SSC CGL Geography – Earth – Shape, Motions, Latitudes, Longitudes & Time – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level

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SSC CGL Geography – Earth – Shape, Motions, Latitudes, Longitudes & Time – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level – 12 questions, subject: Geography – India & World. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
A difference of 1° of longitude corresponds to a difference in local time of:

Correct Answer: C [4 minutes]

Explanation:

360° in 24 h = 1,440 min → 1° = 4 min.

2.  
The Earth rotates on its axis from:

Correct Answer: A [west to east]

Explanation:

That is why the Sun appears to rise in the east.

3.  
The Prime Meridian (0°) passes through:

Correct Answer: D [Greenwich]

Explanation:

Royal Observatory, Greenwich, near London (chosen in 1884).

4.  
Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by:

Correct Answer: B [5 h 30 min]

Explanation:

82.5° × 4 = 330 min = 5 h 30 min.

5.  
On 22 December the noon Sun is overhead at the:

Correct Answer: A [Tropic of Capricorn]

Explanation:

Winter solstice of the Northern Hemisphere: the Sun is over 23½°S.

6.  
The Arctic Circle lies at latitude:

Correct Answer: B [66½°N]

Explanation:

90° − 23½° = 66½°.

7.  
What is the difference in local time between places at 20°E and 80°E?

Correct Answer: C [4 h]

Explanation:

60° × 4 = 240 min = 4 h.

8.  
The Earth is nearest to the Sun (perihelion) around:

Correct Answer: D [3 January]

Explanation:

Perihelion ≈ 3 January (≈ 147 million km); aphelion ≈ 4 July.

9.  
Which of these years was a leap year?

Correct Answer: D [2000]

Explanation:

A century year is leap only if divisible by 400: 2000 ✓.

10.  
The heat zone between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle is the:

Correct Answer: A [North Temperate zone]

Explanation:

Temperate zones lie between the tropics and the polar circles.

11.  
Fill in the blankThe only parallel of latitude that is a great circle is the ____.

Correct Answer: B [Equator]

Explanation:

All other parallels are smaller circles.

12.  
The Standard Meridian of India is:

Correct Answer: C [82°30′E]

Explanation:

82°30′E, passing near Mirzapur (UP).

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