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  1. When it is nine o'clock in London, it will be the same time in ________

  2. A.

     Ghana

    B.

     Babon

    C.

     Latvia

    D.

     Norway


  3. Which of the following Isohels are the isopleths of

  4. A.

     Sunshine

    B.

     Flowering time

    C.

     Rain

    D.

     Clouds


  5. 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 ________

  6. A.

     Earth radiation

    B.

     Wave balance of earth

    C.

     Heat balance of earth

    D.

     Radiation exchange


  7. The imaginary lines joining places of same height at equal intervals are

  8. A.

     Hachures

    B.

     Contours

    C.

     Spot-heights

    D.

     Isomers


  9. Which of the following layers of the earth is believed to have the heaviest mineral materials of highest density ?

  10. A.

     Central core

    B.

     Crust

    C.

     Mantle

    D.

     Both (b) and (c)


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

  12. A.

     22nd December to 21st March

    B.

     21st March to 21st June

    C.

     21st March to 23rd September

    D.

     21st June to 22nd December


  13. The surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called ________

  14. A.

     North Temperate Zone

    B.

     Frigid Zone

    C.

     South Temperate Zone

    D.

     Torrid Zone


  15. Spring tides occur when ________

  16. A.

     The moon is nearest to the earth

    B.

     The moon is farthest from the earth

    C.

     The moon, the sun and the earth are at right angles with the earth at the apex

    D.

     The moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line


  17. In which of the following areas, the "Midnight Sun" can be seen?

  18. A.

     In tropical areas

    B.

     In temperate areas

    C.

     Arctic and Antarctica circle

    D.

     Anywhere during solar eclipse


  19. Which one of the following cities does not have the same clock time as that of the other three cities at any given instant?

  20. A.

     London (UK)

    B.

     Lisbon (Portugal)

    C.

     Accra (Ghana)

    D.

     Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)