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. Geo centric model of solar system was proposed by:
[A] Copernicus
[B] Ptolemy
[C] Aristotle
[D] Strabo

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2. Sun accounts for approximately what fraction of total mass of Solar System ?
[A] 70%
[B] 90%
[C] 95%
[D] 99.86%

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3. Which of the following trenches is not located in the Pacific Ocean?
[A] Java Trench
[B] Kermadec Trench
[C] Peru-Chile Trench
[D] Aleutian Trench

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4. “Chukchi Sea” is the part of which among the following Oceans?
[A] Pacific
[B] Indian
[C] Atlantic
[D] Arctic

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5. Which among the following is the largest Bay of the world?
[A] Bay of Bengal
[B] Hudson Bay
[C] Blacksod Bay
[D] Sandy Bay, Gibraltar

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6. Who among the following is known as the first to measure the distance round the earth and also known as Father of Geometry?
[A] Eratosthenes
[B] Euclid
[C] Happarchus
[D] Galileo

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7. Due to which of the following winds, Central Europe enjoys a warmer climate ?
[A] Chinook
[B] Foehn
[C] Zonda
[D] Bergwind

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8. What percent of the earth’s surface is covered with deserts?
[A] 20%
[B] 45%
[C] 33%
[D] 10%

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9. Consider the following temperature and rainfall data :

Month Temperature
°C
Rainfall
cm
January 6.7 14.0
February 6.7 13.2
March 7.2 11.4
April 8.9 9.4
May 11.1 8.1
June 13.9 8.1
July 15.0 9.6
August 15.0 12.2
September 13.9 10.4
October 11.1 14.4
November 8.9 14.0
December 7.8 16.8

The climate to which this data pertains is

[A] St. Lawrence type
[B] China type
[C] West European type
[D] Mediterranean type

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10. Consider the following about different seas and their properties:

  1. The Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, also known as the Bulgarian Riviera, extends from the Romanian Black Sea resorts in the north to European Turkey in the south.
  2. The Northern Red Sea Region of Eritrea occupies the northern three quarters of the Red Sea.
  3. The Yellow Sea is located between China and Korea, and it represents the northern part of the East China Sea, which is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean.
  4. The Caspian Sea, which is the world’s largest inland body of water, has coastlines that are shared by Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan.

Which of the above statements is / are correct?

[A] Only 1 and 2
[B] Only 1, 2 and 3
[C] Only 3 and 4
[D] All Are Correct Statements

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