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 among the following deserts are located in China?
[A] Patagonian
[B] Sonoran
[C] Taklamakan
[D] Kalahari
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Correct Answer: C [Taklamakan ]
Notes:
The Taklamakan is a desert in Southwest Xinjiang in Northwest China. It has an area of 337,000 square kilometres. It is the world’s second largest shifting sand desert with about 85% made up of shifting sand dunes.
22. Which among the following has the highest albedo?
[A] Forests
[B] Deserts
[C] Fresh snow
[D] Land surface
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Correct Answer: C [Fresh snow ]
Notes:
The proportion of insolation that is reflected back by the surface is called its albedo.
Albedos of different bodies:
land surface – 8 and 40%
forests – 9 to 18%
desert sands – 30 to 40%
Fresh snow – 85%
23. In which sea the “Istria Peninsula” is located?
[A] Ligurian Sea
[B] Adriatic Sea
[C] Black Sea
[D] Tyrrhenian Sea
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Correct Answer: B [Adriatic Sea]
Notes:
Istria Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. This peninsula is shared by three countries such as Croatia, Slovenia and Italy. It is located between the Gulf of Trieste and the Kvarner Gulf. This peninsula houses Ucka Mountain Range; Cicarija Mountain Range; Dragonja, Mirna, Rasa Rivers; Lim Bay and Valleys; Secvlje Salt Works.
24. The classification of air masses is based on which among the following factors?
- Revolution of the Earth
- Humidity
- Temperature
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: C [Only 2 & 3]
Notes:
The Air masses are classified on the basis of temperature and Humidity characteristics of their source region. Revolution of the Earth is not the factor on which the air masses are classified.
25. Which among the following statements is/are about the significance of Ocean Reliefs?
- It controls the motion of sea water.
- It helps in the navigation and fishing.
- It influences the oceanic movement in the form of currents.
Select the correct code from the options given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 & 2
[C] Only 2
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:
The Oceanic relief features are in the form of mountains, basins, plateaus, ridges, canyons and trenches beneath the ocean water.
Significance of Oceanic Relief
It controls the motion of sea water.
It influences the oceanic movement in the form of currents.
It helps in the navigation and fishing.
26. What is an organic deposit made by living or dead organisms that forms a mound or rocky elevation like a ridge?
[A] Shoal
[B] Atoll
[C] Reef
[D] Trench
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Correct Answer: C [Reef]
Notes:
Reef is an organic deposit made by living or dead organisms that forms a mound or rocky elevation like a ridge. are a characteristic feature of the Pacific Ocean where they are associated with seamounts and guyots. The largest reef in the world is found off the Queensland coast of Australia.
27. 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.
28. Which among the following joins places of equal salinity at the sea surface?
[A] Isobar
[B] Isocline
[C] Isohaline
[D] Isotherm
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Correct Answer: C [Isohaline]
Notes:
The spatial distribution of surface salinity of the oceans and the seas is represented by Isohalines which are the lines that join the places of equal salinity at the sea surface.
29. 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.
30. Which among the following are oscillatory movements that result in the rise and fall of water surface?
[A] Waves
[B] Tides
[C] Ocean Currents
[D] Tsunamis
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Correct Answer: A [Waves]
Notes:
Waves are nothing but the oscillatory movements that result in the rise and fall of water surface.
Waves are a kind of horizontal movements of the ocean water.
In a wave, the movement of each water particle is in a circular manner.
A wave has two major parts: the raised part is called as the crest while the low-point is called as the trough.
