Latitude,

Longitude, Earth &

Atmosphere
Q. The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth’s surface
is known as
A. Stratosphere
B. Exosphere
C. Ionosphere
D. Mesosphere
Ans. B
Q. Which layer of earth's atmosphere contains
electrically charged particles known as Ions?
A. Exosphere
B. Stratosphere
C. Ionosphere
D. Mesosphere
Ans. C
Q. The order of the layers of the atmosphere from the
earth’s surface (moving away from the surface) is:-
A. Troposphere – Stratosphere – Mesosphere –
Thermosphere
B. Mesosphere – Stratosphere –Troposphere –
Thermosphere
C. Stratosphere – Troposphere – Mesosphere –
Thermosphere
D. Mesosphere – Troposphere –Stratosphere –
Thermosphere
Ans. A
Q. What is the height of the stratosphere ?
A. 50 Km
B. 20 Km
C. 60 Km
D. 90 Km
Ans. A
Q. Which is the thickest layer of Earth?
A. Mantle
B. Core
C. Crust
D. Inner Core
Ans. A
Q. Which zone separates troposphere and stratosphere?
A. Stratopause
B. Tropopause
C. Thermopause
D. Mesopause
Ans. B
Q. 1-degree of latitude is equal to _____.
A. 11 Km
B. 211 Km
C. 111 Km
D. 311 Km
Ans. C
Q. Which of the following helps keep Earth’s atmosphere
in place?
A. Gravitational force of the moon
B. Gravitational force of Earth
C. Gravitational force of the sun
D. Rotation of Earth on its axis
Ans. B
Q. Which layer is responsible for Earth's magnetic field?
A. Crust
B. Mantle
C. Core
D. Both B and C
Ans. C
Q. Mohorovicic discontinuity is the difference of density
from _______to _________?
A. Mantle to core
B. Crust to mantle
C. Core to crust
D. Core to mantle
Ans. B
Q. For every one degree of longitude the local time
changes by _____.
A. 2 minutes
B. 6 minutes
C. 1 minutes
D. 4 minutes
Ans. D
Q. Earth is also known as _______.
A. Orange planet
B. Green planet
C. Blue planet
D. Yellow planet
Ans. C
Q. The ionosphere overlaps which two layers of the
atmosphere ?
A. Troposphere and Mesosphere
B. Mesosphere and Stratosphere
C. Ionosphere and Homosphere
D. Exosphere and Thermosphere
Ans. D
Q. The Mesosphere layer of atmosphere extends from
approx. ________.
A. 30-50 km
B. 50-80 km
C. 80-100 km
D. 100-120 km
Ans. B
Q. Atmospheric Brown Clouds are found in
A. Mesosphere
B. Ionosphere
C. Stratosphere
D. Troposphere
Ans. D
Q. In which direction does the earth rotates around its
axis?
A. East to West
B. West to East
C. North to South
D. South to East
Ans. B
Q. What is the significance of 82 1/2°E Longitude to
India?
A. It determines the Indian Standard Time.
B. It has a bearing on the tropical climate of India.
C. It divides India into eastern and western zones.
D. It enables determining local time in eastern India.
Ans. A
Q. Which is the third most abundant gas in earth
atmosphere?
A. Nitrogen
B. Argon
C. Carbon dioxide
D. sulphur oxide
Ans. B
Q. The atmospheric gas that is mainly responsible for
Green House effect:
A. Ozone
B. Nitrogen
C. Oxygen
D. Carbondioxide
Ans. D
Q. Weather changes takes place in which layer of
atmosphere?
A. Troposphere
B. Mesosphere
C. Thermosphere
D. Stratosphere
Ans. A
Q. Which pressure belts are characterised by permanent
Ice Caps?
A. Polar high-pressure Region
B. Horse Latitude Region
C. Sub Tropical High-Pressure Region
D. Sub Polar Low-Pressure Region
Ans. A
Q. From which continent does the tropic of Cancer, tropic
of Capricorn and equator pass?
A. Asia
B. Australia
C. Africa
D. South America
Ans. C
Q. What is the name of the second layer of the Earth's
three concentric layers?
A. SIAL
B. SIMA
C. NIFE
D. None of the above
Ans. B
Q. Latitude of a place indicates its_____
A. Gravity
B. Climate
C. Position
D. None of these
Ans. C
Q. Horse Latitude lies between ______ in both
hemispheres.
A. 10-20°
B. 20-25°
C. 30-35°
D. 50-55°
Ans. C
Q. The main latitude that passes almost halfway through
India is
A. The Arctic Circle
B. The Equator
C. The Tropic of Capricorn
D. The Tropic of Cancer
Ans. D
Q. Out of the following, which is the ideal layer of the
atmosphere for flying aeroplanes?
A. Troposphere
B. Ionosphere
C. Stratosphere
D. Exosphere
Ans. C
Q. Roaring forties is the name of which planetary winds?
A. Trade Winds
B. Westerlies
C. Polar Easterlies
D. Western Disturbances
Ans. B
Q. Which is the lower-most layer of the atmosphere?
A. Exosphere
B. Mesosphere
C. Stratosphere
D. Troposphere
Ans. D
Q. How many total numbers of longitudes on earth?
A. 360 longitudes
B. 180 longitudes
C. 90 longitudes
D. 15 longitudes
Ans. A