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. How much of longitude account for one hour?
[A] 10 degree
[B] 15 degree
[C] 20 degree
[D] 25 degree
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Correct Answer: B [15 degree]
Notes:
1 hour is equal to 15 degress. 360 degrees is equal to 24 hours and when we divide 360 by 24 we get each hour equal to 15 degree.
2. “Medicine line” is another name of which among the following circles of latitude?
[A] 17th Parallel North
[B] 39th Parallel North
[C] 49th Parallel North
[D] 59th Parallel North
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Correct Answer: C [49th Parallel North]
Notes:
49th parallel was nicknamed the Medicine Line because of its seemingly magical ability to prevent U.S. soldiers from crossing it during expeditions in 1800’s. The 49th parallel north crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.
3. Paleoclimatology is study of:
[A] Ancient Climates
[B] Modern Climates
[C] Climates of other planets
[D] Climates of oceans
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Correct Answer: A [Ancient Climates]
Notes:
Paleoclimatology is the study of ancient climates, prior to the widespread availability of instrumental records. Scientists can use those environmental recorders to estimate past conditions, extending our understanding of climate back hundreds to millions of years.
4. Due to which of the following winds, Central Europe enjoys a warmer climate ?
[A] Chinook
[B] Foehn
[C] Zonda
[D] Bergwind
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Correct Answer: B [Foehn]
Notes:
Foehn is a type of dry and warm wind. It occurs in the lee of a mountain range. Dry wind is a part of a greater natural phenomenon drought.
5. Which of the following has the highest albedo?
[A] Fresh snow
[B] Tropical evergreen forest
[C] Black soil
[D] Calm water
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Correct Answer: A [Fresh snow]
Notes:
Albedo is defined as the ratio of reflected solar radition to total received solar radation. Fresh snow has the largest reflection and hence highest albedo, whereas black soil has the lowest albedo since it absorbs maximum amount of solar radiation.
6. Which of the following is most close definition of Geosyncline?
[A] a linear trough of subsidence of the Earth’s crust where sediments collect
[B] a near shore area where sunlight penetrates all the way to the sediments
[C] an area on high altitude where the river channel cuts directly into the bedrock
[D] a steep sided trough produced through faulting Steep sided trough produced through faulting
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Correct Answer: A [a linear trough of subsidence of the Earth’s crust where sediments collect]
Notes:
First option is the correct answer
Geosyncline is subsidence of some part of the landmass. The Geosyncline is then filled up by the deposition of sediments brought by agents like rivers and glaciers. The mountain building process starts with geosyncline.
7. What is the name of the tropical cyclones in the China Sea?
[A] Hurricanes
[B] Tornado
[C] Typhoon
[D] Twister
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Correct Answer: C [Typhoon]
Notes:
Over the western North Pacific and the South China Sea, tropical cyclones having maximum sustained winds reaching 118 km/h or more are known as ‘typhoons’.
8. ‘Norwesters’ are thunder storms which are prominent in which of the following countries?
[A] India and Bangladesh
[B] Bangladesh and Myanmar
[C] Bhutan and Nepal
[D] India and Bhutan
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Correct Answer: A [India and Bangladesh]
Notes:
Norwesters or the Kalbaishakhi is a local rain fall and thunder storm which occurs in India and Bangladesh. Kalbaishakhi occurs, with increasing frequency, from March till monsoon establishes over North-East India.
9. Radio carbon dating process is used to know the age of which of the following?
[A] Fossils
[B] Plants
[C] Rocks
[D] All of these
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Correct Answer: A [Fossils]
Notes:
Radiocarbon dating is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material or fossils by using the properties of radiocarbon.
10. Which of the following waters contains soluble salts of calcium and magnesium?
[A] Heavy water
[B] Soft water
[C] Hard water
[D] Mineral water
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Correct Answer: C [Hard water]
Notes:
Hard water is the water that contains salts of calcium and magnesium principally as bicarbonates, chlorides, and sulfates.
