The Earth - General Awareness Geography MCQ Questions and Answers

Questions

46 Tropic of Cancer does not pass through which one of the following countries ?

A Bangladesh

B China

C Nepal

D India

Answer: Option [C]

47 The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the Earth floats is called :

A barysphere

B mesosphere

C Mohorovicic discontinuity

D asthenosphere

Answer: Option [D]

48 Who among the following was the first to measure the circumference of the Earth ?

A Eratosthenes

B Aristotle

C Hecataeus

D Herodotus

Answer: Option [A]

49 The International Date line passes through :

A Bering strait

B Gibraltar strait

C Florida strait

D Malacca strait

Answer: Option [A]

50 What happens when a ship crosses International Date Line from west to east ?

A It gains one day

B It loses one day

C It loses 10 hrs

D It gains half a day

Answer: Option [B]

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