All Free General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

• A. The Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands
• B. The Izu Islands
• C. The Ryukyu Islands
• D. The Ogasawara Islands

Explanation: Japan administers the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands; China and Taiwan claim them.

• A. The angular distance east or west of the prime meridian
• B. The angular distance north or south of the Equator
• C. The height of a place above sea level
• D. The distance from the North Pole

Explanation: Latitude measures how far north or south a point is from the Equator, in degrees.

• A. The distance from the Equator in kilometres
• B. The height above sea level
• C. The angular distance east or west of the prime meridian
• D. The angular distance north or south of the Equator

Explanation: Longitude measures how far east or west a point is from the prime meridian.

• A. 90° S
• B. 90° N
• C. 23.5° N
• D. 0°

Explanation: The Equator is the line of 0° latitude, dividing the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.

• A. 0°
• B. 180°
• C. 90° E
• D. 90° W

Explanation: The prime meridian, through Greenwich, is 0° longitude.

• A. Great circles
• B. Parallels
• C. Contours
• D. Meridians

Explanation: Lines of latitude run parallel to the Equator and to each other.

• A. Contours
• B. Parallels
• C. Meridians
• D. Isotherms

Explanation: Lines of longitude are called meridians; each runs from pole to pole.

• A. North–south
• B. Diagonally
• C. Vertically
• D. East–west

Explanation: Parallels circle the Earth in an east–west direction.

• A. North–south
• B. Diagonally
• C. Horizontally
• D. East–west

Explanation: Meridians run north–south, converging at the poles.

• A. 66.5° north or south
• B. 90° north or 90° south
• C. 180° north or south
• D. 45° north or south

Explanation: Latitude ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° at each pole.

• A. 90° east or west
• B. 360° east or west
• C. 180° east or west
• D. 270° east or west

Explanation: Longitude runs from 0° to 180° east or west.

• A. 66.5° N
• B. 23.5° N
• C. 0°
• D. 90° N

Explanation: The North Pole is at 90° north latitude.

• A. 90° S
• B. 23.5° S
• C. 0°
• D. 66.5° S

Explanation: The South Pole is at 90° south latitude.

• A. The prime meridian
• B. The Equator
• C. The Tropic of Cancer
• D. The Arctic Circle

Explanation: The Equator splits the Earth into northern and southern halves.

• A. The 60°E and 120°W meridians
• B. The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
• C. The prime meridian and the 180° meridian
• D. The 90°E and 90°W meridians

Explanation: The 0° and 180° meridians together divide east from west.

• A. At the tropics
• B. At the Equator
• C. At Greenwich
• D. At the North and South Poles

Explanation: All meridians converge at the two poles.

• A. At the Equator
• B. At the poles
• C. At the tropics
• D. At 45° latitude

Explanation: Meridians are widest apart at the Equator and converge toward the poles.

• A. It stays the same
• B. It decreases
• C. It doubles
• D. It increases

Explanation: As meridians converge at the poles, the gap between them shrinks.

• A. Only the tropics do
• B. Yes, at the poles
• C. No
• D. Yes, at the Equator

Explanation: Parallels never meet; they run parallel to each other.

• A. The Tropic of Cancer
• B. The Arctic Circle
• C. 45° N
• D. The Equator

Explanation: The Equator is the longest parallel, about 40,075 km around.