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. Labrador current is a __________?
[A] cold current
[B] warm current
[C] Canary Current
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [cold current]
Notes:
The Labrador Current is a cold current. It is in the North Atlantic Ocean which flows from the Arctic Ocean south along the coast of Labrador and passes around Newfoundland, continuing south along the east coast of Canada near Nova Scotia.
2. The Fluvial Landforms are created by ___
[A] Air
[B] Water
[C] Chemicals
[D] Mechanical forces
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Correct Answer: B [Water]
Notes:
Fluvial landform are shaped by running water (overland flow and stream flow). Fluvial processes are most important of all the exogenetic processes as landform associated with them have overall dominance in the environment of terrestrial life
3. Consider the following statements:
- The Vernal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere comes around December 21-22
- Earth is at aphelion in its orbital path on December 22
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
[A] 1 Only
[B] 2 Only
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: D [ Neither 1 nor 2]
Notes:
First statement is incorrect because the vernal (spring) equinox in the Northern Hemisphere comes around March 20-21. Earth is not at aphelion on December 22. Earth is at aphelion on 3rd or 4th July.
4. Brahmaputra is an example of which of the following drainages? (UPSC Prelims 1989)
[A] Annular
[B] Antecedent
[C] Superimposed
[D] Radial
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Correct Answer: B [Antecedent]
Notes:
Indus, Sutlej, Brahmaputra and other Himalayan rivers that is older than the Himalayas themselves. There are usually called as ANTECEDENT RIVERS.
5. How much is the average elevation of Tibetan Plateau above sea level? (UPSC Prelims 1994)
[A] 2 km
[B] 3 km
[C] 4 km
[D] 5 km
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Correct Answer: C [4 km]
Notes:
Tibetian Plateau towers over southwestern China at an average elevation of 4000 m above sea level and is known as “the roof of the world.” It covers more than 2.5 million square km. The Qinghai-Tibetan plateau is the highest and largest plateau in the world.
6. Which Isthmus separates the Lonian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea?
[A] Isthmus of Cantanzaro
[B] Isthmus of Rivas
[C] Isthmus of Mansheya
[D] Isthmus of Perekop
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Correct Answer: A [Isthmus of Cantanzaro]
Notes:
The Isthmus of Cantanzaro separates the waterbodies of the Lonian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a part of Italian Peninsula lying between the Calabrian Apennine Mountains and the Calabrian Serre.
7. Hispar Glacier is located in which country?
[A] India
[B] China
[C] Nepal
[D] Pakistan
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Correct Answer: D [Pakistan]
Notes:
Hispar Glacier is located in Pakistan. It is 49 km long and lies in the Karakoram Mountain range of Gilgit-Baltistan. It meets with the Biafo Glacier and forms the longest Glacial system in non polar regions.
8. Who among the following gave an extensive classification of galaxies?
[A] Edwin Hubble
[B] Carl Sawer
[C] Alexander Von Humboldt
[D] Ratzel
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Correct Answer: A [Edwin Hubble]
Notes:
Edwin Hubble gave an extensive classification of galaxies. He grouped them into four classes namely: spiral, barred spiral, elliptical and irregular.
9. Which is the first planet to have been discovered by the use of telescope?
[A] Jupiter
[B] Mars
[C] Saturn
[D] Uranus
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Correct Answer: D [Uranus]
Notes:
Like the classical planets, Uranus is visible to the naked eye, but it was never recognised as a planet by ancient observers because of its dimness and slow orbit. Sir William Herschel first observed Uranus on 13 March 1781, leading to its discovery as a planet, expanding the known boundaries of the Solar System for the first time in history and making Uranus the first planet classified as such with the aid of a telescope.
10. Who published the first geologic time scale ?
[A] Copernicus
[B] James Hutton
[C] Abraham Werner
[D] Arthur Holmes
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Correct Answer: D [Arthur Holmes]
Notes:
Arthur Holmes published the first geologic time scale in 1913. This time scale included the absolute dates. He also published the book ‘The Age of the Earth’.
