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. Who was first to measure the circumference of Earth?
[A] Aristotle
[B] Anaximander
[C] Herodotus
[D] Eratosthenes

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2. How many parts Earth atmosphere has been divided?
[A] 2
[B] 3
[C] 4
[D] 5

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3. Which of the following country is known as Kalaallit Nunaat, meaning “Land of the people”?
[A] Estonia
[B] Greenland
[C] Iceland
[D] Panama

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4. Which among the following is the largest tropical lake in the world?
[A] Lake Victoria
[B] Lake Malawi
[C] Lake Kivu
[D] Lake Turkana

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5. Which among the following is a Local wind?
[A] Fohn
[B] Trade wind
[C] Westerly wind
[D] Doldrums

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6.  Tibetan Plateau can be best placed in which among the following categories of Plateus?
[A] Intermontane Plateu
[B] Continental Plateau
[C] Volcanic Plateau
[D] Dissected Plateu

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7. Recently, scientists discovered a new tectonic microplate off the west coast of Ecuador. This is the 57th such plate discovered so far. The plate has been named as _?
[A] Shetland Plate
[B] Kermadec Plate
[C] Malpelo Plate
[D] Explorer Plate

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8. Which soil is formed by deposition of silt brought by rivers?
[A] Black
[B] Alluvial
[C] Red
[D] Pod

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9. What is Black hole? (UPSC Prelims 1985)
[A] A magnetic dark cavity
[B] Name of a star
[C] A hole in the moon
[D] A dying star

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10. Identify the correct order of the processes of soil-erosion from the following: (UPSC Prelims 2001)
[A] Splash erosion, Sheet erosion, Rill erosion, Gully erosion
[B] Sheet erosion, Splash erosion, Gully erosion, Rill erosion
[C] Rill erosion, Gully erosion, Sheet erosion, Splash erosion
[D] Gully erosion, Rill erosion, Sheet erosion, Splash erosion

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