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 process is important in heating the lower layers of the atmosphere?
[A] Insolation
[B] Radiation
[C] Conduction
[D] Convection

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22. What is the process of transformation of water vapour into water?
[A] Evaporation
[B] Humidity
[C] Sublimation
[D] Condensation

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23. Which among the following statements is not correct about cyclones?
[A] Cyclones rotate anti-clockwise in Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in Southern Hemisphere.
[B] Cyclone is any low-pressure area with winds spiralling inwards
[C] About 65 per cent of cyclonic activity occurs between 10° and 20° latitude.
[D] They are mostly formed in eastern tropical oceans

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24. Which among the following statements is/are correct about Terrigenous Deposits?

  1. Terrigenous deposits are derived from the wear and tear of land and volcanic and organic products.
  2. The volcanic deposits are made of pyroclastic volcanic products, quartz and lava. 

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[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 & 2

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25. Which among the following is not a warm ocean current in the Pacific ocean?
[A] Kuroshio
[B] California
[C] North pacific Drift
[D] North Equatorial

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26. The Nordic, Mediterranean, Dinaric and Alpine are sub-races of which among the following race?
[A] Negroid
[B] Caucasoid
[C] Australoid
[D] Mongoloid

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27. Which among the following chief socio-cultural factors have a bearing on the distribution pattern of population?

  1. Type of economy
  2. Political decisions
  3. Social organisation

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

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28. Acacia catechu and Mimosa Zizyphus are found in which of the following climatic zone?
[A] Semi-arid zone
[B] Dry sub humid zone
[C] Moist sub humid zone
[D] Humid montane regions

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29. Which among the following countries has the largest area of ranches in the world?
[A] Australia
[B] New Zealand
[C] Philippines
[D] Indonesia

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30. Which of the following forms the land bridge between Africa and Asia?
[A] Jutland Peninsula
[B] Sinai Peninsula
[C] Musandan Peninsula
[D] Haifa Peninsula

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