(IGP) IAS Pre: GS - Geography - World Geography Physical: Lithosphere (MCQ -1)

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

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

3. Which of the following are correct?
i) India has one time zone
ii) Russia has five time zones
iii) USA and Canada have 11 time zones

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

4. Which of the following are correct?
i) Apogee is the period when the earth is farthest in distance from the moon
ii) Perigee is the period when the earth is closest to the moon in distance.

a) i
b) i i
c) both i and ii
d) none

5. Which of the following are correct?
i) The core and the mantle are separated by the Guttenberg discontinuity
ii) The Mantle and the crust are separated by the Conrad discontinuity
iii) The upper granitic and the lower basaltic layers are separated by the Mohorovicic discontinuity

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

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