MCQ Earth Movements, Latitude, Longitude And Time SET 1ALL MCQ For Geology – Earth Movements, Latitude, Longitude And Time 1. What is the radius of the Earth?6317 km6370 km6371 km6731 kmQuestion 1 of 152. One minute of arc of latitude along any meridian is also known as__?One DegreeOne MileOne Nautical MileOne machQuestion 2 of 153. How much of longitude account for one hour?10 degree15 degree20 degree25 degreeQuestion 3 of 154. "Medicine line” is another name of which among the following circles of latitude?17th Parallel North39th Parallel North49th Parallel North59th Parallel NorthQuestion 4 of 155. What is the average density of earth in g/cm3?5.5154.4154.5156.515Question 5 of 156. The plane formed by the axis of earth and orbit is known as the _________.Spherical PlaneSymmetric PlaneOrbital planeNone of the aboveQuestion 6 of 157. The earth takes about ______ to complete one rotation around its axis.365 Days24 hours1 Month48 hoursQuestion 7 of 158. The circle that divide day from the night on the globe is called as ________.Circle of DivisionCircle of Solar PlaneNone of theseCircle of IlluminationQuestion 8 of 159. Leap year repeated after _____.4 Year3 Year1 Yearnone of the aboveQuestion 9 of 1510. One extra day is added to the month of _______.AprilMayMarchFebruaryQuestion 10 of 1511. The longest day and the shortest night at these places occur on __________.21st July21st June21st September22st DecemberQuestion 11 of 1512. On 22nd December, the ________ receives direct rays of the sun as the South Pole tilts towards it.Tropic of CancerTropic of CapricornAll aboveNoneQuestion 12 of 1513. In the summer season, Christmas is celebrated in _______.RussiaSouth AfricaUSAAustraliaQuestion 13 of 1514. On _______ and September 23rd direct rays of the sun fall on the equator.21st December21st March21st JuneNone of the aboveQuestion 14 of 1515. What is meant by Equinox ?South Pole is tilted towards SunNeither of the poles is tilted towards the sunNorth Pole is tilted towards SunBoth Poles are tilted towards SunQuestion 15 of 15 Loading...
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