World & Physical Geography MCQs

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On June 21st, the Sun stands exactly over the Tropic of Cancer. This date marks the Summer Solstice in the Northern hemisphere as the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky. Conversely, this is the Winter Solstice on the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere, typically observed on December 21st. The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are the two imaginary lines located at 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator respectively. They indicate the furthest points north and south where the Sun can be seen directly overhead at noon.

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The biggest sea by size is the Philippine Sea. The Philippine Sea is located in the western Pacific Ocean and is bordered by the Philippines, Taiwan, and the Marianas Islands. It covers an area of approximately 5 million square kilometers (1.9 million square miles). This vast expanse of water is known for its rich marine biodiversity, deep trenches, and important role in the global climate system. It is also home to numerous islands and is a significant part of the Western Pacific region.

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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.

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The rank of earth in terms of mean radius is 5. Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus are top 3 countries with mean radius.

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Fluvial landform are shaped by running water (overland flow and stream flow). Fluvial processes are most important of all the exogenetic processes as landform associated with them have overall dominance in the environment of terrestrial life

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Ranching is the practice of raising livestock on large tracts of land. Ranchers typically raise grazing animals such as cattle and sheep, but some also raise bison, elk, emus, ostriches, and alpacas. Ranches are usually found in parts of the grasslands where rainfall is low and food crops do not grow very well. Ranching is the dominant land use in much of the American West. Ranching can be highly profitable. The ranching and livestock industry is growing faster than any other agricultural sector in the world. In Africa, most ranches are wildlife ranches. Wildlife ranches, also known as game ranches, maintain healthy populations of species such as rhinoceros, elephant, leopard, and antelope. People pay a fee to hunt these animals on the ranch. Wildlife ranches also appeal to ecotourists.

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As Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both are rain shadow area, both receives sufficient rainfall but Deccan plateau receives scanty rainfall.

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The International Date Line is an imaginary line of demarcation on the surface of Earth that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and demarcates the change of one calendar day to the next.  It passes through the middle of the Pacific Ocean, roughly following the 180° line of longitude but deviating to pass around some territories and island groups. The date becomes one day later as one travels across it in western direction, and one day earlier as one travels across it in eastern direction.

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Spring tide is a tide in which the difference between high and low tide is the greatest. Spring tides occur when the Moon is either new or full, and the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth are aligned. When this is the case, their collective gravitational pull on the Earth’s water is strengthened. Compare neap tide.