World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Mont blanc is located between Italy and France. Alps is mountain range in Europe.

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The word ‘planet’ comes from the ancient Greek ἀστήρ πλανήτης (astēr planētēs), meaning “wandering star”. The large number of stars observed in the heavens were classified into fixed stars and wandering stars. Fixed stars were those with respect to which the movement of the celestial bodies were measured. Wandering stars were those whose relative distances with respect to the fixed stars keep changing. Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury and Saturn belonged to the latter category. Among these, Jupiter was known as Bright Wandering Star.

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Planetary or permanent winds blow from high pressure belts to low pressure belts in the same direction throughout the year. They never change the direction. They blow over vast area of continents and oceans. They are easterly and westerlies and polar easterlies.

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Titan is the moon of Saturn. It is the largest moon of Saturn and the second largest natural satellite in the solar system.

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A barchan is indeed a type of dune. Characterized by its distinctive crescent shape and known to exist in arid desert environments, it faces the wind in a convex orientation. Barchans are not static; rather, they are able to shift and transform due to the predominant wind direction. This wind action contributes to their unique form and continual movement, enlightening us about the dynamic nature of desert topography.

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Green land is the world’s largest island. It is located in Arctic ocean. Though Australia is an island it considered as a continent.

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The Viking program consisted of a pair of American space probes sent to Mars, Viking 1 and Viking 2. They were launched in 1975. Each spacecraft was composed of two main parts: an orbiter designed to photograph the surface of Mars from orbit, and a lander designed to study the planet from the surface.

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The hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth was in El Azizia, Libya on September 13, 1922. The temperature reached a staggering 57.8 degrees Celsius (136 degrees Fahrenheit). This record temperature was later contested by a new world record temperature of 56.7°C (134°F) which was recorded in Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, USA. However, the Death Valley record has faced controversies and hence remains debatable.

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An electrojet is a streaming movement of charged particles in the lower ionosphere. Ionosphere is a region of Earth's upper atmosphere, extending from about 60 km to 1,000 km altitude. Electrojets are mainly found at altitudes between 100 to 150 km.

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New Guinea is the highest island in the world. Its height from the sea level is 4884 m (16,024 ft). the highest point of this island is Puncak Jaya, located in Indonesia.