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. The “Planetoids” are located between which among the following?
[A] Mars and Jupiter
[B] Saturn & Jupiter
[C] Mercury and Venus
[D] Earth & Mars

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2. How much time does a ray of light take while reaching from Moon to Earth ?
[A] 8 minutes
[B] 8 seconds
[C] 1 minute
[D] 1 second

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3. 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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4. Consider the following statements:

  1. The Vernal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere comes around December 21-22
  2. Earth is at aphelion in its orbital path on December 22

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

[A] 1 Only
[B] 2 Only
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2

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5. Which of the following is different from the other three on the basis of their locations?
[A] Canaries Current
[B] Benguela Current
[C] Guinea Current
[D] Labrador Current

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6. The largest reserve of ‘Sal’ forests is found in which of the following regions?
[A] Nilgiri hills
[B] Dehradun valley
[C] The Aravallis
[D] Eastern Peninsula

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7. Which of the following is the longest continuous barrier reef in the world?
[A] Great Barrier Reef
[B] New Caledonian Barrier Reef
[C] Kingman Reef
[D] Rainbow Reef

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8. Yellow River flows through which country?
[A] United States
[B] Russia
[C] China
[D] India

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9. What is the age of the solar system?
[A] 13.7 billion years
[B] 4.6 billion years
[C] 4.3 billion years
[D] 13.51 billion years

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10. What are comets popularly described as?
[A] Planetoids
[B] quasi-planet
[C] Dirty snowballs
[D] meteoroids

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