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 distance of the Sun from the Earth?
[A] 7 light minutes
[B] 8 light minutes
[C] 9 light minutes
[D] 10 light minutes
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Correct Answer: B [8 light minutes]
Notes:
The Sun is nearly 150 million km away from the Earth. Such large distances are expressed in another unit known as light year.
Light year is the distance travelled by light in one year.
Speed of light is about 300,000 km per second. Thus, the distance of the Sun from the Earth may be said to be about 8 light minutes.
2. Which among the following lakes makes the border tripoint of Kenya , Tanzania & Uganda ?
[A] Lake Turkana
[B] Lake Victoria
[C] Lake Tivu
[D] Lake Tanganyika
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Correct Answer: B [Lake Victoria]
Notes:
Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named after Queen Victoria. It makes the border tripoint of Kenya , Tanzania & Uganda.
3. What is the term for the time required by the Earth to rotate 360 degrees and make a star return to the same exact position?
[A] Solar Day
[B] Sidereal Day
[C] Actual Day
[D] Synodic Day
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Correct Answer: B [Sidereal Day]
Notes:
A Sidereal Day is the time required by the Earth to rotate 360 degrees and make a star return to the same exact position. This is approximately 23 hours 56 minutes, slightly less than the 24 hours of a Solar Day. The specifics of Earth’s rotation lead to the slightly different timestamps of solar and sidereal days.
4. Błędów Desert is located in which continent?
[A] Africa
[B] Europe
[C] Australia
[D] North America
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Correct Answer: B [Europe]
Notes:
Błędów Desert is desert area of sands between Błędów and the villages of Chechło and Klucze in Poland. It is in Europe.The area lies mainly on the Silesian Highlands in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
5. Which of the following African Country was formerly known as Nyasaland?
[A] Tanzania
[B] Malawi.
[C] Mozambique
[D] Botswana
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Correct Answer: B [Malawi.]
Notes:
Malawi is formerly known as Nyasaland. Malawi is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa. It has a topography of highlands split by the Great Rift Valley and enormous Lake Malawi.
6. In 1970’s , NASA had launched two space programmes Viking 1 and Viking 2 on which planet?
[A] Moon
[B] Mars
[C] Venus
[D] Jupiter
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Correct Answer: B [Mars]
Notes:
The Viking program consisted of a pair of American space probes sent to Mars, Viking 1 and Viking 2. They were launched in 1975. Each spacecraft was composed of two main parts: an orbiter designed to photograph the surface of Mars from orbit, and a lander designed to study the planet from the surface.
7. “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.
8. Consider the following:
- Prime Meridian passes through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
- Prime Meridian has latitude of 180°
- Prime Meridian is otherwise known as International Date Line
Which among the above is / are correct?
[A] Only 1 and 2
[B] Only 2 and 3
[C] Only 1
[D] None of them
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Correct Answer: C [Only 1]
Notes:
The Prime Meridian passes through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, and is the line of 0 degree longitude from which other longitudes are calculated. It does not have a latitude of 180 degrees nor is it known as the International Date Line – that is the line of 180 degrees longitude. Thus, only the first statement is correct.
9. Maasai is a tribe of which of the following country?
[A] Kenya
[B] Germany
[C] Australia
[D] India
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Correct Answer: A [Kenya]
Notes:
The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best known local populations internationally due to their residence near the many game parks of the African Great Lakes, and their distinctive customs and dress.
10. Which among the following are three major classification of rocks?
[A] Marble, limestone, igneous
[B] Igneous, limestone, mica
[C] Igneous, marble, sedimentary
[D] Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
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Correct Answer: D [Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic]
Notes:
The three main types of rock are sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous. Every rock has characteristics that reflect its process of formation; these are used to determine whether the rock is igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic. For example, a rock with rounded grains cemented together is sedimentary, while one with a strong banding and orientation of minerals is metamorphic.
