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GLOBE : LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES
GLOBE : LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES
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1
Between which parallels of latitudes is the Torrid Zone situated?
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer and Arctic Circle
Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle
None of these
2
Which of the following is called the Prime Meridian?
23° 30′ N
0° longitude
23° 30′ S
82° 30′ E
3
What time does earth take, rotating from one degree longitude to next longitude?
10 minutes
None of these
15 minutes
4 minutes
4
The shape of the earth is geoid. _________
False
True
5
The Prime Meridian passes through which country?
USA
UAE
Australia
UK
6
Which of the following zone is situated between 66°30′ S and poles?
Torrid Zone
Frigid Zone
Temperate Zone
All of these
7
The two meridians which can from a great circle are
0° and 360°
80° E and 180° W
0° E and 90° W
115° E and 140° E
8
What divides the earth into two equal parts. The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere?
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
9
What divides the earth into the eastern and the western hemispheres?
None of these
Prime Meridian
Equator
82° 30′ E
10
The time of India is ahead of that of England by
3 hours
5 hours and 30 minutes
none of these
2 hours
11
Which word is a synonym for a line of latitude?
meridian
parallel
12
. Imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the equator are...
degrees
meridians
latitude lines
longitude lines
13
Which of the following are shown on the globe in their true size?
Oceans
Continents
Countries
All of these
14
Imaginary lines that run from the north pole to the south pole are...
lines of latitude
parallels
time zones
lines of longitude
15
When was it decided to make Greenwich the 0° longitude?
1886
1884
1885
1883
16
What is the name of the red line at 0 degrees latitude?
Equator
Prime Meridian
South Pole
North Pole
17
What is a globe?
Both (a) and (b)
None of these
True model of the earth
Earth
18
The standard meridian of India has been chosen at
82.30° W
82.30° E
85° E
75.0 E
19
What is called a needle fixed through the globe in a tilted manner?
Orbit
Latitude
Axis
Longitude
20
The Prime Meridian is the longest meridian on a globe
True
False
