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. These questions are part of GKToday’s 35000+ MCQs Bank Course in GKToday Android App
1. Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles is known to be a founder of which of the following modern nations?
[A] Vatican City
[B] Singapore
[C] Cyprus
[D] New Zea Land
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Correct Answer: B [Singapore]
Notes:
Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles was a British statesman, Lieutenant-Governor of the Dutch East Indies and Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen. He is known for his founding of modern Singapore and the Straits Settlements.
2. Which is the least densely populated country of Asia?
[A] Maldives
[B] Mauritius
[C] Bhutan
[D] Mongolia
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Correct Answer: D [Mongolia]
Notes:
Mongolia is the least densely populated country in Asia, with only two people per square kilometer. The average population density in Asia in 2020 was 1,018 people per square kilometer. Mongolia is also the world’s most sparsely populated country. The country has a cold climate due to its high altitudes and latitudes. Large parts of Mongolia are covered by mountains and deserts, leaving little arable land. As of 2016, Mongolia’s population was estimated to be 3,068,243.
The least densely populated country in Southeast Asia is Laos, with 32 people per square kilometer. The most densely populated country in Southeast Asia is Singapore, with 7,919 people per square kilometer.
3. Tornado Alley is a colloquial term for the area where tornadoes are most frequent.The area is located in which country?
[A] United States
[B] Brazil
[C] Greenland
[D] China
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Correct Answer: A [United States]
Notes:
Tornado Alley is a colloquial term for the area in United States where strongest tornadoes occur most frequently. The term was first used in 1952 as the title of a research project to study severe weather in only areas of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, Colorado, North Dakota, and Minnesota.
4. Which one of the following is known as the “Coffee port” of the world?
[A] Sao Paulo
[B] Santos
[C] Rio de Janeiro
[D] Buenos Aires
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Correct Answer: B [Santos]
Notes:
Santos port Brazil is known as “coffee port” of world. The Port of Santos is located in the city of Santos, state of São Paulo, Brazil. As of 2006, it is the busiest container port in Latin America. It possesses a wide variety of cargo handling terminals—solid and liquid bulk, containers, and general loads. It is Brazil’s leading port in container traffic.
5. Which one of the following is a west coast beach India?
[A] Bakkhali Sea Beach
[B] Henry Island Beach
[C] Golden Beach
[D] Juhu Beach
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Correct Answer: D [Juhu Beach]
Notes:
Juhu Beach is a west coat beach in India. It is the longest beach in Mumbai. It stretches for nearly 6 km along the shores of the Arabian Sea. The beach features short, rocky formations unlike other sandy beaches.
6. Who among the following gave an extensive classification of galaxies?
[A] Edwin Hubble
[B] Carl Sawer
[C] Alexander Von Humboldt
[D] Ratzel
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Correct Answer: A [Edwin Hubble]
Notes:
Edwin Hubble gave an extensive classification of galaxies. He grouped them into four classes namely: spiral, barred spiral, elliptical and irregular.
7. What is the body’s closest approach to the sun called ?
[A] Aphelion
[B] Perihelion
[C] Ellipse
[D] Prograde
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Correct Answer: B [Perihelion ]
Notes:
Aphelion is the most distant approach to the sun. While perihelion is the most closest approach.
8. Which among the following is not an alternative name for Earth?
[A] Gaea
[B] Ceres
[C] Tellus
[D] Terra
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Correct Answer: B [Ceres]
Notes:
The planet earth is also called as Terra, Tellus, Gaea, Gaia, the World and the Globe. Ceres is an asteroid and a dwarf planet.
9. What are residual hills in the pediplain called?
[A] Zeugen
[B] Mushroom rocks
[C] Yardangs
[D] Inselberg
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Correct Answer: D [Inselberg]
Notes:
The low relief surface with occasional residual hills is called as pediplain. And the residual hills in the pediplain are called as inselbergs.
10. Which among the following landforms is also called as a coastal bench?
[A] Tor
[B] Delta
[C] Wave cut platform
[D] Meanders
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Correct Answer: C [Wave cut platform]
Notes:
Wave cut platforms also called as coastal benches or shore platforms, are erosional landforms formed at the base of the sea cliff along the shoreline.
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