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 pertains to “study of Landforms” ?
[A] Geomorphology
[B] Oceanography
[C] Climatology
[D] Marine Geography
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Correct Answer: A [Geomorphology]
Notes:
Geomorphology is the scientific study of landforms, their processes, form and sediments at the surface of the Earth. Geomorphology helps to reconstruct history of the surface of the earth through a study of its forms, the materials of which it is made up of and the processes that shape it.
2. Pedology is the study of:
[A] Oceans
[B] Soils
[C] Mountains
[D] Land froms
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Correct Answer: B [Soils]
Notes:
Study of soils is known as Pedology.
3. Which among the following country is also known as Crossroads of Central Asia?
[A] Uzbekistan
[B] Afghanistan
[C] Tajikistan
[D] Turkmenistan
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Correct Answer: B [Afghanistan ]
Notes:
Afghanistan is at the crossroads of central asia. It connects the Asian region to the central Asian region. It connects Iran and central asia.
4. What is the distance between consecutive longitudes at poles?
[A] 0 km
[B] 10 km
[C] 15 km
[D] 20 km
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Correct Answer: A [0 km]
Notes:
The distance between two consecutive longitudes(91 degree E and 92 degree E) at the Poles is 0 km. The distance between two consecutive meridians of longitude is equal to 111 km only at equator. The distance between two consecutive parallels of latitude is equal to about 111 km.
5. On which of the following the weight of a person will be minimum ?
[A] Venus
[B] Mars
[C] Moon
[D] Mercury
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Correct Answer: C [Moon]
Notes:
100 kgs equivalent to 16.6 Kgs on Moon and 37.8 kgs on Mercury
6. Which among the following is the largest Bay of the world?
[A] Bay of Bengal
[B] Hudson Bay
[C] Blacksod Bay
[D] Sandy Bay, Gibraltar
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Correct Answer: A [Bay of Bengal]
Notes:
Bay of Bengal is the largest bay in the world. It is located to southeast of India. The Hudson bay comes second.
7. Which of the following nations is famous among geographers as “Friendly Island“?
[A] Tokelau
[B] Tuvalu
[C] Tonga
[D] Marshall Islands.
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Correct Answer: C [Tonga]
Notes:
Tonga officially named the Kingdom of Tonga, is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising 169 islands, of which 36 are inhabited. It is the friendly island according to geographers.
8. Shakespeare beach is located in which country?
[A] France
[B] England
[C] Canada
[D] Italy
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Correct Answer: B [England]
Notes:
Shakespeare beach is located at the foot of the Shakespeare Cliff along the Dover Harbour, situated in Dover, Kent, south-east England.
9. Maximum share in earth’s mass and volume is shared by ___?
[A] Crust
[B] Mantle
[C] Inner Core
[D] Outer Core
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Correct Answer: B [Mantle]
Notes:
Although the core and mantle are about equal in thickness, the core actually forms only 15 percent of the Earth’s volume, while the mantle comprises 84 percent. The crust makes up the remaining 1 percent.
10. An Isochrone is defined as a line drawn on a map connecting points of:
[A] equal salinity
[B] equal time difference
[C] equal rainfall
[D] same magnetic dip
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Correct Answer: B [equal time difference]
Notes:
An Isochrone is defined as “a line drawn on a map connecting points at which something occurs or arrives at the same time".
