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Seasonality

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Practice Sheet/P1 Seasonality By Sudarshan Gurjar

1. In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year normally occurs in the: (2022)
(a) First half of the month of June
(b) Second half of the month of June
(c) First half of the month of July
(d) Second half of the month of July

2. On 21st June, the Sun: (2019)

(a) does not set below the horizon at the Arctic Circle.
(b) does not set below the horizon at the Antarctic Circle.
(c) shines vertically overhead at noon on the Equator.

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(d) shines vertically overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn.

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3. Variations in the length of daytime and night-time from season to season are due to

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(2013)
(a) the earth’s rotation on its axis
(b) the earth’s revolution around the sun in an elliptical manner

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(c) latitudinal position of the place
(d) revolution of the earth on a tilted axis
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4. Assertion (A) : The same face of the moon is always presented to the earth.
Reason (R) : The moon rotates about its own axis in 23 and half days which is about the
same time that it takes to orbit the earth. [2005]
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
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(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
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5. Consider the following statements: [2005]

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1. The Axis of the earth's magnetic field is inclined at 23 and half to the geographic axis of the
earth.
2. The earth's magnetic pole in the Northern Hemisphere is located on a Peninsula in Northern
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Canada.
3. The earth's magnetic equator passes through Thumba in South India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3
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(c) 2 only (d) 3 only

6. Point of intersection of Equator and the prime Meridian is located at [Andhra Pradesh
PSC (Pre) 2019 UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009]
(A) Atlantic Ocean (B) Ghana
(C) Morocco (D) Pacific Ocean

7. The Equator does not pass through which of the following countries? [MPPCS (Pre)
2012]

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(A) Kenya (B) Mexico
(C) Indonesia (D) Brazil

8. The Equator passes through [UPPCS (Pre) 2008 UPPCS (Mains) 2007]
(A) Cameroon (B) Costa Rica
(C) Kenya (D) Venezuela

9. The total length of Earth’s equator is about [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2010]
(A) 6,400 km (B) 12,800 km
(C) 40,000 km (D) 5,000 km

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10. Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass? [IAS
(Pre) 2006]

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(A) Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia
(B) Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia
(C) Brazil, Sudan and Malaysia

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(D) Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia

11. The Equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, all the three pass through
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which one of the following Continents? [Maharashtra PSC (Pre) 2018 UPPCS (Spl)(Mains)
2004]
(A) Africa (B) Asia
(C) North America (D) South America
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12. Which of the following countries are located on the Equator?

1. Brunei 2. Columbia
3. Kenya 4. Venezuela
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Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPPCS (Pre) 2010]
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(A) 1 and 2 (B) 2 and 3

(C) 3 and 4 (D) 1 and 4
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13. At the Winter Solstice the noon altitude of the Sun at the Tropic of Cancer is [UPPCS
(Pre) 1997]
(A) 23.5º (B) 43.0º
(C) 47.0º (D) 66.5º
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14. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through [UPPCS (Pre) 2005]
(A) Egypt (B) India
(C) Iran (D) Myanmar

15. Tropic of Capricorn does not pass through [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 1997]
(A) Bolivia (B) Paraguay
(C) Argentina (D) Brazil

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16. Which of the following phenomenon happens in India when the Sun-shines vertically
over the Tropic of Capricorn? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2015]
(A) High pressure develops over North-West India
(B) Low pressure develops over North-West India
(C) No change in pressure occurs over North-West India
(D) Temperature increases in North-West India

17. Where are day and night equal throughout year? [Meghalaya PSC (Pre) 2019 MPPCS
(Pre) 1995]
(A) North Pole (B) South Pole

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(C) Equator (D) Nowhere

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18. At the time the summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere the length of the day will

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be 12 hours at the [Manipur PSC (Pre) 2017 UPPCS (Pre) 1997]
(A) Tropic of Cancer (B) Tropic of Capricorn
(C) Arctic Circle (D) Equator

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19. Equinox, the two periods in the year when day and night are equal, occurs on [UP
Lower Sub. (Spl)(Pre) 2004 UPPCS (Pre) 1994]
(A) 21 March and 23 September
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(C) 15 October and 23 April (D) 22 July and 22 December

20. Shortest day of the year in Northern hemisphere is on [Punjab PSC (Pre) 2018 47th
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BPSC (Pre) 2005]

(A) 21 December (B) 22 December
(C) 21 June (D) 22 June
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21. The longest day in Northern hemisphere is [MPPCS (Pre) 2015]

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(A) 21 May (B) 21 June

(C) 22 December (D) 25 December
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22. Which of the following is the longest day of the year? [UPPCS (Pre) 1992]
(A) 22 July (B) 25 December
(C) 21 June (D) 23 March
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23. The longest day in Southern Hemisphere is [48th to 52nd BPSC (Pre) 2008]
(A) 22 June (B) 22 December
(C) 21 March (D) 22 September

24. Summer Solstice occurs every year on [UPPCS (Pre) 2010]

(A) 23 September (B) 21 March
(C) 4 July (D) 21 June

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25. On which of the following dates your shadow at noon is the smallest? [UPPCS (Pre)
2006]
(A) 25 December (B) 21 March
(C) 21 June (D) 14 February

