MCQ Questions

Question No. 1

Answer the following questions :

Answer :

(a) How do parallels differ from meridians ?

(b) What is the Prime Meridian ?

(c) How are we sure about the shape of the Earth ?

(d) What is a grid and how is it helpful ?

Question No. 2

Fill in the blanks:

Answer :

(a) Our Earth is one of the ____________ planets in the solar system.

(b) Earth is unique because of the presence of _________.

(d) Imaginary line passing through two extreme points is called ________.

(c) ______________________ suggested that earth was not a perfect sphere but was somewhat flattened at its poles.

(a) Parallels run from _________to ________.

(b) Meridians run from _____________ to __________

(c) There are ___________ meridians east of the Prime Meridian.

(d) The Tropic of Cancer is in the ________ Hemisphere.

(e) The Prime Meridian passes through __________.

Question No. 3

True or False:

Answer :

(a) Imaginary lines circling around the earth frim east to west are called grid.

(b) Running side by side with same distance at every point is called a pole.

(c) Imaginary line passing through two extreme points is called an axis.

(d) Where daylight saving time is used, the term standard time typically refers to the time without daylight saving time.

(a) The equator is a real line that divides the Earth into two equal halves.

(b) Latitudes are also called meridians.

(c) The Tropic of Cancer is in the Northern Henrisphere.

(d) The equator passes through India.

(e) Arctic Circle is at 66 ½ ° longitude.

Question No. 4

One word answer:

Answer :

(a) What is the time difference with every increment of 1 degree in longitude?

(b) Who invented the system of latitudes and longitudes?

(c) What is also called the great circle?

(d) Which Latitude passes through the middle of India?

Question No. 5

Write short answers :

Answer :

(a) How many latitudes are there on a globe ?

(b) What is a globe ?

(c) What is the shape of the Earth ?

(d) Which longitude passes through Greenwich?

Question No. 6

A __________ is a ball-shaped object with a map of the world on it.

Answer :

globe

Earth

none of these

Question No. 7

The large landmasses on the Earth are called ___________.

Answer :

continents

oceans

none of these

Question No. 8

There are _______ planets in the solar system.

Answer :

four

six

eight

Question No. 9

There are major ________ oceans on the earth.

Answer :

five

six

seven

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