World & Physical Geography MCQs
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. Lloyd Barrage is a 6166 mile long network of canals, feeding the largest irrigation system in the world, with more than 5 million acres of irrigated land. In which country it is located?
[A] China
[B] Pakistan
[C] India
[D] Afghanistan
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Correct Answer: B [Pakistan]
Notes:
Sukkur Barrage or Lloyd Barrage is a barrage on the River Indus near the city of Sukkur in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It was built during the British Raj from 1923 to 1932.
2. 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
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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.
3. Which among the following regions of Earth’s surface are called Horse Latitudes?
[A] Equatorial Low Pressure Belt
[B] Sub Tropical High Pressure Belt
[C] Sub Polar Low Pressure Belt
[D] Polar belts
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Correct Answer: B [Sub Tropical High Pressure Belt]
Notes:
There are two sub-tropical high-pressure belts extending approximately between latitudes 15 and 30 degrees to the north and south of the Equator. Horse latitudes are generally areas of high pressure marked by calm, subsiding air that gets heated during descent. It receives little precipitation and has variable winds mixed with calm.
4. In which of the following oceans world’s largest island is located?.
[A] Atlantic
[B] Arctic
[C] Pacific
[D] Indian
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Correct Answer: B [Arctic]
Notes:
Green land is the world’s largest island. It is located in Arctic ocean. Though Australia is an island it considered as a continent.
5. Which of the following is the correct order for elements/minerals found in the earth crust?
[A] Silicon>Oxygen>Iron>Aluminium
[B] Oxygen>Aluminium>Iron>Silicon
[C] Iron>Silicon>Aluminium>Oxygen
[D] Oxygen>Silicon>Aluminium>Iron
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Correct Answer: D [ Oxygen>Silicon>Aluminium>Iron]
Notes:
Major elements in Earth’s crust are Oxygen (47%), Silicon (28%), Aluminium (8%), Iron (5%), Calcium (3.5%), Sodium (2.5%), Potassium (2.5%) & Magnesium (2.2%)
6. Which is the longest river of Asia?
[A] Yellow River
[B] Yangtze Kiang River
[C] Mekong River
[D] Lena River
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Correct Answer: B [Yangtze Kiang River]
Notes:
The Yangtze River, which is 6,380 km long, is the longest river in Asia and the third-longest in the world. The river is the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country.
7. Eskers and Drumlins are features, formed by? (UPSC Prelims 1990)
[A] Running water
[B] Underground water
[C] The action of wind
[D] Glacial action
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Correct Answer: D [Glacial action]
Notes:
Most eskers are argued to have formed within ice-walled tunnels by streams which flowed within and under glaciers. They tended to form around the time of the glacial maximum when the glacier was slow and sluggish. After the retaining ice walls melted away, stream deposits remained as long winding ridges.
Drumlin, oval or elongated hill believed to have been formed by the streamlined movement of glacial ice sheets across rock debris, or till. Drumlins are commonly found in clusters numbering in the thousands. Often arranged in belts, they disrupt drainage so that small lakes and swamps may form between them.
8. Baffin Island is located in which country?
[A] Bahamas
[B] United States of America
[C] Japan
[D] Canada
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Correct Answer: D [Canada]
Notes:
Baffin Island is located in Canada. It is the largest island in Canada and also the fifth largest island in the world. It covers an area of 507,451 square km.
9. Which isthmus connects the Toe of Italy to the rest of the Italian Peninsula?
[A] Medanos Isthmus
[B] Isthmus of Cantanzaro
[C] Isthmus of Catalina island
[D] Isthmus of Chignecto
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Correct Answer: B [Isthmus of Cantanzaro]
Notes:
The Isthmus of Cantanzaro, which is also called the Saddle of Cantanzaro connects the toe of Italy to the rest of the Italian Peninsula. The Isthmus separates the Lonian sea and the Tyrrhenian sea while it is crossed by two rivers the Amato and the Corace.
10. Which glacier is also known as the Doomsday Glacier?
[A] Thwaites Glacier
[B] David Glacier
[C] Byrd Glacier
[D] Greenland Ice Sheet
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Correct Answer: A [Thwaites Glacier]
Notes:
Thwaites Glacier is also known as the Doomsday Glacier. It is a fast Antarctic Glacier and flows into the Pine Island Bay, which is a part of the Amundsen Sea.
