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. Sun shines exactly over equator for how many times a year?
[A] Once in a year
[B] twice in a year
[C] four times a year
[D] 12 times in a year
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Correct Answer: B [twice in a year]
Notes:
The sunshines generally occur over the equator twice a year. During the summer equinox and autumn equinox.
2. In which country Chukha Valley project is located?
[A] Bangladesh
[B] Bhutan
[C] Pakistan
[D] Nepal
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Correct Answer: B [Bhutan]
Notes:
Chukha valley project is located in Bhutan. It is completed in 1988. It is in Chuka district.
3. Which among the following planet in Solar System has the fastest rotation?
[A] Mercury
[B] Venus
[C] Mars
[D] Jupiter
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Correct Answer: D [Jupiter]
Notes:
Jupiter is the planet that has the fastest rotation. It has an orbital period of 12 years. It is the fifth planet from the sun.
4. Which among the following is the most saline open sea of the world?
[A] Kara Sea
[B] Persian Gulf
[C] Red Sea
[D] Yellow Sea
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Correct Answer: C [ Red Sea]
Notes:
The salinity of Red Sea is greater than the world average, approximately 4 percent. It has been also cited as most saline open sea due to high rate of evaporation and very little precipitation, Lack of significant rivers or streams draining into the sea and limited connection with the Indian Ocean, which has lower water salinity.
5. Which of the following archipelago is designated as a Ramsar site?
[A] Indonesian Archipelago
[B] British Isles
[C] Stockholm Archipelago
[D] Norwegian Archipelago
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Correct Answer: C [Stockholm Archipelago]
Notes:
The Stockholm Archipelago is located in the Baltic Sea and is the largest archipelago in Sweden, part of which has been designated as a Ramsar site since 1989.
6. What Eon is characterized by Earth’s initial formation?
[A] Proterozoic Eon
[B] Hadean Eon
[C] Phanerozoic Eon
[D] Cenozoic Era
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Correct Answer: B [Hadean Eon ]
Notes:
The Hadean Eon (4.6 billion years ago – 4 billion years ago ) is associated with the early formation of the planet Earth.
7. Which among the following options is not correct about the Earth’s layer and its thickness?
[A] Crust – 0 to 50 km
[B] Inner core – 2800 to 6371 km
[C] Outer core – 2900 to 5100 km
[D] Mantle – 50 to 2900 km
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Correct Answer: B [Inner core – 2800 to 6371 km]
Notes:
Crust – 0 to 50km
mantle – 50 to 2900 km
Outer core – 2900 to 5100 km
Inner core – 5100 to 6371 km
8. Which among the following is not a characteristic of Primary waves?
[A] They are similar to sound waves
[B] They are transverse waves
[C] They travel through all mediums
[D] They are first to reach the surface
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Correct Answer: B [They are transverse waves]
Notes:
Primary waves ( P – Waves) are the first to reach the surface.
They are similar to sound waves and hence they are longitudinal waves – in which particle movement is in the same direction of wave propagation.
Secondary waves are transverse waves.
9. Which among the following processes and the forces involved is/are correctly matched?
- Weathering – Gravitational/Molecular/Chemical action
- Mass movements – Gravitational force
- Erosion/Transportation – Kinetic energy
Select the correct code from the options given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] 1, 2 & 3
[C] Only 1
[D] Only 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: B [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:
All the exogenic processes are covered under denudation.
Weathering – Gravitational, Molecular stress, Chemical actions
Mass movements – Gravitational force
Erosion/ Transportation – Kinetic Energy
10. Which among the following landforms resemble those formed by solution in some karst areas of limestone?
[A] Pingo
[B] Nivation Hollows
[C] Thermokarst
[D] Hummocks
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Correct Answer: C [Thermokarst]
Notes:
Thermokarst are formed of small hummocks and marshy hollows which resemble the landforms formed by solution in the karst areas of limestone.
