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.
11. Which of the following is the longest continuous barrier reef in the world?
[A] Great Barrier Reef
[B] New Caledonian Barrier Reef
[C] Kingman Reef
[D] Rainbow Reef
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Correct Answer: B [New Caledonian Barrier Reef]
Notes:
The New Caledonian Barrier Reef is the longest continuous barrier reef in the world and the third largest reef as well. It is located in the New Caledonia in the South Pacific.
12. Which is the largest bay in the world in terms of shoreline?
[A] Bay of Bengal
[B] Bay of Biscay
[C] Hudson Bay
[D] Bothnian Bay
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Correct Answer: C [Hudson Bay]
Notes:
Hudson Bay is the largest bay in the world in terms of the shoreline. It is located in northeastern Canada. It has a surface area of 1,230,000 square km, second largest area after the Bay of Bengal.
13. 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.
14. Which type of a star is the Sun ?
[A] Main sequence
[B] Red Giant
[C] Blue Giant
[D] White Dwarf
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Correct Answer: A [Main sequence]
Notes:
Our Sun is the G – type main sequence, yellow dwarf star. Main sequence is the type of star which fuses hydrogen atoms to form helium atoms in its core.
15. Which among the following is a young star?
[A] Protostar
[B] White Dwarf
[C] Red giant
[D] Blue giant
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Correct Answer: A [Protostar]
Notes:
A protostar is a very young star, representing an early stage in the formation of a star. A protostar has only 1% of its final mass.
16. NASA’s robotic spacecraft MESSENGER was sent to study_?
[A] Mars
[B] Jupiter
[C] Mercury
[D] Saturn
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Correct Answer: C [Mercury]
Notes:
The robotic spacecraft by NASA orbited the planet mercury to study its chemical composition, magnetic field and geology.
17. Which period is called as the “Age of Fishes”?
[A] Cambrian
[B] Permian
[C] Triassic
[D] Devonian
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Correct Answer: D [Devonian]
Notes:
The Devonian period, the part of the Paleozoic era is called as the “Age of Fishes” as large fishes populate the oceans.
18. What is the process of repetitive layering in the metamorphic rocks called?
[A] Weathering
[B] Foliation
[C] Mass-wasting
[D] Recrystallization
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Correct Answer: B [Foliation ]
Notes:
Foliation is the process of repetitive layering of the metamorphic rocks. This process results in formation of banded rocks portraying different colors of the minerals that formed them.
19. Which among the following is not a foliated metamorphic rock?
[A] Gneiss
[B] Phyllite
[C] Schist
[D] Quartzite
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Correct Answer: D [Quartzite]
Notes:
Metamorphic rocks are classified into Foliated – gneiss, phyllite, schist and slate
Non-Foliated – Quartzite, Marble
20. Which among the following is not a Major plate?
[A] Australian plate
[B] African plate
[C] Carribean plate
[D] South American plate
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Correct Answer: C [Carribean plate]
Notes:
The carribean plate is a minor plate. It is mostly an oceanic tectonic underlying central america and the carribean sea off the north coast of south america.
