Geography: MCQs from 01 to 10

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1. One-Hour difference in local time between two (02) places is equivalent to a difference of _____?

(a) 10 degree longitude

(b) 15 degree longitude

(c) 15 degree latitude

(d) 20 degree latitude

Latitudes are horizontal lines. Longitudes are vertical lines.

2. The local time at a place is 6AM when the GMT is 3AM, the longitude of that place is _____?

(a) 45 degrees east

(b) 45 degrees west

(c) 120 degrees east

(d) 120 degrees west

AM stands for Ante-Meridiem. PM stands for Post-Meridiem

3. Upto about 50KM from the surface of earth, the atmosphere consists of approx. _____?

(a) 78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen

(b) 21% oxygen, 78% nitrogen

(c) 68% oxygen, 32% nitrogen

(d) 33% oxygen, 66% nitrogen

4. Name the instrument used for measuring humidity ______?

(a) Barometer

(b) Thermometer

(c) Hygrometer

(d) Hydrometer

Barometer is used to measure atmospheric pressure. Thermometer is used to measure temperature. Hydrometer is used to measure the specific gravity/ relative density of liquids, that is, the ratio of the density of the liquid to the density of water.

5. Most of the weather related phenomenon take place in which of the following layers of the atmosphere _____?

(a) Stratosphere

(b) Mesosphere

(c) Ionosphere

(d) Troposphere

From lowest to highest, the major layers are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere.

6. “the earth is rotating on its axis” is established by the fact that _____?

(a) The planetary winds are blowing

(b) The earth experiences day and night

(c) The moon and stars move in the sky

(d) The time in different parts of the earth is not the same

7. Funnel shaped clouds with violent whirl winds are called _____?

(a) Cirrus

(b) Tsunami

(c) Tornado

(d) Stratus

8. The tropical cyclones often follow the direction of movement from _____?

(a) East to west

(b) South to north

(c) West to east

(d) North to south

9. An upper wind system with a very high velocities in the stratosphere is called _____?

(a) An anticyclone

(b) A Cyclone

(c) Monsoon

(d) Jet stream

10. The amount of water vapours in grams in a given volume of air in cubic meter is called ______?

(a) Vapour pressure

(b) Relative humidity

(c) Specific humidity

(d) Absolute humidity