Question 1

The semi-circle joining the north pole and south pole and running from north to south are called

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longitudes

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latitudes

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Hemisphere

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Pole

Question 2

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

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Equator

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South Pole

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North pole

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None of these

Question 3

Name the famous traveler who had worked out to calculate the circumference of the earth.

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Eratosthenes

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Jhon

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Aryabhata

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Archimedes

Question 4

Network of latitudes and longitudes on the globe

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Grid

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Slit

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pole

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Prime Meridian

Question 5

Which of the following statements regarding Longitudes is wrong?

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These are semi-circle

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Prime meridians is a longitude.

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There are 180-degree longitudes

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These are imaginary lines

Question 6

Where is Greenwich is located?

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London

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India

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Ireland

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Russia

Question 7

Why do we need the reference points?

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This help us to uniquely locate the location.

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network of latitudes

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an Imaginary line

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It divides the earth into two equal havles

Question 8

How many latitudes are drawn on the globe?

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181 latitudes

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90

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180

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60

Question 9

How does Grid help us?

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In locating places on the globe

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in searching the place nearby

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finding the place on GPS

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None of them

Question 10

Which  latitudes is marked as 66 1/2 degree north

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Arctic  circle

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Tropic of Capricorn

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Equator

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Tropic of cancer

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