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. Blue Mountains is located in which country?
[A] Switzerland
[B] Germany
[C] Australia
[D] France

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22. In which one of the following nations the “Great Dividing Range” is located?
[A] Russia
[B] USA
[C] Mexico
[D] Australia

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23. Which nation houses the “Aloba Arch”?
[A] Sudan
[B] Nigeria
[C] Chad
[D] South Africa

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24. Which nation houses the “Badain Jaran Desert”?
[A] Saudi Arabia
[B] China
[C] Kyrgyzstan
[D] Afghanistan

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25. Which among the following pressure belts is also called as Doldrums?
[A] Equatorial Low Pressure Belt
[B] Sub-Tropical High Pressure Belt
[C] Sub-Polar Low Pressure Belt
[D] Polar High Pressure Belt

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26. Which is the most important ocean from the economic point of view?
[A] Atlantic
[B] Pacific
[C] Arctic
[D] Indian

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27. Which among the following is not associated with the Pacific Ocean?
[A] Albatross Plateau
[B] Challenger Deep
[C] Challenger Rise
[D] Fiji Basin

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28. 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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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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30. Which among the following statements is/are correct about Ocean Temperature?

  1. The highest ocean temperature is recorded at the equator.
  2. The oceans in the northern hemisphere record rela­tively higher average temperature than in the southern hemisphere.

Select the correct code from the options given below:

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

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