HYE IND SST Revision 2023-24

___________ are the circles of imaginary lines that run from east to west.

• Latitudes

• Greenwich Meridian

• Longitudes

_________________ is the imaginary line which divides the earth into northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere.

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

Which of the following statements indicates the benefit of a globe?

• A globe is an accurate depiction of the location of places and the shape of the earth.

• It is portable and easy to carry around.

• It depicts both physical and political features.

• It is easy to locate places as the whole world is visible at a glance.

____________are small boats that can fit one or two people and they are used to travel short distances.

• Motorboat

• Umiak

• Kayak

• Husky

Greenland is separated from Denmark by the _________________.

• Davis strait

• Denmark strait

• Baffin Bay

• Arctic Circle

The British government introduced the strict laws to suppress the feeling of nationalism by

introducing the policy of __________________________.

• Doctrine of lapse

• Divide and rule

• Mahalwari system

• Ryotwari system

Gopal Krishna Gokhale was a freedom fighter with a radical ideology.

• True

• False

Meridians measure the distance between places in the east-west direction.

• True

• False

The Tropic of Capricorn passes through the UAE.

• True

• False

Which prominent latitudes a person has to cross if he is travelling from 90 degrees North to 0 degrees?

•     Arctic Circle and Tropic of Cancer

•      Antarctic Circle and Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer

• Equator and Arctic Circle