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. These questions are part of GKToday’s 35000+ MCQs Bank Course in GKToday Android App

11. Mass wasting is the downslope movement of rock and soil under the direct influence of which among the following forces?

[A] Erosion
[B] Gravity
[C] Weathering
[D] Water

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12. Which among the following factors trigger a mass wasting episode?

[A] Water
[B] Steep Slope
[C] Removal of vegetation
[D] All of the above

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13. Which type of rocks is/are commonly affected by hydrolysis?

[A] Igneous
[B] Sedimentary
[C] Metamorphic
[D] Both 2 & 3

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14. Aeolian landforms refers to the landforms formed by which among the following?

[A] Wind
[B] Water
[C] Magma
[D] Floods

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15. Which among the following is the longest cave system in the world?

[A] Jewel cave
[B] Mammoth cave
[C] Son Doong cave
[D] Clearwater cave system

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16. What are long and narrow depressions of the sea floor called?

[A] Oceanic crest
[B] Continental slope
[C] Mid-oceanic ridge
[D] Oceanic trench

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17. What is a type of volcano that erupts volatiles such as water, ammonia or methane, instead of molten rock called?

[A] Cinder cone
[B] Caldera
[C] Cryovolcano
[D] Spatter cone

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18. Which among the following pairs of volcanic landforms is/are correctly matched?

  1. Diatreme – A volcanic pipe formed by a gaseous explosion
  2. Seamount – A mountain rising from the ocean seafloor that does not reach to the water’s surface

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[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 & 2

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19. Which among the following pairs of weathered landforms is/are not correctly matched?

  1. Etchplain – A plain where the bedrock has been subject to considerable subsurface weathering
  2. Flared slope – Small to large indentations in vertical to steeply sloping granular rock

Select the correct code from the options given below:

[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 & 2

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20. Which river island became the first island district in India?

[A] Srirangam
[B] Bhavani
[C] Majuli
[D] Shivanasamudram

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