Latitude and Longitude: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

Which of the following statements is false -

AThe total number of longitude lines is 180.
BThe angular distance of any place from the Greenwich meridian is called the longitude of that place.
CThe distance between longitudes is maximum at the equator and zero at the poles.
DThe distance between the meridians at the equator is 111.3 km.

Question 2 of 25

Which of the following is the longest latitude?

A90 degrees latitude
B23.5 degrees latitude
C0.0 degrees latitude
D66.5 degrees latitude

Question 3 of 25

Which of the following statements is true about latitude and longitude lines on a map?

ABoth are parallel lines
BBoth intersect each other perpendicularly
Cmeet at both poles
DBoth meet at the equator

Question 4 of 25

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

AChile
BBolivia
CParaguay
DBrazil

Question 5 of 25

Which of the following is incorrectly matched? 1. Tropic of Cancer - 23 1/2⁰North latitude 2. Tropic of Capricorn - 66 1/2⁰ North latitude 3. International Date Line – 0° longitude 4. South Pole Circle – 66½° South latitude

Aonly 1
B2 and 3
C1, 2, and 4
Dnone of these

Question 6 of 25

49 ⁰ North latitude demarcates between what?

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

Question 7 of 25

The Equator passes through which of the following groups of countries?

ABrazil, Zambia and Malaysia
BColombia, Kenya and Indonesia
CBrazil, Sudan and Malaysia
DVenezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia

Question 8 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 9 of 25

What is the total number of latitudes?

A66
B90
C179
D360

Question 10 of 25

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

AColombo
BJakarta
CManila
DSingapore

Question 11 of 25

'Greenwich Line' means -

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

Question 12 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 13 of 25

What is the number of longitudes?

A24
B90
C180
D360

Question 14 of 25

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

AZimbabwe
BMalagasy
CIndia
DGreenland

Question 15 of 25

Where does the Tropic of Cancer not pass through?

AMyanmar
BNepal
CBangladesh
DChina

Question 16 of 25

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

AD. Africa
Bargentina
CChile
DPhilippines

Question 17 of 25

Consider the following countries:

AAustralia
BNamibia
CBrazil
DChile

Question 18 of 25

What is the imaginary line joining the two poles and intersecting the equator at right angles called?

Amidday
Blongitude
Clatitude
Dnone of these

Question 19 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 20 of 25

What is the time difference between one longitude and another?

A4 minutes
B1 hour
C15 min
D12 hours

Question 21 of 25

The latitude of the South Pole is

A70⁰
B80⁰
C90⁰
D100⁰

Question 22 of 25

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

AKenya
BMexico
CIndonesia
DBrazil

Question 23 of 25

The Prime Meridian passes through which place?

AGreenwich
BSydney
CGreenland
DAllahabad

Question 24 of 25

The highest temperature on Earth is recorded in

AAt the equator
B10 At northern latitude
C20At northern latitude
D25 At northern latitude

Question 25 of 25

What is the nature of the diameter of latitude lines as we move towards the poles?

AIt remains stable
BIt decreases
CIt grows
Dfirst decreases then increases