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. Which of the following is not an example of systematic approach of geography?
[A] Physical geography
[B] Environmental geography
[C] Human geography
[D] Regional geography
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Correct Answer: D [Regional geography]
Notes:
Systematic approach of geography is divided into four main branches.
(i) Physical geography,
(ii) Biogeography, including environmental geography,
(iii) Human geography,
(iv) Geographical methods and techniques
Regional approach geography is divided into
(i) Regional studies
(ii) Regional analysis
(iii) Regional development
(iv) Regional planning including areas and community planning
2. Who among the following is known as the first to measure the distance round the earth and also known as Father of Geometry?
[A] Eratosthenes
[B] Euclid
[C] Happarchus
[D] Galileo
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Correct Answer: B [Euclid]
Notes:
Euclid is the first to measure the distance round the earth and also known as Father of Geometry. He is a greek mathematician and founder of geometry.
3. Mount Kilimanjaro is located in which country ?
[A] Ghana
[B] Kenya
[C] Tanzania
[D] Namibia
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Correct Answer: C [Tanzania]
Notes:
Mount Kilimanjaro is located in [C] Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa and is known for its distinctive volcanic cones and snow-capped peaks.
4. Which among the following is the outcome when tide enters the narrow and shallow estuary of a river?
[A] Tidal Bore
[B] Ocean Gyre
[C] Flood Tide
[D] Rotary current
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Correct Answer: A [Tidal Bore]
Notes:
Tidal bore is a Tidal phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave (or waves) of water that travel up a river or narrow bay against the direction of the river or bay’s current.
5. When one crosses 180 degrees longitude from east to west then he/she:
[A] gains a day
[B] loses a day
[C] neither gains a day nor loses a day
[D] may gain or lose a day depending upon latitude at which one crosses
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Correct Answer: B [loses a day]
Notes:
One loses a day when he/she crosses 180 degrees longitude from east to west and gains a day when crosses 180 degrees from west to east.
6. Deserts such as the Sahara are generally found between 20° and 30° latitudes in the western parts of the continents. This is because these regions?
[A] Have off-shore winds throughout the year
[B] Have warm off-shore currents
[C] Lie in the belt of the doldrums
[D] Are very hot throughout the year
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Correct Answer: A [Have off-shore winds throughout the year]
Notes:
The areas between 20 ° -30 ° latitude on western margins of continents are the regions of descending air. Because of this, the air gets compressed and warm as it descends and thus the moisture keeps decreasing.
7. Which of the following is the largest Archipelago of the world?
[A] Madagascar Islands
[B] Malay Archipelago
[C] Guayaneco Archipelago
[D] Hawaiian Archipelago
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Correct Answer: B [Malay Archipelago]
Notes:
The Malay Archipelago is the largest archipelago by area and fourth by the number of islands in the world. It comprises over 25,000 islands .It is situated between the Indian and the Pacific Ocean and between mainland Indochina and Australia. It includes Brunei, East Malaysia, East Timor, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. This location is also termed as the Maritime Southeast Asia.
8. Which of the following archipelago gets midnight sun summer & polar night in winter?
[A] Svalbard
[B] Novaya Zemlya
[C] Antilles
[D] British Isles
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Correct Answer: A [Svalbard]
Notes:
Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. It is situated midway between continental Norway & the North Pole. It often experiences midnight sun in summer & polar night in winter.
9. What is the approximate number of stars in the Milky Way?
[A] 40 billion
[B] 10 billion
[C] 100-400 million
[D] 100-400 billion
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Correct Answer: D [100-400 billion ]
Notes:
The Milky Way is estimated to contain approximately 100-400 billion stars.
10. Who proposed the fission model of the origin of the moon?
[A] A.C.Banerji
[B] George Darwin
[C] Kant
[D] Laplace
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Correct Answer: B [George Darwin]
Notes:
The Fission model was proposed by George Darwin. According to this theory, Moon is gradually moving away from the Earth, which means, that it was a part of the Earth in the past but flung outward due to the Earth’s then faster rotation.
