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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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5.	1° latitude is equal to approximately _____ km ?
	111
	145
	133
	122
	Answer: 111 Explanation: 1° latitude is equal to approximately 111 km.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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