EARTH MCQS SET 08

EARTH MCQS SET 08

 

1. The mapping of which of the following is most difficult ?
(a) Mountains
(b) Plateaus and Plains
(c) Interior of the Earth
(d) Oceans and their depth
Ans: (c)
 
2. Tides in the sea have stored in them:
(a) hydraulic energy
(b) kinetic energy
(c) gravitational potential energy
(d) a combination of all the above three forms of energy
Ans: (d)

3. In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained :
(a) free oxygen
(b) no oxygen
(c) oxygen in fixed form
(d) oxygen bound to carbon
Ans: (d)
 
4. Which one of the following would have occured if the earth had NOT been inclined on
its own axis?
(a) All the seasons would have been of same duration
(b) The seasons would not have changed
(c) The summers would have been of longer duration
(d) The winters would have been of longer duration
Ans: (b)
 
5. Latitude of place is indicative of its:
(a) time
(b) altitude
(c) amount of rainfall
(d) temperature
Ans: (d)
 
6. The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the Earth floats is called:
(a) barysphere
(b) mesophere
(c) mohorovic discontinuity
(d) asthenosphere
Ans: (d)
 
7. Tides are complied and they vary from place to place because of:
(a) the movement of Moon in relation to Earth
(b) Uneven distribution of water over the globe
(c) irregularities in the configuration of oceans
(d) all of the above
Ans: (d)
 
8. Which of the following phenomenon is/are the effect of the rotation of the Earth?
1. Apparent movement of the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.
2. Flatness of the poles and bulge at the Equator.
3. Occurrence of' sunrise, noon and sunset
4. Magnetic field of the earth.
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (d)
 
9. The earth rotates around its axis from:
(a) north to south
(b) east to west
(c) south to north
(d) west to east
Ans: (d)