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 branch of geography refers to the standard of living and its quality of life of its human inhabitants?
[A] Development geography
[B] Anthropology
[C] Physical geography
[D] Pedology
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Correct Answer: A [Development geography]
Notes:
In development geography, geographers study spatial patterns in development and study the standard of living and Quality of life of inhabitants.
Study of humans in the past and present societies is known as Anthropology.
2. How long does the Earth take to turn 1° Longitude during its rotation?
[A] 4 minutes
[B] 4 seconds
[C] 4 hours
[D] 40 seconds
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Correct Answer: A [4 minutes]
Notes:
The Earth rotates 360° around its axis every 24 hours. There are 360 degrees of longitude around the Earth. To rotate 1 degree of longitude takes 24 hours/360 degrees = 4 minutes.
3. Apart from Saturn, which of the following planets have planetary ring systems of their own?
[A] Jupiter only
[B] Jupiter, Uranus & Neptune
[C] Jupiter & Uranus
[D] Jupiter & Neptune
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Correct Answer: B [Jupiter, Uranus & Neptune]
Notes:
Apart from Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune possess ring systems of their own. They are mostly made up of gasses and dust particles.
4. Who discovered the rings of Saturn?
[A] Galileo
[B] Newton
[C] Edmund Halley
[D] Einstein
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Correct Answer: A [Galileo ]
Notes:
Galileo Galilei was the first to observe the rings of Saturn in 1610 using his telescope. He called them Saturn’s ears.
5. Which among the following is a correct location of Strait of Magellan?
[A] South of South America
[B] Pacific Ocean and South Atlantic Ocean
[C] North Africa & Asia
[D] North America & Japan
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Correct Answer: B [Pacific Ocean and South Atlantic Ocean]
Notes:
The Strait of Magellan located at the southern tip of South America. It is a 350-mile (570 km) channel. It connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
6. The term “Quasi-quadrennial oscillation” that was recently in news is associated to which of the following planets?
[A] Venus
[B] Mars
[C] Saturn
[D] Jupiter
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Correct Answer: D [Jupiter]
Notes:
Recent exploration of the planet Jupiter shows that it has striking similarities to those on Earth. Jupiter’s cycle is called the quasi-quadrennial oscillation, or QQO, and it lasts about four Earth years. The quasi-quadrennial oscillation (QQO) and its 4 year period in Jupiter’s atmosphere were first discovered in 7.8m infrared observations spanning the 1980s and 1990s from detecting semiregular variations in equatorial brightness temperatures near 10 hPa.
7. What is the name of the tropical cyclones in the China Sea?
[A] Hurricanes
[B] Tornado
[C] Typhoon
[D] Twister
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Correct Answer: C [Typhoon]
Notes:
Over the western North Pacific and the South China Sea, tropical cyclones having maximum sustained winds reaching 118 km/h or more are known as ‘typhoons’.
8. Himalayan mountain range falls under which type of mountains?
[A] Block Mountain
[B] Residual Mountain
[C] Accumulated Mountain
[D] Fold Mountain
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Correct Answer: D [Fold Mountain]
Notes:
Himalayas is called fold mountain because initially there was an ocean where the himalayas and the tibetan plateau stand today. The ocean was called Tethys sea. The sea bed “folded” to form the mountain range, so it is called the fold mountains.
9. Which one of the following is known as the “Coffee port” of the world? (UPSC Prelims 2000)
[A] Sao Paulo
[B] Santos
[C] Rio de Janeiro
[D] Buenos Aires
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Correct Answer: B [Santos]
Notes:
Santos port Brazil is known as “coffee port” of world. The Port of Santos is located in the city of Santos, state of São Paulo, Brazil. As of 2006, it is the busiest container port in Latin America. It possesses a wide variety of cargo handling terminals—solid and liquid bulk, containers, and general loads. It is Brazil’s leading port in container traffic.
10. Which of the following archipelago connects the Pacific ocean and the Sea of Japan?
[A] Bahama Archipelago
[B] Seto Inland Sea
[C] Thousand Islands
[D] Malay Archipelago
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Correct Answer: B [Seto Inland Sea]
Notes:
The Seto Inland Sea, also known as Setouchi serves as a waterway and it connects the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan.
