Earth MCQs

A person sets off from Alaska on a Tuesday and reaches New Zealand the next day which will be ________

Days and nights are caused by :
1. rotation of the earth on its axis
2. revolution of the earth around the sun
3. inclination of the earth's axis

The local time at A is 4 pm, when Greenwich Mean Time is 2 p.m. This indicates:
1. A is east of Greenwich
2. the longitude of A is 30°

Consider the following statements: While it is 6.30 AM (Sunday) in London, it is around
1. 2.30 AM (Sunday) in Honolulu (Hawaii)
2. 8.30 PM (Saturday) in Honolulu (Hawaii)
3. 3.30 PM (Sunday) in Tokyo
4. 1.30 AM (Sunday) in Tokyo
Which of these statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. The tropical year is shorter than the sidereal year.
2. The solar day is longer than the sidereal day.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following phenomenon is/are the effect of the rotation of the Earth?
1. Apparent movement of the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.
2. Flatness of the poles and bulge at the Equator.
3. Occurrence of sunrise, noon and sunset
4. Magnetic field of the earth.

What is the correct sequence of the following in the context of the age of the earth since its origin?
1. Cenozoic
2. Mesozoic
3. Palaeozoic
4. Protozoic

The revelations of a satellite photograph of the earth are as follows:
1. the Southern hemisphere bulges slightly more than the Northern hemisphere
2. it is slightly pear shaped ellipsoid of rotation
3. the polar axis of the earth is slightly shorter than the equatorial axis
4. the equatorial circumference is about 40,000km
Which of the above statements are correct ?

Which of the following statements is correct ?
1. All meridians are of the same length
2. All latitudes are of the same length
3. The Prime Meridian is the longest meridian
4. The Equator is the longest latitude