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.
21. What is a fan shaped body of sediments deposited by braided streams from a melting glacier called?
[A] Outwash fan
[B] Playas
[C] Lahars
[D] Sandur
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Correct Answer: A [Outwash fan]
Notes:
Outwash fans are fan shaped bodies of sediments deposited by braided streams from a melting glacier. Outwash fans are glacial landforms.
22. What is an isolated flat-topped underwater volcano mountain called?
[A] Guyot
[B] Dike
[C] Hornito
[D] Diatreme
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Correct Answer: A [Guyot]
Notes:
Guyot is an isolated flat-topped underwater volcano mountain. They are also known as tablemount. They were first recognised by Harry Hess in 1945.
23. Which among the following plateaus is located between the Eastern and the Western Ghats?
[A] ChotaNagpur Plateau
[B] Tibetan Plateau
[C] Katanga Plateau
[D] Deccan Plateau
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Correct Answer: D [Deccan Plateau ]
Notes:
The Deccan Plateau, India, is located between the Eastern and the Western Ghats. It is the largest plateau in India. It is volcanic basalt beds of the Deccan which were laid by the huge Deccan trap eruption.
24. The Nathu La Pass is located in which among the following states?
[A] Sikkim
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Arunachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: A [Sikkim]
Notes:
The Nathu La Pass is located in Sikkim. It forms a part of an offshoot of the ancient silk route. It is one of the trading border posts between India and China.
25. Mt. Vesuvius is located in which among the countries?
[A] Japan
[B] Indonesia
[C] Italy
[D] Iceland
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Correct Answer: C [Italy]
Notes:
Mt. Vesuvius is a somma-stratovolcano located in Naples, Italy. It is universally acknowledged to be an extremely dangerous volcano.
26. What is the process in which water vapour directly condenses into solid form called?
[A] Evaporation
[B] Condensation
[C] Sublimation
[D] Precipitation
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Correct Answer: C [Sublimation]
Notes:
Sublimation is the process in which water vapour directly condenses into solid form.
Condensation is the process of transformation of water vapour into water.
Evaporation is process by which water or a liquid is transformed from liquid to gaseous state.
Precipitation is the condensation of water vapor in air in form of water droplets or ice.
27. In which country, “Kykkos Monastery” is located?
[A] Croatia
[B] Georgia
[C] Armenia
[D] Cyprus
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Correct Answer: D [Cyprus]
Notes:
Kykkos Monastery is located in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. The Holy Monastery of the Virgin of Kykkos, one of the wealthiest and best-known monasteries in Cyprus, was founded around the late 11th century, by the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos.
28. Which country shares a border with the Czech Republic?
[A] Belarus
[B] Austria
[C] Hungary
[D] Switzerland
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Correct Answer: B [Austria]
Notes:
Austria shares a border with the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic is a landlocked country located in Central Europe bordered by Austria to the south; Germany to the west; Poland to the northeast and Slovakia to the southeast. Prague is the capital of the Czech republic.
29. Which countries share the location of “Jizera Mountains”?
[A] Czech Republic and Poland
[B] Czech Republic and Germany
[C] Czech Republic and Austria
[D] Czech Republic and Slovakia
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Correct Answer: A [Czech Republic and Poland]
Notes:
The Czech Republic and Poland share the location of Jizera Mountain Range. The Lusatian Mountains are separated from the Jizera Mountains by the Neisse/Nisa River. These mountains are a major source of granite for building. Wyoska Kopa is the highest peak of this mountain range which is 1127 metres above sea level. It is a part of the western Sudetes Mountain Range.
30. Which among the following soils contains greater proportion of big particles?
[A] Loamy Soil
[B] Silty Soil
[C] Sandy Soil
[D] Clayey Soil
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Correct Answer: C [Sandy Soil]
Notes:
The soil is classified on the basis of the proportion of particles of various sizes.
If soil contains greater proportion of big particles it is called sandy soil.
If the proportion of fine particles is relatively higher, then it is called clayey soil.