Class 06 SST Geography Globe Latitudes And Longitudes CBSE Questions & Answers

Class 6 · SST Geography Globe Latitudes And Longitudes

This is Social Science class 06 SST geography Globe Latitudes and Longitudes CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
What is the true shape of the Earth?
  • A
    The Earth looks like an apple, bulging on the side and slightly flat at the top and bottom
  • B
    The Earth looks like an orange, bulging on the bottom and slightly flat at the top.
  • C
    The Earth looks like an orange, bulging on the top and slightly flat at the bottom
  • D
    The Earth looks like an orange, bulging on the side and slightly flat at the top and bottom
    Correct
2
What are the three heat zones of the Earth?
  • A
    Torrid zone, heat zone and frigid zone
  • B
    Torrid zones, heat zone and folded zone
  • C
    Torrid zones, temperate zone and cool zone
  • D
    Torrid zones, temperate zone and frigid zone
    Correct
3
What are parallel of latitude
  • A
    All parallel circle from the equator up to the poles
    Correct
  • B
    All parallel circle from the equator up to the north pole
  • C
    the lines running from east pole to the south poles
  • D
    the lines running from north pole to the west poles
4
The Antarctic circle is located in
  • A
    The Eastern Hemisphere
  • B
    The western hemisphere
  • C
    The Northern Hemisphere
  • D
    The Southern Hemisphere
    Correct
5
The equator is the main line of the
  • A
    Grid
  • B
    Latitude
    Correct
  • C
    Pole
  • D
    Longitude
6
This is the main line of longitude
  • A
    Grid
  • B
    Equator
  • C
    Southern Hemisphere
  • D
    Prime Meridian
    Correct
7
The intersection of the Earth?s latitude and longitude lines from a ______
  • A
    Hemisphere
  • B
    Grid
    Correct
  • C
    Map
  • D
    Pole
8
Longitudes and Latitudes together helps us in
  • A
    Seasons of the place
  • B
    Locating any place on the earth
    Correct
  • C
    Difference of timing between the places
  • D
    Weather of a place
9
The Longitudes divides earth into how many time zones
  • A
    180 times zones
  • B
    90 times zones
  • C
    360 times zones
  • D
    24 times zones
    Correct
10
For every degree longitude covered time changed by
  • A
    10 minutes
  • B
    6 minutes
  • C
    4 minutes
    Correct
  • D
    5 minutes
11
The length of the latitudes are
  • A
    Shortest at the eastern hemisphere
  • B
    Shortest at the equator
  • C
    Longest at the equator
    Correct
  • D
    Longest at the pole
12
those places east of Greenwich will be ____ of Greenwich time and those to the west will be ____ it
  • A
    On, Behind
  • B
    Ahead, on
  • C
    Behind, Ahead
  • D
    Ahead, Behind
    Correct
13
Equator does not pass through the which of the following
  • A
    South America
  • B
    Asia
  • C
    Europe
    Correct
  • D
    Africa
14
Torrid zone lying between
  • A
    Tropic of Cancer and Antarctic circle
  • B
    Equator and Tropic of Capricorn
  • C
    Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
    Correct
  • D
    Arctic circle and Tropic of Capricorn
15
The earth rotates from
  • A
    West to east
    Correct
  • B
    North to South
  • C
    East to west
  • D
    South to North