Well structured WBBSE 9 Geography MCQ Questions Chapter 3 Determination of Location of a Place on the Earth’s Surface can serve as a valuable review tool before exams.
Determination of Location of a Place on the Earth’s Surface Class 9 WBBSE MCQ Questions
Multiple Choice Questions & Answers
Question 1.
The highest value of a latitude can be-……………….
A. 90°
B. 100°
C. 175°
D. 180°
Answer:
A. 90°
Question 2.
The total number of latitudes that are drawn at an interval of 1 to the north and south of the equator are-………….
A. 89
B. 90
C. 91
D. 180
Answer:
D. 180
Question 3.
The angular measurement of the Arctic Circle is-………….
A. 60° N
B. 60° S
C. 66° 30’ N
D. 66° 30s
Answer:
C. 66° 30’ N
Question 4.
The time difference between Kolkata and Greenwich is-………….
A. 5 hrs
B. 5 hrs 30 mins
C. 6 hrs
D. 6 hrs 30 mins
Answer:
B. 5 hrs 30 mins
Question 5.
The time difference between Kolkata and Dhaka is -………….
A. 20 minutes
B. 30 minutes
C. 40 minutes
D. 50 minutes
Answer:
B. 30 minutes
Question 6.
The antipode of the 180 longitude is located at-………….
A. 180 E
B. 180 W
C. 0
D. 90 E
Answer:
C. 0
Question 7.
For every 1 difference in longitude, there is a time difference of-………….
A. 4 minutes
B. 5 minutes
C. 6 minutes
D. 10 minutes
Answer:
A. 4 minutes
Question 8.
The standard time of India is calculated on the basis of this longitude-………….
A. 80 E
B. 82 E
C. 82 30’E
D. 88 30’E
Answer:
C. 82 30’E
Question 9.
The angle of elevation of the Pole Star at the North Pole is-………….
A. 0
B. 90
C. 60
D. 180
Answer:
B. 90
Question 10.
The time difference between a place and its antipode is -………….
A. 6 hours
B. 10 hours
C. 12 hours
D. 24 hours
Answer:
C. 12 hours
Question 11.
The difference in local time between Kolkata and Allahabad is-………….
A. 20 minutes
B. 22 minutes
C. 24 minutes
D. 26 minutes
Answer:
C. 24 minutes
Question 12.
The linear distance between two lines of longitude at an interval of 1 at the equator measures to-………….
A. 110.3 km
B. 111.3 km
C. 113.3 km
D. 114.3 km
Answer:
B. 111.3 km
Question 13.
The highest value of a longitude can be-………….
A. 90
B. 100
C. 180
D. 360
Answer:
C. 180
Question 14.
The parallel that runs almost through the middle of West Bengal is -………….
A. Equator
B. Tropic of Cancer
C. Tropic of Capricorn
D. Arctic Circle
Answer:
B. Tropic of Cancer
Question 15.
The first person to use latitude and longitude to determine the location of a place was-………….
A. Plato
B. Ptolemy
C. Eratosthenes
D. Aristotle
Answer:
C. Eratosthenes
Question 16.
The angular value of the Prime Meridian is-………….
A. 0
B. 231
C. 661
D. 90
Answer:
A. 0
Question 17.
The number of time zones in the USA-………….
A. 11
B. 9
C. 15
D. 10
Answer:
B. 9
Question 18.
The South Pole is determined by a constellation of stars known as-………….
A. Pole Star
B. Morning Star
C. Orion
D. Hadley’s Octans
Answer:
D. Hadley’s Octans
Question 19.
The angular distance of a place, north or south of the equator, usually measured in degrees is known as-………….
A. longitude
B. antipode
C. latitude
D. axis
Answer:
C. latitude
Question 20.
The minimum value of a latitude can be-………….
A. 90
B. 0
C. 45
D. 66 1/2°
Answer:
B. 0
Question 21.
The instrument used to determine time at Greenwich is called the-………….
A. chronometer
B. anemometer
C. sextant
D. thermometer
Answer:
A. chronometer
Question 22.
The northernmost latitudinal extent of india is-………….
A. 36 06’N
B. 97 25’N
C. 37 06’N
D. 67 00’N
Answer:
C. 37 06’N
Question 23.
The angle at which the International Date Line deviates near the Aleutian Islands is-………….
A. 11 E
B. 11 W
C. 7 E
D. 7 W
Answer:
D. 7 W
Question 24.
The total number of parallels of latitude drawn at 1 interval across the globe is-………….
A. 180
B. 177
C. 178
D. 181
Answer:
D. 181
Question 25.
