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. Systematic approach is one of the major approach to study geography. The systematic approach was introduced by:

[A] Eratosthenese
[B] Ptolemy
[C] Alexander Von Humboldt
[D] Karl Ritter

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2. Which of the following planet is known as Morning star?
[A] Earth
[B] Venus
[C] Mercury
[D] Jupiter

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3. Santa Ana, Brickfielder, Sirocco & Khamsin are examples of ______?
[A] currents
[B] volcanoes
[C] winds
[D] deserts

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4. Which among the following is the correct term for the inner portion of moon’s shadow?
[A] Umbra
[B] Penumbra
[C] Antumbra
[D] Adularescence

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5. Which among the following is the new name of Pluto?
[A] 134340
[B] 134344
[C] 133440
[D] 131341

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6. 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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7. Which among the following is the most saline open sea of the world?
[A] Kara Sea
[B] Persian Gulf
[C] Red Sea
[D] Yellow Sea

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8. Which among the following configuration of a gulf would make it experience most high tides?
[A] narrow fronts and wider rears
[B] narrow fronts and narrow rears
[C] wider fronts and wider rears
[D] wider fronts and narrow rears

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9. Sandstone is which of the following type of rock?
[A] Sedimentary Rock
[B] Metamorphic Rock
[C] Igneous Rock
[D] Calcareous Rock

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10. Which of the following is indicated by the portions marked with ‘B’?
[A] Coal fields
[B] Atomic power plants
[C] Fertilizer complexes
[D] Oil refineries

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