World Geography Questions (MCQs) for UPSC, State PCS and SSC Examinations
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.Lake Titicaca, a large deep lake in South America, is
located on the border of which two countries?
[A] Argentina and Bolivia
[B] Bolivia and Peru
[C] Peru and Uruguay
[D] Uruguay and Paraguay
Answer: B
2.Theory of special relativity was developed by:
[A] Einstein
[B] Newton
[C] Galileo
[D] Laplace
Answer: A
3.Which among the following two gases contribute to begin
the formation of stars?
[A] Hydrogen & Nitrogen
[B] Hydrogen & Helium
[C] Hydrogen & Oxygen
[D] Nitrogen & Helium
Answer: B
4.The largest producer of rubber is_________ ?
[A] Thailand
[B] Malaysia
[C] Singapore
[D] India
Answer: A
5.Which among the following African country has been
traditionally a center of ethnic conflicts between Hutus & Tutsi ethnic groups?
[A] Tanzania
[B] Nigeria
[C] Rwanda
[D] Sudan
Answer: C
6.Schengen Area comprises the territories of 25 European
countries that have implemented an agreement signed in Schengen, Luxembourg, in
1985. How many countries are members of the Schengen area, but not part of
the European Union?
[A] 1
[B] 2
[C] 3
[D] 4
Answer: C
7.What is the reason of Venus being the hottest planet of
the Solar system?
[A] Proximity to Sun
[B] Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
[C] High speed of Rotation
[D] Presence of powerful magnetic field
Answer: B
8.Which Island forms the part of the southern end of
Maritime Southeast Asia?
[A] Rhodes Island
[B] Malta Island
[C] Sardinia Island
[D] Timor Island
Answer: D
9.Which among the following is not an Isthmus of America?
[A] Isthmus of Avalon
[B] Isthmus of East Falkland
[C] Isthmus of Panama
[D] Isthmus of Mansheya
Answer: D
10.Which is the largest glacier in India?
[A] Zemu Glacier
[B] Satopanth Glacier
[C] Gangotri Glacier
[D] Siachen Glacier
Answer: D
11.Which of the following is the world’s largest archipelago
country?
[A] Philippines
[B] Indonesia
[C] Finland
[D] Sweden
Answer: B
12.Which is the smallest gulf country in the world?
[A] Bahrain
[B] Oman
[C] Iraq
[D] Qatar
Answer: A
13.Which is the longest beach in the world?
[A] Maya Bay
[B] Santa Monica Beach
[C] Navagio Beach
[D] Praia do Cassino
Answer: D
14.Which of the following is used to measure the chemical
composition of stars?
[A] Spectroscope
[B] Inferometer
[C] Astronomical Unit
[D] Barometer
Answer: A
15.What is the phenomena of apparent shift in the position
of a nearby star against the background of a distant object called?
[A] Astronomical Unit
[B] Stellar parallax
[C] Kuiper belt
[D] Oort cloud
Answer: B
16.Which Hypothesis was put forward by F.Hoyle and
Lyttleton?
[A] Nebular Hypothesis
[B] Cepheid Hypothesis
[C] Interstellar Dust Hypothesis
[D] Nova Hypothesis
Answer: D
17.Which currents cause the flow of the middle mantle?
[A] Oceanic currents
[B] Convection currents
[C] Atmospheric currents
[D] Surface currents
Answer: B
18.What is the molten rock material in the interior of the
Earth called?
[A] Lava
[B] Magma
[C] Dyke
[D] Sill
Answer: B
19.Which among the following statements is/are about igneous rocks?
[A] Volcanic Rocks are the igneous
rocks formed on the surface of the earth
[B] Plutonic rocks are the igneous rocks formed at intermediate depths
[C] Hypabyssal rocks are the igneous rocks formed deep below the Earth’s
surface
[D] All of the above
Answer: A
20.What does the word ‘Pangaea’ mean?
[A] All Earth
[B] All Ocean
[C] All Mountains
[D] All Volcanoes
Answer: A
21.What is a steep slope separating two relatively level
regions called?
[A] Escarpment
[B] Arete
[C] Tor
[D] Doab
Answer: A
22.Which among the following statements is about the volcanic landform Tuya?
[A] It is an underwater vents or
fissures in the Earth’s surface from which magma can erupt
[B] It is a flat-topped, steep-sided volcano formed when lava erupts through a
thick glacier or ice sheet
[C] It is a volcanic caldera that has been partially filled by a new central
cone
[D] It is a low profile volcano usually formed almost entirely of fluid lava
flows
Answer: B
23.Which among the following statements is about the weathering landform Nubbin?
[A] It is a small and gentle hill
consisting of a bedrock core dotted with rounded residual blocks.
[B] It is a plain where the bedrock has been subject to considerable subsurface
weathering
[C] It is a large dome-shaped, steep-sided, bald rock
[D] It is a rock-wall with a smooth transition into a concavity at the foot
zone
Answer: A
24.The Salsette island is situated on the banks of which
among the following rivers?
[A] Kaveri
[B] Penna
[C] Ulhas
[D] Mutha
Answer: C
25.Which among the following river islands is not located on the banks of
river Brahmaputra?
