A sextant is a scientific instrument for measuring
A.Rainfall
B.Altitude of the sun and other inaccessible heavenly bodies
C.Curvature of earth’s surface
D.None of these
Category: Physical Geography Mcqs
What is the estimated land surface of the Earth?
A.150,325,600 sq km
B.220,305,388 sq km
C.150,325,300 sq km
D.220,305,200 sq km
The nearest star to the sun is
A.Alpha Centuari
B.Sirius
C.Polaris
D.Mercury
The number of standard time zones in the entire world is
A.36
B.24
C.360
D.12
Who explored Australia’s first of all?
A.Abel Janzoon tasman
B.John M. Stuart
C.Robert Burke and William Wills (British)
D.None of the above
A light year is
A.A unit of time which the earth takes to go round the sun
B.The distance travelled by the light in one year
C.It is a year in which the gravitational pull is less than the normal value of ‘G’
On which day of the year does the sun appear to move from the southern to the northern hemisphere?
A.21-Jun
B.21-Dec
C.21-Sep
D.21-Mar
The phenomena of change of seasons and their formation is caused by the earth’s
A.Rotation
B.Revolution
C.Gravity
D.Inclination of the axis of the earth to the plane of the orbit
A ‘Contour’ is a line drawn on a map linking places
A.Of equal rainfall
B.Having same atmospheric pressure
C.Of same height above mean sea level
D.Of maximum temperature
Podzel soils are developed in the
A.Taiga region
B.Monsoon region
C.Equatorial region
D.Mediterranean region
