Globe

Area which receives the maximum heat is called:

• Frigid Zone

• Temperate zone

• Torrid zone

• Heated zone

How many standard times does Russia have?

• 10

• 12

• 8

• 11

How much time the Earth takes about to complete one rotation around its axis.

• 24 hours

• 23 hours

• 365 days

• 25hours

On 22nd December, which of the following receives direct rays of the sun?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• North Pole

• South Pole

Motion of the Earth on its axis is called

• rotation

• revolution

• circle

• None of these

The axis of the Earth is

• straight line

• curved line

• real line

• imaginary line

The axis of the Earth makes an angle of  $66^{\ 1}/_2$  ° with its 

• rotation

• revolution

• orbital plane

• illumination

On 21 June, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the:

• Earth

• Sun

• Moon

• Sky

To revolve around the sun, the Earth takes

• $365^1/_4\ days$

• $366\ days$
  

• $366\ ^1/_4\ days$

• $364\ days$
  

The Tropic of Cancer is located at

• $23\ ^1/_2°N$

• $24\ ^1/_2°N$

• $64\ ^1/_2°S$

• $23\ ^1/_2°\ S$