The difference in latitude between the Antarctic Circle and Tropic of Capricorn is-………….
A. 33
B. 43
C. 23
D. 66
Answer:
B. 43
Question 26.
The linear distance between two subequent parallels at an interval of 1 is -………….
A. 127 km
B. 111.3 km
C. 161 km
D. 164.2 km
Answer:
B. 111.3 km
Question 27.
The angle of elevation of the Pole Star at the Tropic of Cancer is -………….
A. 0
B. 231
C. 6612
D. 90
Answer:
B. 231
Question 28.
The heavenly body that helps to determine latitude in Australia at night is the-………….
A. Moon
B. Pole Star
C. Hadley’s Octans
D. Evening Star
Answer:
C. Hadley’s Octans
Question 29.
Any place that is located to the north of the equator is designated as the-………….
A. High latitudes
B. North latitudes
C. Mid-latitudes
D. Low latitudes
Answer:
B. North latitudes
Question 30.
The most important line joining the North Pole and the South Pole is the-………….
A. Equator
B. Tropic of Cancer
C. Polar Circle
D. Prime Meridian
Answer:
D. Prime Meridian
Question 31.
The line that joins all the places with the same latitudinal degree is known as the-………….
A. Meridian
B. Prime Meridian
C. Parallel
D. Equator
Answer:
C. Parallel
Question 32.
The angular distance of a place north or south of the equator is known as-………….
A. longitude
B. latitude
C. antipode
D. location
Answer:
B. latitude
Question 33.
The antipode of 45 N is located at-………….
A. 180
B. 0
C. 45 S
D. 45 W
Answer:
C. 45 S
Question 34.
At the equator, the Pole Star can be seen in the-………….
A. horizon
B. vertically overhead
C. eastern sky
D. western sky
Answer:
A. horizon
Question 35.
The latitude at which the diurnal range of temperature is the lowest is -………….
A. Equator
B. Tropic of Cancer
C. Tropic of Capricorn
D. South Pole
Answer:
A. Equator
Question 36.
The line in the Southern Hemisphere that marks the point till which vertical sunrays reach lies on-………….
A. Equator
B. Tropic of Cancer
C. Tropic of Capricorn
D. Antarctic Circle
Answer:
C. Tropic of Capricorn
Question 37.
The line that helps to determine the longitude of a place is -………….
A. Prime Meridian
B. 180 meridian
C. Equator
D. None of the above
Answer:
A. Prime Meridian
Fill in the blanks
1. The lines of ………… run in an east-west direction.
Answer: latitude
2. The Tropic of Cancer is the circle marking the latitude …………
Answer: 23 1/2° N
3. The only great circle among the parallels of latitude is the …………
Answer: equator
4. The International Date Line coincides with the…………
Answer: 180° longitude
5. The location of any place on the surface of the earth can be determined by the intersection point of the ………… and the …………of that place.
Answer: latitude; longitude
6. With every 15° longitudinal difference, there is a time difference of …………minutes.
Answer: 60
7. ………… is also referred to as the International Meridian.
Answer: Prime Meridian
8. The lines of longitude run in a ………… direction.
Answer: north-south
9. The lines of latitude are also known as the …………
Answer: parallels
10. The expanse between the 90° and the 66 1/2° latitudes in both the hemispheres are known as …………
Answer: frigid zone
11. The number of time zones that Russia is divided into is …………
Answer: 11
12. The heavenly body that helps to determine latitude in the North Pole is the…………
Answer: Pole Star
13. As the angular distance of a place, north or south of the equator increases, the circumference of the latitude…………
Answer: decreases
14. ………… is referred to as the Standard Meridian of India.
Answer: 82°30’E
15. ………… divides the earth into two equal halves.
Answer: Equator
16. The latitudes are ………… in shape.
Answer: circular
17. The longitudes are ………… in shape.
Answer: semicircular
18. The latitudes between equator and 30° in both the hemispheres are known as………………….. latitudes.
Answer: low
19. The standard time at any place of the world is determined with reference to the …………………..time.
Answer: Greenwich Mean Time
20. All the …………………..are equal in length.
Answer: longitudes
21. A time difference of 4 minutes is observed for a longitudinal difference of ……………..
Answer: 1°
22. The longitudinal extent of India is …………..
Answer: 29°18′
23. The angular value of the Prime Meridian is …………………..
Answer: 0°
24. The longitudinal difference between 90°W and 5°E is …………………..
Answer: 95°
25. The standard meridian of the westernmost time zones of the USA lies on …………………..
Answer: 120°W
26. The antipode of the 180° longitude lies on …………………..
Answer: 0° (Prime Meridian)
