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 canals is considered to be an important link between the developed countries and the developing countries?
[A] Panama Canal
[B] Suez Canal
[C] Kiel Canal
[D] Grand Canal
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [ Suez Canal ]
Notes:
Suez Canal considered to be an important link between the developed countries and the developing countries.
2. Which of the following is the value of Hubble constant?
[A] 73 kilometers per second per mega parsec
[B] 75 kilometers per second per mega parsec
[C] 77 kilometers per second per mega parsec
[D] 69 kilometers per second per mega parsec
Show Answer
Correct Answer: A [73 kilometers per second per mega parsec]
Notes:
The expansion rate of the universe is called the Hubble Constant. Currently the best measured value of the Hubble Constant is about 73 kilometers per second per mega parsec.
3. What is the number of Galilean moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo Galilei in January 1610?
Show Answer
Correct Answer: C [4]
Notes:
Four satellites of Jupiter Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are popularly referred to as the Galilean moons. This is because these moons were discovered by astronomer Galileo Galilei in January 1610.
4. India’s Jhoom cultivation is known by which among the following names in Malaysia?
[A] Ladang
[B] Tamrai
[C] Chena
[D] Tungya
Show Answer
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.
5. On which planet, due to its clockwise (east to west) rotation on the axis, the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east ?
[A] Mercury
[B] Venus
[C] Earth
[D] Mars
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [Venus]
Notes:
Venus rotates on its polar axis backwards compared to Earth, so a Venus sunrise occurs in the west and sunset in the east.
6. 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
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [Hydrogen & Helium]
Notes:
The formation of the stars is explained by Big bang theory. The big bang produced hydrogen and helium. Most of the heavier elements are created only by the thermonuclear fusion reactions in stars, so they would not have been present before the first stars had formed.
7. Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), which is engaged in development of technology and applications of particle accelerators and lasers, besides carrying out substantial activities in cryogenics and materials research is loacted at
[A] Bangalore
[B] Bhopal
[C] Indore
[D] Chennai
Show Answer
Correct Answer: C [Indore]
Notes:
The Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology is a unit of Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. It engagea in R&D in non-nuclear front-line research areas of lasers, particle accelerators and related technologies. It is located in Indore.
8. Sun shines exactly over equator for how many times a year?
[A] Once in a year
[B] twice in a year
[C] four times a year
[D] 12 times in a year
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [twice in a year]
Notes:
The sunshines generally occur over the equator twice a year. During the summer equinox and autumn equinox.
9. Uranus takes how much time to revolve around Sun?
[A] 36 years
[B] 56 years
[C] 76 years
[D] 84 years
Show Answer
Correct Answer: D [84 years]
Notes:
Uranus takes about 84 yearn to revolve around the sun. It has third largest planetary radius. Uranus has the 4th largest mass.
10. Which country is the largest producer of Asbestos?
[A] Canada
[B] Russia
[C] India
[D] USA
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [Russia]
Notes:
Russia is the world’s largest producers of asbestos. It is followed by China. Kazakhstan is at the third place.
Advertisement
