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. Which is the highest peak in the Andes mountain range?
[A] Mt. Mitchell
[B] Mt. Aconcagua
[C] Mt. Blanc
[D] Mt. Elbert
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Correct Answer: B [Mt. Aconcagua]
Notes:
The Andes Mountains in South America, are the longest mountain chain in the world. Mt. Aconcagua is the highest peak in the Andes.
22. Which among the following mountains is also known as the ‘Yellow Mountain’?
[A] Mount Huang
[B] Aoraki Mount Cook
[C] Mount Kinabalu
[D] Monte Fitz Roy
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Correct Answer: A [Mount Huang ]
Notes:
Mount Huang also known as Huangshan or the Yellow Mountain is located in the eastern China. Lotus peak is the tallest peak in the Huangshan mountain range.
23. Which process is important in heating the lower layers of the atmosphere?
[A] Insolation
[B] Radiation
[C] Conduction
[D] Convection
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Correct Answer: C [Conduction]
Notes:
Conduction is the heat transfer through matter by molecular activity. The air in contact with the land gets heated slowly and the upper layers in contact with the lower layers also get heated. This process is called conduction. Conduction takes place when two bodies of unequal temperature are in contact with one another; there is a flow of energy from the warmer to cooler body.
24. What is the force that results when there is a difference in pressure across a surface?
[A] Frictional force
[B] Coriolis Force
[C] Pressure Gradient force
[D] Gravitational force
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Correct Answer: C [Pressure Gradient force]
Notes:
Pressure Gradient is the change in the rate and direction of pressure. Close spacing of isobars indicates a steep or strong pressure gradient whereas wide spacing indicates weak gradient.
25. Which instrument is used to measure the wind direction?
[A] Barometer
[B] Thermometer
[C] Weather vane
[D] Hygrometer
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Correct Answer: C [Weather vane ]
Notes:
Wind is an air movement having both direction and speed. The direction of the wind is measured by a conventional instrument called weather vane or the wind vane
26. The “Ubangi River” is the largest right-bank tributary of which river?
[A] Nile River
[B] Orange River
[C] Congo River
[D] Zambezi River
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Correct Answer: C [Congo River]
Notes:
Ubangi River is the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo River, located in the Central African region. Ubangi River starts at the confluence of the Mbomou and Uele Rivers after which it flows through the border between the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo. After passing through the Bangui city, it flows through the international border between Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Finally, it joins the Congo River.
27. Which among the following continents border the Pacific Ocean?
- Asia
- North America
- South America
- Africa
- Australia
Select the correct code from the options given below:
[A] Only 1, 3 & 5
[B] Only 1, 2 & 3
[C] Only 1, 2, 3 & 5
[D] 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
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Correct Answer: C [Only 1, 2, 3 & 5]
Notes:
The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the Earth covering one-third area. It is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the North and South America in the east.
28. Which among the following pairs of ocean relief features is/are correct matched?
- A detached elevation with shallow depths – Shoal
- Low islands surrounding a deep central depression – Reefs
- An organic deposit made by living or dead organisms – Atoll
Select the correct code from the options given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 & 3
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1]
Notes:
Reef is an organic deposit made by living or dead organisms that forms a mound or rocky elevation like a ridge.
Bank is a flat topped elevation located in the continental margins. Banks are sites of some of the most productive fisheries of the world.
29. What is the zone which lies between 100 metres and 1000 metres of the ocean water called?
[A] Thermocline
[B] Thermohaline
[C] Thermoduric
[D] Thermoform
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Correct Answer: A [Thermocline]
Notes:
Thermocline: It lies between 100 metres and 1000 metres.
It contains about 18 percent of the total volume of water in the ocean.
There is a steep fall in temperature in this zone.
The density of water increases with increasing depth.
30. Which theory states that extinctions due to environmental conditions hurt specialist species more than generalist ones, leading to greater evolution among specialists?
[A] Red Queen hypothesis
[B] Turnover pulse hypothesis
[C] Toba catastrophe theory
[D] Savannah hypothesis
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Correct Answer: B [Turnover pulse hypothesis]
Notes:
Evolution involves the gradual changes from simple to more complex forms. Humans are believed to have developed from simpler forms.
Turnover pulse hypothesis – The theory that extinctions due to environmental conditions hurt specialist species more than generalist ones, leading to greater evolution among specialists.
