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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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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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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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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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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26. Which nation is geographically related to “Ennedi Plateau”?
[A] Botswana
[B] Chad
[C] Zimbabwe
[D] Uganda

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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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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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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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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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