Q . Latitudes and Longitudes, Tropics

Among the following cities, which one lies on a longitude close to that of Delhi?

a) Bengaluru
b) Hyderabad
c) Nagpur
d) Pune
Answer: a
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Which one of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost State?
a) Assam and Rajasthan
b) Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan
c) Assam and Gujarat
d) Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat
Answer: d
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What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north? 1. Bangkok 2. Hanoi 3. Jakarta 4. Singapore
a) 4-2-1-3
b) 3-2-4-1
c) 3-4-1-2
d) 4-3-2-1
Answer: c
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Q . Latitudes and Longitudes, Tropics

The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also pass through:

a) Rajasthan
b) Punjab
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: a
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Consider the following countries: 1. Australia?2. Namibia?3. Brazil?4. Chile Through which of the above does the Tropic of Capricorn pass?

a) 1 only
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: d
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Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass?

a) Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia
b) Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia
c) Brazil, Sudan and Malaysia
d) Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia
Answer: b
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Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while moving from the North towards the South?
a) Islamabad-Gujranwala-Peshawar-Multan
b) Peshawar-Gujranwala-Multan-Islamabad
c) Peshawar-Islamabad-Gujranwala-Multan
d) Islamabad-Multan-Peshawar-Gujranwala
Answer: c
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Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?
a) 20° 30’W
b) 82° 30' E
c) 92° 30' W
d) 92° 30' E
Answer: d
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Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located?

a) Hyderabad
b) Bhopal
c) Lucknow
d) Bengaluru (Bangalore)
Answer: c
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Consider the following statements: 1. Longitude of Jabalpur’s location is between those of Indore and Bhopal 2. Latitude of Aurangabad’s location is between those of Vadodara and Pune 3. Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai Which of these statements is/are correct?

a) 1 and 3
b) Only 2
c) 2 and 3
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: c
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Q . Latitudes and Longitudes, Tropics

Among the following cities, which one is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?

a) Delhi
b) Kolkata
c) Jodhpur
d) Nagpur
Answer: b
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The shortest air route from Perth to London is:

a) Perth, Bombay, Rome, London
b) Perth, Ankara, Paris, London
c) Perth, Aden, Paris, London
d) Perth, Mombasa, Rome, London
Answer: b
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Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurrence of four towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?

a) Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur
b) Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong
c) Indore, Rourkela, Agartala, Jamshedpur
d) Nasik, Aurangabad, Berhampur, Nanded
Answer: b
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Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of occurrence of four towns/ cities as one proceeds from west to east?

a) Ajmer, Darbhanga, Kohima, Silchar
b) Surat, Wardha, Rourkela, Bharuch
c) Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudam, Visakhapatnam
d) Anand, Rajkot, Dhanbad, Aizawl
Answer: c
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The southernmost part of India lies in

a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Lakshadweep
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: a
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The shortest route from New Delhi to Vancouver is

a) New Delhi—Bangkok—Tokyo—Vancouver
b) New Delhi—London—New York—Vancouver
c) New Delhi—Paris—New York—Vancouver
d) New Delhi—Moscow—New York—Vancouver
Answer: a
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What is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco?

a) Moscow to Europe; Crossing Atlantic and East coast of North America
b) Over the North Pole and over Canada and crossing Pacific
c) Moscow to Siberia to Japan and crossing Pacific
d) Moscow to Europe to Greenland; Crossing Atlantic and then North America
Answer: a
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