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. Which among the following is the longest day in northern hemisphere?
[A] June 21
[B] March 21
[C] September 21
[D] May 31

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2. Which among the following two gases contribute to begin the formation of stars?
[A] Hydrogen & Nitrogen
[B] Hydrogen & Helium
[C] Hydrogen & Oxygen
[D] Nitrogen & Helium

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3. Which country has a flag with a pointed red maple leaf?
[A] Austria
[B] Canada
[C] Lebanon
[D] Australia

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4. Which among the following is a landlocked sea?
[A] Timor Sea
[B] Arafura Sea
[C] Green Land Sea
[D] Aral Sea

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5. Which among the following is the largest tropical lake in the world?
[A] Lake Victoria
[B] Lake Malawi
[C] Lake Kivu
[D] Lake Turkana

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6. A tourist is planning to visit a popular tourist destination, and has the following info about it:

  1. Summer Season from December to March
  2. The Coordinated Time is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time
  3. It has famous beaches and has Heaviside’s dolphins as an attraction which are endemic to this region.

Which among the following is the place, this tourist is planning to visit?

[A] Cairo
[B] Brasília
[C] Durban
[D] Kuala Lumpur

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7. “Qomolangma” refers to which among the following peaks ?
[A] Mount Kailash
[B] Mount Everest
[C] K2
[D] Kangchenjunga

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8. Makran is located in which among the following ?
[A] Arabian Sea
[B] Indian Ocean near southern coast of Sri Lanka
[C] Bay of Bengal
[D] Mediterranean Sea

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9. Which among the following is the best place to find massive polymetallic sulphide deposits in the Oceans?
[A] Ocean floor
[B] Hydrothermal vents
[C] Seamounts
[D] Guyots

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10. An Isochrone is defined as a line drawn on a map connecting points of:
[A] equal salinity
[B] equal time difference
[C] equal rainfall
[D] same magnetic dip

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