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1. Imaginary line running on the globe divides it into two equal part. This line is known as the _____.
A. Equator
B. Tropic of cancer
C. Tropic of Capricorn
D. Prime Meridian
ANSWER: A.Equator
SOLUTION :The Equator is an imaginary line around the middle of Earth. It is halfway between the North and South Poles, and divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
2. All parallel circles from the equator up to the poles are called _____.
A. Latitudes
B. Longitudes
C. Prime Meridian
D. None of these
ANSWER: A.Latitudes
SOLUTION:All parallel circles from the equator up to the poles are called parallels of latitude.
3. The total number of latitudes across the globe is ____.
A. 180
B. 360
C. 111
D. 181
ANSWER : A.180
SOLUTION:The total number of latitudes is 180
4. The total number of longitudes are ____.
A. 355
B. 360
C. 270
D. 365
ANSWER: B.360
SOLUTION:Out of 179 western longitudes, 179 eastern longitudes, 1 GMT line, and 1 (0 °) longitude line, the total number of longitudes is 360. The 180 ° longitude line is sometimes called the International Date Line.
5. The distance between two longitude lines is known by which of the following names?
A. Belt
B. Gore
C. Kale
D. Time box
ANSWER: B.Gore
SOLUTION:A sector between the two longitude lines is known as Gore. It is a curved surface that lies between 2 close lines of longitude on a globe.
6. Prime Meridian passes through which place?
A. Greenwich
B. Sydney
C. Greenland
D. Prayagraj
ANSWER: A.Greenwich
SOLUTION: The prime meridian is zero degrees longitude and divides Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres. It is also known as the Greenwich Meridian because it passes through Greenwich, a borough of London, and terminates at the North and South poles.
7. Equator does not pass through which of the following countries?
A. Kenya
B. Mexico
C. Indonesia
D. Brazil
ANSWER: B.Mexico
SOLUTION: The countries through which the Equator passes are Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati. Thus, the Equator does not pass through Mexico.
8. Which one of the following city is closest to the equator?
A. Colombo
B. Manila
C. Jakarta
D. Singapore
ANSWER: D.Singapore
SOLUTION: Among the given cities, Singapore is closest to the equator. Singapore is 200 km north of the equator.
9. In which of the following regions days and nights are almost equal in length throughout the year?
A. Tundra region
B. Equatorial region
C. Desert region
D. Mountain forest region
ANSWER: B.Equatorial region
SOLUTION: The Equatorial region is located near the equator and experiences consistent sunlight throughout the year. As a result, the length of days and nights in the Equatorial region is almost equal throughout the year.
10. As we mover away from the equator, the size of the parallels of latitude ______.
A. increases
B. decreases
C. Constant
D. remains same
ANSWER: B.decreases
SOLUTION:Hence, as we move away from the equator, the size of the parallels of latitude decreases.