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.
41. Which among the following forms a vital link on the route between eastern North America and western South America?
[A] Cape of Good Hope
[B] St. Lawrence Harbour
[C] Suez Canal
[D] Panama Canal
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Correct Answer: D [Panama Canal ]
Notes:
North American-western South American Route route links western South America with eastern and western North America. Panama Canal forms a vital link on the route between eastern North America and western South America.
42. Which ocean houses Wallis and Futuna Islands?
[A] Pacific Ocean
[B] Atlantic Ocean
[C] Indian Ocean
[D] Arctic Ocean
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Correct Answer: A [Pacific Ocean]
Notes:
Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, is an island collectivity of France in the south Pacific Ocean between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast, Samoa to the east, and Tokelau to the northeast. Mata’Utu is the capital of Wallis and Futuna.
43. Which country does not share a land border with Guinea?
[A] Ghana
[B] Senegal
[C] Mali
[D] Ivory Coast
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Correct Answer: A [Ghana]
Notes:
Ghana does not share a land border with Guinea. Guinea shares a land border with Guinea-Bissau to the north-west, Senegal to the north, Mali to the north-east, Ivory Coast to the east, Sierra Leone to the south-west and Liberia to the south.
44. The “Amazon-Orinoco-Southern Caribbean mangroves” is an important ecoregion of which continent?
[A] North America
[B] Africa
[C] South America
[D] Australia
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Correct Answer: C [South America]
Notes:
The “Amazon-Orinoco-Southern Caribbean mangroves” is an important ecoregion of continent South America. The Amazon-Orinoco-Southern Caribbean mangroves is a neotropical mangrove ecoregion along the coasts of Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Brazil.
45. In which region of Kyrgyzstan, the world heritage site of Western Tien Shan is located?
[A] Osh province
[B] Jalal-Abad province
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct Answer: B [Jalal-Abad province]
Notes:
The Western Tien Shan is situated in the Jalal-Abad province of Kyrgyzstan. It was designated as world heritage site in 2015.
46. Which of the following is the highest point of the Marshall of Islands?
[A] Likiep Atoll
[B] Bikini Atoll
[C] Rongelap
[D] Rongerik
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Correct Answer: A [Likiep Atoll]
Notes:
The Republic of Marshall is situated in the Pacific Ocean. The highest point of the country is Likiep Atoll which is about 10 meters above mean sea level.
47. For how many days in a year, neither of the Earth’s poles is tilted towards the sun?
[A] Once
[B] Twice
[C] Thrice
[D] Four Times
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Correct Answer: B [Twice ]
Notes:
On 21st March and September 23rd, direct rays of the sun fall on the equator. At this position, neither of the poles is tilted towards the sun; so, the whole earth experiences equal days and equal nights. This is called an equinox.
48. Batholiths are landforms created by:
[A] groundwater
[B] fluvial action
[C] glaciers
[D] volcanic activities
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Correct Answer: D [volcanic activities]
Notes:
Batholiths are large granitic rock bodies formed due to solidification of hot magma inside the earth. They appear on the surface only after the denudation processes remove the overlying materials. Batholiths form the core of huge mountains and may be exposed on the surface after erosion.
49. Evergreen type Forests are found in which of the following?
[A] Mediterranean region
[B] Monsoon climatic area
[C] Desert region
[D] Equatorial region
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Correct Answer: D [Equatorial region]
Notes:
An evergreen forest is a forest consisting entirely or mainly of evergreen trees that retain green foliage all year round. Such forests reign in the equatorial region, between the tropics primarily as broadleaf evergreens, and in temperate and boreal latitudes primarily as coniferous evergreens.
50. Great Barrier Reef of Australia is located parallel to its__:
[A] East coast
[B] West coast
[C] North coast
[D] South coast
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Correct Answer: A [East coast]
Notes:
The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system, located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. It is located off north-eastern Australia and runs more or less parallel to the coastline of the state of Queensland. It is a distinct feature of the East Australian Cordillera division.
