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. Which among the following is busiest ocean trade route?
[A] Suez Canal
[B] North Atlantic route
[C] Panama Canal
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [North Atlantic route]
Notes:
The north atlantic route is the busiest ocean trade. It connects the South America to North America(Panama Canal), Africa to Europe and Europe to Asia (through Gibraltar Strait connecting Mediterranean Sea ).
2. Puerto Rico Trench is located in which of the following oceans?
[A] Arctic
[B] Atlantic
[C] Pacific
[D] Indian
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Correct Answer: B [Atlantic]
Notes:
Puerto Rico Trench is located in the Atlantic Ocean. It is a deep oceanic trench in the Atlantic Ocean, situated to the north of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. This trench is one of the deepest parts of the Atlantic Ocean and reaches a maximum known depth of approximately 8,376 meters (27,480 feet). It is a seismically active area and has geological significance due to its subduction zone where the North American Plate is being subducted beneath the Caribbean Plate.
3. “Konso Cultural Landscape” is a part of which among the following African Countries?
[A] Kenya
[B] Tanzania
[C] Ethiopia
[D] South Africa
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Correct Answer: C [Ethiopia]
Notes:
Konso Cultural Landscape is part of Ethiopia. It is part of the UNESCO world heritage sites. It is an arid property of stone walled terraces and fortified settlements in the Konso highlands of Ethiopia.
4. Which among the following is known as world’s most abundant fine-grained extrusive rock?
[A] Granite
[B] Basalt
[C] Feldspar
[D] Quartzite
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Correct Answer: B [Basalt]
Notes:
Basalt is known as world’s most abundant fine-grained extrusive rock.
5. The Amazon Reef is located in which ocean?
[A] Pacific Ocean
[B] Indian ocean
[C] Atlantic Ocean
[D] Arctic Ocean
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Correct Answer: C [Atlantic Ocean]
Notes:
The Amazon Reef is located in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of French Guiana and Brazil. It is a coral and sponge reef system. It happens to be one of the largest known reef systems in the world.
6. The Amazon Canyon is located in which ocean?
[A] Pacific Ocean
[B] Arctic Ocean
[C] Atlantic Ocean
[D] Indian Ocean
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Correct Answer: C [Atlantic Ocean]
Notes:
The Amazon Canyon is located in the Atlantic Ocean. It is a submarine canyon within the Amazon Fan in the Atlantic Ocean, nearly 200 miles from the mouth of the Amazon River, near South America.
7. Murray River flows in which continent?
[A] South America
[B] Asia
[C] Australia
[D] Africa
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Correct Answer: C [Australia]
Notes:
The Murray River is the longest river in Australia. It is approximately 2,508 km long. It rises in the Australian Alps and flows through New South Wales and Victoria and empties into the Indian Ocean.
8. Who coined the term ‘Big Bang’?
[A] Sir Fred Hoyle
[B] Georges Lemaitre
[C] George Gamow
[D] Hermann Bondi
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Correct Answer: A [Sir Fred Hoyle ]
Notes:
English astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle is credited with coining the term “Big Bang” during a talk for a March 1949 BBC Radio broadcast. It is important to note that the Big Bang theory was proposed by Georges Lemaitre but the term was coined by Fred Hoyle.
9. Cassini Mission was sent to study?
[A] Saturn
[B] Jupiter
[C] Mars
[D] Neptune
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Correct Answer: A [Saturn]
Notes:
The Cassini Mission or Cassini–Huygens space-research mission was a mission to study Saturn sent in collaboration among NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI). It was named after astronomers Giovanni Cassini and Christiaan Huygens. It was launched in 1997 and ended in 2017 after 20 years of service.
10. Who published the first geologic time scale ?
[A] Copernicus
[B] James Hutton
[C] Abraham Werner
[D] Arthur Holmes
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Correct Answer: D [Arthur Holmes]
Notes:
Arthur Holmes published the first geologic time scale in 1913. This time scale included the absolute dates. He also published the book ‘The Age of the Earth’.
