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. Lake Winnipeg is located in which of the following countries?
[A] Brazil
[B] Canada
[C] Russia
[D] Japan
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Correct Answer: B [ Canada ]
Notes:
Lake Winnipeg is a very large, but relatively shallow lake located in province of Manitoba in Canada. The lake is elongated and is 416 km (258 mi) from north to south, with remote sandy beaches, large limestone cliffs, and many bat caves in some areas.
2. Which of the following mountain ranges is not present in Europe?
[A] Apennine Mountain Range
[B] Pyrenees Mountain Range
[C] Sierra Nevada Mountain Range
[D] Alps Mountain range
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Correct Answer: C [ Sierra Nevada Mountain Range ]
Notes:
Sierra is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Basin and Range Province. It runs 400 miles (640 km) north-to-south, and is approximately 70 miles (110 km) across east-to-west.
3. Which of the following countries does not share its border with Black Sea?
[A] Georgia
[B] Bulgaria
[C] Belarus
[D] Turkey
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Correct Answer: C [Belarus]
Notes:
The Black Sea is an inland sea located between far-southeastern Europe and the far-western edges of the continent of Asia and the country of Turkey. It’s bordered by Turkey, and by Bulgaria, Romania,Ukraine, Russia and Georgia.
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. At which among the following places, the aeration zone is located in Earth’s Lithosphere?
[A] Above earth surface
[B] Below earth surface & above Water Table
[C] Below Earth’s surface and parallel to water table
[D] Below earth’s surface and below water table
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Correct Answer: B [Below earth surface & above Water Table]
Notes:
The zone of aeration is the region between the earth’s surface and the water table. The main components of this region are the soil and rocks.
6. Where on the earth is located the Sirohi Point?
[A] North Pole
[B] Indian Ocean
[C] Caribbean Sea
[D] Antarctica
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Correct Answer: D [Antarctica]
Notes:
Giri Raj Singh Sirohi was the first Indian to set foot on Antarctica, as a part of a research team of United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) . He had researched in biology in at McMurdo Station, 1960-61, for 100 days at subzero temperatures and the point was named after him by the US Government later.
7. Which among the following is NOT taken into account while choosing an orbit of the Satellite?
[A] Earth’s radius
[B] Gravitational force of the earth
[C] Mass of the satellite
[D] Distance from Earth
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Correct Answer: C [Mass of the satellite]
Notes:
Mass of satellite is not taken into account while choosing an orbit of the satellite. Gravity place a key role. The radius of earth, distance from earth are taken into consideration.
8. Which ocean is called “Herring Pond”?
[A] Pacific Ocean
[B] Atlantic Ocean
[C] Arctic Ocean
[D] Indian Ocean
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Correct Answer: B [ Atlantic Ocean ]
Notes:
Great Herring Pond is a 376-acre warm water pond mostly located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, with the southern portion extending into Bourne. It is in Atlantic ocean.
9. Which among the following country is inside the European Union but Outside the Eurozone?
[A] Slovakia
[B] Slovania
[C] Denmark
[D] Spain
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Correct Answer: C [Denmark]
Notes:
Denmark is inside the European Union but Outside the Eurozone. Eight countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Sweden) are EU members but do not use the euro.
10. Which among the following seas is known for highest salinity?
[A] Red sea
[B] Dead sea
[C] Caspian sea
[D] Sargasso Sea
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Correct Answer: B [Dead sea]
Notes:
The dead sea is the sea with highest salinity. It has a salinity of 342 g/kg, or 34.2% it is one of the world’s saltiest bodies of water.
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