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. In which sea the “Istria Peninsula” is located?
[A] Ligurian Sea
[B] Adriatic Sea
[C] Black Sea
[D] Tyrrhenian Sea

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22. Which among the following statements is not correct about Relative Humidity?
[A] It is Ratio of water vapour in air at a particular temp. to total amount of water vapour required to saturate the same air at same temperature.
[B] It is measured by Hygrometer
[C] It is expressed in gm/kg
[D] It increases with increase in water vapour in air & decreases with increase in temperature

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23. The Challenger Deep is located in which among the following oceans?
[A] Pacific Ocean
[B] Atlantic Ocean
[C] Indian Ocean
[D] Southern Ocean

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24. Which among the following statements is/are correct about Salinity of ocean water?

  1. Anticyclonic conditions with stable air and high temperature increases salinity of the surface water of the oceans
  2. Westerlies decrease the salinity along the western coasts of the continents whereas they increase the salinity along the eastern coasts of the continents.

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

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25. In which country, “Walls of Nicosia” is located?
[A] Georgia
[B] Greece
[C] Cyprus
[D] Romania

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26. Which among the following statements is/are correct about Waves?

  1. Waves are nothing but the oscillatory movements that result in the rise and fall of water surface.
  2. They are a vertical movement of waters and are different from movements of ocean water caused by meteorological effects like the winds and atmospheric pressure changes.

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

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27. 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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28. Which sea forms the coastline of the Dominican Republic?
[A] Coral Sea
[B] Caribbean Sea
[C] Celebes Sea
[D] Solomon Sea

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29. Which among the following statements is/are correct about Population Growth?

  1. It is the change in number of inhabitants of a territory during a specific period of time.
  2. The Change is always positive.
  3. It may be represented in absolute numbers /percentage.

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

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30. What kind of settlements in which houses are constructed at the tri-junctions of the roads known as?
[A] Circular settlement
[B] Rectangular settlement
[C] T-shaped settlement
[D] Star like settlement

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