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 water body is located on the west of Israel?
[A] Red Sea
[B] Black Sea
[C] Baltic Sea
[D] Mediterranean Sea
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Correct Answer: D [Mediterranean Sea]
Notes:
The State of Israel is located in the western Asia. Mediterranean sea is located on the western side State of Israel.
42. Which of the following country shares the largest border with Jordan?
[A] Saudi Arabia
[B] Iraq
[C] Syria
[D] Israel
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Correct Answer: A [Saudi Arabia]
Notes:
The Republic of Jordan is an Arab country which lies in the west Asia region. Saudi Arabia lies to the south of Jordan and shares a border of almost 731 Km.
43. In which district of Lesotho, the Ts’ehlanyane National Park is situated?
[A] Quthing
[B] Berea
[C] Leribe
[D] Qachas Nek
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Correct Answer: C [Leribe]
Notes:
The Ts’ehlanyane National Park is situated in the Leribe district of Lesotho. It is a part of Maloti mountain system.
44. Which of the following is the lowest point of Libya?
[A] 47 meters above sea level
[B] 47 meter below sea level
[C] 70 meters above sea level
[D] 108 meters below sea level
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Correct Answer: B [47 meter below sea level]
Notes:
The lowest point in Libya is Sabkhat Ghuzayyil. It is situated 47 meters below sea level.
45. Which of the following is the highest peak of the Republic of Mauritius?
[A] Le Pouce
[B] Mount Malartic
[C] Rempart Mountain
[D] Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire
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Correct Answer: D [Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire]
Notes:
The highest peak of the Republic of Mauritius is Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire. It is located in the Rivière Noire District of Mauritius. It is about 828 meters high above mean sea level.
46. Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above__:
[A] Tropic of Capricorn
[B] Tropic of Cancer
[C] Poles
[D] Equator
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Correct Answer: D [Equator]
Notes:
An equinox is an astronomical event in which the plane of Earth’s equator passes through the center of the Sun, which occurs twice each year, around 20 March and 23 September. The equinoxes are the only times when the Sun is exactly overhead at a point on the equatorial line.On an equinox, day and night are of approximately equal duration all over the planet.
47. Formation of river delta is result of which process ?
[A] Degradation
[B] Sedimentation
[C] Evaporation
[D] Condensation
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Correct Answer: B [Sedimentation]
Notes:
A river delta is a landform created by deposition of sediment that is carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or stagnant water. This occurs where a river enters an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, or (more rarely) another river that cannot carry away the supplied sediment.
48. Which of the following is also known as Doctor winds?
[A] Foehn
[B] Harmattan
[C] Chinook
[D] Sirocco
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Correct Answer: B [Harmattan]
Notes:
The Harmattan, a dry, dusty, north-easterly or easterly wind which occurs in West Africa north of the equator, is known as the Doctor. The weather becomes suddenly dry and pleasant in the western coast of Africa, at the arrival of Harmattan. The harmattan season is from the end of November to the middle of March.
49. The Red Snow Phenomenon in Antarctica in witnessed in 2020 was caused by__?
[A] Chemical Wastes in Southern Ocean
[B] Algal Bloom
[C] Coastal upwelling in Southern Ocean
[D] Thermohaline circulation
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Correct Answer: B [Algal Bloom ]
Notes:
In 2020, the Red Snow phenomenon occurred in Antarctica due to Chlamydomonas algae blooms, accelerating ice melting.
50. How many of the following rivers flow through more than two countries:
- Nile River
- Danube River
- Mekong River
- Rhine River
- Niger River
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Two
[B] Three
[C] Four
[D] Five
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Correct Answer: D [Five]
Notes:
All listed rivers—Nile, Danube, Mekong, Rhine, and Niger—flow through more than two countries: Nile (11 countries), Danube (10), Mekong (6), Rhine (multiple), and Niger (10). Hence, the correct answer is five rivers. Each is transboundary, spanning several regions and serving as vital watercourses in their respective continents.
