Geography: MCQs from 21-30

21. The Sun always rises in the East because _____?

(a) The Earth revolves around the Sun from West to East

(b) It is located in East

(c) The Earth rotates from West to East

(d) The Earth rotates from East to West

22. A ship sailing from Vancouver to Tokyo, crosses the International Date Line on Wednesday, the 8th of November. What will be the next day_____?

(a) Seventh of November

(b) Eighth of November

(c) Ninth of November

(d) Tenth of November

23. Spring tide occurs when the _____?

(a) Earth, Moon and the Sun are in a straight line

(b) Earth is away from the Sun

(c) Sun, Earth and the Moon are at right angles to each other

(d) Earth comes near the Sun

24. Which of the following words explains a narrow strip of land separating two seas and connecting two landmarks?

(a) Isthmus

(b) Peninsula

(c) Strait

(d) Bay

25. Presence of which gas in the outer most layer of the atmosphere does not allow UV rays of the sunlight to reach Earth?

(a) Chlorine

(b) Helium

(c) Oxygen

(d) Ozone

UV stands for Ultraviolet

26. The second largest continent by area is ______?

(a) North America

(b) South America

(c) Africa

(d) Asia

27. South Pole was discovered by ______?

(a) Robert Peary

(b) Cabot

(c) Amundsen

(d) None of the above

28. The dates on which day and night are equal are ______?

(a) 14th January & 22nd June

(b) 14th January & 23rd September

(c) 21st March & 23rd September

(d) 21st March & 24th December

29. At which place on earth there is always day and night of an equal duration.

(a) On the tropic of Capricorn

(b) On the Poles

(c) On the tropic of Cancer

(d) On the Equator

30. The line on a map joining places having equal atmospheric pressure is known as _____?

(a) Isolyte

(b) Isobar

(c) Isocryme

(d) Isotherm