[A] Majuli
[B] Dibru Saikhowa
[C] Umananda
[D] Srirangam
Answer: D
26.The Yangtze Delta drains into which among the following
water bodies?
[A] Arabian Sea
[B] Red Sea
[C] East China Sea
[D] Caspian Sea
Answer: C
27.The Caspian Sea is not surrounded by which among the following countries?
[A] Kazakhstan
[B] Russia
[C] Iraq
[D] Iran
Answer: C
28.Which among the following statements is about the Great Ocean Road?
[A] It is known for the Fringe
Festival
[B] It is known as the Marvelous city
[C] It is the world\’s largest war memorial
[D] It is a capital of Western Australia
Answer: C
29.Which pass connects Mumbai to Nashik?
[A] Shencotta Gap
[B] Pal Ghat
[C] Bhor Ghat
[D] Thal Ghat
Answer: D
30.Where are the Salisbury Plains located?
[A] France
[B] England
[C] New Zealand
[D] Australia
Answer: B
31.The Depsang plains lies on the border of which among the
countries?
[A] India – Pakistan
[B] India – Nepal
[C] India – Myanmar
[D] India – China
Answer: D
32.Which among the following volcanoes is located in
Indonesia?
[A] Mt. Etna
[B] Mt. Vesuvius
[C] Mt. Merapi
[D] Kilauea
Answer: C
33.Which is the largest hot desert in the world?
[A] Gobi
[B] Sahara
[C] Atacama
[D] Thar
Answer: B
34.What are the dry dusty winds blowing in Northern Africa
an Arabia called?
[A] Loo
[B] Mistral
[C] Harmattan
[D] Khamsin
Answer: D
35.What is the ratio of water vapour in air at a particular
temperature to total amount of water vapour required to saturate the same air
at same temperature called?
[A] Absolute Humidity
[B] Relative Humidity
[C] Specific Humidity
[D] Evaporation
Answer: B
36.Where do the fastest winds in the cyclone occur?
1.
Eye of the cyclone
2.
Eye-wall of the cyclone
Select the code from the options given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 & 2
Answer: B
37.Which among the following statements is not about temperate
cyclone?
[A] They are confined to 35 degree –
65 degree N and S of equator.
[B] They form only on seas with temperature more than 26-27 degree C
[C] They cover a larger area.
[D] They are Inverted ‘V’shape
Answer: B
38.The Sargasso Sea is located in which among the following
oceans?
[A] Pacific
[B] Atlantic
[C] Indian
[D] Arctic
Answer: B
39.Which among the following pairs of ocean relief features
is/are matched?
1.
Seamounts – Flat topped mountains
2.
Guyots – Mountains with pointed
Summits
Select the code from the options
given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 & 2
Answer: D
40.Which among the following are extensive linear reef
complexes that parallel a shore, and are separated from it by lagoon?
1.
Atoll
2.
Fringing Reef
3.
Barrier Reef
Select the code from the options given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 3
[C] Only 2
[D] None of the above
Answer: B
41.Which among the following statements is/are about La Nina?
1.
The literal meaning of the term La
Nina is a Christ child.
2.
During the occurrence of this
condition sea surface temperature in the central and western Pacific rises
above the normal.
Select the code from the options given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 & 2
Answer: D
42.Which among the followings current/s keep the western
coast of Europe warm?
1.
Labrador current
2.
West Wind Drift
3.
Norwegian Current
Select the code from the options given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 1 & 3
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
Answer: C
43.Which among the following statements is/are about Tropical Rainforest Biome?
1.
Rainforests only cover around 10
percent the total surface area of the Earth.
2.
They help to regulate the
temperatures around the world and the weather patterns as well.
3.
Tropical Rainforest are extremely
humid, due to all the rainfall, the average humidity is between 77 and 88
percent.
Select the code from the options given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
Answer: B
44.Which among the following are the representative groups
of the animal herders of Africa?
[A] Yakut
[B] Masai
[C] Eskimos
[D] Bedouins
Answer: B
45.What type of farming is practiced in areas where there is
no dearth of rainwater for the production of crops?
[A] Precision Farming
[B] Irrigation Farming
[C] Humid Farming
[D] Dry Farming
Answer: C
46.What is the practice of growing of two or more crops
simultaneously called?
[A] Mixed Farming
[B] Precision Farming
[C] Inter-cropping
[D] Share-cropping
Answer: C
47.When did the earliest plantations came up?
[A] 19th century
[B] 14th century
[C] 15th century
[D] 18th century
Answer: C
48.Where did the practice of Sericulture originate?
[A] China
[B] India
[C] West Asia
[D] Russia
Answer: A
49.What are weight losing industries which tend to be
located near the sources of raw materials called?
[A] Raw material oriented industries
[B] Capital oriented industries
[C] Service industries
[D] Market oriented industries
Answer: A
50.Which is the busiest airport of the world in terms of
number of passengers using it?
[A] Los Angeles
[B] Dallas
[C] San Francisco
[D] Atlanta
Answer: D
