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 four countries share the location of the mountain range ”Sierra Madre de Chiapas”?
[A] El Salvador, Costa Rica, Mexico and Honduras
[B] El Salvador, Panama, Mexico and Honduras
[C] El Salvador, Belize, Mexico and Honduras
[D] El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Honduras
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Correct Answer: D [El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Honduras]
Notes:
The Sierra Madre de Chiapas is a major mountain range in Central America. It crosses El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Honduras. The Sierra Madre de Chiapas is part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western “backbone” of North America, Central America, and South America. The highest point is the “Volcan Tajumulco” of Guatemala.
42. Which country does not share a land border with Iran?
[A] Turkmenistan
[B] Armenia
[C] Turkey
[D] Uzbekistan
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Correct Answer: D [Uzbekistan]
Notes:
Uzbekistan does not share a land border with Iran. Iran is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered to the northwest by Armenia and Azerbaijan, to the north by the Caspian Sea, to the northeast by Turkmenistan, to the east by Afghanistan, to the southeast by Pakistan, to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and to the west by Turkey and Iraq. It is the second-largest country in the Middle East, and its capital and largest city is Tehran.
43. Which of the following is the largest lake of Malawi?
[A] Chilwa
[B] Malawi
[C] Chiuta
[D] Molambe
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Correct Answer: B [Malawi]
Notes:
The largest lake of Republic of Malawi is Malawi lake. It is about 1/5th of the total area of the country. It has a total area of about 29,600 sq. km.
44. What is the %age of agricultural land in Maldives?
[A] 23%
[B] 27%
[C] 31%
[D] 39%
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Correct Answer: A [23%]
Notes:
The total land under agriculture in Republic of Maldives is about 70 sq. km. It counts about 23% of the total land of the country.
45. Which of the following is the longest glacier outside the polar region?
[A] Siachen Glacier
[B] Biafo Glacier
[C] Baltoro Glacier
[D] Fedchenko Glacier
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Correct Answer: D [Fedchenko Glacier]
Notes:The Fedchenko Glacier in Tajikistan is the long and narrow glacier, currently extending for 77 kilometres (48 mi) and covering over 700 square kilometres (270 sq mi). It is the longest glacier in the world outside of the Polar Regions. Hence, option (d) is correct.
Context: Siachen Glacier is the Second-Longest glacier in the World’s Non-Polar areas. Recently mountaineer Colonel Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar, who helped India secure the Siachen Glacier, Col Kumar, who was awarded the Kirti Chakra, Padma Shri, Arjun award and the McGregor medal, carried out multiple expeditions in the Siachen glacier area in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
46. Belau, Palaos or Pelew are the historic names of which country?
[A] Nicaragua
[B] Panama
[C] Palau
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: C [Palau]
Notes:
Belau, Palaos or Pelew are the early names of Palau. Officially , the Republic of Palau is an island nation and an archipelago of 340 islands in the pacific ocean. The capital of Palau is Ngerulmud and it’s largest city is Koror.
47. Which of the following stars is nearest to the sun?
[A] Proxima Centauri
[B] Deneb
[C] Sirius
[D] Betelgeuse
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Correct Answer: A [Proxima Centauri]
Notes:
Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to the Earth. It is a red dwarf, a small low-mass star, about 4.25 light-years from the Sun in the constellation of Centaurus. Because of Proxima Centauri’s proximity to Earth, its angular diameter can be measured directly; it is about one-seventh the diameter of the Sun.
48. Which of the following is an organic rock ?
[A] Marble
[B] Coal
[C] Granite
[D] Slate
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Correct Answer: B [Coal]
Notes:
Coal is an organic sedimentary rock that forms mainly from plant debris. The plant debris usually accumulates in a swamp environment.
49. The area marked by internal drainage__:
[A] Plateau
[B] Plains
[C] Deserts
[D] Mountains
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Correct Answer: C [Deserts]
Notes:
Internal drainage is a closed drainage basin that retains water and allows no outflow to other external bodies of water, such as rivers or oceans, but converges instead into lakes or swamps. Such drainage can occur in any climate but are most commonly found in desert locations. For example: Luni River in Rajasthan has an internal drainage system.
50. Which is the lowermost layer of atmosphere?
[A] troposphere
[B] exosphere
[C] ionosphere
[D] strato sphere
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Correct Answer: A [troposphere]
Notes:
The troposphere is the lowest portion of Earth’s atmosphere. It contains approximately 80% of the atmosphere’s mass and 99% of its water vapor and aerosols. The average depth of the troposphere is approximately 17 km in the middle latitudes. It is deeper in the tropics, up to 20 km, and shallower near the Polar Regions, at 7 km in summer, and indistinct in winter. Most of the phenomena we associate with day-to-day weather occur in the troposphere..
