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 is not a land locked country of Europe?
[A] Hungary
[B] Kosovo
[C] Czech Republic
[D] Spain
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Correct Answer: D [ Spain ]
Notes:
Spain is a sovereign state located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. The country’s mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar. Hungary, Kosovo and Czech Republic are land locked countries in Central Europe.
2. Who coined the term “geography” for the first time?
[A] Plato
[B] Aristotle
[C] Ptolemy
[D] Eratosthenese
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Correct Answer: D [Eratosthenese]
Notes:
Eratosthenese coined the word Geography:
Geo means- Earth
Graphos means- Description
Geography means- Earth description
Eratosthenese was the first person to calculate the circumference of the Earth and also founder of Chronology
3. What is the radius of earth?
[A] 5300 km
[B] 6370 km
[C] 10000 km
[D] 8330 km
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Correct Answer: B [6370 km]
Notes:
Approximate distance from Earth’s center to its surface is known as Earth radius which is 6,370 km.
4. Kalimantan is the part of which among the following countries?
[A] Thailand
[B] Malaysia
[C] Indonesia
[D] Cambodia
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Correct Answer: C [Indonesia]
Notes:
Kalimantan is the part of Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo. It comprises 73% of the island’s area. Borneo, a giant, rugged island in Southeast Asia’s Malay Archipelago.
5. In which among the following states of United States, “Death Valley” is located?
[A] Miami
[B] Pennsylvania
[C] texas
[D] California
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Correct Answer: D [California]
Notes:
California is known as Death Valley. This is because Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert, bordering the Great Basin Desert.
6. Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS-1) is located in which among the following states?
[A] Maharastra
[B] Gujarath
[C] Goa
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: B [Gujarath]
Notes:
Kakrapar Atomic Power Station is a nuclear power station in India. It lies in the proximity of the city of Vyara in the state of Gujarat.
7. Suez Canal joins Mediterranean Sea with which among the following seas?
[A] Red sea
[B] Dead sea
[C] Caspian sea
[D] White sea
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Correct Answer: A [Red sea]
Notes:
Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt. It links the Mediterranean with the Red Sea through Isthmus of Suez. It was first opened in 1869 after a decade of construction. Strategically and economically it is one of the most important waterways in the world providing the shortest sea link between Asia and Europe. Its opening had provided alternative route to sea voyage between Europe and India. It had reduced the sea voyage distance between these two regions by about 7,000 kilometers without navigating around Africa
8. Calorie of Energy is equal to _________?
[A] .42 joule
[B] 4.2 joule
[C] 42 joule
[D] 0.042 Joule
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Correct Answer: B [4.2 joule]
Notes:
The calorie is a unit of energy widely used in nutrition. The small calorie or gram calorie is the amount of heat energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius.
9. G-77 is a group of _________?
[A] Capitalist countries
[B] Socialist countries
[C] Developing countries
[D] Underdeveloped Countries
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Correct Answer: C [Developing countries]
Notes:
The Group of 77 (G-77) was established on 15 June 1964 by seventy-seven developing countries signatories of the “Joint Declaration of the Seventy-Seven Countries” issued at the end of the first session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva.
10. Which among the following soil is rich in minerals?
[A] Alluvial soil
[B] Black soil
[C] Red soil
[D] Laterite soil
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Correct Answer: A [Alluvial soil]
Notes:
The Alluvial soil is rich in minerals. It is highly fertile and very good for agriculture. It often contains gravel, sand and silt. The chemical content of the soil will depend on where it is located.
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