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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2. Which among the following lakes makes the border tripoint of Kenya , Tanzania & Uganda ?
[A] Lake Turkana
[B] Lake Victoria
[C] Lake Tivu
[D] Lake Tanganyika

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3. What is the term for the time required by the Earth to rotate 360 degrees and make a star return to the same exact position?
[A] Solar Day
[B] Sidereal Day
[C] Actual Day
[D] Synodic Day

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4. Błędów Desert is located in which continent?
[A] Africa
[B] Europe
[C] Australia
[D] North America

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5. Which of the following African Country was formerly known as Nyasaland?
[A] Tanzania
[B] Malawi.
[C] Mozambique
[D] Botswana

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6. In 1970’s , NASA had launched two space programmes Viking 1 and Viking 2 on which planet?
[A] Moon
[B] Mars
[C] Venus
[D] Jupiter

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7. “Konso Cultural Landscape” is a part of which among the following African Countries?
[A] Kenya
[B] Tanzania
[C] Ethiopia
[D] South Africa

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8. Consider the following:

  1. Prime Meridian passes through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
  2. Prime Meridian has latitude of 180°
  3. Prime Meridian is otherwise known as International Date Line

Which among the above is / are correct?

[A] Only 1 and 2
[B] Only 2 and 3
[C] Only 1
[D] None of them

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9. Maasai is a tribe of which of the following country?
[A] Kenya
[B] Germany
[C] Australia
[D] India

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10. Which among the following are three major classification of rocks?
[A] Marble, limestone, igneous
[B] Igneous, limestone, mica
[C] Igneous, marble, sedimentary
[D] Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic

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