31. The core of the earth is ______?
(a) of amorphous material
(b) A vacuum
(c) Metallic
(d) Plastic
32. The important country close to the International Date line is ______?
(a) Malaysia
(b) Mauritius
(c) New Zealand
(d) Surinam
International Date Line: ‘line of demarcation’ separating two consecutive calendar dates.
33. Which of the following towns is situated at the highest altitude?
(a) Lhasa
(b) Kathmandu
(c) Gartole
(d) Thimpu
34. Winter rain in Kashmir is due to ______?
(a) North-East monsoon
(b) Western disturbances
(c) South-West monsoon
(d) Local winds
35. Which is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere?
(a) 23rd December
(b) 21st June
(c) 20th June
(d) 22nd December
36. Equinox means ______?
(a) Lines connecting points of equal altitude
(b) A kind of pox affecting horses
(c) The area near the Equator
(d) Two periods in the year when the days and nights are equal
37. The tide at its maximum height is known as ______?
(a) Neap tide
(b) Spring tide
(c) Tsunami
(d) Equinoxes
38. Where is the coldest place in the world situated?
(a) Russia
(b) England
(c) Greenland
(d) Antarctica
39. Place in the world which has the least rainfall?
(a) Africa
(b) Pamir
(c) Thar
(d) Mount Everest
40. International Date Line is an imaginary line extending from pole to pole along the places on the earth’s surface and lies along the ______?
(a) 90 degrees meridian
(b) 45 degrees meridian
(c) 0 degree meridian
(d) 180 degrees meridian
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