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. What is the radius of earth?
[A] 5300 km
[B] 6370 km
[C] 10000 km
[D] 8330 km
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Correct Answer: B [6370 km]
Notes:
Approximate distance from Earth’s center to its surface is known as Earth radius which is 6,370 km.
2. World’s largest number of active volcanoes are found in which of the following oceans?
[A] Pacific Ocean
[B] Atlantic Ocean
[C] Indian Ocean
[D] Arctic Ocean
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Correct Answer: A [Pacific Ocean]
Notes:
The pacific ocean has the largest number of active volcanoes. Kilauea volcano on Hawaii is the world’s most active volcano, followed by Etna in Italy and Piton de la Fournaise on La Réunion island.
3. 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.
4. Which among the following is a Tectonic Wetland?
[A] Tsomoriri in Jammu and Kashmir
[B] Nilnag in Jammu and Kashmir
[C] Loktak Lake in Manipur
[D] Deepor Beel in Assam
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Correct Answer: B [Nilnag in Jammu and Kashmir]
Notes:
Tectonic Wetlands examples are Nilnag in Jammu and Kashmir, Khajjiar in Himachal Pradesh, and Nainital and Bhimtal in Uttaranchal. They are formed due to tectonic activity.
5. An electrojet is an electric current which travels around the E region of the Earth's:
[A] Troposphere
[B] Stratosphere
[C] Ionosphere
[D] Lithosphere
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Correct Answer: C [ Ionosphere]
Notes:
An electrojet is a streaming movement of charged particles in the lower ionosphere. Ionosphere is a region of Earth's upper atmosphere, extending from about 60 km to 1,000 km altitude. Electrojets are mainly found at altitudes between 100 to 150 km.
6. In geographical context, what is Hamada?
[A] a type of desert landscape
[B] a desert counterpart of the delta
[C] a semi-circular steep sided depression formed through glacial erosion
[D] land-forms created by simultaneous erosion and deposition in a stream channel
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Correct Answer: A [a type of desert landscape]
Notes:
Hamada is a type of desert landscape consisting of high, largely barren, hard rocky plateaus with very little sand because this has been removed by deflation. Hamadas are produced by the wind removing the fine products of weathering: an aeolian process known as deflation.
7. The largest reserve of ‘Sal’ forests is found in which of the following regions? (UPSC Prelims 1989)
[A] Nilgiri hills
[B] Dehradun valley
[C] The Aravallis
[D] Eastern Peninsula
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Correct Answer: D [Eastern Peninsula]
Notes:
The largest reserve of sal forests is found in eastern peninsula. The right answer is none of these as Eastern Peninsula covers the highest range of Sal forests over Nilgiri hills, Dehradun valley and the Aravallis.
8. Which among the following is subject matter of Thalassography?
[A] High altitude
[B] Seas
[C] Mountains
[D] Plateaus
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Correct Answer: B [Seas]
Notes:
Thalassography is a subsection of oceanography which deals with the comparitively small bodies such as seas and bays.
9. Which coral reef system comprises a big field of sand mounds?
[A] Filippo Reef
[B] Flinders Reef
[C] Darwin Mounds
[D] Lansdowne Bank
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Correct Answer: C [Darwin Mounds]
Notes:
The coral reef of Darwin Mounds comprises a big field of sand mounds. It is situated off the northwest coast of Scotland and they are found about 1000 metres below the surface of the North Atlantic Ocean.
10. Spitsbergen Island is located in which archipelago?
[A] Malay Archipelago
[B] Indonesian Archipelago
[C] Svalbard Archipelago
[D] British Isles
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Correct Answer: C [Svalbard Archipelago]
Notes:
Spitsbergen Island is located in the Svalbard Archipelago in Northern Norway. It is the largest & only permanently populated island of Svalbard Archipelago. It is situated along the borders of Arctic Ocean, the Norwegian Sea & the Greenland Sea.
