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. Regional geography approach was introduced by:
[A] Karl Ritter
[B] Alexander Von Humboldt
[C] Herodotus
[D] Strabo
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Correct Answer: A [Karl Ritter]
Notes:
Geography is studied majorly by using two approaches
1. Systematic approach
2. Regional approach
Systematic geography approach was introduced by German Geographer Alexander Von Humboldt where as regional geography approach was introduced by another German geographer Karl Ritter .
2. On around which among the following dates, Earth is at it’s farthest from the Sun?
[A] January 4
[B] July 4
[C] June 21
[D] December 22
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Correct Answer: B [July 4]
Notes:
Perihelion is the point when Earth is closest to Sun and it occurs around 3rd January. The distance is 147.5 million kms. Aphelion is the point when Earth is farthest from the Sun and it occurs on July 4. The distance is 152.5 million Kms.
3. Which among the following is a Treeless Biome?
[A] Taiga
[B] Tundra
[C] Chaparral
[D] Savannah
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Correct Answer: B [Tundra]
Notes:
Tundra is the coldest of all the biomes. Tundra comes from the Finnish word tunturi, meaning treeless plain. It is present in the frost-molded landscapes, extremely low temperatures, little precipitation, poor nutrients, and short growing seasons. It is a treeless biome.
4. Pebble transport by rivers, sand drift over desert surfaces, soil blowing over fields are examples of which of the following phenomena?
[A] Deposition
[B] Saltation
[C] Attrition
[D] Weathering
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Correct Answer: B [Saltation]
Notes:
Pebble transport by rivers, sand drift over desert surfaces, soil blowing over fields are examples of saltation. Saltation is a type of particle transport by fluids such as wind or water.
5. Shale is an example of ?
[A] Igneous Rock
[B] Sedimentary Rock
[C] Metamorphic Rock
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Sedimentary Rock]
Notes:
Shale is an example of sedimentary rock. It is from the compaction of silt and clay-size mineral particles that we commonly call “mud.”
6. Layer which separates the troposphere from the stratosphere is known as:
[A] lonosphere
[B] Tropopause
[C] Mesosphere
[D] Thermosphere
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Correct Answer: B [Tropopause]
Notes:
Tropopause separates troposphere and stratosphere. It is the transition layer is located from 10km to 18km depending on location.
7. Consider the following:
Assertion: Ireland is relatively warm in winter, even though it is close to the Arctic Circle
Reason: Few countries above arctic circle are ice-free during the winter season due to warm waters of Gulf Stream
Which among the following is / are correct statements?
[A] Assertion is true, Reason is incorrect
[B] Assertion is incorrect, Reason is correct
[C] Both Assertion and Reason are correct
[D] Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Correct Answer: C [ Both Assertion and Reason are correct]
Notes:
Ireland is relatively warm in winter, even though it is close to the Arctic Circle because of the warm waters of gulf stream. Few countries above arctic circle are ice-free during the winter season due to warm waters of Gulf Stream.
8. Adams, Leverrier, Galle and Lassell are some of the rings of which planet?
[A] Saturn
[B] Uranus
[C] Neptune
[D] Jupiter
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Correct Answer: C [Neptune]
Notes:
Neptune has five rings: Galle, LeVerrier, Lassell, Arago, and Adams. Its rings were named after the astronomers who made an important discovery regarding the planet.
9. Which country has three capitals viz. Administrative, Legislative and Judicial?
[A] Chile
[B] Canada
[C] South Africa
[D] Malaysia
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Correct Answer: C [South Africa]
Notes:
Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament, is the legislative capital; Pretoria, as the seat of the President and Cabinet, is the administrative capital; and Bloemfontein, as the seat of the Supreme Court of Appeal, is the judicial capital, while the Constitutional Court of South Africa sits in Johannesburg.
10. Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 hit which of the following planets? (UPSC Prelims 1995)
[A] Pluto
[B] Mars
[C] Jupiter
[D] Saturn
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Correct Answer: C [Jupiter]
Notes:
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 was a comet that broke apart in July 1992 and collided with Jupiter in July 1994, providing the first direct observation of an extraterrestrial collision of Solar System objects.
