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. Which of the following was the first planet to have its motions plotted across the sky during the second millennium BC?
[A] Mars
[B] Venus
[C] Jupiter
[D] Saturn
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Correct Answer: B [Venus]
Notes:
Venus was the first planet to have its motions plotted across the sky, as early as the second millennium BC.
2. Which of the following layer of the earth is termed as Sial?
[A] Core
[B] Crust
[C] Mantale
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Crust]
Notes:
Outer most layer of the earth- crust is also known as Sial because major constituent elements of crust are silica (Si) and Aluminium (Al).
Mantle is also known as Sima because major constituent elements of mantle are magnesium and silicon
Inner most layer of the earth- core is also known as Nife because core is mainly composed of the iron (fe) and nickel (Ni)
3. Which of the following is India’s first nuclear reactor:
[A] Apsara
[B] Dhruva
[C] Rawatbhatta
[D] Kudankulam
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Correct Answer: A [Apsara]
Notes:
Apsara is the first nuclear research reactor not only in India but also in the whole of Asia
4. Which among the following is the world’s northernmost capital of a sovereign state?
[A] Reykjavík
[B] Helsinki
[C] Stockholm
[D] Akranes
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Correct Answer: A [Reykjavík ]
Notes:
Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík, is the world’s northernmost capital city of any sovereign state.
5. The logo of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is depicts which among the following animals?
[A] Panda
[B] Polar Bear
[C] Tiger
[D] Stag
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Correct Answer: A [Panda]
Notes:
Panda is there in the logo of World Wildlife fund. The inspiration for the WWF logo came from Chi-Chi, a giant panda that was living at the London Zoo in 1961,which is the same year WWF was created. WWF’s founders wanted a strong, recognizable symbol that would overcome all language barriers.
6. India’s Jhoom cultivation is known by which among the following names in Malaysia?
[A] Ladang
[B] Tamrai
[C] Chena
[D] Tungya
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Correct Answer: A [Ladang]
Notes:
The Jhoom cultivation is known as ladang in Malaysia. Jhoom cultivation is nothing but shifting cultivation in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned while post-disturbance fallow vegetation is allowed to freely grow while the cultivator moves on to another plot.
7. Phobes and Deimos are two satellites of which planet?
[A] Jupiter
[B] Mars
[C] Earth
[D] Venus
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Correct Answer: B [Mars]
Notes:
Mars is known as the red planet because it looks red from Earth. The reddish color comes from high concentration of iron oxide compounds that is rust—in the rocks of the Martian surface.
Phobos and Deimos are the natural satellites of Mars
8. Which among the following country had proposed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?
[A] France
[B] Canada
[C] Ireland
[D] England
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Correct Answer: C [Ireland]
Notes:
Ireland had proposed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.
9. Which among the following is known as Treaty on European Union?
[A] Lisbon Treaty
[B] Paris Treaty
[C] Maastricht Treaty
[D] Treaty of Rome
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Correct Answer: C [Maastricht Treaty]
Notes:
The Maastricht Treaty is responsible for the establishment of the European Union in 1993, and it introduced the concept of European citizenship.
10. The Magellanic Clouds are visible from ___?
[A] Northern hemisphere
[B] Southern hemisphere
[C] Both Northern hemisphere & Southern hemisphere
[D] Neither Northern nor Southern Hemisphere
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Correct Answer: B [Southern hemisphere]
Notes:
The Magellanic Clouds are two irregular dwarf galaxies visible in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere. Because both show signs of a bar structure, they are often reclassified as Magellanic spiral galaxies. They are visible from Southern hemisphere.
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