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What are the lines of references that run from the North Pole to the South Pole called?
a) Parallels of latitude
b) Tropics
c) Meridians of longitude
d) Equator
Answer: c) Meridians of longitude
What is the unit used to measure the distances between meridians of longitude?
a) Degrees of latitude
b) Minutes of latitude
c) Seconds of latitude
d) Degrees of longitude
Answer: d) Degrees of longitude
What is the distance between meridians of longitude at the poles?
a) Zero
b) 90 degrees
c) 180 degrees
d) 360 degrees
Answer: a) Zero
What is the value of the Prime Meridian?
a) 90° longitude
b) 0° longitude
c) 180° longitude
d) 360° longitude
Answer: b) 0° longitude
What is the letter used to indicate the direction of longitude to the east of the Prime Meridian?
a) N
b) S
c) E
d) W
Answer: c) E
What is the letter used to indicate the direction of longitude to the west of the Prime Meridian?
a) N
b) S
c) E
d) W
Answer: d) W
What is the line that divides the earth into two equal halves?
a) Tropic of Cancer
b) Tropic of Capricorn
c) Prime Meridian
d) Equator
Answer: c) Prime Meridian
What is the latitude and longitude of Dhubri in Assam?
a) 26° N latitude and 90° E longitude
b) 90° N latitude and 26° E longitude
c) 26° S latitude and 90° W longitude
d) 90° S latitude and 26° W longitude
Answer: a) 26° N latitude and 90° E longitude
How is the location of a point on the globe determined?
a) By knowing its size and shape
b) By knowing its latitude and altitude
c) By knowing its latitude and longitude
d) By knowing its distance from the equator
Answer: c) By knowing its latitude and longitude
How are meridians of longitude numbered?
a) They are numbered randomly
b) They are numbered from the North Pole to the South Pole
c) They are numbered from the South Pole to the North Pole
d) They are numbered from the Prime Meridian
Answer: d) They are numbered from the Prime Meridian
What is the value of the Prime Meridian?
a) 0° latitude
b) 90° longitude
c) 0° longitude
d) 90° latitude
Answer: c) 0° longitude
How does the 180° East meridian relate to the 180° West meridian?
a) They are parallel to each other
b) They are perpendicular to each other
c) They are on the same line
d) They are opposite to each other
Answer: c) They are on the same line.
What is the best means of measuring time?
a) The movement of the sun and the stars
b) The rotation of the earth
c) The calendar
d) The movement of the moon and planets
Answer: b) The rotation of the earth
How can local time be reckoned?
a) By the movement of the moon
b) By the movement of the planets
c) By the shadow cast by the sun
d) By the rotation of the earth around the sun
Answer: c) By the shadow cast by the sun
When will all the places along the Prime Meridian of Greenwich have mid-day or noon?
a) When the sun is at the highest point in the sky
b) When the sun is at the lowest point in the sky
c) When the sun is rising
d) When the sun is setting
Answer: a) When the sun is at the highest point in the sky
How much does the earth rotate in about 24 hours?
a) 360 degrees
b) 180 degrees
c) 90 degrees
d) 45 degrees
Answer: a) 360 degrees
How much time difference is there for every 15 degrees of longitude?
a) 30 minutes
b) 45 minutes
c) 60 minutes
d) 90 minutes
Answer: c) 60 minutes
What is the reason for differences in local time between places on different meridians?
a) The rotation of the earth
b) The tilt of the earth
c) The movement of the moon
d) The movement of the planets
Answer: a) The rotation of the earth
What is the difference in local time between Dwarka in Gujarat and Dibrugarh in Assam?
a) 1 hour
b) 45 minutes
c) 1 hour and 15 minutes
d) 1 hour and 45 minutes
Answer: d) 1 hour and 45 minutes
What is the longitude of the standard meridian for India?
a) 70° E
b) 75° E
c) 80° E
d) 82.5° E
Answer: d) 82.5° E
What is the standard time for India called?
a) Indian Standard Time (IST)
b) Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
c) Eastern Standard Time (EST)
d) Pacific Standard Time (PST)
Answer: a) Indian Standard Time (IST)
