World & Physical Geography MCQs
World Geography Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) Quiz for State and UPSC Civil Services Examinations. Objective Questions on Physical Geography and World Geography for competitive examinations.
1. Which of the following rocks are known as Plutonic rocks?
[A] Deep seated Intrusive Igneous
[B] Shallow depth intrusive rocks
[C] Sedimentary Rocks
[D] Extrusive igneous rocks
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Correct Answer: A [Deep seated Intrusive Igneous]
Notes:
Extrusive igneous rocks are formed by cooling of lava on the earth’s surface. Extrusive igneous rocks are also called volcanic rocks.
Intrusive igneous rocks are formed when magma solidifies below the earth’s surface.
Deep seated intrusive rocks are termed as plutonic rocks.
Shallow depth intrusive rocks are termed as hypabyssal.
2. Which among the following regions of Earth’s surface are called Horse Latitudes?
[A] Equatorial Low Pressure Belt
[B] Sub Tropical High Pressure Belt
[C] Sub Polar Low Pressure Belt
[D] Polar belts
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Correct Answer: B [Sub Tropical High Pressure Belt]
Notes:
There are two sub-tropical high-pressure belts extending approximately between latitudes 15 and 30 degrees to the north and south of the Equator. Horse latitudes are generally areas of high pressure marked by calm, subsiding air that gets heated during descent. It receives little precipitation and has variable winds mixed with calm.
3. Commonwealth of Nations which is normally called Commonwealth is an intergovernmental organisation of how many independent member states?
[A] 52
[B] 53
[C] 56
[D] 58
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Correct Answer: B [53]
Notes:
The Commonwealth of Nations, is a political association of 53 member states, nearly all former territories of the British Empire. They were ruled by the British empire before getting independence.
4. Who among the following is known as the first to measure the distance round the earth and also known as Father of Geometry?
[A] Eratosthenes
[B] Euclid
[C] Happarchus
[D] Galileo
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Correct Answer: B [Euclid]
Notes:
Euclid is the first to measure the distance round the earth and also known as Father of Geometry. He is a greek mathematician and founder of geometry.
5. Which of the following country is the largest producer of Uranium?
[A] Australia
[B] Kazakhstan
[C] Russia
[D] France
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Correct Answer: B [Kazakhstan]
Notes:Kazakhstan is the world’s largest uranium producer. In 2022, Kazakhstan produced 21,227 metric tons of uranium, which accounted for 43% of the world’s uranium supply. Kazakhstan has been a major uranium producer for over 50 years. Other top uranium producers include:
- Canada, which produced 7,351 metric tons of uranium in 2022
- Namibia, which produced 11% of the world’s uranium in 2022
- Uzbekistan, which produced about 3,300 metric tons of uranium in 2022
Kazakhstan has 12% of the world’s uranium deposits. The Chu-Sarysu basin in central Kazakhstan accounts for over half of the country’s known uranium resources.
6. The current El-Nino year of 2015, has been often termed as "double El Nino" by many scientists. Which of the following best defines "double El-Nino"?
[A] Two consecutive years of the concentration of warm water in the Pacific Ocean.
[B] Combination of El-Nino with Indian Ocean Dipole to give multiple impacts.
[C] El-Nino in combination with poor local weather.
[D] El-Nino year not immediately followed by La-Nina year.
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Correct Answer: A [Two consecutive years of the concentration of warm water in the Pacific Ocean.]
Notes:
Normally, the warm water from an El Nino spreads across the Pacific and cools as it evaporates. The increased moisture in the air leads to thunderstorms and tropical storms. That hasn’t happened as much as anticipated over the last year. Infact, two consecutive years of the concentration of warm water in the Pacific Ocean has disturbed the weather across different parts of the world.
7. ‘Norwesters’ are thunder storms which are prominent in which of the following countries?
[A] India and Bangladesh
[B] Bangladesh and Myanmar
[C] Bhutan and Nepal
[D] India and Bhutan
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Correct Answer: A [India and Bangladesh]
Notes:
Norwesters or the Kalbaishakhi is a local rain fall and thunder storm which occurs in India and Bangladesh. Kalbaishakhi occurs, with increasing frequency, from March till monsoon establishes over North-East India.
8. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
[A] Isopleth — A line joining places of equal height
[B] Isobar — A line joining places of equal pressure
[C] Isohyet — A line joining places of equal rainfall
[D] Isotherm — A line joining places of equal temperature
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Correct Answer: A [Isopleth — A line joining places of equal height]
Notes:
Isopleth is a line on a map connecting points having equal incidence of a specified meteorological feature.
9. Which of the following clearly define a meteor?
[A] A rapidly moving star
[B] a piece of matter which has entered the earth’s atmosphere from outer space
[C] part of a constellation
[D] a comet without a tail
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Correct Answer: B [a piece of matter which has entered the earth’s atmosphere from outer space]
Notes:
A meteor is a meteoroid or a particle broken off an asteroid or comet orbiting the Sun. It burns up as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere, creating the effect of a “shooting star”. Meteoroids that reach the Earth’s surface without disintegrating are called meteorites.
10. The British Isles Archipelago is located in which ocean ?
[A] Atlantic Ocean
[B] Pacific Ocean
[C] Arctic Ocean
[D] Southern Ocean
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Correct Answer: A [Atlantic Ocean]
Notes:
The British Isles is an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Continental Europe. Great Britain is the largest island of this archipelago. Apart from this, it includes Ireland, the Isle of Man, Shetland, Orkney and many other smaller islands.
