Class 6 Social Science Geography MCQ Globe Latitudes and Longitudes

Question : The globe and the earth are different in …………………..

(a) shape 
(b) size
(c) continents and oceans
(d) none of these.

Question : Describe the shape of the Earth?

(a) A sphere which bulges at the poles and flattens at the centre
(b) A sphere which flattens at the poles and bulges at the centre
(c) A sphere which bulges at the poles and at the centre
(d) A perfect sphere

Question : The number of parallels of latitude are:

(a) 80
(b) 180
(c) 360
(d) 90

Question : The distance between the longitude

(a) Decreases towards Poles
(b) Increases towards Poles
(c) Decreases towards North Poles only
(d) Decreases towards South Poles only

Question : What is called a needle fixed through the globe in a tilted manner?

(a) Orbit
(b) Axis
(c) Latitude
(d) Longitude

Question : Which of the following zone is situated between 66°30′ S and poles?

(a) Torrid Zone
(b) Temperate Zone
(c) Frigid Zone
(d) All of these

Question : What divides the earth into two equal parts. The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere?

(a)Tropic of Capricorn
(b)Tropic of Cancer
(c)Equator
(d)Arctic Circle

Question : Equator is an

(a) Imaginary rectangular line
(b) Imaginary circular line
(c) Imaginary straight line
(d) Imaginary triangular line

Question : The line which cut the world into north and south latitude

(a) Equator
(b) Latitude
(c) Longitude
(d) Prime meridian

Question : The equator lies at the __ degree latitude

(a) 2
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d) 0

Question : The tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn are of

(a) Equal length
(b) Capricorn is shorter than the Cancer
(c) Capricorn is bigger than the Cancer
(d) Vey big difference between these two

Question : What divides the earth into the eastern and the western hemispheres?

(a) Equator
(b) Prime Meridian
(c) 82° 30′ E
(d) None of these

Question : The heat zone with the coldest climate is the _

(a) Torrid Zone
(b) Northern Temperate Zone
(c) The Frigid Zones
(d) either of the Temperate Zones.

Question : The Arctic Circle is located in the

(a) Western hemisphere
(b) Southern hemisphere
(c) Northern hemisphere
(d) Eastern hemisphere

Question : IST stands for

(a) Internal Specific Time
(b) Internal Standard Temperate
(c) Indian Standard Time
(d) Indian Specific Time

Question : On which parallel of latitude is Mauritius located?

(a) 10° N
(b) 20° S
(c) 23° 30′ S
(d) 0°

Question : The local time of 82Q30’ E longitude is taken as a standard throughout India. It is known as

(a) local time of India
(b) Indian Standard Time (1ST)
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these

Question : What are latitude and longitude lines?

(a) Thick and thin line that divide the Earth
(b) An imaginary line that divide the Earth
(c) A real line that divides the Earth
(d) Long and short line that divide the Earth

Question : What are meridian of longitude?

(a) The lines running from north pole to the south poles
(b) The lines running from north pole to the east poles
(c) The lines running from north pole to the west poles
(d) The lines running from east pole to the south poles

Question : What time does earth take, rotating from one degree longitude to next longitude?

(a) 4 minutes
(b) 15 minutes
(c) 10 minutes
(d) None of these

Question : The Standard Meridian of India is:

(a) 88°30′ E
(b) 86°30′ E
(c) 82°30′ E
(d) 84°30′ E

Question : The total number of parallels across the globe is

(a) 181
(b) 360
(c) 80
(d) 90

Question : What is a globe?

(a) Earth
(b) True model of the earth
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

Question : Parallel of latitude of 66 ½° north is known as:

(a) Arctic circle
(b) Antarctic circle
(c) Longitude

Question : Movement of a heavenly body on its axis is called:

(a) Rotation
(b) Longitude
(c) Axis movement

Question : The number of parallels of latitude are:

(a) 80
(b) 180
(c) 360

Question : The number of meridians of latitude are:

(a) 90
(b) 180
(c) 360

Question : What divides the earth into the eastern and western hemisphere?

(a) prime meridian
(b) north pole
(c) Equator

Question : The globe is true model of the:

(a) Universe
(b) Earth
(c) Solar system

Question : A globe doesn’t show the:

(a) Countries
(b) Continents
(c) Trees

Question : The number of time zone in Russia are:

(a) 5
(b) 2
(c) 1

Question : The equator lies at the __________ degree latitude

(a) 2
(b) 1
(c) 0

Question : The northern most end of the axis is the:

(a) South Pole
(b) North Pole
(c) Tropic of Cancer