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. Geo centric model of solar system was proposed by:
[A] Copernicus
[B] Ptolemy
[C] Aristotle
[D] Strabo

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2. When we go deep into the earth:
[A] Temperature decreases
[B] Temperature increases
[C] Temperature remains constant
[D] None of the above

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3. Which among the following is the major cause of nutation in Earth’s axis?
[A] Earth’s Oblate spheroid shape
[B] The difference between Land and Sea hemispheres
[C] Oceanic Currents
[D] Tidal Forces

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4. Which among the following is the major objective of NASA’s Kepler mission?
[A] To search for habitable planets
[B] To search for earth like planets
[C] To search for alien life
[D] To search for potentially dangerous objects in space

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5. Which country’s territory comprises the largest part of the Anatolia or Asia Minor geographical region?
[A] Greece
[B] Egypt
[C] Turkey
[D] Cyprus

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6. By which of the following process some stars which are of the size of Sun or smaller convert hydrogen to helium?
[A] Triple-alpha process
[B] Proton Proton Chain Reaction
[C] CNO Cycle
[D] R process

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7. The “Ninety East Ridge” is a submarine volcanic ridge located in __?
[A] Pacific Ocean
[B] Atlantic Ocean
[C] Indian Ocean
[D] Arctic Ocean

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8. Which of the following correctly defines a Tidal flat?
[A] a submerged lagoon bed that only emerge at low tide
[B] an artificial water body that is subject to ebb and flow of tides
[C] an area along a coast where a river empties into an ocean or sea
[D] an equatorial region where tidal range is lowest

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9. Adams, Leverrier, Galle and Lassell are some of the rings of which planet?
[A] Saturn
[B] Uranus
[C] Neptune
[D] Jupiter

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10. The evidence for the rotation of stars comes mainly from the which of the following effects? (UPSC Prelims 1990)
[A] Doppler effect
[B] Photoelectric effect
[C] Stark effect
[D] Zeeman effect

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