Earth - Section 2

21:  

There is a continual daylight or summer in the Arctic regions from

A.

21st December to 21st March

B.

21st March to 21st June

C.

21st March to 21st September

D.

21st June to 21st December

 
 

Option: D

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22:  

Antipodes are

A.

Lines joining places having a time difference of 12 hours

B.

Places diametrically opposite on earth's surface

C.

Places located at a point where degree of latitude is equal to degree of longitude

D.

Lines joining places having the same depths

 
 

Option: B

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23:  

The incoming short-wave solar radiation is balanced by an equal amount of long-wave radiation from Earth going back to space. This is known as

A.

Earth radiation

B.

Wave balance of Earth

C.

Heat balance of Earth

D.

Radiation exchange

 
 

Option: C

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24:  

The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference by approximately

A.

22 Km

B.

75 Km

C.

125 Km

D.

625 Km

 
 

Option: C

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25:  

A semifluid shell which includes both the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle is known as

A.

Lithosphere

B.

Mesosphere

C.

Asthenosphere

D.

Semisphere

 
 

Option: C

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