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  • Topic: Class 6 Geography
  • Type of Questions: MCQs with solutions
  • Number of Questions: 50
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How many oceans are there?
  • a)
    2
  • b)
    5
  • c)
    7
  • d)
    3
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Mahima Vats answered
There are five oceans and you can remember their names by PAISA...
P- Pacific Ocean
A- Atlantic ocean
I - Indian Ocean
S - southern ocean
A- Arctic ocean..

The value of the Prime Meridian is:
  • a)
    0 degree
  • b)
    90 degree
  • c)
    60 degree
  • d)
    32 degree
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Kunal Mehta answered
A Prime Meridian is a meridian (a line of longitude) in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°. 

Identify the red line in the picture. Options are as follows 
 
  • a)
    Latitudes
  • b)
    Grids
  • c)
    Prime Meridian
  • d)
    Longitude 
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Priya Menon answered
Vertical lines on the globe are Known as longitudes. But zero degree longitude is called as prime meridian. Prime meridian is also a longitude. Here, 0 degree prime meridian is shown only as an example. Prime meridian is also known as longitude but vice versa of it is not possible. For example, Prime meridian is always a longitude but every longitude is not prime meridian. In this picture all longitudes are shown.
So, the correct answer is Option C.

Which continent is bounded by water bodies on three sides
  • a)
    Australia
  • b)
    Africa
  • c)
    Asia
  • d)
    Europe
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

option (c) is correct
It is much smaller than Asia. The continent lies to the West of the Asia. It is bound by water bodies on three sides. It is surrounded on all sides by Oceans and Seas.

The continent of North America is linked to South America by
  • a)
    Canal
  • b)
    Mountain
  • c)
    Sea
  • d)
    Isthmus
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

The Isthmus of Panama (Spanish: Istmo de Panama), also historically known as the Isthmus of Darien (Istmo de Darien), is the narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, linking North and South America. It contains the country of Panama and the Panama Canal.

India is located in which continent?
  • a)
    Europe
  • b)
    Africa
  • c)
    Asia
  • d)
    Australia
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Srestha Sarkar answered
The entire continent of Africa sits on the African Plate. Asia, the largest continent, stretches from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the western Pacific Ocean. There are more than 40 countries in Asia. Some are among the most-populated countries in the world, including China, India, and Indonesia.

On which planet is the life found
  • a)
    Venus
  • b)
    Mercury
  • c)
    Mars
  • d)
    Earth
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Geetika Shah answered
Earth is well equipped as a planet and ideally placed in our solar system and galaxy to support life as we know it.

Which of the following states does not common boundaries with Pakistan
  • a)
    Punjab
  • b)
    Gujarat
  • c)
    Haryana
  • d)
    Rajasthan
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Priya Menon answered
Indian states that share borders with Pakistan are: Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Punjab. Jammu and Kashmir is located in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent in the Karakoram Range and westernmost Himalayan mountain ranges.

MCQ The three quarters of Sun is made up of
  • a)
    Methane
  • b)
    Magnesium
  • c)
     Hydrogen
  • d)
    Water
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Aruna Singh answered
The sun is made of about three-quarters hydrogen, one-quarter helium, and some other heavier elements like carbon, oxygen and iron, in very small quantities. The hydrogen and helium are in a gas form.

The Prime Meridian passes through:
  • a)
    Greenwood
  • b)
    Greenfield
  • c)
    Greenshire
  • d)
    Greenwich
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

The  prime meridian is also known as the Greenwich Meridian. In a geographical coordinate system, the Greenwich Meridian (or prime meridian) is the 0° line of longitude from which we measure 180° to the west and 180° to the east. Most coordinate systems define a zero line at the equator that runs east-west.

It is a land surface higher than the local area
  • a)
    Plateau
  • b)
    Mountain
  • c)
    Plain
  • d)
    Hill 
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Aditya Kumar answered
  • A hill is a land surface that rises higher than the surrounding area.
  • Hills are easier to climb than mountains as these are not high as mountains.
  • They are less steep and not as high. But, like a mountain, a hill will usually have an obvious summit, which is its highest point.

Which star is the head of the solar system
  • a)
    Earth
  • b)
    Moon
  • c)
    Sun
  • d)
    Big bear
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Our sun is a star. It is the closest star to Earth. It is the only star in our solar system.

Equator is an
  • a)
    Imaginary rectangular line
  • b)
    Imaginary circular line
  • c)
    Imaginary straight line
  • d)
    Imaginary triangular line
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Neha Joshi answered
The Equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth. It is halfway between the North and South Poles, and divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The Equator is the invisible line that runs around the center of the Earth at 0 degrees latitude.

Which is the smallest continents
  • a)
    North America
  • b)
    South America
  • c)
    Africa
  • d)
    Australia
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Australia is the largest island and the smallest continent in the world. It is two times larger than India.

Which planet appears to be yellowish?        
  • a)
    Asteroids
  • b)
    Venus
  • c)
    Uranus
  • d)
    Mars
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Kavita Mehta answered
Venus is entirely covered with a thick carbon dioxide atmosphere and sulphuric acid clouds which give it a light yellowish appearance.

Which celestial bodies are referred to as 'wanderers' in Greek?
  • a)
    Stars
  • b)
    Planets
  • c)
    Constellations
  • d)
    Meteoroids
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

The word 'planet' comes from the Greek word “Planetai,” which means ‘wanderers’. This name is given because planets move around the sun in their orbits, unlike stars which appear fixed in the night sky.

Which of the following planets has a reddish appearance?
  • a)
    Mars
  • b)
    Venus
  • c)
    Saturn
  • d)
    Mercury
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Varun Kapoor answered
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and is the second smallest planet in the solar system. Named after the Roman god of war, Mars is also often described as the “Red Planet” due to its reddish appearance.

A steep hill with an elevation of more than 600 metres is called
  • a)
    Mountain
  • b)
    Hill
  • c)
    Glaciers
  • d)
    Plains
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Anjali Kapoor answered
A hill is a land surface that rises higher than the surrounding area. Generally, a steep hill with an elevation of more than 600 metres is termed as a mountain.

Which is the brightest planet in the Solar System?
  • a)
    Mercury        
  • b)
    Venus        
  • c)
    Earth        
  • d)
    Saturn
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Arshiya Mehta answered
Sunlight bouncing from these clouds is a big part of the reason that Venus is so bright. By the way, Venus isn't the most reflective body in our solar system. That honor goes to Enceladus, a moon of Saturn. Its icy surface reflects some 90% of the sunlight striking it.

Can you explain the answer of this question below:

_____ is the closest celestial body to our earth.

  • A:

    Earth

  • B:

    Galaxy

  • C:

    Moon

  • D:

    Planet

The answer is C.

Anjali Kapoor answered
Moon is the nearest celestial body to our earth. Together with the Moon, Venus and Mars are the planets nearest to the Earth. All of these celestial bodies are continuously held captive to the sun by the effect of gravity; the bodies are continually forced to orbit the sun as the central body in elliptical orbits.

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