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Q: The word ‘Geography’ evolved from
1. Latin
2. Greek
3. Arabic
4. French
Q: Lithosphere means
1. Water
2. Gases
3. Vapour
4. Solid earth crust
Q: The word ‘Geography’ was first used by
1. Theophrastus
2. Kant
3. Hecateus
4. Eratosthenes
Q: Who was credited for inventing the system of latitudes and longitudes?
1. Theophrastus
2. Kant
3. Hecateus
4. Eratosthenes
Q: Who was the first person to calculate the circumference of the earth?
1. Theophrastus
2. Kant
3. Hecateus
4. Eratosthenes
Q: Who was the first person to calculate the tilt of the earth axis?
1. Theophrastus
2. Kant
3. Hecateus
4. Eratosthenes
Q: Who of the following invented ‘Leap Day’?
1. Theophrastus
2. Kant
3. Hecateus
4. Eratosthenes
Q: Who of the following proposed the geocentric theory?
1. Copernicus
2. Kepler
3. Kent
4. Ptolemy
Q: Who of the following proposed the planetary motion theory?
1. Copernicus
2. Kepler
3. Kent
4. Ptolemy
Q: Who of the following proposed the heliocentric theory?
1. Copernicus
2. Kepler
3. Kent
4. Ptolemy
Q: According to the geocentric theory which of the following is at the centre of the solar system?
1. Sun
2. Earth
3. Mercury
4. Moon
Q: According to the heliocentric theory which of the following is at the centre of the solar system?
1. Sun
2. Earth
3. Jupiter
4. Saturn
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