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Geography › World Geography:Map based Questions
For India, China the UK and the USA, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the median age of their populations?
(a)
China < India < UK < USA
(b)
India < China < USA < UK
(c)
China < India < USA < UK
(d)
India < China < UK < USA
(B)
Which two countries follow China and India in the decreasing order of their populations?
Brazil and USA
USA and Indonesia
Canada and Malaysia
Russia and Nigeria
Which one of the following straits is nearest to the International Date Line?
Malacca Strait
Bering Strait
Strait of Florida
Strait of Gibraltar
Which one of the following cities is nearest to the equator?
Colombo
Jakarta
Manila
Singapore
(D)
In which one of the following seas is Malta located?
Baltic Sea
Mediterranean
Black Sea
North Sea
Geography › World Geography:Solstice
On June 21 every year, which of the following latitude(s) experience a sunlight of more than 12 hours? 1. Equator 2. Tropic of Cancer 3. Tropic of Capricorn 4. Arctic Circle Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1 only
2 only
3 and 4
2 and 4*
In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year normally occurs in the :
First half of the month of June
Second half of the month of June
First half of the month of July
Second half of the month of July
On 21st June, the Sun
does not set below the horizon at the Arctic Circle
does not set below the horizon at Antarctic Circle
shines vertically overhead at noon on the Equator
shines vertically overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn
(A)
Variations in the length of daytime and nighttime from season to season are due to
the earth’s rotation on its axis
the earth’s revolution round the sun in an elliptical manner
latitudinal position of the place
revolution of the earth on a tilted axis