World Geography Questions (MCQs) for UPSC, State PCS and SSC Examinations
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. These questions are part of GKToday’s 35000+ MCQs Bank Course in GKToday Android App
21. Which among the following mountains is not a part of the Baltoro Himalayan Range?
[A] K2
[B] Lhotse
[C] Broad Peak
[D] Gasherbrum
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Correct Answer: B [Lhotse]
Notes:
The Lhotse mountain is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas. It is 8516 metres in height. Mount Everest is the parent mountain of the Lhotse.
22. Which pass is the Trijunction of India-China and Afghanistan border?
[A] Parpik Pass
[B] Banihal Pass
[C] Mintaka Pass
[D] Khardung La Pass
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Correct Answer: C [Mintaka Pass ]
Notes:
The Mintaka Pass is a pass in western Himalayas. It connects Kashmir and China. It is at the Trijunction of India-China and Afghanistan border.
23. Which among the following forms when moisture is deposited in form of water droplets on cooler surfaces of solid objects such as stone, glass, blades, plant leaves?
[A] Dew
[B] Frost
[C] Fog
[D] Smog
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Correct Answer: A [Dew]
Notes:
Dew is formed when moisture is deposited in form of water droplets on cooler surfaces of solid objects such as stone, glass, blades, plant leaves. It forms when temperature of air falls below dew point but above freezing point.
24. 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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Correct Answer: D [They are mostly formed in eastern tropical oceans]
Notes:
Tropical cyclones form mostly on the western margins of the oceans.
They don’t form in the eastern tropical oceans because the cold currents lower the surface temperatures of the eastern parts of the tropical oceans making them unfit for the breeding of cyclonic storms.
25. Which among the following groups in Koeppen’s climate classification is used to designate Steppe’s climate?
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Correct Answer: C [S]
Notes:
The Koeppen climate classification system recognizes five major climatic types and each type is designated by a capital letter- A, B, C, D, E, and H.
The capital letters S and W are employed to designate the two subdivisions of dry climate:
S – Semi arid or Steppe
W – arid or desert
26. What does the letter code Aw in the Koeppen’s climate classification refer to?
[A] Tropical Rainforest
[B] Tropical Savannah
[C] Tropical Monsoon
[D] Desert climate
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Correct Answer: B [Tropical Savannah ]
Notes:
The Koeppen climate classification system recognizes five major climatic types and each type is designated by a capital letter- A, B, C, D, E, and H.
The group A is recognised as Tropical climate.
The letter code Aw represents Tropical Savannah climate.
27. Which among the following major oceans is S-shaped?
[A] Pacific
[B] Atlantic
[C] Indian
[D] Arctic
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Correct Answer: B [Atlantic]
Notes:
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest ocean in the world. It covers approximately 20 percent of Earth’s surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area. It separates the “Old World” from the “New World”. The Atlantic Ocean is a busiest ocean in terms of trade and commerce. The Atlantic Ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending longitudinally between Europe and Africa to the east, and the Americas to the west.
28. Which is the saltiest major Ocean?
[A] Atlantic
[B] Pacific
[C] Indian
[D] Arctic
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Correct Answer: A [Atlantic ]
Notes:
Of all the major oceans in the world, the Atlantic Ocean is the saltiest. The high surface salinity in the Atlantic is maintained by two processes:
the Agulhas Leakage/Rings, which brings salty Indian Ocean waters into the South Atlantic and
“Atmospheric Bridge”, which evaporates subtropical Atlantic waters and exports it to the Pacific
29. Which among the following are underground mountain systems?
[A] Trenches
[B] Abyssal Plains
[C] Ridges
[D] Atolls
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Correct Answer: C [Ridges]
Notes:
Mid oceanic ridges also called as submarine ridges are underwater mountain systems. They are formed by plate tectonics at Divergent boundaries.
30. Which among the following statements is/are correct about Ocean deposits?
- Terrigenous deposits are found mostly at shallower depths and includes deposits of mud, sand, gravel, and volcanic materials, derived from denudation of continental rocks.
- Terrigenous deposits cover about 75.5 per cent of ocean areas in the form of many types of oozes.
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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Correct Answer: A [Only 1]
Notes:
Terrigenous deposits are found mostly at shallower depths and includes deposits of mud, sand, gravel, and volcanic materials, derived from denudation of continental rocks.
Pelagic deposits consist of organic material in the form of marine plants and animals as well as inorganic material.
They cover about 75.5 per cent of ocean areas in the form of many types of oozes in a sporadic mix in most cases with other types of ocean deposits.
