The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of:

Which of the following latitude forms a great circle?

Latitude of South Pole is:

If a place is located at 20º N, 80º E, in which of the following continents does it lie?

A semifluid shell which includes both the crust and uppermost part of the mantle is known as:

Japan is called 'the land of rising sun' because:

The orbit along which the earth revolves is:

Which of the following phenomenon gives an evidence for spherical shape of the earth?

The speed of rotation of earth is:

The distance of the equator from either of the poles is:

Of the volume of the earth, which layer forms the major part?

The amount of insolation received at a place on the surface of earth depends on:

The sun shines vertically on the Equator:

Which part of the earth's surface receives the highest amount of insulation?

The approximate surface temperature on the sunlit side of the earth is:

The incoming short-wave solar radiation is balanced by an equal amount of long wave radiation from Earth going back to space. This is known as:

On the 21st June, the daylight is seen at the North Pole for_____.

The earth rotates around the axis pointing towards:

The largest amount of reflection of the solar radiant energy which is reflected back into space before reaching the earth's surface is due to:

Antipodes are:

Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening, the polar radius of the earth falls short of the equatorial radius about:

Geostationary orbit is at a height of (approx.):

The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month of

The study of time in relation to earth's history is called:

The earth revolves round the sun in its orbit by approximately: