Everyday Science Quiz

Find answers to the Everyday Science Quiz Multiple alternative queries (MCQs) at the bottom of the page.

1. The North of a place can be found by different ways. Which of the following is not the method of determining the North?

• (A) With the help of the pole star.
• (B) By means of Mariner's compass
• (C) With the help of vertical rod.
• (D) By circumnavigation.

2. The axis of the Earth is inclined at an angle of 66.5^o the horizontal. This is called obliquity of the Earth's axis. Which of the following phenomenon is due to this?

• (A) The seasons in the two hemisphere are opposite.
• (B) Days and nights are of unequal length.
• (C) The altitude of the midday Sun varies at different periods of the year.
• (D) All the above are correct.

3. Vertical rays of the sun are hotter than the slanting rays on the surface of the Earth because:

• (A) Vertical rays pass through lesser volume of air than the slanting rays.
• (B) Vertical rays spread over a smaller area than the slanting rays.
• (C) Due to both
• (D) Neither due to (a) nor (b)

4. Pressure is represented on maps by joining all places having the same pressure by means of lines. These lines are called:

• (A) Isotherms
• (B) Isobars
• (C) Isotopes
• (D) Isomorphs

5. Temperature is represented on maps by joining places having the same average temperature by means of lines. These lines are called:

• (A) Isobars
• (B) Isohels
• (C) Isomorphs
• (D) Isotherms

6. The monsoon, the land and sea breezes are examples of what kind of winds?

• (A) Constant winds
• (B) Variable winds
• (C) Periodical winds
• (D) Tradewinds

7. The ocean water is never at rest. There are several movements in it. Which one of the following is not a movement of the ocean?

• (A) Waves
• (B) Bores
• (C) Currents
• (D) Tides

8. Latitude is the distance of a place north or south of the equator along a meridian. This distance is measured in degrees. Some important latitudes are given below. Which of the following values is not correct?

• (A) The latitude of Tropic of Cancer is 23.5^o East.
• (B) The latitude of Tropic of Capricorn is 23.5^o South.
• (C) The latitude of the Arctic Circle is 66.5^o North.
• (D) The latitude of the Antarctic Circle is 66.5^o South.

9. The Earth rotates around its axis once in 24 hours and thus covers 360^o in 24 hours. How much time the Earth takes to cover one degree of latitude?

• (A) 4 hours
• (B) 4 minutes
• (C) 4 half hours
• (D) 4 seconds

10. The International Date Line is situated at a longitude of:

• (A) 180^o East
• (B) 180^o West
• (C) Both at (a) and (b)
• (D) Neither at (a) and (b)

11. Himalayan, Rockies, Andes and Alps are examples of which of the following kinds of mountains?

• (A) Fold mountains
• (B) Block mountains
• (C) Mountains of accumulation
• (D) Mountains of denudation

12. Which of the following is a dormant volcano?

• (A) Stromboli
• (B) Vesuvius in Italy
• (C) Mount Popa in Burma
• (D) Krakatoa in East Indies

13. Which one of the following is not the area of heavy rainfall in the world?

• (A) The Amazon Valley
• (B) Kalahari
• (C) Cherrapunji in Khasi Hills
• (D) The Congo Valley

14. Which one of the following counties is not included in the region of Monsoons?

• (A) Pakistan
• (B) India
• (C) Saudi Arabia
• (D) China

15. There is more than one way in which air of the atmosphere is made to throw off its excess water vapour as rain. Which of the following is not an example of the type of rainfall.

• (A) Relief rain
• (B) Frontal rain
• (C) Convection rain
• (D) Wet rain

16. Rainfall is measured in inches by means of a rain-gauge. Rainfall may be recorded on maps by:

• (A) Isomorphs
• (B) Isohels
• (C) Isohyets
• (D) None of the above

17. There are bout 3100 cubic miles of water present in the atmosphere in the form of clouds. Clouds are of various kinds and are classified by their height and appearance. Which of the following is not a class of clouds?

• (A) Cirrus
• (B) Stratus
• (C) Cumulus
• (D) Frontal

18. Which one of the following class of cloud means "a rain-cloud"?

• (A) Nimbus
• (B) Cumulus
• (C) Stratus
• (D) Cirrus

19. Which one of the following types of clouds give the sky a watery appearance.

• (A) Altocumulus
• (B) Cirrocumulus
• (C) Altostratus
• (D) Cirrostratus

20. Which one of the following types of clouds stand highest from the surface of the Earth?

• (A) Cirrus
• (B) Startocumulus
• (C) Stratus
• (D) Nimbostratus

Answers: Everyday Science Quiz MCQs

• 1. D
• 2. D
• 3. C
• 4. B
• 5. D
• 6. C
• 7. B
• 8. A
• 9. B
• 10. C
• 11. A
• 12. D
• 13. B
• 14. C
• 15. D
• 16. C
• 17. D
• 18. A
• 19. B
• 20. A