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11.

What is International Date Line?

(a)it is the equator

(b)it is the 0° longitude

(c)it is the 90° East longitude

(d)it is the 180° East-West longitude

Comment

Answer is: DNA

12.

The latitude is the angular distance of a point of the Earth's surface, North or South of the equator as measured from the

(a)centre of the Earth

(b)equator

(c)tropic of Cancer or the Capricorn

(d)poles

Comment

Answer is: ANA

13.

Which among the following planets is smaller in size than the Earth?

(a)Neptune

(b)Venus

(c)Saturn

(d)Uranus

Comment

Answer is: BNA

14.

How much of a time period 15° of longitudes account for?

(a)4 min

(b)15 min

(d)60 min

Comment

Answer is: DNA

15.

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

(a)Prime Meridian: 0^o

(b)International Date Line: 180^o

(c)Arctic Circle: 66.5^o N

(d)Tropic of Cancer: 23.5^o S

Comment

Answer is: DNA

16.

The boundary between North and South Korea is marked by which one of the following?

(a)16th Parallel

(b)29th Parallel

(d)49th Parallel

Comment

Answer is: CNA

17.

How many hours of daylight dies the equator experience on September equinox?

(a)8 h

(b)9 h

(d)12 h

Comment

Answer is: DNA

18.

In the interior of the Earth

(a)the temperature falls with increasing depth

(b)the pressure falls with increasing depth

(c)the temperature rises with increasing depth

(d)Both temperature and pressure fall with increasing depth

Comment

Answer is: CNA

19.

Which is the second most abundant metal in the Earth's crust?

(a)Iron

(b)Aluminium

(c)Copper

(d)Zinc

Comment

Answer is: BNA

20.

Earthquake is caused by

(a)disturbance of Earth surface

(b)adjustment of layers of Earth crust

(c)breakage of rock system

(d)upliftment of rocks

Comment

Answer is: ANA

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