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21st June is the longest day of the year for those living in the Northern hemisphere. What is the shortest day of the year for those living in the Southern hemisphere?

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Important Questions on World Geography

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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 1>Q 57
How many hours of daylight does the equator experience on September equinox?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 1>Q 59
Consider the following statements:
  1.  International Date Line lies on the Greenwich Meridian.
  2.  The date of Alaska is ahead of the date of Siberia.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 1>Q 60
Assertion (A) The equator is a great circle.
Reason (R) The equator encircles the whole Earth and its plane divides the Earth into two equal halvs.
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 1>Q 61
Assertion (A) The tidal effect of Moon on the surface of Earth is less than that of Sun.
Reason (R) Moon's gravitational pull at Earth's surface is less compared to Sun's gravitational pull.
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 1>Q 62

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Month    Position of Sun

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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 1>Q 63
The Pennines (Europe), the Appalachians (America) and the aravallis (India) are examples of
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 1>Q 64
Consider the following statements
1. Galaxies are the major building block of the universe.
2. Galaxies may be regular or irregular in shape.
3. Each galaxy comprises an average of 100 billion stars.
4. A galaxy is a huge mass of stars, nebulae and inter-stellar material.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 1>Q 65
Which one of the following statements is not correct?