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 type of a landform is Ejecta blanket?
[A] Fluvial landform
[B] Impact landform
[C] Karst landform
[D] Lacustrine landform
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Correct Answer: B [Impact landform]
Notes:
Impact landforms are landforms created by extraterrestrial impacts especially the collision of two astronomical objects creating a huge effect.
Impact landforms include: Central peak, Ejecta blanket, Complex crater, impact crater, simple crater, etc.
22. What is the near horizontal portion that stays dry except during extremely high tides and storms called?
[A] Berm
[B] Swash zone
[C] Beach face
[D] Wrack line
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Correct Answer: A [Berm]
Notes:
The landform alongside a body of water consisting of loose particles is called a beach.
Berm is a near horizontal portion of the beach that stays dry except during extremely high tides or storms. It may have sand dunes
23. What kind of terrace is formed when geothermally heated supersaturated alkaline waters emerge to the surface and form waterfalls of precipitated carbonates?
[A] Lacustrine terrace
[B] Fluvial terrace
[C] Travertine terrace
[D] Kame terrace
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Correct Answer: C [Travertine terrace]
Notes:
Travertine terrace is a kind of terrace formed when geothermally heated supersaturated alkaline water emerges to the surface. It generally forms waterfalls of precipitated carbonates once they emerge.
24. What are plains formed from glacier sediments that were transported by meltwater called?
[A] Delta
[B] Alluvial plains
[C] Sandur
[D] Drumlins
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Correct Answer: C [Sandur]
Notes:
An outwash plain also called as Sandur are plains formed from glacier sediments that were transported by meltwater.
25. What is a plain where the bedrock has been subject to considerable subsurface weathering called?
[A] Bornhardt
[B] Etchplain
[C] Inselberg
[D] Tor
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Correct Answer: B [Etchplain ]
Notes:
A plain where the bedrock has been subject to considerable subsurface weathering is called an Etchplain. The process of the formation of Etchplains is called Etchplantation.
26. Which nation is geographically related to “Ennedi Plateau”?
[A] Botswana
[B] Chad
[C] Zimbabwe
[D] Uganda
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Correct Answer: B [Chad]
Notes:
Chad is geographically related to Ennedi Plateau. It is located in north-eastern Chad. It is a part of the Sahelian region. The “Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape” got inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This area is famous for its large collection of rock art.
27. Which is the deepest underwater sinkhole in the world?
[A] Great Blue Hole of Belize
[B] Dean’s Blue Hole of the Bahamas
[C] Dragon Hole of the South China Sea
[D] Gaum of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Correct Answer: C [Dragon Hole of the South China Sea]
Notes:
Dragon Hole of the South China Sea is the world’s deepest underwater sinkhole (Blue Hole). A blue hole is a large sinkhole or cave system in the ocean that is visible from the surface. It is often described as the eye of the South China Sea. It is located in a coral reef off the Paracel Islands. Dean’s Blue Hole in the Bahamas is the second-deepest underwater sinkhole in the world.
28. Which is the highest mountain on any planet in the Solar system?
[A] Mount Everest
[B] Olympus Mons
[C] Ascraeus Mons
[D] Cho Oyu
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Correct Answer: B [Olympus Mons]
Notes:
Olympus Mons is the highest known mountain in the entire solar system. It is located on Mars. It is approximately 26 kilometres in elevation. It is also the highest volcano in the Solar system.
29. Which is the largest plateau in America?
[A] Columbia – Snake Plateau
[B] Colorado Plateau
[C] Kimberley Plateau
[D] Mascarene Plateau
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Correct Answer: B [Colorado Plateau ]
Notes:
The Colorado Plateau, an intermontane plateau is the largest plateau in America. It lies to the western part of USA. It is divided by the Colorado river and the Grand Canyon. It is famous for Artesian wells.
30. Which among the following statements is not correct about the Southern Ocean?
[A] It is also known as the Austral Ocean
[B] It is the second smallest ocean divisions
[C] Cape Leeuwin is described as the point where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet.
[D] Challenger Deep is the deepest point in the Southern Ocean
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Correct Answer: D [Challenger Deep is the deepest point in the Southern Ocean]
Notes:
The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean or the Austral Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean. The deepest point in the Southern Ocean is the “Factorian Deep”with a depth of 7,434 meters.
