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 distance of the Sun from the Earth?
[A] 7 light minutes
[B] 8 light minutes
[C] 9 light minutes
[D] 10 light minutes
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Correct Answer: B [8 light minutes]
Notes:
The Sun is nearly 150 million km away from the Earth. Such large distances are expressed in another unit known as light year.
Light year is the distance travelled by light in one year.
Speed of light is about 300,000 km per second. Thus, the distance of the Sun from the Earth may be said to be about 8 light minutes.
2. Which among the following starts represent the Morning and Evening Stars?
[A] Mercury, Venus
[B] Venus, Mercury
[C] Venus, Venus
[D] Mercury, Mercury
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Correct Answer: C [Venus, Venus]
Notes:
Sometimes Venus appears in the eastern sky before sunrise. Sometimes it appears in the western sky just after sunset. Therefore it is often called a morning or an evening star, although it is not a star.
3. Which among the following country is world’s Southernmost Landlocked Country?
[A] Malawi
[B] Mali
[C] Lesotho
[D] Bolivia
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Correct Answer: C [Lesotho]
Notes:
Lesotho is a country located in southern Africa, completely surrounded by South Africa.
4. An electrojet is an electric current which travels around the E region of the Earth's:
[A] Troposphere
[B] Stratosphere
[C] Ionosphere
[D] Lithosphere
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Correct Answer: C [ Ionosphere]
Notes:
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.
5. Which of the following is a block mountain? (UPSC Prelims 1989)
[A] Alps
[B] Vosges
[C] Rocky
[D] Andes
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Correct Answer: B [Vosges]
Notes:
Block Mountains are created when large areas or blocks of earth are broken and displaced vertically. The Great African Rift Valley (valley floor is graben), The Rhine Valley and the Vosges Mountain in Europe are examples.
6. Which one of the areas marked as A, B, C and D in the given figure of the cyclone, witnesses heavy torrential short-duration rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms?
(UPSC Prelims 1999)
[A] A
[B] B
[C] C
[D] D
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Correct Answer: B [B]
Notes:
In the given figure ‘B’ lies between two cyclone zone ‘A’ and ‘D’. At the ‘B’ marked region rainfall would be accompanied by thunder storms.
7. The Archipelago Sea is the part of which sea?
[A] Arabian Sea
[B] Mediterranean Sea
[C] Baltic Sea
[D] Sea of Japan
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Correct Answer: C [Baltic Sea]
Notes:
The Archipelago Sea is a part of the Baltic Sea and it is the second largest archipelago in the world comprising around 40,000 islands, islets and reefs. It is located between The Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the Sea of Aland.
8. Isthmus of Karelian is situated in which country?
[A] Russia
[B] France
[C] China
[D] Korea
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Correct Answer: A [Russia]
Notes:
The Isthmus of Karelian is situated in northwestern Russia, to the north of the River Neva. It separates the Gulf of Finland from the Lake Ladoga. It is approximately 45- 110 km wide stretch of land.
9. Which is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazil?
[A] Sao Francisco River
[B] Rio Negro River
[C] Tocantins River
[D] Madeira River
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Correct Answer: A [Sao Francisco River]
Notes:
The Sao Francisco River is the longest river that flows entirely in the territory of Brazil. It is about 2,914 km long and is the fourth longest River in South America.
10. Which of the following is used to measure the chemical composition of stars?
[A] Spectroscope
[B] Inferometer
[C] Astronomical Unit
[D] Barometer
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Correct Answer: A [Spectroscope]
Notes:
Spectroscope is used to measure the chemical composition of the stars. It is also used to measure the temperature and direction of the star moving in relation to the Earth.
