General Knowledge Questions And Answers :: Geography: part15



General Knowledge : Geography QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part15 : 51 to 55

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

51.Which of the following are true regarding equinoxes ? (i) They occur on March 21st and Sept 23rd (ii) They depict equal days and equal nights on march 21st and Sept 23rd on all places of the earth. (iii) All places on the earth have equal temperature during equinoxes

(i) and (iii) only
(ii) and (iii) only
(i) and (ii) only
(i), (ii) and (iii)

52.Twelve constellations referred to as zodiac, are

Signs of Roman gods
Imaginary region that encompass the path of the planets
A group of stars
Non of these

53.Which of the following phenomenon gives an evidence for the spherical shape of the earth ?

Solar eclipse
Lunar eclipse
Revolution
Rotation of Earth

54.The speed of rotation of the earth is

25km/sec.
31km/sec.
39.5km/sec.
9.72km/sec.

55.Mercator projection refers to

Equatorial Belt
High altitude contours
Lines of longitude and latitude drawn in curved lines
Lines of longitude and latitude drawn in straight lines

More Geography QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS available in next pages

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