World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Saturn is the least dense, while earth is most dense among all the planets. Its density is less than that of water. The average density of the planets in decreasing order is given below.

Planet	Average Density (gm/cm3)
Earth	5.5
Mercury	5.4
Venus	5.2
Mars	3.9
Neptune	1.6
Jupiter	1.3
Uranus	1.3
Saturn	0.7

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Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles was a British statesman, Lieutenant-Governor of the Dutch East Indies and Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen. He is known for his founding of modern Singapore and the Straits Settlements.

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Nigeria has the largest population of Africa. It has 206 million individuals, whereas Ethiopia, which ranked second, had 115 million inhabitants.

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Cold ocean currents contribute to the formation of coastal deserts. Cold ocean currents contribute to the formation of coastal deserts. Air blowing toward shore, chilled by contact with cold water, produces a layer of fog. This heavy fog drifts onto land. Although humidity is high, the atmospheric changes that normally cause rainfall are not present. A coastal desert may be almost totally rainless, yet damp with fog.
The Atacama Desert, on the Pacific shores of Chile, is a coastal desert. Some areas of the Atacama are often covered by fog. But the region can go decades without rainfall. In fact, the Atacama Desert is the driest place on Earth. Some weather stations in the Atacama have never recorded a drop of rain. (National Geographic)

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Cirrostratus is the only clouds which is responsible for the formation of haloes. A halo is an optical phenomena produced by light interacting with ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. It leads to formation of colored or white rings or arcs and spots in the sky.

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The temperate grasslands of South Africa are called the Velds. Pampas are temperate grassland of South America. Llanos are tropical grassland of plains situated to the east of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela, in north-western South America.

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In December, Kanyakumari, located at the southern tip of India, receives maximum sunlight due to its proximity to the equator. The sun’s rays are more direct here compared to northern regions like Pune, Calcutta, and Leh, which experience shorter daylight hours and lower sun angles during winter. Kanyakumari also has a tropical climate, contributing to its sunny weather in December.

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Indus, Sutlej, Brahmaputra and other Himalayan rivers that is older than the Himalayas themselves. There are usually called as ANTECEDENT RIVERS.

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The Danakil Depression is the northern part of the Afar Triangle or Afar Triple Junction in Ethiopia. It lies between the Danakil Alps (east) and the Ethiopian Plateau (west).The Depression overlaps the borders of Eritrea, Djibouti and the entire Afar Region of Ethiopia. It is part of the great East African Rift Valley. It is one of the lowest places on earth -about 125 m (410 ft) below sea level.

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Hainan Island is the southernmost point in the province of China and it is also the smallest province of the People’s Republic of China. This province comprises various islands in the South China Sea.