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Earth movements, Latitude, Longitude, Time GK Questions and Answers | Geology MCQs

1. Movement of the earth on its axis is called as _______.
  1. Rotation
  2. Revolution
  3. Resolution
  4. Cycle

Answer: Rotation

2. How many time zones are there in the world?
  1. 12
  2. 24
  3. 36
  4. 48

Answer: 24

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3. What is the angular distance of a point on the Earth’s surface north or south of the equator?
  1. Latitude
  2. Longitude
  3. Time
  4. None of the above

Answer: Latitude

4. What is the imaginary line that passes through the 180th meridian and is used to divide the Earth into two time zones?
  1. Equator
  2. Prime Meridian
  3. International Date Line
  4. None of the above

Answer: International Date Line

5. Latitude of South Pole is:
  1. 0
  2. 40
  3. 60
  4. 90

Answer: 90

6. If the earth stops rotating, the impact on the weight of a body will be minimum on which among the following places?
  1. Equator
  2. North Pole
  3. Tropic of Cancer
  4. Tropic of Capricorn

Answer: North Pole

6. What is the distance between consecutive longitudes at poles?
  1. 0 km
  2. 10 km
  3. 15 km
  4. 20 km

Answer: 0 km

7. What is the radius of Earth?
  1. 5300 km
  2. 6370 km
  3. 10000 km
  4. 8330 km

Answer: 6370 km

8. In the summer season, Christmas is celebrated in _______.
  1. Russia
  2. South Africa
  3. USA
  4. Australia

Answer: Australia

9. Which of the following is the standard meridian for India?
  1. 82° 30′ E
  2. 90° E
  3. 0°
  4. None of the above

Answer: 82° 30′ E

10. Which line marks the boundary of the zone where the Sun never sets during June solstice and never rises during December Solstice?
  1. Antarctic Circle
  2. Arctic Circle
  3. Tropic of Cancer
  4. Tropic of Capricorn

Answer: Arctic Circle

11. What is the amount of Iron on Earth (percentage in total mass)?
  1. 24.5%
  2. 34.6%
  3. 39.3%
  4. 42.4%

Answer: 34.6%

12. On _______ and September 23rd direct rays of the sun fall on the equator.
  1. 21st December
  2. 21st March
  3. 21st June
  4. None of the above

Answer: 21st March

13. What else is 180-degree longitude is also known as?
  1. Arctic Circle
  2. International Date Line
  3. The Great Circle
  4. Equator

Answer: International Date Line

14. If Earth stops rotating, the impact on the weight of a body will be minimum on which among the following places?
  1. Equator
  2. North pole
  3. Tropic of Cancer
  4. Tropic of Capricorn

Answer: North pole

15. The plane formed by the axis of earth and orbit is known as the _________.
  1. Spherical Plane
  2. Symmetric Plane
  3. Orbital plane
  4. None of the above

Answer: Orbital plane

16. On 23rd September, it is _______ season in the Northern Hemisphere.
  1. autumn
  2. spring
  3. summer
  4. none of the above

Answer: autumn

17. The longitude of the International Date Line is:
  1. 180°
  2. 90°
  3. 0°
  4. 360°

Answer: 180°

18. The longitude of 30° East passes through which continent?
  1. Europe
  2. Africa
  3. Asia
  4. South America

Answer: Africa

19. What is the time difference between India and Greenwich?
  1. 5.30 hours ahead
  2. 5.30 hours behind
  3. 3.30 hours ahead
  4. 3.30 hours behind

Answer: 5.30 hours ahead

20. Leap year repeated after _____.
  1. 4 Year
  2. 3 Year
  3. 1 Year
  4. none of the above

Answer: 4 Year

21. What is the name of Earth’s first supercontinent?
  1. Pangea
  2. Vaalbara
  3. Gondwana
  4. Columbia

Answer: Pangea

22. On 22nd December, the ________ receives direct rays of the sun as the South Pole tilts towards it.
  1. Tropic of Cancer
  2. Tropic of Capricorn
  3. All above
  4. None

Answer: Tropic of Capricorn

23. On which of the following dates is Australia likely to experience the shortest day of the year?
  1. 21 June
  2. 21 March
  3. 22 September
  4. 22 December

Answer: 21 June

24. The circle that divide day from the night on the globe is called as ________.
  1. Circle of Division
  2. Circle of Solar Plane
  3. Circle of Illumination
  4. None of these

Answer: Circle of Illumination

25. If a place is located at 20
  1. Africa
  2. Europe
  3. Asia
  4. America

Answer: Asia

26. The movement of the earth around the sun in a fixed path or orbit is called _______.
  1. Revolution
  2. Resolution
  3. Rotation
  4. Circular Cycle

Answer: Revolution

27. Which line of latitude is considered the dividing line between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
  1. Tropic of Cancer
  2. Equator
  3. Tropic of Capricorn
  4. Prime Meridian

