Subject - India & World Geography
Chapter : Lithosphere

1. Consider the following, which of these are correct?

i) The word “Equinox” means equal days and equal nights
ii) On June 21 when the sun is overhead the tropic of Cancer it is called Winter Solstice
iii) On Dec 22 when the Sun is overhead the tropic of Capricorn it is called as Summer solstice.

a) i only
b) i and ii
c) ii and iii
d) iii only

2. Which of the following are correct?

i) Latitude is the angular distance measured in degrees from the center of the earth
ii) Longitude is the angular distance measured in degrees along the equator
iii) Longitudes help in determining the local time in relation to the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

a) i and ii
b) ii and iii
c) all of the above
d) none

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