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. Approximately how much time does a Sun ray take reaching Earth?
[A] 400 seconds
[B] 500 seconds
[C] 600 seconds
[D] 700 seconds
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Correct Answer: B [500 seconds]
Notes:
Light travels at a speed of 299,792 km per second. It takes 500 seconds for light to travel from the Sun to the Earth. This distance called 1 Astronomical Unit.
2. “Nebular Hypothesis” is a theory which is related to origin of the following?
[A] Sun
[B] Solar System
[C] Galaxy
[D] Universe
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Correct Answer: B [Solar System]
Notes:
The nebular hypothesis is model which explain the formation and evolution of the Solar System. It suggests that the Solar System formed from gas and dust orbiting the Sun.
3. Bogor Palace is located in which of the following country ?
[A] India
[B] Indonesia
[C] Malaysia
[D] Singapore
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Correct Answer: B [Indonesia]
Notes:
The Bogor Palace, also known as the Istana Bogor, is located in the city of Bogor, in West Java, Indonesia. It is the official residence of the President of Indonesia.
4. Tibetan Plateau can be best placed in which among the following categories of Plateus?
[A] Intermontane Plateu
[B] Continental Plateau
[C] Volcanic Plateau
[D] Dissected Plateu
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Correct Answer: A [Intermontane Plateu]
Notes:
Plateaus are classified according to their surrounding environment.
1. Intermontane plateaus are the highest in the world, bordered by mountains. The Tibetan Plateau is one such plateau.
2. Piedmont plateaus are bordered on one side by mountains and on the other by a plain or sea.
3. Continental plateaus are bordered on all sides by the plains or seas, forming away from mountains.
4. Volcanic plateaus are produced by volcanic activity. The Columbia Plateau in the north-western United States of America is one such plateau.
5. Dissected plateaus are highly eroded plateaus cut by rivers and broken by deep narrow valleys.
5. Which of the following rivers has a ‘bird’s foot’ delta?
[A] The Amazon
[B] The Brahmaputra
[C] The Mississippi
[D] The Nile
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Correct Answer: C [The Mississippi]
Notes:
Mississippi river forms a bird-foot delta as it empties into the Gulf of Mexico. As the name suggest this delta is in the shape of a bird’s foot and tend to have one or a very few major distributaries near their mouths.
6. Even though Pluto is usually the-farthest planet, its path is highly elliptical, crossing inside the path of some other planet. As a result for a period of twenty years from 1979, the farthest planet is not Pluto but,
[A] Jupiter
[B] Saturn
[C] Uranus
[D] Neptune
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Correct Answer: D [Neptune]
Notes:
Pluto is usually farthest from the Sun. However, its orbit “crosses” inside of Neptune’s orbit for 20 years out of every 248 years. Pluto last crossed inside Neptune’s orbit on February 7, 1979, and temporarily became the 8th planet from the Sun.
7. Which island has the largest collection of the Blue Holes?
[A] Andros Island
[B] Madagascar
[C] Sumatra
[D] Honshu
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Correct Answer: A [Andros Island]
Notes:
Andros island in the Bahamas has the largest collection of the blue holes. Andros is the largest island in the Bahamas and it more than 200 Blue Holes. Blue Holes are usually sink holes or underwater caves in shape of a circle.
8. Which of the following gulf is the northernmost border of the Pacific Ocean?
[A] Gulf of Alaska
[B] Gulf of Bahrain
[C] Persian Gulf
[D] Gulf of Mexico
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Correct Answer: A [Gulf of Alaska]
Notes:
The Gulf of Alaska forms the northernmost border of the Pacific Ocean. It is also the third largest gulf in the world. It encompasses almost half of the islands in Alaska. Its shoreline is a combination of forest, mountain and a number of tidewater glaciers.
9. Where is the Isthmus of Tehuantepec located?
[A] Japan
[B] Italy
[C] Mexico
[D] Brazil
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Correct Answer: C [Mexico]
Notes:
The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is located in Mexico. It is the shortest distance between the water bodies of the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean. The shipping route here is known as the Tehuantepec Route.
10. NASA’s robotic spacecraft MESSENGER was sent to study_?
[A] Mars
[B] Jupiter
[C] Mercury
[D] Saturn
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Correct Answer: C [Mercury]
Notes:
The robotic spacecraft by NASA orbited the planet mercury to study its chemical composition, magnetic field and geology.
