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. Pedology is the study of:
[A] Oceans
[B] Soils
[C] Mountains
[D] Land froms
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Correct Answer: B [Soils]
Notes:
Study of soils is known as Pedology.
2. What is the distance of the Sun from the Earth?
[A] 7 light minutes
[B] 8 light minutes
[C] 9 light minutes
[D] 10 light minutes
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Correct Answer: B [8 light minutes]
Notes:
The Sun is nearly 150 million km away from the Earth. Such large distances are expressed in another unit known as light year.
Light year is the distance travelled by light in one year.
Speed of light is about 300,000 km per second. Thus, the distance of the Sun from the Earth may be said to be about 8 light minutes.
3. Lloyd Barrage is a 6166 mile long network of canals, feeding the largest irrigation system in the world, with more than 5 million acres of irrigated land. In which country it is located?
[A] China
[B] Pakistan
[C] India
[D] Afghanistan
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Correct Answer: B [Pakistan]
Notes:
Sukkur Barrage or Lloyd Barrage is a barrage on the River Indus near the city of Sukkur in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It was built during the British Raj from 1923 to 1932.
4. Continent where Tundra type of climate is NOT found?
[A] Asia
[B] North America
[C] Europe
[D] Australia
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Correct Answer: D [Australia]
Notes:
In the continent of Australia, the northern section of Australia has a more tropical influenced climate, hot and humid in the summer, and quite warm and dry in the winter, while the southern parts are cooler with mild summers and cool, sometimes rainy winters. So it doesn’t have Tundra type of climate.
5. Which among the following gas is abundant on atmosphere of Mars ?
[A] Carbon Dioxide
[B] Nitrogen
[C] Argon
[D] Carbon Monoxide
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Correct Answer: A [Carbon Dioxide ]
Notes:
The Curiosity rover sent by NASA which landed on Mars on August 6, 2012 with the aim to explore the Red Planet has confirmed that its air is made mostly of carbon dioxide with hints of other gases
6. How many times Sun is heavier than Earth?
[A] 3,300 times
[B] 33,000 times
[C] 3,30,000 times
[D] 33,30,000 times
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Correct Answer: C [3,30,000 times]
Notes:
The sun lies at the heart of the solar system and it is the largest object. It holds 99.8 percent of the solar system’s mass and is roughly 109 times the diameter of the Earth. It is 3,30,000 times heavier than earth.
7. 180 degree longitude is also known as _ ___?
[A] Arctic Circle
[B] International Date Line
[C] The Great Circle
[D] Equator
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Correct Answer: B [International Date Line]
Notes:
The 180th meridian or anti meridian is the Prime Meridian. It is known as the International date line. It is with which it forms a great circle dividing the earth into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. It is common to both east longitude and west longitude.
8. What is the reason of Venus being the hottest planet of the Solar system?
[A] Proximity to Sun
[B] Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
[C] High speed of Rotation
[D] Presence of powerful magnetic field
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Correct Answer: B [Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere]
Notes:
Venus has surface temperatures over 400 °C and it is the hottest planet of Solar system , most likely due to the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
9. The term Roaring Forties is used for which of the following?
[A] Westerlies
[B] Easterlies
[C] Doldrums
[D] None of the options A, B and C is correct
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Correct Answer: A [Westerlies]
Notes:
Roaring Forties is the name given to strong westerly winds found in the Southern Hemisphere, generally between the latitudes of 40 and 49 degrees.
10. Why is there a severe difference in the climates of Northern and Southern Hemisphere?
[A] Due to rotation of the earth around its axis
[B] Due to revolution of the earth around the sun of its orbit
[C] Both of the above
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Both of the above]
Notes:
There are several reasons for the difference in the climates of Northern and southern hemisphere. These are rotation of the earth around its axis and the revolution of the earth around the sun of its orbit.
The biggest factor in differences in the climate in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres has to do with the distribution of land vs. ocean. The Northern Hemisphere has much more of Earth’s land masses, while the Southern Hemisphere has a larger fraction of ocean.
