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. What is the “Sidereal Month” in Hours , Minutes and Seconds?
[A] 27 days, 7 hours and 11.6 seconds
[B] 27 days, 8 hours and 11.6 seconds
[C] 27 days, 9 hours and 11.6 seconds
[D] 27 days, 11 hours and 11.6 seconds
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Correct Answer: A [27 days, 7 hours and 11.6 seconds]
Notes:
The sidereal month is the time needed for the Moon to return to the same place against the background of the stars. It is 27.321661 days (i.e., 27 days 7 hours 43 minutes 12 seconds), the difference between synodic and sidereal lengths is due to the orbital movement.
2. What is the name of Earth’s first super continent?
[A] Pangea
[B] Vaalbara
[C] Gondwana
[D] Columbia
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Correct Answer: B [Vaalbara]
Notes:
The earth is 4700 million years old and the earliest super continent Vaalbara started forming around 3600 million years ago.
3. The only planet that shows phases is _________?
[A] Earth
[B] Venus
[C] Jupiter
[D] Saturn
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Correct Answer: B [Venus]
Notes:
Through a small telescope, it is possible to see Venus undergo phases, just like the Moon. This occurs because, from our point of view on Earth, we see only the parts of Venus that are illuminated by sunlight at any given time. However, unlike the Moon, though, Venus is usually brighter to our view in its crescent phase than in its full phase.
4. Triton is a moon of which of the following planets?
[A] Uranus
[B] Neptune
[C] Jupiter
[D] Venus
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Correct Answer: B [Neptune]
Notes:
Neptune is the eighth and farthest-known planet from the Sun in the Solar System. It is 17 times mass of earth. Neptune has 14 known moons. Triton is the largest Neptunian moon.
5. Mushroom rocks, also called Rock pedestals, are one of the most striking manifestations of the processes of ?
[A] Water Erosion
[B] Wind Erosion
[C] Gravity Erosion
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Wind Erosion]
Notes:
Mushroom rocks, also called Rock pedestals, are one of the most striking manifestations of the wind erosion. The term wind erosion refers to the damage of land as a result of wind removing soil from an area.
6. On which of the following the weight of a person will be minimum ?
[A] Venus
[B] Mars
[C] Moon
[D] Mercury
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Correct Answer: C [Moon]
Notes:
100 kgs equivalent to 16.6 Kgs on Moon and 37.8 kgs on Mercury
7. What percentage of the world’s freshwater is stored as glacial ice ?
[A] 35%
[B] 75%
[C] 15%
[D] 55%
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Correct Answer: B [75%]
Notes:
Presently, 10 percent of land area on Earth is covered with glacial ice, including glaciers, ice caps, and the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica. Glacierized areas cover over 15 million square kilometers (5.8 million square miles). Glaciers store about 75 percent of the world’s fresh water.
8. Why the North Atlantic Sea route is regarded as an important international trade route? (UPSC Prelims 1984)
[A] It is the oldest sea route
[B] It connects two industrially developed parts of the world
[C] Trade winds will help the shipping
[D] There are lesser number of sea storms in this water way
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Correct Answer: B [It connects two industrially developed parts of the world]
Notes:
The North Atlantic route is the busiest sea route and carries the foreign trade greater than that of rest of the world combined altogether. It connects the ports of western coast of Europe with the ports on the east coast of North America. It is developed and very dense populated regions are located on both sides.
9. A new study concluded that active and naturally occurring life cannot be sustained at Danakil depression. The depression belongs to which region? (UPSC Prelims 2005)
[A] Ethiopia
[B] Sudan
[C] New Zealand
[D] South Africa
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Correct Answer: A [Ethiopia]
Notes:
The Danakil Depression is the northern part of the Afar Triangle or Afar Triple Junction in Ethiopia. It lies between the Danakil Alps (east) and the Ethiopian Plateau (west).The Depression overlaps the borders of Eritrea, Djibouti and the entire Afar Region of Ethiopia. It is part of the great East African Rift Valley. It is one of the lowest places on earth -about 125 m (410 ft) below sea level.
10. Which among the following deals with the art of map making?
[A] Geology
[B] Geomorphalogy
[C] Stratigraphy
[D] Cartography
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Correct Answer: D [Cartography]
Notes:
Cartography is the art of making maps on the available reliable information. Oldest known cartographer is “Anaximander” (Greek), He is considered to be the first mapmaker. Extra Info: Cartosat series is a series of Earth observation satellites by India.
