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. Uranus takes how much time to revolve around Sun?
[A] 36 years
[B] 56 years
[C] 76 years
[D] 84 years

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2. Amazon river is the largest river in the world by volume and has the largest drainage basin in the world. This accounts for approximately what fraction of the world’s total river flow?
[A] 10%
[B] 20%
[C] 30%
[D] 40%

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3. Petrology is a branch of science which is related to the study of which of the following ?
[A] Oil & Gas
[B] Rocks & Minerals
[C] Fossils
[D] Soils

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4. Which of the following is the largest archipelagic country in the world?
[A] Germany
[B] Indonesia
[C] Japan
[D] Philippines

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5. What does ‘Roaring Forties’ refer to? (UPSC Prelims 1984)
[A] The tract of stormy westerly winds between latitudes 20-30°S
[B] Whirl winds caused in Atlantic Ocean
[C] The region between latitudes 40° and 50°S, where the prevailing westerly winds blow over the open oceans with great regularity and strength
[D] None of these

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6. Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass? (UPSC Prelims 2006)
[A] Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia
[B] Columbia, Kenya and Indonesia
[C] Brazil, Sudan and Malaysia
[D] Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia

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7. Which is the largest constellation in the sky?
[A] Virgo
[B] Ursa Major
[C] Ophiuchus
[D] Hydra

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8. What is the bubble like region in the interstellar medium known as ?
[A] Chromosphere
[B] Heliosphere
[C] Photosphere
[D] Corona

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9. Which layer of the earth constitutes the D” Layer?
[A] Uppermost mantle
[B] Lowermost mantle
[C] Uppermost crust
[D] Lowermost core

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10. At which plate boundaries do mountains occur?
[A] Convergent
[B] Divergent
[C] Transform
[D] None of the above

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