World 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 is the number of Galilean moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo Galilei in January 1610?
[A] 2
[B] 3
[C] 4
[D] 5
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22. The constellation in Indian Mythology called “Sapta Rishi” is coterminous with which among the following
[A] Orion
[B] Scorpio
[C] Ursa Major
[D] Ursa Minor
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Correct Answer: C [Ursa Major]
23. Which among the following was the first comet to be observed by a manned spacecraft?
[A] Comet Kohoutek
[B] Halley’s Comet
[C] Comet Borrelly
[D] Kreutz Sungrazers
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Correct Answer: A [ Comet Kohoutek ]
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24. What are the main criteria of dividing major natural regions of the world?
[A] Temperature, rain fall and vegetation
[B] Latitudes and Longitudes
[C] Atmospheric Pressure and Winds
[D] All of them
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Correct Answer: A [ Temperature, rain fall and vegetation ]
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25. Alph River and Onyx River are located in which among the following continents?
[A] Australia
[B] Antarctica
[C] North America
[D] Europe
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Correct Answer: B [ Antarctica ]
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26. What is the amount in percentage of total mass , which Sun comprises of the solar system?
[A] 99.02%
[B] 93.24%
[C] 98.20%
[D] 99.8%
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Correct Answer: D [99.8%]
27. Phobes and Deimos are two satellites of which planet?
[A] Jupiter
[B] Mars
[C] Earth
[D] Venus
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Correct Answer: B [Mars]
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Mars is known as the red planet because it looks red from Earth. The reddish color comes from high concentration of iron oxide compounds that is rust—in the rocks of the Martian surface.
Phobos and Deimos are the natural satellites of Mars
28. Which planet is known as” Bright Wandering Star”?
[A] Mars
[B] Venus
[C] Saturn
[D] Jupiter
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Correct Answer: D [Jupiter]
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The large number of stars observed in the heavens were classified into fixed stars and wandering stars. Fixed stars were those with respect to which the movement of the celestial bodies were measured. Wandering stars were those whose relative distances with respect to the fixed stars keep changing. Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury and Saturn belonged to the latter category.
29. Which among the following is also known as Earth’s sister Planet?
[A] Venus
[B] Mars
[C] Jupiter
[D] Saturn
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Correct Answer: A [Venus]
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Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. It is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. It is a terrestrial planet and is sometimes called Earth’s “sister planet” because of their similar size, mass, proximity to Sun, and bulk composition. It has no natural natural satellite. But it is radically different from Earth in other respects. It has densest atmosphere of four terrestrial planets, consisting of more than 96% CO2. The atmospheric pressure at its planet’s surface is 92 times that of Earth
30. Which mountains separate Asia from Europe in west?
[A] Ural Mountains
[B] Alps Mountains
[C] Caucasus Mountains
[D] None of them
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Correct Answer: A [ Ural Mountains ]
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