Geography QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

General Knowledge : Geography QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part14 : 76 to 80

Following General Knowledge Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in TRB, SSC and UPSC 2014 examinations :

76.The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun, is called

Perihelion

Aphelion

Apogee

Perigee

77.Spring tides occur when

the moon is nearest to the earth

the moon is farthest from the earth

the moon, the sun and the earth are at right angles with the earth at the apex

the moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line.

78.What are Sun spots ?

Regions on earth without winter climate

Desert areas on the Sun

Dark patches on the surface of the Sun which are cooler areas

Dark patches on the surface of the Sun resulting from a localised fall in the temperature to about 4000 degree K

79.Antipodes are

Lines joining places having a time difference of 12 hours

Places diametrically opposite on earth s surface

Places located at a point where degree of latitudes is equal to degree of longitude

Lines joining places having the same depths.

80.Spring tides occur on new moon and full moon days because on these days

Sun, moon and earth are in the straight line

Sun and earth are at right angles

Sun and Moon are at right angles

Earth and Moon are at right angles

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