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 two countries currently occupy / control the Golan heights?
[A] Egypt & Syria
[B] Turkey & Israel
[C] Israel & Syria
[D] Syria & Turkey
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Correct Answer: C [ Israel & Syria ]
Notes:
The Golan Heights also called the Golan or the Syrian Golan. The Golan Heights is a basaltic plateau bordered by the Yarmouk River in the south, the Sea of Galilee and Hula Valley in the west, Mount Hermon in the north, and the Raqqad Wadi in the east. The western two thirds of this region are currently occupied by Israel, whereas the eastern third is controlled by Syria.
2. Who among the following published Geographike hyphegesis or “Guide to Geography” in 2nd Century A.D?
[A] Ptolemy
[B] Strabo
[C] Herodotus
[D] Aristotle
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Correct Answer: A [Ptolemy]
Notes:
Ptolemy made a number of contributions to geography. His book Geographike hyphegesis or “Guide to Geography” compiled and summarize much of the Greek and Roman geographic information accumulated at that time.
Geographia was written by Strabo
3. Which mountains separate Asia from Europe in west?
[A] Ural Mountains
[B] Alps Mountains
[C] Caucasus Mountains
[D] None of them
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Correct Answer: A [ Ural Mountains ]
Notes:
The Ural Mountains is a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the river Ural and north western Kazakhstan. The mountain range is a part of the conventional boundary between the continents of Europe and Asia.
4. Which among the following is the major cause of nutation in Earth’s axis?
[A] Earth’s Oblate spheroid shape
[B] The difference between Land and Sea hemispheres
[C] Oceanic Currents
[D] Tidal Forces
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Correct Answer: D [Tidal Forces]
Notes:
In the case of the Earth, the principal sources of tidal force are the Sun and Moon, which continuously change location relative to each other and thus cause nutation in Earth’s axis.
5. Who among the following is associated with the discovery of rings of Saturn?
[A] Galileo
[B] Newton
[C] Edmund Halley
[D] Einstein
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Correct Answer: A [Galileo ]
Notes:
In the year 1610 Galileo discovered the rings of Saturn while looking through his telescope. This was the first instance ever. They consist of countless particles of small size and various gases.
6. The Ganga-Brahmaputra river delta in India and Bangladesh which is one of the most fertile regions in the world is a____________?
[A] River dominated Delta
[B] Tide Dominated Delta
[C] Wave Dominated Delta
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Tide Dominated Delta]
Notes:
Most important tide dominated deltas of the world include those formed at the mouth of Ganga-Brahmaputra River, Indus River, Mekong River, Irrawaddy river etc. Some of them are world’s largest, for example, Ganga-Brahmaputra delta is world’s largest. These deltas are agriculturally rich and fertile.
7. The Eternal City is a nick name of which city?
[A] Rome
[B] Athens
[C] Jerusalem
[D] New York
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Correct Answer: A [Rome]
Notes:
Rome is called The Eternal City. Rome is also called “Caput Mundi” (Capital of the World). It is the capital city of Italy.
8. Which of the following is NOT a closed sea?
[A] Aral Sea
[B] Black Sea
[C] Red Sea
[D] All are closed seas
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Correct Answer: C [Red Sea]
Notes:
The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden.
9. Which of the following are hunting nomads?
[A] Pygmies
[B] Kazaks
[C] Lapps
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Pygmies]
Notes:
Pygmies are hunting nomads, Kazaks, Masai & Lapps are pastoral nomads
10. Most part of the Cosmic rays that impinge on earth’s atmosphere are __?
[A] Electrons
[B] Protons
[C] Neutrons
[D] Gamma rays
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Correct Answer: B [Protons]
Notes:
Almost 90% of all the incoming cosmic ray particles are protons, almost 10% are helium nuclei (alpha particles), and slightly under 1% are heavier elements and electrons (beta minus particles)
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