World & Physical Geography MCQs

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The sun lies at the heart of the solar system and it is the largest object. It holds 99.8 percent of the solar system’s mass and is roughly 109 times the diameter of the Earth. It is 3,30,000 times heavier than earth.

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There are two sub-tropical high-pressure belts extending approximately between latitudes 15 and 30 degrees to the north and south of the Equator. Horse  latitudes are generally areas of high pressure marked by calm, subsiding air that gets heated during descent. It receives little precipitation and has variable winds mixed with calm.

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The size, mass & density of Venus is very close to that of earth. Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is the second-brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon.

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Volta River Project is located in Ghana. The Volta River is the main river system in Ghana. The Volta River Project was planned by Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah, as part of an industrial program to transform Ghana into an industrialized country. The Volta River Project includes the Akosombo Dam, also known as the Volta Dam. The Akosombo Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Volta River in southeastern Ghana. The dam was completed in 1965 and is 124m tall and 660m long. The dam holds back the waters of Lake Volta, the largest man-made lake in the world by surface area. The Lake Volta reservoir covers a third of Ghana’s land area.

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The longest day in Australia occurs on December 22, which is the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. On this day, Australia experiences the most daylight hours, with regions like Darwin having up to 13.5 hours of sunlight. In contrast, June 21 is the winter solstice, resulting in the shortest day. September 22 and March 23 are equinoxes, where day and night are approximately equal in length.

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The three main types of rock are sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous. Every rock has characteristics that reflect its process of formation; these are used to determine whether the rock is igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic. For example, a rock with rounded grains cemented together is sedimentary, while one with a strong banding and orientation of minerals is metamorphic.

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The equator passes through 13 countries: Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati.

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The Gulf of Mexico is the largest gulf in the world. It’s an extension of the Atlantic Ocean and is bracketed by Mexico to the west, south, and the South-Eastern United States to the north. As a basin, it spans an area of about 615,000 square miles (1.6 million square kilometers). It has rich biodiversity and is important for shipping and oil exploration.

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Candolim Beach is a white sand beach in Goa, India. It stretches along the shores of Arabian Sea. It starts at the footsteps of Aguada Fort, which is said to be built by Portuguese.

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Asteroids are tiny planetary bodies that revolve round the sun. They are present between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars. As they revolve around the sun like other planets, they are also called as planetoids.