Answer: Equator

28. If it is 12:00 PM (noon) at the Prime Meridian, what time will it be at 60° East longitude?
  1. 10:00 AM
  2. 2:00 PM
  3. 4:00 PM
  4. 8:00 AM

Answer: 4:00 PM

29. Which of the following is the southernmost point in India?
  1. Kanyakumari
  2. Indira Point
  3. Cape Comorin
  4. None of the above

Answer: Kanyakumari

30. Seasons on Earth are caused due to ______?
  1. Earth’s rotation
  2. Earth’s axial tilt on its axis
  3. Earth’s axial tilt and its rotation on its axis
  4. Earth’s axial tilt and its revolution around the Sun

Answer: Earth’s axial tilt and its revolution around the Sun

31. One extra day is added to the month of _______.
  1. April
  2. May
  3. March
  4. February

Answer: February

32. What is the average density of earth in g/cm3?
  1. 5.17
  2. 4.14
  3. 5.16
  4. 5.5

Answer: 5.5

33. Relief maps are also called as _________ maps.
  1. Political maps
  2. Physical maps
  3. Thematic maps
  4. None of these

Answer: Physical maps

34. The equator is located at:
  1. 0° latitude
  2. 0° longitude
  3. 180° latitude
  4. 180° longitude

Answer: 0° latitude

35. What is the time difference between two adjacent time zones?
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 hours
  3. 3 hours
  4. 4 hours

Answer:1 hour

36. What is the imaginary line that passes through Greenwich, England and is used as the reference for longitude?
  1. Equator
  2. Prime Meridian
  3. International Date Line
  4. None of the above

Answer:Prime Meridian

37. How much of longitude account for one hour?
  1. 10 degree
  2. 15 degree
  3. 20 degree
  4. 25 degree

Answer:15 degree

38. What is meant by Equinox ?
  1. South Pole is tilted towards Sun
  2. Neither of the poles is tilted towards the sun
  3. North Pole is tilted towards Sun
  4. Both Poles are tilted towards Sun

Answer:Neither of the poles is tilted towards the sun

39. Which of the following lines run parallel to the equator?
  1. Meridians
  2. Parallels
  3. Longitudes
  4. Latitudes

Answer:Latitudes

40. Lines of longitude are also known as:
  1. Parallels
  2. Meridians
  3. Equators
  4. Tropics

Answer:Meridians

41. Days and nights are equal throughout the globe when the sun is above:
  1. Poles
  2. Equator
  3. Tropic of Cancer
  4. Tropic of Capricorn

Answer:Equator

42. The earth takes about ______ to complete one rotation around its axis.
  1. 365 Days
  2. 24 hours
  3. 1 Month
  4. 48 hours

Answer:24 hours

43. The plane formed by the axis of earth and orbit is known as the _________.
  1. Orbital plane
  2. Spherical Plane
  3. Symmetric Plane
  4. None of these

Answer:Orbital plane

44. How many degrees of longitude are there between the Prime Meridian and the International Date Line?
  1. 180°
  2. 360°
  3. 90°
  4. 0°

Answer:360°

45. What is the angular distance of a point on the Earth’s surface east or west of the Prime Meridian?
  1. Latitude
  2. Longitude
  3. Time
  4. None of the above

Answer:Longitude

46. What is the radius of the Earth?
  1. 6317 km
  2. 6370 km
  3. 6371 km
  4. 6731 km

Answer:6371 km

47. The longest day and the shortest night at these places occur on __________.
  1. 21st July
  2. 21st June
  3. 21st September
  4. 22st December

Answer:21st June

48. Lines of longitude converge at which point?
  1. North Pole
  2. South Pole
  3. Equator
  4. Prime Meridian

Answer:South Pole

49. What is the imaginary line that passes through the center of the Earth and is perpendicular to its surface?
  1. Equator
  2. Prime Meridian
  3. International Date Line
  4. None of the above

Answer:Equator

50. One minute of arc of latitude along any meridian is also known as__?
  1. One Degree
  2. One Mile
  3. One Nautical Mile
  4. One mach

Answer:One Nautical Mile

51. The distance between each degree of latitude is approximately:
  1. 69 miles (111 kilometers)
  2. 1 mile (1.6 kilometers)
  3. 1 degree (60 minutes)
  4. 111 miles (180 kilometers)

Answer:69 miles (111 kilometers)

52. Which of the following is the westernmost point in India?
  1. Rann of Kutch
  2. Gujarat
  3. Kutch
  4. None of the above

Answer:Gujarat

53. "Medicine line” is another name of which among the following circles of latitude?
  1. 17th Parallel North
  2. 39th Parallel North
  3. 49th Parallel North
  4. 59th Parallel North

Answer:49th Parallel North

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