MCQ Chapter 1 Geography Class 6 Maharashtra Board The Earth and the Graticule 1. What is the angular measure of the South Pole?0°90°N90°S45°SQuestion 1 of 202. How many parallels can be drawn on the Earth at 1° intervals?18036018190Question 2 of 203. The distance between two consecutive meridians at the equator is:111 km102 km90 km44 kmQuestion 3 of 204. What is the longitude of the Prime Meridian?0°90°E180°45°WQuestion 4 of 205. Which meridian is directly opposite the Prime Meridian?0°90°180°360°Question 5 of 206. What divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?Prime MeridianEquatorTropic of CancerArctic CircleQuestion 6 of 207. Which of these is a line of longitude?Tropic of CancerArctic Circle45°EEquatorQuestion 7 of 208. What is the angular distance between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?23.5°47°66.5°90°Question 8 of 209. Which hemisphere contains the most landmass?NorthernSouthernEasternWesternQuestion 9 of 2010. How many minutes are there in a degree of latitude or longitude?10 minutes30 minutes60 minutes90 minutesQuestion 10 of 2011. What is the shape of the meridians on the globe?CircularSemicircularEllipticalStraightQuestion 11 of 2012. How many meridians are there in the Western Hemisphere?90179180360Question 12 of 2013. The meridians of longitude are measured from:EquatorPrime MeridianTropic of CancerNorth PoleQuestion 13 of 2014. Which of the following is NOT true about meridians?All meridians are equal in lengthMeridians converge at the polesMeridians are parallel to each otherMeridians help determine time zonesQuestion 14 of 2015. How many degrees are there between the North Pole and the South Pole?90°180°270°360°Question 15 of 2016. What is the line at 66.5°N latitude called?Arctic CircleTropic of CancerAntarctic CircleEquatorQuestion 16 of 2017. Which of these is an example of using graticule?Finding time zonesLocating a place using GPSMeasuring altitudeCalculating population densityQuestion 17 of 2018. How many seconds are there in a minute of latitude or longitude?30 seconds60 seconds90 seconds120 secondsQuestion 18 of 2019. Which of these lines is the longest on Earth?Prime MeridianTropic of CancerEquatorArctic CircleQuestion 19 of 2020. Which of the following statements is true about latitudes?All latitudes are equal in lengthLatitude decreases towards the polesLatitudes converge at the polesLatitude is measured from the Prime MeridianQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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