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. Expanding Universe hypothesis is also known as:
[A] Nebular theory
[B] Big Bang theory
[C] Steady state theory
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Big Bang theory]
Notes:
The Big bang theory talks about the expanding universe. The model describes how the universe expanded from an initial state of extremely high density and high temperature. It offers explanation for a broad range of observed phenomena, like the abundance of light elements, the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation etc.
2. Which of the following African Country was formerly known as Nyasaland?
[A] Tanzania
[B] Malawi.
[C] Mozambique
[D] Botswana
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Correct Answer: B [Malawi.]
Notes:
Malawi is formerly known as Nyasaland. Malawi is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa. It has a topography of highlands split by the Great Rift Valley and enormous Lake Malawi.
3. 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.
4. Which of the following imaginary lines join places with same level of rainfalls?
[A] Isobaths lines
[B] Isohyets lines
[C] Isobar lines
[D] Contour lines
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Correct Answer: B [Isohyets lines]
Notes:
An isohyet is also known as isohyetal line, and it is a line on a map which connects points that have the same amounts of precipitation in a given period or for a particular storm.
5. Which one of the following conditions is most relevant for the presence of life on Mars?
[A] Atmospheric composition
[B] Thermal conditions
[C] Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water
[D] Occurrence of ozone
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Correct Answer: C [Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water]
Notes:
Mars is the only planet with similar day time temperatures and an atmosphere similar to earth. The most relevant condition for presence of life on Mars is occurrence of ice caps and frozen water.
6. Which among the following is subject matter of Thalassography?
[A] High altitude
[B] Seas
[C] Mountains
[D] Plateaus
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Correct Answer: B [Seas]
Notes:
Thalassography is a subsection of oceanography which deals with the comparitively small bodies such as seas and bays.
7. Gwadar Bay is located in which gulf?
[A] Gulf of Guinea
[B] Gulf of Gabes
[C] Gulf of Oman
[D] Gulf of Aden
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Correct Answer: C [Gulf of Oman]
Notes:
Gwadar Bay is located in the Gulf of Oman. It lies on the maritime border of Pakistan and Iran. Also, it is an inlet of the Arabian Sea at the Markan coast at the Iran-Pakistan border.
8. Which is the longest tributary river in the world?
[A] Irtysh River
[B] Yellow River
[C] Missouri River
[D] Lena River
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Correct Answer: A [Irtysh River]
Notes:
The Irtysh River is the longest tributary river in the world. It flows through Russia, China and Kazakhstan. It is the chief tributary of the Ob River.
9. Which among the following planets is an inferior planet?
[A] Saturn
[B] Neptune
[C] Mars
[D] Venus
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Correct Answer: D [Venus]
Notes:
The planets closer to the Sun than the Earth are called as inferior planets. For. e.g. Mercury and Venus.
10. At which plate boundaries do mountains occur?
[A] Convergent
[B] Divergent
[C] Transform
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Convergent ]
Notes:
Convergent plate boundaries are boundaries where plates collide. Mountains, earthquakes, volcanoes form where plates collide.
