World Geography - MCQs with answers - Part III

World Geography - MCQs with answers - Part III


1. What are parallel lines drawn north and south of the Equator known as?

a) Great Circles
b) Latitudes
c) Longitudes
d) Tropics

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ANSWER: b) Latitudes

They indicate angular distance of a place in relation to the Equator.



2. What join places of equal height above sea level on a map?

a) Meridians
b) Tropics
c) Contour lines
d) Map projection

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ANSWER: c) Contour lines

An isogon is a contour line for a variable which measures direction.



3. Which among the following is the method by which the curved surface of the Earth is depicted on a flat surface of plane?

a) Map Projection
b) Mercator Projection
c) Conical Projection
d) Cylindrical Projection

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ANSWER: a) Map Projection

It represents the projection of curved lines of latitude and longitude on a global map.



4. Which among the following is adopted to construct equal area or equidistant maps?

a) Conical projection
b) Cylindrical projection
c) Mercator projection
d) Zenithal projection

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ANSWER: d) Zenithal projection

Zenithal projection is a type of map projection in which a part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it. It is either at one of the poles called as polar zenithal, at the equator called as equatorial zenithal, or between called as oblique zenithal.



5. Which among the following is fixed in relation to mean time of a certain meridian which generally passes through it?

a) Greenwich Mean Time
b) Indian Standard Time
c) Standard Time
d) Local Time

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ANSWER: c) Standard Time

Standard time is the uniform time fixed by each country.


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