27. The line from which a new date starts in both eastern and western hemispheres is the …………………..
Answer: International Date Line
28. The instrument used to calculate the latitude of any place is the…………………..
Answer: sextant
State True or False
1. When it is 7 am in Kolkata, it is 12 midnight at its antipode.
Answer: False
2. The International Date Line is not a straight line.
Answer: True
3. The equator is an example of a great circle.
Answer: True
4. The angle of elevation of the Pole Star in the Southern Hemisphere is 90.
Answer: False
5. The local time of a place is calculated with the help of its latitude.
Answer: False
6. The 0° longitude is known as the Prime Meridian.
Answer: True
7. A time difference of 24 hours is experienced with 180ºof longitudinal difference.
Answer: False
8. When it is daytime at a place, its antipode experiences night.
Answer: True
9. Chronometer is used to measure the latitude of a place.
Answer: False
10. The 66° N latitude is also known as the Antarctic Circle.
Answer: False
11. All the lines of latitude intersect the lines of longitude horizontally.
Answer: False
12. The antipodal position of a place located on the Prime Meridian will be on 180° longitude.
Answer: True
13. The angular distance of a place north or south of the equator is the same for all the places located on the same latitude.
Answer: True
14. The International Date Line is drawn along the water bodies only.
Answer: True
15. In the Eastern Hemisphere, units of time are added, with the increase in longitude.
Answer: True
16. Local time is calculated on the basis of the highest position of the sun on a particular meridian.
Answer: True
17. The climatic characteristics change with change in longitude.
Answer: False
18. On March 21, all the places on the earth experience 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night.
Answer: True
19. The angle of elevation of the Pole Star is measured to be 90° from any place in the Northern Hemisphere.
Answer: False
20. Hadley’s Octant is used to determine direction in the Southern Hemisphere.
Answer: True
21. The Prime Meridian is also known as the Greenwich Meridian.
Answer: True
22. As one crosses the International Date Line and enters the Western Hemisphere, time is calculated behind by 1 hour.
Answer: False
23. The time difference between a place and its antipode is 24 hour.
Answer: False
24. The equator passes through Brazil.
Answer: True
25. Canada has 5 standard meridians.
Answer: False
26. When the sun is at its highest elevation on a particular meridian, it is considered to be 12noon at that place.
Answer: True
27. The longitudinal difference between two places in the same hemisphere is calculated by adding up their longitudinal values.
Answer: False
28. 6° 45’S is the southernmost latitude of India.
Answer: False
29. In the Western Hemisphere, time decreases with increase in longitude.
Answer: True
30. Time in India is behind Greenwich Mean Time.
Answer: False
31. The local time of Delhi is considered the standard time for India.
Answer: False
32. The International Date Line passes through the Strait of Malacca.
Answer: False
33. The climatic characteristics of various places lying on the same latitude are alike.
Answer: True
34. Longitudes are also known as meridians.
Answer: True
Match the columns
| Column I | Column II |
| 1. Effect of rotation | a. Seasonal change |
| 2. Effect of revolution | b. Evening |
| 3. Before sunrise | c. Day and night |
| 4. After sunrise | d. Dawn |
Answer:
1-C, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B
| Column 1 | Column II |
| 1. International Date Line | 90° S |
| 2. Great Circle | 2. 180° |
| 3. The latitude of the equator | 3. Equator |
| 4. South Pole | 4. 0° |
Answer:
1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A
| Column 1 | Column II |
| 1. Brazil | a. Tropic of Cancer |
| 2. Saudi Arabia | b. Tropic of Capricorn |
| 3. Canada | c. Equator |
| 4. Australia | d. Arctic Circle |
Answer:
1-C, 2-A, 3-D, 4-B
Crossword
Question 1.
Answer:
Clues:
Down:
1 . The line of latitude that is the Great Circle.
3. The line of longitude that passes across the North and South Poles.
Across:
2. The geographic coordinate that specifies the north south position of a location on the earth’s surface.
4. Latitudes are in this position with each other.
5 . The geographic coordinate that specifies the west-east position of a location on the earth’s surface.
Answer:
Down:
1. EQUATOR
3. MERIDIAN
Across:
2. LATITUDE
4. PARALLEL
5. LONGITUDE
Question 2.
Answer:
Clues:
Down:
1. The equator divides the earth into two
2. The northern and southernmost points on the earth’s surface.
Across:
3. The rectangular zones between latitudes and longitudes.
4. The region between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
5. Time all over the world is calculated with respect to the local time at this place.
Answer:
Down:
1. HEMISPHERES
2. POLES
Across:
3. GRATICULE
4. TROPICS
5. GREENWICH