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. Granite is an example of:
[A] Intrusive igneous rock
[B] Extrusive igneous rock
[C] Sedimentary rock
[D] Metamorphic rock
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Correct Answer: A [Intrusive igneous rock]
Notes:
Intrusive igneous rocks are formed from magma that cools and solidifies within the crust of a planet, surrounded by pre-existing rock (called country rock); the magma cools slowly and, as a result, these rocks are coarse-grained. Granite is the example of Intrusive Igneous rock.
2. Which elements are found mostly in Lithosphere?
[A] Aluminium & Silicon
[B] Aluminium & Iron
[C] Magnesium and Silicon
[D] Silicon & Iron
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Correct Answer: A [Aluminium & Silicon]
Notes:
Oxygen, aluminum, calcium, iron, and silicon are the most abundant elements in Earth’s lithosphere.
3. Titan is the largest moon of _________?
[A] Uranus
[B] Jupiter
[C] Saturn
[D] Earth
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Correct Answer: C [Saturn]
Notes:
Titan is the moon of Saturn. It is the largest moon of Saturn and the second largest natural satellite in the solar system.
4. Appleton layer is a part of _______?
[A] Stratosphere
[B] Mesosphere
[C] Ionosphere
[D] Exosphere
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Correct Answer: C [Ionosphere]
Notes:
Appleton layer is part of ionosphere. It is the highest region of the ionosphere. It is from 90 to 600 miles from sea level. It is which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission.
5. Which among the following Isthumuses has been known as “The Devil’s Neck”?
[A] Kra Isthmus
[B] Isthmus of Panama
[C] Karelian Isthmus
[D] Isthmus of Corinth
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Correct Answer: A [Kra Isthmus]
Notes:
Kra Isthmus connects the Malay Peninsula with the mainland of Asia and is known as Devil`s neck.
6. On which of the following dates, Australia is likely to experience the shortest day of the year?
[A] 21 June
[B] 21 March
[C] 22 September
[D] 22 December
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Correct Answer: A [21 June]
Notes:
The June solstice is the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the Winter Solstice the Southern Hemisphere. Similarly, December Solstice or Summer solstice in Southern Hemisphere is on 21 December. Australia will experience the longest day on 22 December and shortest day on 21 June.
7. Which of the following units can be used to measure the distance of stars?
[A] Light years
[B] Kilometres per second
[C] Kilometres only
[D] Nautical miles
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Correct Answer: A [Light years]
Notes:
Two units can be used to measure the distance of stars. These are light year and parsec. A light year is the distance light can travel in a vacuum in one year which is about 9.5 trillion km and a parsec in 3.26 light years.
8. At a certain place, the Greenwich Mean Time is ahead by 12 hours. The place is located at which of the following locations? (UPSC Prelims 1986)
[A] 180°W of GMT
[B] 180°E of GMT
[C] 90°W of GMT
[D] 90°E of GMT
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Correct Answer: A [180°W of GMT]
Notes:
A traveler going eastwards gains time from Greenwich until he reaches the meridian 180°E, when he will be 12 hours ahead of G.M.T.
Similarly, in going westwards, he loses 12 hours when he reaches 180°W. There is thus a total difference of 24 hours or a whole day between the two sides of the 180° meridian.
This is the International Date Line where the date changes by exactly one day when it is crossed. A traveler crossing the date line from east to west loses a day and while crossing the dateline from west to east he gains a day.
9. Which of the following is Cold Ocean current? (UPSC Prelims 1989)
[A] Labrador
[B] Gulf Stream
[C] Kuro Shio
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: A [Labrador]
Notes:
The Labrador Current is a cold current in the North Atlantic Ocean which flows from the Arctic Ocean south along the coast of Labrador and passes around Newfoundland, continuing south along the east coast of Nova Scotia. It is a continuation of the West Greenland Current and the Baffin Island Current.
10. Deserts such as the Sahara are generally found between 20° and 30° latitudes in the western parts of the continents. This is because these regions? (UPSC Prelims 1992)
[A] Have off-shore winds throughout the year
[B] Have warm off-shore currents
[C] Lie in the belt of the doldrums
[D] Are very hot throughout the year
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Correct Answer: A [Have off-shore winds throughout the year]
Notes:
The areas between 20 ° -30 ° latitude on western margins of continents are the regions of descending air. Because of this, the air gets compressed and warm as it descends and thus the moisture keeps decreasing.
