Latitude and Longitude: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

Longitudinal distance is equal to the time difference of one hour -

A15⁰
B30⁰
C45⁰
D60⁰

Question 2 of 25

What is the time difference between one longitude and another?

A4 minutes
B1 hour
C15 min
D12 hours

Question 3 of 25

The land surface is maximum in the Northern Hemisphere -

A30⁰ N-40⁰ N
B50⁰N - 60⁰ N
C40⁰N - 50⁰N
D60⁰ N-70⁰N

Question 4 of 25

Which of the following statements is false -

AThe total number of longitude lines is 180.
BThe angular distance of any place from the Greenwich meridian is called the longitude of that place.
CThe distance between longitudes is maximum at the equator and zero at the poles.
DThe distance between the meridians at the equator is 111.3 km.

Question 5 of 25

What is the line joining the North Pole and South Pole of the Earth called?

Alatitude lines
Blongitude
Cinternational line
Dunion line

Question 6 of 25

What is the total number of latitudes?

A66
B90
C179
D360

Question 7 of 25

Which of the following statements is true about latitude and longitude lines on a map?

ABoth are parallel lines
BBoth intersect each other perpendicularly
Cmeet at both poles
DBoth meet at the equator

Question 8 of 25

What is the angular distance of a given place north or south from the equator called?

Aprime meridian
Blongitude
Clatitude
Dnone of these

Question 9 of 25

What are the imaginary lines parallel to the equator called?

Alatitude lines
Blongitude
CGreenwich Lines
Dmeridians

Question 10 of 25

1 ⁰ Where is the longest distance in longitude?

Aon the Tropic of Cancer
Bon the Tropic of Capricorn
Con the equator
Dnone of these

Question 11 of 25

The latitude line on which the duration of day and night is always equal, -

AEquator
BTropic of Cancer
CTropic of Capricorn
Dhinge line

Question 12 of 25

Which of the following is an example of a great circle?

ATropic of Cancer
BTropic of Capricorn
CEquator
DArctic Circle

Question 13 of 25

The distance between two longitude lines is known by which of the following names?

Abelt
Bwhite
Cblack
Dbox

Question 14 of 25

Latitude is the angular distance of a point on the earth's surface north or south of the equator, which is-

Ameasured from the center of the Earth
Bmeasured from the equator
Cmeasured from the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn
Dmeasured from the poles

Question 15 of 25

Which of the following statements is false -

AThe distance between latitude lines increases marginally as we move from the equator towards the poles.
BThe angular distance of any place from the prime meridian is called the latitude of that place.
CThe equator is a great circle
DAll longitudes are great circles

Question 16 of 25

The highest temperature on Earth is recorded in

AAt the equator
B10 At northern latitude
C20At northern latitude
D25 At northern latitude

Question 17 of 25

Where does the Tropic of Cancer not pass through?

AMyanmar
BNepal
CBangladesh
DChina

Question 18 of 25

The distance between two latitude lines is approximately -

A111 miles
B121 miles
C111 km.
D121 km.

Question 19 of 25

The Equator does not pass through which of the following countries?

AKenya
BMexico
CIndonesia
DBrazil

Question 20 of 25

Which of the following is incorrectly matched? 1. Tropic of Cancer - 23 1/2⁰North latitude 2. Tropic of Capricorn - 66 1/2⁰ North latitude 3. International Date Line – 0° longitude 4. South Pole Circle – 66½° South latitude

Aonly 1
B2 and 3
C1, 2, and 4
Dnone of these

Question 21 of 25

The Tropic of Capricorn or the Southern Circle of Latitude passes through which of the following?

AZimbabwe
BMalagasy
CIndia
DGreenland

Question 22 of 25

What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into two parts called?

AEquator
BTropic of Cancer
CTropic of Capricorn
Dnone of these

Question 23 of 25

The Equator passes through which of the following groups of countries?

ABrazil, Zambia and Malaysia
BColombia, Kenya and Indonesia
CBrazil, Sudan and Malaysia
DVenezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia

Question 24 of 25

49 ⁰ North latitude demarcates between what?

ANorth and South Korea
BNorth and South Vietnam
CEgypt and Sudan
DAmerica and Canada

Question 25 of 25

Consider the following countries:

AAustralia
BNamibia
CBrazil
DChile