Geography QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

General Knowledge : Geography QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part15 : 86 to 90

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

86.Which of the following statements is correct ?

All longitudes and latitudes are great circles.

All longitudes are not great circles.

All longitudes and equator are great circle.

All latitudes and Greenwich meridian are great circles.

87.What percentage of insolation is received by the earths surface ?

47%

51%

66%

87%

88.Which of the following places have their standard times same as GMT ?1. Madrid 2. Lisbon 3. Dublin 4. Accra

1,2 and 3

1, 2 and 4

1, 3 and 4

2, 3 and 4

89.Japan is called land of the rising sun because

Sun rises there as soon as it sets

Sun always remains in the eastern part of the sky throughout the day in Japan

Japan being the Easternmost country in the World, it has the earliest sunrise

The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan.

90.One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of

34.5 miles

59 miles

61 miles

69 miles

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