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. The meaning of name which of the following country in Italian means “Little Venice”?
[A] Vietnam
[B] Venezuela
[C] Spain
[D] Bahamas
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Correct Answer: B [Venezuela]
Notes:
Venezuela meaning in Italian means “Little venice”. Little Venice is actually a district in West London. Venice is a city in Italy.
2. Which of the following present day country was included in Ariana?
[A] Australia
[B] Afghanistan
[C] Israel
[D] Canada
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Correct Answer: B [Afghanistan]
Notes:
Afganistan is the country included in Ariana. Afganisthan is part of south Asia.
3. In context with the tides, if a high tide occurs at a particular place at 8.00 AM. What time we can expect the next high tide?
[A] 8.00 PM
[B] 8.10 PM
[C] 8.12 PM
[D] 8.25 PM
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Correct Answer: D [8.25 PM]
Notes:
The timing of high tides is influenced by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun on Earth’s oceans, as well as the geographical location of the place in question. High tides typically occur approximately 12 hours and 25 minutes apart, but this can vary based on local geography and the specific tidal cycle.
If a high tide occurs at a particular place at 8:00 AM, you can generally expect the next high tide to occur roughly 12 hours and 25 minutes later. Therefore, you can expect the next high tide around 8:25 PM on the same day.
4. Which among the following is the correct set of three largest river basins (by area), from largest to smallest ?
[A] Amazon, Congo, Ganga
[B] Amazon, Congo, Mississippi
[C] Amazon, Mississippi, Congo
[D] Amazon, Mississippi, Ganga
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Correct Answer: B [Amazon, Congo, Mississippi]
Notes:
The Amazon is the largest river by basin size, followed by the Congo and then the Mississippi. The Amazon has a basin size of approximately 6.7 million square kilometers, while the Congo has a basin size of approximately 4 million square kilometers and the Mississippi has a basin size of approximately 3 million square kilometers.
5. Which of the following is best soil to grow cotton?
[A] Black soil
[B] Alluvial Soil
[C] Laterite Soil
[D] Red Soil
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Correct Answer: A [Black soil]
Notes:
The best soil to growth cotton are Black soils of Deccan and Malwa plateau; however, cotton also grows well in alluvial soils of the Satluj-Ganga plain and red and laterite soils of the peninsular region.
6. Which of the following statements is an incorrect statement about Antarctic Circle?
[A] The Sun is visible at local midnight and not visible at local noon at least once a year within the Circle
[B] The position of the Circle is not fixed and it fluctuates due to tidal forces
[C] Days and nights can never be longer than 24 hours inside the Circle
[D] There is no permanent human population south of the Antarctic Circle
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Correct Answer: C [ Days and nights can never be longer than 24 hours inside the Circle]
Notes:
Third statement is an incorrect statement because days and nights can be longer than 24 hours inside the Circle. The polar night occurs when the night lasts for more than 24 hours and polar day occurs when day lasts for more than 24 hours.
7. United States and parts of Northern America are frequently hit by record snowfalls accompanied with blizzard and hurricane-force winds during winters. Which of the following is most probably responsible for the same?
[A] Polar Vortex
[B] La-Nina
[C] El-Nino
[D] Pacific Decadal Oscillation
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Correct Answer: A [Polar Vortex]
Notes:
Polar Vortex is a whirling cold winds present at both North Pole and South Pole.
It results because of the increased temperature difference between the dark, frigid Arctic and the warm tropics. There are two vortices, one in the layer of the upper atmosphere known as the stratosphere and one in the lower section, where our weather happens, called the troposphere. These two features interact with each other and can affect the meteorological goings-on outside of the Arctic.
8. Maasai is a tribe of which of the following country?
[A] Kenya
[B] Germany
[C] Australia
[D] India
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Correct Answer: A [Kenya]
Notes:
The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best known local populations internationally due to their residence near the many game parks of the African Great Lakes, and their distinctive customs and dress.
9. Isohyets are the lines drawn on a map connecting points having which of the following?
[A] Equal temperature
[B] Equal height
[C] Equal atmospheric pressure
[D] Equal rainfall
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Correct Answer: D [Equal rainfall]
Notes:
Isohyets is also known as isohyetal line and it is a line on a map which connects points that have the same amounts of precipitation in a given period or for a particular storm.
10. On a half-moon night, what is the angle between the moon and the sun when measured from earth?
[A] 45°
[B] 60°
[C] 90°
[D] 180°
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Correct Answer: C [90°]
Notes:
At 90° angular separation from the Sun, you on the Earth see half of the Moon’s illuminated side and half of its night side. The phase is called a quarter phase because you can see a quarter of the Moon’s entire surface (and 90 degrees is one-quarter of 360 degrees).
