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.
31. Who is known as the Father of Cosmology?
[A] Aryabhatta
[B] Acharya Kapila
[C] Copernicus
[D] Edwin Hubble
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Correct Answer: B [Acharya Kapila]
Notes:
Acharya Kapila, famously known as the founder of Sankhya Philosophy, contributed to the science of cosmology. According to him, Prakruti with the motivation of Purusha is the mother of all cosmic creation.
32. What is the diameter of the Sun?
[A] 10 lakh km
[B] 20 lakh km
[C] 11 lakh km
[D] 14 lakh km
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Correct Answer: D [14 lakh km]
Notes:
The sun’s diameter comes from its angular size and distance. It is approximately 14 lakh km.
33. Which among the following are also called as shooting stars?
[A] Comets
[B] Meteoroids
[C] Asteroids
[D] Meteors
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Correct Answer: D [Meteors]
Notes:
Meteor is any chunk of rock or ice that enters the Earth’s atmosphere. It is also called as a shooting star.
34. The NASA’s Viking Mission was on which planet?
[A] Jupiter
[B] Saturn
[C] Mars
[D] Venus
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Correct Answer: C [Mars]
Notes:
The Viking Mission was a pair of space probes sent to Mars by NASA. It established that there are no traces of life on Mars.
35. Which planet has the largest number of satellites?
[A] Saturn
[B] Jupiter
[C] Mars
[D] Neptune
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Correct Answer: A [Saturn ]
Notes:
Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet with largest number of satellites. Saturn has at least 82 satellites, while Jupiter has 79 satellites.
36. Which theory of the origin of Moon is also called as the Double Planet Theory?
[A] Capture theory
[B] Binary accretion theory
[C] Fission theory
[D] Steady state theory
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Correct Answer: B [Binary accretion theory]
Notes:
The Binary Accretion theory is also called as the Double planet theory. According to this theory, the moon formed in the orbit around the earth but not out of the material drawn from the earth. Both sides of the moon formed at around the same time out of the same swarm or cloud of material.
37. In which Era did the Pangaea form?
[A] Cenozoic
[B] Mesozoic
[C] Neoproterozoic
[D] Paleozoic
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Correct Answer: D [Paleozoic]
Notes:
Pangaea formed at the end of the Paleozoic Era. Pangaea was a supercontinent that existed millions of years ago on the Earth.
38. Which among the following is/are correctly matched?
- Drumlins – Wind
- Esker – Glacier
- Outwash plains – River
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 3
[B] Only 1 & 3
[C] Only 2
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: C [Only 2]
Notes:
Drumlins are depositional landforms created by the Glacier.
Eskers are longituddinal deposits in the tunnel under the glacier
Outwash plains are fluvio-glacial deposits of glaciers.
39. What kind of a landform are Bajadas?
[A] Landform by Aoelian Deposition
[B] Landform by Aeolian Erosion
[C] Landform by Glacial depostion
[D] Landform by fluvial deposition
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Correct Answer: A [Landform by Aoelian Deposition]
Notes:
Bajadas are landforms of Aeolian deposition. They are sometimes called as Bahadas. They are sloping surfaces situated between pediment and the playa.
40. Which among the following statements is/are correct about caves?
- Anchialine caves – They usually coastal containing a mixture of freshwater and saline water.
- Corrasional caves -They are formed entirely by erosion by flowing streams carrying rocks and other sediments.
- Karst caves – mostly found along the coasts.
Select the correct code from the options given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] 1, 2 & 3
[C] Only 1
[D] Only 1 & 3
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Correct Answer: A [Only 1 & 2]
Notes:
Caves are formed by the weathering activity of the rocks. They are mostly formed in limestone areas due to dissolution of the limestone rocks.
Anchialine caves – They usually coastal containing a mixture of freshwater and saline water.
Corrasional caves -They are formed entirely by erosion by flowing streams carrying rocks and other sediments.
Karst caves or solutional caves – They are found in areas where limestone is in abundance.
Sea caves or littoral caves – formed along the coasts
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