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. Baltic Sea & North Sea are connected by _________?
[A] Kiel Canal
[B] Panama canal
[C] Suez canal
[D] none of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Kiel Canal]
Notes:
The Baltic sea and the north sea are connected by Kiel canal. The Kiel Canal is a 98-kilometre-long freshwater canal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The Kiel is the world’s busiest man-made waterway for seagoing ships, used by a similar number of ships as on the Panama and Suez canals.
2. Which of the following ocean currents is a warm water current located in the Pacific Ocean?
[A] California Current
[B] Okhotsk Current
[C] Kuroshio Current
[D] Humboldt Current
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Correct Answer: C [ Kuroshio Current]
Notes:
The Kuroshio is a north-flowing warm ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean. It is similar to the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic Ocean.
3. Which of the following is generally responsible for the significant precipitation during winter in North-Western India?
[A] Retreating monsoon
[B] Westerly depressions
[C] Easterly depressions
[D] South-west monsoon
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Correct Answer: B [Westerly depressions]
Notes:
North-West India receives significant precipitation during winter period due to westerly depressions.
4. Which is the only country whose postage stamps do not bear its name?
[A] Pakistan
[B] U.K.
[C] Japan
[D] U.S.A.
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Correct Answer: B [U.K.]
Notes:
The first stamps did not need to show the issuing country, so no country name was included on them. The UK remains the only country to omit its name on postage stamps, using the reigning monarch’s head as country identification.
5. In which of the following cities one can never see the sun shine overhead at noon?
[A] Delhi
[B] Visakhapatnam
[C] Chennai
[D] Mumbai
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Correct Answer: A [Delhi]
Notes:
Delhi is slightly away from equator, so sun is slightly tilted from being over head. Mumbai and Chennai are south of the tropic of cancer, while Delhi is north of it.
Due to the tilt of axis of rotation of the earth, parts of the earth north of the tropic of cancer will never have the noon sun exactly overhead. Parts to its south will have the noonday sun exactly overhead twice a year, between the time of vernal equinox in March and autumnal equinox in September.
6. What is Black hole?
[A] A magnetic dark cavity
[B] Name of a star
[C] A hole in the moon
[D] A dying star
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Correct Answer: D [A dying star]
Notes:
A black hole is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light cannot get out. The gravity is so strong because matter has been squeezed into a tiny space. This can happen when a star is dying. Black holes can be big or small.
7. Which of the following is the largest coral reef in the Atlantic Ocean?
[A] Mesoamerican Reef
[B] Red Sea Coral Reef
[C] Andros Barrier Reef
[D] Apo Reef
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Correct Answer: A [Mesoamerican Reef]
Notes:
The Mesoamerican Reef is the largest coral reef in the Atlantic Ocean. It is located in the Caribbean Basin. It is also known as the Great Mayan Reef and it is a World Heritage Site, too.
8. Baffin Island is located in which country?
[A] Bahamas
[B] United States of America
[C] Japan
[D] Canada
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Correct Answer: D [Canada]
Notes:
Baffin Island is located in Canada. It is the largest island in Canada and also the fifth largest island in the world. It covers an area of 507,451 square km.
9. Which of the following is the smallest gulf in the world?
[A] Gulf of Aqaba
[B] Gulf of California
[C] Gulf of Guinea
[D] Gulf of Oman
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Correct Answer: B [Gulf of California]
Notes:
Gulf of California is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean and it is also known as the ‘Sea of Cortez’. It separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland. It covers an area of 160,000 square km.
10. What are reddish loops of gas that link parts of sunspot regions called?
[A] Solar flare
[B] Prominence
[C] Solar wind
[D] Sunspot
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Correct Answer: B [Prominence]
Notes:
Prominence is the red-glowing looped material bound by the sun’s magnetic field and can last for months.
