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 : 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
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 : 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 : The angle between the magnetic meridian and the geographical meridian at a place is (1) Azimuth (2) Dip (3) Declination(4) Latitude
Last Answer : Declination
Description : The true meridian of a place is the line in which earth's surface is intersected by a plane through (A) East and west points (B) Zenith and nadir points (C) North and south geographical poles (D) North and south magnetic poles
Last Answer : (C) North and south geographical poles
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 : Grid lines are parallel to (A) Magnetic meridian of the central point of the grid (B) Line representing the central true meridian of the grid (C) Geographical equator (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Line representing the central true meridian of the grid
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
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 : What is the latitude and longitude when the equator and the original meridian intersect ?
Last Answer : When the equator and the original meridian intersect, the latitude and longitude are 0 degrees.
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 : Prime Meridian passes through (1) Greenwich (2) Ujjain (3) New York (4) Tokyo
Last Answer : Greenwich
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 : 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 : 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 : In the context of ‘time’, GMT means (1) General Meridian Time (2) Greenwich Mean Time (3) Global Mean Time (4) None of these
Last Answer : Greenwich Mean Time
Description : Day and Night are equal at the: (1) Prime Meridian (2) Antarctic (3) Poles (4) Eqator
Last Answer : Eqator
Description : The amount of insolation received at a place on the surface of the earth depends upon: (1) its climate (2) the longitude of the place (3) its latitude (4) the altitude of the place
Last Answer : its latitude
Description : Contour line is the imaginary line joining places of equal : (1) Rainfall (2) Humidity (3) Elevation (4) Temperature
Last Answer : Elevation
Description : The co-ordinate of a point measured perpendicular to the parallel, is called (A) Total latitude (B) Meridian distance (C) Total departure (D) Consecutive co-ordinate
Last Answer : (A) Total latitude
Description : The angle between the magnetic meridian and the geographical meridian at a place is (1) Azimuth (2) Dip (3) Declination (4) Latitude
Last Answer : (3) Declination Explanation: Magnetic declination is the angle between compass north (the direction the north end of a compass needle points) and true north (the direction along the earth's surface towards the geographic North Pole.
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 : The Equator does not pass through which of the following countries ? (1) Kenya (2) Mexico (3) Indonesia (4) Brazil
Last Answer : Mexico
Description : What is the latitude line 23 degrees 27' south of the equator is the tropic of?
Last Answer : Tropic if Capricorn. north is cancer
Description : The eastward continuation of the Brazil current is called: (1) South Atlantic drift (2) Counter Equatorial drift (3) West Atlantic drift (4) North Atlantic drift
Last Answer : South Atlantic drift
Description : Which one of the following is called North-easter? (1) Cold and fast-blowing winds in northern hemisphere that move from sub-polar to polar regions (2) Cold and fast-blowing winds in ... -blowing winds from the polar region in northern hemisphere (4) Winds blowing towards Kazakhstan in Central Asia
Last Answer : Cold and fast-blowing winds from the polar region in northern hemisphere
Description : Why is the South Pole colder than the North Pole ? (1) High altitude (2) More rainfall (3) Strong winds (4) Away from the sun
Last Answer : High altitude
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 is the International Date Line? (a) An imaginary line connecting places of the same altitude (b) It is 180º Meridian from Greenwich (c) Region within 5º of the Equator (d) None of these
Description : What does the meridian pass through north pole or south pole?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
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 one of the following represent the lines joining the places of equal rainfall ? (1) Isohypses (2) Isohalines (3) Isobars (4) Isohyets
Last Answer : Isohyets
Description : Isolines joining places of equal rainfall are called ________ (1) isohyets (2) isotherms (3) isobars (4) contours
Last Answer : isohyets
Description : Total latitude of a point is positive if it lies (A) North of the reference parallel (B) South of the reference parallel (C) East of the reference parallel (D) West of the reference parallel
Last Answer : (A) North of the reference parallel
Description : The distribution of characteristic vegetation of a region is determined mainly by (1) soil, water and temperature (2) water, greenhouse effect and altitude (3) wind, water and latitude (4) sunlight, water and wind
Last Answer : soil, water and temperature
Description : The asha–grey soils of high–latitude coniferous forests a known as : (1) Tundra soils (2) Podsols (3) Grey–Brown soils (4) Red and Yellow soils
Last Answer : Podsols
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 : 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 : Where are the hot deserts generally found ? (1) On the eastern margins of the Tropics (2) On the western margins of the Tropics (3) Nearer the Equator (4) In the middle of the Continents
Last Answer : On the western margins of the Tropics
Description : Which one of the following is the greatest circle ? (1) Arctic Circle (2) Equator (3) Tropic of Cancer (4) Tropic of Capricorn
Description : When does the sun shine vertically on the Equator ? (1) Throughout the year (2) For six months (3) Twice a year (4) Once a year
Last Answer : Twice a year
Description : The weight of an object will be maximum when it is placed at a.North pole b.South pole c.Equator d.Centre of earth e.Any of the above loctions
Last Answer : d. Centre of earth
Description : The Continent Antarctica lies at the-----? A. North pole B. South pole (Answer) C. middle of the earth D. Equator E. None of these
Last Answer : The Continent Antarctica lies at the-----?A. North poleB. South pole (Answer)C. middle of the earthD. EquatorE. None of these
Description : In the Earth, the weight of a body is maximum at the (1) North Pole(2) South Pole (3) Equator (4) Surface
Last Answer : Surface
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.