Chapter 3 Determination Of The Location Of A Place On Earth Surface Multiple Choice Questions With Answers:
Question 1. A place and its antipode have a time difference of
(1) 6 hrs
(2) 12 hrs
(3) 9 hrs
(4) 10 hrs
Answer: (2) 12 hrs.
Question 2. The longitudinal difference of a place and its antipode is
(1) 180°
(2) 90°
(3) 360°
(4) 240°
Answer: (1) 180°.
Question 3. The actual location of a place can be identified by of the latitude and longitude of that place.
(1) The latitude
(2) The longitude
(3) The intersection
(4) The antipode of Greenwich.
Answer: (3) The intersection
Question 4. Each meridian form an angle of
(1) 180°
(2) 360°
(3) 90°
(4) 60°
Answer: (1) 180°
Question 5. The different places on the same latitude has
(1) Similar time
(2) Temperature
(3) Soil
(4) Altitude
Answer: (2) Temperature.
Question 6. The different places on a longitude experience same
(1) Standard time
(2) Local time
(3) National time
(4) Greenwich mean time
Answer: (2) Local time.
WBBSE Class 9 Geography Chapter 3 Determination Of The Location Of A Place On Earth MCQs
Question 7. longitude is known as International Date Line.
(1) 180°E
(2) 180°W
(3) 90°
(4) 60°
Answer: (1) 180°
Question 8. Time difference of 1° longitude is
(1) 10 mins.
(2) 4 mins.
(3) 60 mins.
(4) 20 mins.
Answer: (2) 4 mins.
Class 9 Geography Determination Of Location WBBSE Quiz Questions
Question 9.The imaginary lines drawn from east to west are called
(1) Orbits
(2) Latitudes
(3) Longitudes
(4) Hemispheres
Answer: (2) Latitudes
Question 10. Is an imaginary circle on Earth’s surface lying at equidistant from the two poles?
(1) Equator
(2) Axis
(3) Orbit
(4) Latitude
Answer: (1) Equator
Question 11. There are parallels of latitude on either side of the equator.
(1) 25°
(2) 75°
(3) 90°
(4) 49°
Answer: (3) 90°
Determination Of The Location Of A Place On Earth Class 9 WBBSE Multiple Choice Questions
Question 12. The value of Tropic of Capricorn is
(1) 23 (½)°N
(2) 23 (½)°S
(3) 66 (½)° N
(4) 66 (½)° S
Answer: (2) 23 (½)°S
Question 13. The subsolar point on Tropic of Cancer is on
(1) 22nd December
(2) 23rd September
(3) 21st June
(4) 21st March
Answer: (3) 21st June
Question 14. The latitudes from 30° to 60° are called
(1) Low latitudes
(2) High latitudes
(3) Mid-latitudes
(4) Polar latitudes
Answer: (3) Mid-latitudes
Question 15. The heat zone of the earth where temperature remains high throughout the year is called
(1) Temperate zone
(2) Frigid zone
(3) Torrid zone
(4) Wet zone
Answer: (3) Torrid zone
WBBSE Class 9 Geography Chapter 3 MCQ With Answers
Question 16.The linear distance between two meridians from equator towards the poles.
(1) Shortens
(2) Lengthens
(3) Widens
(4) Straightens
Answer: (1) Shortens
Question 17. The Prime meridian passes through the Royal Astronomical observatory at
(1) Netherlands on
(2) Greenwich
(3) Allahabad
(4) Paris
Answer: (2) Greenwich
Question 18. There are _— time zones in the world based on the Prime Meridian.
(1) 14
(2) 24
(3) 19
(4) 26
Answer : (2) 24
Question 19. A place located on 160°E meridian should have its antipode at
(1) 40°E
(2) 180°E
(3) 0°
(4) 20°W
Answer: (4)20°W
Question 20. The time difference between IST and GMT is
(1) 5 hrs 4 mins
(2) 5 hrs 30 mins
(3) 6 hrs 30 mins
(4) 4 hrs 30 mins
Answer: (2) 5 hrs 30 mins
Class 9 Geography Determination Of Location WBBSE Solved MCQs
Question 21. The route between two points represent the shortest line between the two points.
(1) Great circle
(2) Small circle
(3) Half circle
(4) Full circle
Answer: (1) Great circle
Question 22. Highest latitude is
(1) 0°
(2) 90°
(3) 180°
(4) 360°
Answer: (2) 90°
WBBSE Class 9 Geography And Environment Chapter 3 MCQ Test
Question 23. The difference of local time between Kolkata and Allahabad is
(1) 12 minutes
(2) 18 minutes
(3) 20 minutes
(4) 24 minutes
Answer: (4) 24 minutes
Question 24. The total number of parallels of latitude on a globe
(1) 90
(2) 180
(3) 184
(4) 360
Answer: (2) 181
Question 25. The altitude of the polestar at North Pole is
(1) 80°
(2) 90°
(3) 75°
(4) 35°
Answer: (2) 90°
WBBSE Solutions For Class 9 Geography Chapter 3 MCQ
Question 26. Prime Meridian is
(1) 0°
(2) 90°
(3) 180°
(4) 360°
Answer: (1) 0°
Question 27. The antipode of a place on Prime Meridians is
(1) 0°
(2) 90°
(3) 60°
(4) 180°
Answer: (4) 180°
Question 28. The time difference at two sides of the International date line is—
(1) 28 hrs
(2) 24 hrs
(3) 12 hrs
(4) 0 hrs.
Answer: (2) 24 hrs
Question 29. Total meridians of longitude is
(1) 90
(2) 100
(3) 180
(4) 360
Answer: (4) 360
Class 9 WBBSE Geography Chapter 3 Important MCQs
Question 30. The International Dateline mainly.
(1) Spread over the ocean
(2) Follows the 180 meridian totally.
(3) Is a straight line
(4) Divides all continents.
Answer: (2)5:30hrs
Question 31. The latitude of the equator is
(1) 180°
(2) 90°
(3) 0°
(4) 23°30″
Answer: (3) 0°
Question 32. The parallel which is called the ‘Great circle’
(1) 23°30° N circle
(2) 0° circle
(3) 90°
(4) 23° 30’s circle
Answer: (2) 0° circle
Question33. The difference of time between place and its antipode :
(1) 10 hrs
(2) 6 hrs
(3) 12 hrs
(4) 24 hrs
Answer: (3) 12 hrs
Question 34. The longitude of 1. S.T. is
(1) 9°W
(2) 88°30 W
(3) 82°30°E
(4) 0°
Answer: (3) 82°30°E
Determination Of Location Of A Place Class 9 WBBSE Objective Questions
Question 35. The Arctic circle is
(1) 23°30°
(2) 66°30°N
(3) 66°30°S
(4) 90°W.
Answer: (3)66°30°N