1. On which day does the Summer Solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere ?

22nd December

21st March

23rd September

21st June

Answer: 21st June

Explanation:

The summer solstice occurs sometime between June 20 and June 22 in the Northern Hemisphere and between December 20 and December 23 in the Southern Hemisphere.


2. When does the entire earth experience equal days and nights ?

Day of winter solstice

Day of summer solstice

At orbital plane

Day of equinox

Answer: Day of equinox

Explanation:

Equinox is the day when day and night are equal. This occurs two times every year on 20 march and 23 September. Summer Solstice is on 21 June. Winter Solstice is on 22 December.


3. Name the state capital located 53 metres above the sea level between 93 East longitude and 27 North latitude. ?

Dispur

Itanagar

Patna

Hyderabad

Answer: Itanagar

Explanation:

Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, is located at an altitude of 530 meters above sea level between 93 east longitude and 27 north latitude.


4. India is located to the North of the _____ ?

Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Cancer

Equator

Prime Meridian

Answer: Equator

Explanation:

India is situated north of the equator between 8° 4' and 37° 6' north latitude, and 68° 7' and 97° 25' east longitude.


5. 1° latitude is equal to approximately _____ km ?

111

145

133

122

Answer: 111

Explanation:

1° latitude is equal to approximately 111 km.


6. The Indian Standard Time corresponds to the longitude _____ degrees East. ?

85

85.5

76.5

79.5

Answer: 85

Explanation:

The Indian Standard Time corresponds to 82.5° East Longitude. It passes through the city Mirzapur Uttar Pradesh.


7. All parallel circles from the Equator to the poles are known as______ ?

Parallels of Latitude

Arctic Circle

Tropic of Cancer

Antarctic Circle

Answer: Parallels of Latitude

Explanation:

All parallel circles from the Equator to the poles are known as Parallels of Latitude.


8. On which day of the year is the earth farthest from the sun, at a position called aphelion ?

19 August

23 October

12 May

4 July

Answer: 4 July

Explanation:

On 4 July, the earth is farthest from the sun, at a position called aphelion.


9. Which among the following has its latitude within one degree of that New Delhi ?

Amarnath Cave

City of Islamabad

City of Dhaka

Mount Everest

Answer: Mount Everest

Explanation:

The latitude of Mount Everest is 27.9^N, 86.9^E while that of New Delhi is 28.61^N, 77.2^E. Hence, Mount Everest is within one degree latitude from New Delhi.


10. The Indian Standard Time is calculated from the clock tower of ______ ?

Hamirpur

Rampur

Mirzapur

Sambalpur

Answer: Mirzapur

Explanation:

The Indian Standard Time is computed on the basis of 82.5 degrees East longitude from a clock tower in Mirzapur near Allahabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh, as it is near the corresponding longitude reference line. The Indian Standard time has been observed for two hundred years (5½ hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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