Geography: MCQs from 41-50

41. The speed of rotation of the earth is the hightest ______?

(a) along the Equator

(b) along the Arctic Circle

(c) along the Tropic of Cancer

(d) At the North Pole

42. “Flash Point” term is related with the ______?

(a) Study of rocks

(b) Study of climate

(c) Study of water

(d) Study of Dew drops

43. About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the latitudes of ______?

(a) 5 degrees N and 20 degrees N

(b) 20 degrees N and 40 degrees N

(c) 40 degrees N and 60 degrees N

(d) 20 degrees S and 40 degrees S

44. The time at any point on the earth’s surface calculated when the sun reaches its highest position in the sky is known as ______?

(a) Local time

(b) Sidereal time

(c) Solar time

(d) Standard time

45. What will be the time at a place situated at 70 degrees W when it is 4 PM at a place situated at 35 degrees E

(a) 5 PM

(b) 8 PM

(c) 11 AM

(d) 9 AM

46. When the local time is 12:00 noon and the time at Greenwich Meridian is 8:00 AM, the local longitude is ______?

(a) 60 degrees E

(b) 60 degrees W

(c) 45 degrees W

(d) 45 degrees E

47. The Captain of Pakistan Cricket team which defeated England at the Oval in 1954 was ______?

(a) Khan Muhammad

(b) Fazal Mehmood

(c) Abdul Hafeez Kardar

(d) Hanif Muhammad

48. In the troposphere (atmospheric layer), the normal lapse rate, i.e. the decrease in temperature with height is of the order of ______?

(a) 1 degree C for 155 meters

(b) 1 degree C for 160 meters

(c) 1 degree C for 165 meters

(d) 1 degree C for 170 meters

49. Blind Dolphins are found in ______?

(a) Yangtze River

(b) Ganges River

(c) Nile River

(d) None of these

50. In which one of the following positions does the Earth revolve at a faster rate around the Sun ______?

(a) Autumnal Equinox

(b) Summer Solstice

(c) Winter Solstice

(d) Vernal Equinox