World Geography - Mock Test 52

Question 511

The first person to say that the earth is sphere was

A) Archimedes B) Copernicus C) Galileo D) Eratosthenes

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Question 512

The earth takes about.....to complete one rotation.

A) 23 hours B) 24 hours C) 24 hours. 6 minutes D) 23 hours 54 minutes

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Question 513

A leap year consists of

A) 364 days B) 365 days C) 366 days D) 365 days and an extra night

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Question 514

The earth revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit at a speed of .....per secon4⃣

A) 16.5 km/s B) 22.5 km/s C) 18.5 miles or 29.8 km/s D) ? 1⃣ 16.5 km/s 2⃣ 22.5 km/s 3⃣ 18.5 miles or 29.8 km/s

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Question 515

The international date line which is at..... is.....hrs ahead of GMT.

A) 90°W, 12. B) 90°E, 12. C) 180°W, 24 D) 180°E, 12

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Question 516

In which country, people will have to adjust their watches maximum times to conform to the time zones.

A) Russia B) Canada C) USA D) Chile

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Question 517

A place located 74°W of Greenwich will have time

A) 5 hrs. 42 minutes advanced B) 5 hrs. 42 minutes behind C) 4 hrs 56 minutes behind D) 4 hrs 56 minutes advanced

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Question 518

Every.....degree we go eastward local time is.....by one hour

A) 15°, advanced B) 15°, retarted C) 10°, advanced D) 10°, retarded

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Question 519

Longitudes unlike latitudes are not used for measuring distance because

A) longitudes are vertical B) all the longitudes coverage at poles. C) The length of degree of longitude outside the tropics vary widely. D) Longitudes are Horizontal

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Question 520

The linear distance of a degree of latitude on an average is

A) 79 miles B) 69 miles C) 70.6 miles D) 72 miles

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