26. On the Earth, originally there was only one huge landmass which is known as
[UPPCS (Mains) 2016]
(A) Panthalassa (B) Pangea
(C) Laurasia (D) Gondwana land

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27. Which one of the following continuents was not a part of Gondwana Land? [UPPCS

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(Mains) 2016]
(A) North America (B) South America

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(C) Africa (D) Australia

28. Think about the following countries.

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1. Australia 2. Namibia 3. Brazil 4. Chile
Tropic of Capricorn passes through which of the following countries? Code [UPPCS (Pre)
2003]
(A) Only 1
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(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3 (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

29. The state of India through which Tropic of Cancer passes is [Jharkhand PCS (Pre)
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2011]
(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Bihar
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(D) Jharkhand
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30. Through how many Indian states does the Tropic of Cancer pass? [Uttarakhand PCS
(Pre) 2010]
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(A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 7 (D) 9

31. Tropic of a Cancer passes through [MPPCS (Pre) 2014]

(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Tripura
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(C) Mizoram (D) All of the above

32. The Tropic of Cancer passes through which of the following states? [Arunachal
Pradesh PSC (Pre) 2019 UPPCS (Pre) 1990]
(A) Odisha (B) Jharkhand
(C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Andhra Pradesh

33. Which one of the following towns is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer? [UPPSC (GIC)
2010 UPPCS (Pre) 1999 UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]

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(A) Agartala (B) Gandhinagar
(C) Jabalpur (D) Ujjain

34. Among the following cities, which one is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer? [IAS (Pre)
2003]
(A) Delhi (B) Kolkata
(C) Jodhpur (D) Nagpur

35. Which important latitude divides India into almost two equal parts? [MPPCS (Pre)
2008]

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(A) 20º30' South (B) 33º 30' North

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(C) 0º (D) 23º 30' North

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36. Which of the following Indian state lies North of the Tropic of Cancer? [RAS/RTS (Pre)
(Re. Exam) 2013 UPPCS (Mains) 2008]
(A) Jharkhand (B) Manipur

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(C) Mizoram (D) Tripura

37. Which among the following places, will have maximum day length in the month of
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June? [Uttarakhand PCS (Mains) 2006]
(A) Hyderabad (B) Chennai
(C) Bhopal (D) Delhi
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ANSWERS

Answer 1: B
Option (b) is correct: Since a large portion of the Northern Hemisphere is getting light from the
sun, it is summer in the regions north of the equator. The longest day and the shortest night at
these places occur on 21st June (i.e. second half of the month of June). At this time in the
Southern Hemisphere all these conditions are reversed. It is winter there. The nights are longer
than the days. This position of the earth is called the Summer Solstice.

Answer 2: A

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On 21st June, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun. The rays of the Sun fall

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directly on the Tropic of Cancer. As a result, these areas receive more heat. The areas near the
poles receive less heat as the rays of the Sun are slanting. Option (a) is correct: The North Pole

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is inclined towards the Sun and the places beyond the Arctic Circle experience continuous
daylight for about six months, meaning the Sun does not set below the horizon at the Arctic
Circle.

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Answer 3: D
Option (d) is correct: The variations in the length of daytime and night-time from season to
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season are due to the revolution of the earth on a tilted axis. Earth has two types of motion,
namely rotation and revolution. Rotation is the movement of the earth on its axis. The
movement of the earth around the sun in a fixed path or orbit is called Revolution. The axis of
the Earth, which is an imaginary line, makes an angle of 66° with its orbital plane. The plane
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formed by the orbit is known as the orbital plane. The earth receives light from the sun. Due to
the spherical shape of the earth, only half of it gets light from the sun at a time. The portion,
facing the sun, experiences day while the other half away from the sun experiences night. The
circle that divides the day from night on the globe is called the circle of illumination. The earth
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takes about 24 hours to complete one rotation around its axis. The period of rotation is known
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as Earth Day. Throughout its orbit, the earth is inclined in the same direction

Answer 4: C
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The moon rotates about its own axis in 27.322 days. When the Moon first formed, its rotational
speed and orbit were very different than they are now. Over time, the Earth's gravitational field
gradually slowed the Moon's rotation until the orbital period and the rotational speed stabilized,
making one side of the moon always face the Earth.
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Answer 5: B
Earth magnetic field is inchined between –90° to 90°. In the northern hemisphere it points
downwards and upward in the southern hemisphere.

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Answer 6: A Answer 14: C Answer 22: C Answer 30: B

Answer 7: B Answer 15: A Answer 23: B Answer 31: D

Answer 8: C Answer 16: A Answer 24: D Answer 32: B

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Answer 9: C Answer 17: C Answer 25: C Answer 33: B

Answer 10: B Answer 18: D Answer 26: B Answer 34: B

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Answer 11: A Answer 19: A Answer 27: A Answer 35: D

Answer 12: B Answer 20: B Answer 28: D Answer 36: B

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Answer 13: A Answer 21: B
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