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Questions : Which of the following is not a great circle on the globe?

(a) 60º East longitude

(b) Equator

(c) 60º North Latitude

(d) Prime meridition line

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

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Question : 1

The Equator passes through

a) Kenya

b) Cameroon

c) Venezuela

d) Costa Rica

Answer: (a)

Question : 2

The area which is resistant to any massive structural transformation is called

a) tectonic plate

b) rigid mass

c) shield

d) ancient landmass

Answer: (c)

A shield is generally a large area of exposed Precambrian crystalline igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks that form tectonically stable areas. They are resistant to geological structural transformation. They are normally the nucleus of continents.

Question : 3

The scale that measures the intensity of earthquakes is called as

a) Beaufort scale

b) Mercalli Scale

c) Diagonal scale

d) Richter scale

Answer: (b)

An earthquake is measured by its Magnitude and Intensity. The Magnitude indicates the amount of energy released at the source (or epicentre) and is measured by the open-ended Richter Scale.

The intensity of an earthquake at a particular locality indicates the violence of earth motion produced there by the earthquake. It is computed with the help of the Modified Mercalli Scale (MMS).

Question : 4

At the Winter Solstice the noon altitude of the Sun at the Tropic of Cancer is

a) 47.0º

b) 23.5º

c) 66.5º

d) 43.0º

Answer: (c)

Question : 5

The shortest distance between two places on the globe is along

a) Prime Meridian

b) 45º N Latitude

c) International Date Line

d) 45º S Latitude

Answer: (c)

Question : 6

Which one of the following is not the result of underground water action?

a) Sinkholes

b) Stalactites

c) Fiords

d) Stalagmites

Answer: (c)

Geologically, a fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity. A fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by ice segregation and abrasion of the surrounding bedrock.

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