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. A cataclysmic nuclear explosion caused by the accretion of hydrogen onto the surface of a white dwarf star, would be termed as ___?
[A] Nova
[B] Nebula
[C] Neutron star
[D] Pulsar
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Correct Answer: A [Nova]
Notes:
A nova is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently “new” star, that slowly fades over time. It is caused by a nuclear explosion, caused by the accretion of hydrogen onto the surface of a white dwarf.
2. The Roaring Forties are strong westerly winds found in between:
[A] horse latitudes in southern hemisphere
[B] sub polar region in northern hemisphere
[C] polar high region of northern hemisphere
[D] 40 and 50 degrees latitudes in southern hemisphere
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Correct Answer: D [ 40 and 50 degrees latitudes in southern hemisphere]
Notes:
The Horse Latitudes are two belts of latitudes located in between 30 degrees to 35 degrees north and south of equator. The Roaring Forties are strong westerly winds found in the Southern Hemisphere, generally between the latitudes of 40 and 50 degrees.
3. Which among the following is subject matter of Thalassography?
[A] High altitude
[B] Seas
[C] Mountains
[D] Plateaus
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Correct Answer: B [Seas]
Notes:
Thalassography is a subsection of oceanography which deals with the comparitively small bodies such as seas and bays.
4. 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.
5. Gulf of Suez is the part of which sea?
[A] Mediterranean Sea
[B] South China Sea
[C] Caribbean Sea
[D] Red Sea
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Correct Answer: D [Red Sea]
Notes:
The Gulf of Suez is a part of the Red Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Red Sea, between Africa and to the west of the Sinai Peninsula.
6. Which is the largest glacier in India?
[A] Zemu Glacier
[B] Satopanth Glacier
[C] Gangotri Glacier
[D] Siachen Glacier
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Correct Answer: D [Siachen Glacier]
Notes:
Siachen Glacier is the largest glacier in India. It is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas. It is the longest glacier in Karakoram range and second longest in the world’s non-polar areas.
7. Antelope Canyon is located in which country?
[A] Chile
[B] Arizona
[C] Argentina
[D] Canada
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Correct Answer: B [Arizona]
Notes:
Antelope Canyon is located in Arizona in North America. It is a slot canyon in southwestern America, on Navajo land east of Page city, Arizona.
8. Majority of the asteroids is found between the orbits of which of the following planets ?
[A] Earth and Mars
[B] Mercury and Venus
[C] Jupiter and Saturn
[D] Mars and Jupiter
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Correct Answer: D [Mars and Jupiter ]
Notes:
The belt of asteroids is present between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It separates the inner planets from the outer planets of the solar system.
9. Who put forward the Gaseous Hypothesis theory of origin of earth?
[A] Laplace
[B] Chamberlin
[C] Kant
[D] James Jeans
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Correct Answer: C [Kant]
Notes:
Kant put forward his gaseous hypothesis theory in 1755. This theory was based on Newton’s law of Gravitation.
10. Who propounded the Neptunist Theory of Geology?
[A] James Hutton
[B] Abraham Werner
[C] Aristotle
[D] F.Hoyle
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Correct Answer: B [Abraham Werner]
Notes:
Neptunist theory of geology proposed that all the rocks are formed from the crystallization of the minerals in the early oceans of the Earth. It was propounded by Abraham Werner.
