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. Sun accounts for approximately what fraction of total mass of Solar System ?
[A] 70%
[B] 90%
[C] 95%
[D] 99.86%

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2. What is the amount of Iron in Earth (percentage in total mass)?
[A] 24.5%
[B] 34.6%
[C] 39.3%
[D] 42.4%

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3. What is the escape velocity at Moon?
[A] 2.38 km/s
[B] 4.38 km/s
[C] 6.38 km/s
[D] 1.38 km/s

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4. Which line marks the boundary of the zone where the Sun never sets during June solstice and never rises during December Solstice?
[A] Antarctic Circle
[B] Arctic Circle
[C] Tropic of Cancer
[D] Tropic of Capricorn

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5. Who discovered Cosmic Rays?
[A] Henri Becquerel
[B] Theodor Wulf
[C] Robert Millikan
[D] Bruno Rossi

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6. The Gulf of Thailand borders Cambodia from which of the following directions?
[A] East
[B] West
[C] North
[D] South

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7. World’s largest floating stage is located in which country?
[A] China
[B] Japan
[C] Singapore
[D] France

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8. 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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9. For which of the following, the so called “Indo-Burmese Arc (IBA)” is famous?
[A] part of drug trade corridor called Golden Triangle
[B] active subduction zone leading to frequent earthquakes
[C] diverse varieties of endemic plants and animals
[D] single largest contiguous tea growing region in the world

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10. Which of the following is/are the cited reason(s) for the earth’s wobbling towards east?

  1. Gain of ice in Greenland
  2. Gain of ice mass in Western Antarctica
  3. Dry spells across Eurasia

Select the correct option from codes given below:

[A] 3 Only
[B] 1 and 2 Only
[C] 2 and 3 Only
[D] 1, 2 and 3

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