Latitude and Longitude: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

What are the intersecting lines found on maps and globes called?

Alatitude
Blongitude
Cgeographical grid
Dnone of these

Question 2 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 3 of 25

49 ⁰ North latitude demarcates between what?

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

Question 4 of 25

What is the total number of latitudes?

A66
B90
C179
D360

Question 5 of 25

What is the number of longitudes?

A24
B90
C180
D360

Question 6 of 25

The land surface is maximum in the Northern Hemisphere -

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

Question 7 of 25

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

AKenya
BMexico
CIndonesia
DBrazil

Question 8 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 9 of 25

How much longitude does the Earth rotate in one hour?

A12⁰
B15⁰
C18⁰
D20⁰

Question 10 of 25

The distance between two latitude lines is approximately -

A111 miles
B121 miles
C111 km.
D121 km.

Question 11 of 25

The latitude of the South Pole is

A70⁰
B80⁰
C90⁰
D100⁰

Question 12 of 25

1 on the ground⁰ The distance of latitude is equal to which of the following?

A11 km.
B111 km.
C21 km.
D121 km.

Question 13 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 14 of 25

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

ATropic of Cancer
BTropic of Capricorn
CEquator
DArctic Circle

Question 15 of 25

Through which of the following countries of South America does the Tropic of Capricorn not pass?

AChile
BBolivia
CParaguay
DBrazil

Question 16 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 17 of 25

Here day and night are of equal length.

Aprime meridian
BAntarctica
CEquator
DPole

Question 18 of 25

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

AZimbabwe
BMalagasy
CIndia
DGreenland

Question 19 of 25

'Greenwich Line' means -

A0 ⁰ latitude
B0⁰ longitude
C180 ⁰Eastern Longitude
D180 ⁰western longitude

Question 20 of 25

Apart from the equator, which latitude line divides the Earth into two equal parts?

A23.5°N
B23.5⁰S
C66.5⁰N and 66.5⁰S
DNo latitude

Question 21 of 25

Where does the Tropic of Cancer not pass through?

AMyanmar
BNepal
CBangladesh
DChina

Question 22 of 25

What are the imaginary lines parallel to the equator called?

Alatitude lines
Blongitude
CGreenwich Lines
Dmeridians

Question 23 of 25

Which one of the following cities is closest to the equator?

AColombo
BJakarta
CManila
DSingapore

Question 24 of 25

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

Abelt
Bwhite
Cblack
Dbox

Question 25 of 25

The Tropic of Capricorn does not pass through which of the following countries?

AD. Africa
Bargentina
CChile
DPhilippines