 10 to 15
Last Answer : (B) 30 to 35
Description : lf the poles of system are lying on the imaginary axis in s-plane, then the system will be
Last Answer : lf the poles of system are lying on the imaginary axis in s-plane, then the system will be marginally stable
Description : What is the International Date Line ? (1) It is the equator (2) It is the 0° longitude (3) It is the 90° east longitude (4) It is the 180° longitude
Last Answer : It is the 180° longitude
Description : Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to : (1) rotation of earth (2) revolution of earth (3) gravitational pull (4) uneven heating of earth
Last Answer : gravitational pull
Description : The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by : (1) revolution of the earth (2) rotation of the earth (3) uneven heating of the earth (4) All the above
Last Answer : rotation of the earth
Description : If speed of rotation of the earth increases, the weight of the body (1) decreases (2) increases (3) remains the same (4) may increase or decrease
Last Answer : decreases
Description : Why the Earth is having its own atmosphere ? (1) Winds (2) Clouds (3) Gravity (4) Rotation of the Earth
Last Answer : Gravity
Description : Earthquakes are caused by (1) Denudation (2) Tectonism (3) Earth revolution (4) Earth rotation
Last Answer : Tectonism
Description : Contours are imaginary lines showing (1) places of equal atmospheric pressure (2) same temperature areas (3) places of equal altitudes (4) equal sunshine areas
Last Answer : places of equal altitudes
Description : Which of the following is known as the Morning Star? (1) Saturn (2) Jupiter (3) Mars (4) Venus
Description : The four largest planets of the Solar System in decreasing size are (1) Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Uranus (2) Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune (3) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune (4) Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune
Last Answer : Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Description : Which of the following Scientist proved that the path of each planet around the Sun is elliptical? (1) Kepler (2) Galileo (3) Newton (4) Copernicus
Last Answer : Kepler
Description : The pole star does not seem to move because (a) it is in line with the earth’s axis of rotation (b) it moves around the sun and not the earth (c) its movement can be seen only during a solar eclipse (d) it rotates very rapidly
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : The Earth rotates on its axis at an inclination of
Last Answer : The Earth rotates on its axis at an inclination of