Geography: MCQs from 261-270

261. Which of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percentage by mass in the Earth’s crust ______?

(a) Silicon

(b) Carbon

(c) Calcium

(d) Oxygen

262. The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from ______?

(a) Poles to the Equator

(b) West to East

(c) East and West of the prime meridian

(d) Equator to pole

263. The Sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the Equator at the ______?

(a) Noontime

(b) Solstice

(c) Zenith

(d) Equinox

264. Longitude and Latitude both ______?

(a) Run parallel to each other

(b) Pass through poles

(c) Run parallel to the Equator

(d) Run perpendicular to each other

265. The distance of the Equator from either of the poles is ______?

(a) 900 kilometers

(b) 1001 kilometers

(c) 10,002 kilometers

(d) 36,000 kilometers

266. The term Scandinavian Countries is used for which of the following countries ______?

(a) Iceland, Finland and England

(b) Finland, Ireland and Denmark

(c) Norway, Sweden and Denmark

(d) Sweden, Russia and Norway

267. Japan is called the “Land of the rising Sun” because ______?

(a) The rays of the Sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunshine beautiful

(b) Sun rises there as soon as it sets

(c) Japan being the Easternmost country in the world, has the earliest sunrise

(d) None of the above

268. The distance between the Earth and the Sun is smallest in the month of ______?

(a) January

(b) April

(c) June

(d) September

269. Why are winters more severe in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere ______?

(a) Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited

(b) Earth is tilted towards the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere

(c) Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere

(d) Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight

270. If a traveller is going from Vancouver to Tokyo crosses the International Date Line on Saturday, what will be the day for him at Tokyo ______?

(a) Monday

(b) Friday

(c) Sunday

(d) Saturday