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Consider the following statements
1. The Earth is an oblate spheroid, a sphere flattened along the axis from pole to pole such that there is a bulge around the equator.
2. Evidence for the fact that it is oblate comes from variations in gravity along the Earth's surface.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Important Questions on World Geography
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1. Earth's pole to pole diameter is 12714 km.
2. Equatorial diameter is 12756 km.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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1. Duration of a solar day is exactly 24hrs
2. The duration of a Sideral day is of about 23hrs and 56 min.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Consider the following statements:
. The Earth is nearest to the Sun on about January .
. Earth is farthest from the Sun on about July .
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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1. If the Earth would not have been tilted on its axis, the days and nights would have been of same duration, always.
2. If the Earth would not have been revolving around the Sun, one of the hemispheres would have long days and short nights, whereas the other one would have short days and long nights.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Match the following
| List | List |
| A. Summer Solstice | 1. June |
| B. Winter Solstice | 2. December |
| C. Spring Equinox | 3. March |
| D. Autumn Equinox | 4. September |
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1. Latitude is the point's angular distance above or below the equator.
2. The longest line of latitude is the equator, whose latitude is zero.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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1. For those living outside the tropics the noon Sun will never shine directly overhead.
2. The noon Sun shines directly overhead on the Earth at varying latitudes on different days-between 23.5 degrees South latitude and 23.5 degrees North latitude.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
