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. Granite is an example of:
[A] Intrusive igneous rock
[B] Extrusive igneous rock
[C] Sedimentary rock
[D] Metamorphic rock
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Correct Answer: A [Intrusive igneous rock]
Notes:
Intrusive igneous rocks are formed from magma that cools and solidifies within the crust of a planet, surrounded by pre-existing rock (called country rock); the magma cools slowly and, as a result, these rocks are coarse-grained. Granite is the example of Intrusive Igneous rock.
2. In which of the following oceans world’s largest island is located?.
[A] Atlantic
[B] Arctic
[C] Pacific
[D] Indian
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Correct Answer: B [Arctic]
Notes:
Green land is the world’s largest island. It is located in Arctic ocean. Though Australia is an island it considered as a continent.
3. In geographical context, which of the following is a correct definition of “horst”?
[A] a raised fault block mountain
[B] a linear-shaped lowland between several highlands
[C] an isolated underwater volcanic mountain with its flat top below the surface of the sea
[D] an endoreic basin where water collects with no visible outlet
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Correct Answer: A [a raised fault block mountain]
Notes:
A horst is the raised fault block bounded by normal faults. It is a raised block of the Earth’s crust that has lifted, or has remained stationary, while the land on either side has subsided. The Vosges Mountains in France and Black Forest in Germany are examples of horsts, as are the Table,Jura and the Dole mountains.
4. 7th Regional Conservation Forum of IUCN was organized in which country?
[A] India
[B] Pakistan
[C] Russia
[D] Switzerland
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Correct Answer: B [Pakistan]
Notes:
International Union for Conservation of Nature organized the 7th Regional Conservation Forum in Islamabad, Pakistan. Secretary of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change represented India at the forum. More than 500 representatives from different countries, corporate sector and NGOs participated in the forum.The forum discussed the rapid melting of Himalayan Glacier causing food and water shortage to 800 million people in South Asia and South-East Asia including China.36% Glaciers in the regions of Himalayas and Hindukush are to vanish by 2100.
The increasing Global Warming is decimating the glaciers of Hindu Kush Himalaya region. The rate of Global Warming is greater than in any other part of the world.
5. Which coral reef system is also called The Amazon of The Seas?
[A] Daintree Reef
[B] Darwin Mounds
[C] African Coral Reefs
[D] Coral Triangle
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Correct Answer: D [Coral Triangle]
Notes:
The Coral Triangle is also called the “Amazon of the Seas”. It is a triangular area of the tropical marine waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste. It is a global centre of marine Biodiversity.
6. Which is the largest Gulf in the world?
[A] Gulf of Alaska
[B] Gulf of Oman
[C] Gulf of Mexico
[D] Persian Gulf
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Correct Answer: C [Gulf of Mexico]
Notes:
Gulf of Mexico is the largest Gulf in the world. It is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of 600,000 square miles. It is also the deepest gulf in the world.
7. Which among the following is not a gulf in the Pacific Ocean?
[A] Gulf of Alaska
[B] Gulf of California
[C] Hauraki Gulf
[D] Gulf of Mannar
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Correct Answer: D [Gulf of Mannar]
Notes:
Gulf of Mannar is not a part of the Pacific Ocean. It is a large shallow bay forming the part of the Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean. It lies between Sri Lanka and the Coromandel Coast region of India.
8. Auckland Isthmus is located in which country?
[A] Spain
[B] Scotland
[C] New Zealand
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: C [New Zealand]
Notes:
Auckland Isthmus is located in New Zealand. The Auckland Isthmus is also known as the Tamaki Isthmus. Auckland is also a city on this Isthmus, in the North Island of New Zealand.
9. Which is the biggest tributary river of Amazon?
[A] Danube River
[B] Madeira River
[C] Mekong River
[D] Volga River
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Correct Answer: B [Madeira River]
Notes:
The Madeira River is the biggest tributary river of the Amazon River and a major waterway in South America. It is about 3,250 km long. It flows through the countries of Brazil and Bolivia.
10. Which cosmologist is not associated with the Steady State theory of the universe?
[A] Hermann Bondi
[B] Thomas Chamberlin
[C] Sir Fred Hoyle
[D] Thomas Gold
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Correct Answer: B [Thomas Chamberlin]
Notes:
The Steady state theory is an alternative to the Big Bang theory of the evolution of the universe. This theory is proposed by Herman Bondi, Thomas Gold and Sir Fred Hoyle. According to this theory, the universe though expanding, does not change its look over time.
