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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2. Which of the following rocks are known as Plutonic rocks?
[A] Deep seated Intrusive Igneous
[B] Shallow depth intrusive rocks
[C] Sedimentary Rocks
[D] Extrusive igneous rocks

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3. What is the reason behind high tides? (UPSC Prelims 1986)
[A] Gravitational pull of the moon and the sun
[B] Gravitational pull of the sun
[C] Centrifugal, centripetal and gravitational pull of the sun
[D] Centrifugal, centripetal and gravitational pull of the sun and the moon

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4. Which of the following clearly define a meteor? (UPSC Prelims 1995)
[A] A rapidly moving star
[B] a piece of matter which has entered the earth’s atmosphere from outer space
[C] part of a constellation
[D] a comet without a tail

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5. Which of the following is the largest island of Indonesia?
[A] Java
[B] Sulawesi
[C] Sumatra
[D] Bali

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6. Which of the following gulf is the northernmost border of the Pacific Ocean?
[A] Gulf of Alaska
[B] Gulf of Bahrain
[C] Persian Gulf
[D] Gulf of Mexico

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7. Which is the largest blackwater river in the world?
[A] Zambezi River
[B] Nile River
[C] Rio Negro River
[D] Murray River

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8. Which is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazil?
[A] Sao Francisco River
[B] Rio Negro River
[C] Tocantins River
[D] Madeira River

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9. Who propounded the Big Bang Theory?
[A] Dr. Allen Sundes
[B] Thomas Gold
[C] Abbe Georges Lemaitre
[D] Herman Bondy

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

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