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. What is the radius of earth?
[A] 5300 km
[B] 6370 km
[C] 10000 km
[D] 8330 km
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Correct Answer: B [6370 km]
Notes:
Approximate distance from Earth’s center to its surface is known as Earth radius which is 6,370 km.
2. Which among the following two gases contribute to begin the formation of stars?
[A] Hydrogen & Nitrogen
[B] Hydrogen & Helium
[C] Hydrogen & Oxygen
[D] Nitrogen & Helium
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Correct Answer: B [Hydrogen & Helium]
Notes:
The formation of the stars is explained by Big bang theory. The big bang produced hydrogen and helium. Most of the heavier elements are created only by the thermonuclear fusion reactions in stars, so they would not have been present before the first stars had formed.
3. Gypsum, Chalk & Limestone are examples of ________?
[A] Metamorphic Rocks
[B] Sedimentary Rocks
[C] Igneous Rocks
[D] Primary rockd
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Correct Answer: B [Sedimentary Rocks]
Notes:
Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of small particles and subsequent cementation of mineral or organic particles on the floor of oceans or other bodies of water at the Earth’s surface. Gypsum, Chalk & Limestone are the examples of sedimentary rocks.
4. Shakespeare beach is located in which country?
[A] France
[B] England
[C] Canada
[D] Italy
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Correct Answer: B [England]
Notes:
Shakespeare beach is located at the foot of the Shakespeare Cliff along the Dover Harbour, situated in Dover, Kent, south-east England.
5. If earth stops rotating, the impact on weight of a body will be minimum on which among the following places?
[A] Equator
[B] North Pole
[C] Tropic of Cancer
[D] Tropic of Capricorn
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Correct Answer: B [North Pole]
Notes:
The question is related to the centrifugal forces, which represent the effects of inertia that arise in connection with rotation and which are experienced as an outward force away from the center of rotation. The impact of this force is maximum at Equator and minimum at Pole.
6. Which of the following types of soils is indicated by the portion marked with ‘A’? (UPSC Prelims 1985)
[A] Red soil
[B] Alluvial soil
[C] Laborite soil
[D] Black soil
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Correct Answer: B [Alluvial soil]
Notes:
Alluvial is loose, unconsolidated soil or sediment that has been eroded, reshaped by water in some form, and redeposited in a non-marine setting. Alluvium is typically made up of a variety of materials, including fine particles of silt and clay and larger particles of sand and gravel. It is indicated by the potion marked with ‘A’.
7. Consider the diagrams below:
The above diagrams show the position of the Earth, the Moon and the Sun where (UPSC Prelims 1988)
[A] Only situation A explains the spring tides.
[B] Only situation B explains the spring tides.
[C] Both situations A and B explain the spring tides.
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Both situations A and B explain the spring tides.]
Notes:
Spring tide is a tide in which the difference between high and low tide is the greatest. Spring tides occur when the Moon is either new or full, and the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth are aligned. When this is the case, their collective gravitational pull on the Earth’s water is strengthened. Compare neap tide.
8. 
The river shown on the map is (UPSC Prelims 1997)
[A] Irrawaddy
[B] Mekong
[C] Chao Phraya
[D] Salween
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Correct Answer: D [Salween]
Notes:
The Salween, known in China as the Nu River is a river about 2,815 kilometers long that flows from the Tibetan Plateau into the Andaman Sea in Southeast Asia. It drains a narrow and mountainous watershed of 324,000 square kilometers that extends into the countries China, Burma and Thailand.
9. Which is the largest coral reef in the world?
[A] Kingman Reef
[B] The Great Barrier Reef
[C] Lansdowne Bank
[D] Lyra Reef
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Correct Answer: B [The Great Barrier Reef]
Notes:
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world . It is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in Australia. It comprises over 2900 individual reefs and 900 islands over there.
10. Which among the following bay is the finest deep water shelter in the southeast Asia?
[A] Cam Ranh Bay
[B] Alexander Bay
[C] Bay of Bengal
[D] Korea Bay
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Correct Answer: A [Cam Ranh Bay]
Notes:
Cam Ranh Bay is considered as the finest deep water shelter in the southeast Asia. It is a deep water bay in Vietnam, located at an inlet of the South China Sea.
