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 island houses “Mount Orohena”?
[A] Guadeloupe
[B] French Polynesia
[C] Martinique
[D] Saint Martin
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Correct Answer: B [French Polynesia]
Notes:
Mount Orohena is a 2241 meters high extinct volcano located in the Tahiti Island of French Polynesia, an overseas region of France of the southern Pacific Ocean. This mountain is the highest point of French Polynesia.
42. The tallest dam in Haiti “Peligre Dam” is constructed on which river?
[A] Ucayali River
[B] Artibonite River
[C] Magdalena River
[D] Patuca River
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Correct Answer: B [Artibonite River]
Notes:
The Peligre Dam is a gravity dam located on the Artibonite River of Haiti. At 72 m it is the tallest dam in Haiti. The dam was created as a flood-control and an energy-providing measure in the Artibonite River Valley during the 1950s, as part of the Artibonite Valley Agricultural Project. This dam impounds Lake Peligre.
43. 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.
44. What is the total %age of land under agriculture in Liechtenstein?
[A] 43%
[B] 40%
[C] 41%
[D] 54%
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Correct Answer: C [41%]
Notes:
The total area of land under agriculture in Principality of Liechtenstein is 65 sq. km. It makes up to 41% of the total land area.
45. Which of the following is the largest lake of Maldives?
[A] Dhadimagi
[B] Bandaara
[C] Horns
[D] Khabrat
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Correct Answer: B [Bandaara]
Notes:
The largest lake of Republic of Maldives is Lake Bandaara. It is located in the Fuvahmulah, Maldives. Its total area is about 0.058 sq. km.
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 these is a dwarf planet?
[A] Neptune
[B] Titan
[C] Eris
[D] Hydra
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Correct Answer: C [Eris]
Notes:
Eris is the most massive and second-largest dwarf planet known in the Solar System. It is 27% more massive than dwarf planet Pluto. Eris is the ninthmost- massive known body directly orbiting the Sun, and the largest known body in the Solar System not visited by a spacecraft.
48. The only planet whose period of rotation is longer than the period of revolution around the sun?
[A] Mercury
[B] Jupiter
[C] Venus
[D] Neptune
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Correct Answer: C [Venus]
Notes:
Venus is the only planet whose period of rotation is longer than the period of revolution around the Sun. One day on Venus lasts as long as 243 Earth days (the time it takes for Venus to rotate or spin once). Venus makes a complete orbit around the sun (a year in Venusian time) in 225 Earth days.
49. Fausa Magna is a __:
[A] Volcano
[B] V-shaped valley
[C] Rift lowland
[D] Rift Valley
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Correct Answer: C [Rift lowland]
Notes:
Fossa Magna is a great rift lowland of Japan that traverses the widest portion of Honshu from the Sea of Japan to the Pacific. It is partially occupied by mountains and volcanoes of the southern part of the East Japan Volcanic Belt. It is the most notable physiographic feature of Honshu region.
50. The equal length of day and night on September 23rd in all parts of the world is known as
[A] Autumnal Equinox
[B] Celestial Equinox
[C] Winter Equinox
[D] Vernal Equinox
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Correct Answer: A [Autumnal Equinox]
Notes:
Equinox means two days during the year, March 21 and September 23, when day and night are almost equal throughout the world because the Sun shines vertically on the Equator. March 21 is called vernal equinox and September 23 is called autumnal equinox.
