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 dome formed by swelling or rising of a caldera floor due to movement in the magma chamber beneath it?
[A] Resurgent dome
[B] Cinder cone
[C] Dike
[D] Guyot

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22. In which one of the following waterbodies the Kingdom of Bahrain is located?
[A] Gulf of Oman
[B] Gulf of Aden
[C] Persian Gulf
[D] Red Sea

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23. “Debundscha”, one of the five rainiest places in the world, is located in which nation?
[A] Brazil
[B] Cameroon
[C] Uganda
[D] Zimbabwe

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24. Which is the driest desert in the world?
[A] Patagonian
[B] Sahara
[C] Atacama
[D] Gobi

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25. What is the rainfall when warm and humid air strike landform barriers such as mountain ranges called?
[A] Orographic
[B] Convectional
[C] Cyclonic
[D] Frontal

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26. Which among the following pairs of fronts is/are correctly matched?

  1. Warm Front – frontal surface along which the cold air becomes active and aggressive and invades the warm air territory forcibly lifting the warm and light air.
  2. Occluded Front – formed when two contrasting air masses converge in such a way that they become parallel to each other and there is no ascent of air.
  3. Stationary Front – formed when cold front over­takes warm front and warm air is completely displaced from the ground surface.

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[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] 1, 2 & 3
[D] None of the above

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27. Which among the following groups in Koeppen’s climate classification is referred as areas of very low temperature?
[A] A
[B] H
[C] E
[D] B

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28. The Sargasso Sea is located in which among the following oceans?
[A] Pacific
[B] Atlantic
[C] Indian
[D] Arctic

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29. Which among the following countries bound the Arctic Ocean?

  1. Russia
  2. Iceland
  3. United States
  4. Canada

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[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 2 & 3
[C] Only 1, 2 & 3
[D] 1 ,2, 3 & 4

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30. What are the large masses of surface water that circulate in regular patterns around the oceans called?
[A] Tides
[B] Tsunamis
[C] Ocean currents
[D] Waves

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