World & Physical Geography MCQs

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King George VI Falls, also known as Salto Oshi or Oshi Falls, is located on the Oshi River in Guyana. This waterfall is rarely visited. Its height has not been reliably determined but is believed to be between about 500 and 700 feet. Though it is not as tall as it has long been thought to be, it is notable for its combination of height and a great volume of water, along with its being a sheer plunge.

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Indonesia’s sovereign territory now includes “Netherlands New Guinea”. Netherlands New Guinea refers to the Papua region of Indonesia while it was a part of the Dutch East Indies until 1949, later an overseas territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1949 to 1962. It was commonly known as Dutch New Guinea. It contained what are now Indonesia’s two easternmost provinces, Papua and West Papua, which were administered as a single province prior to 2003.

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The longest river of Mongolia is Orkhon river. It rises in the Khangai mountains in the Tsenkher sum of Arkhangai amaig at the Kherkhan mountain. Its length is about 1124 km.

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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.

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The deepest mine in the world, is in South Africa. It is about 4 km. deep. In search for oil, engineers have dug a hole about 6 km. deep.

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Stratosphere is almost free from clouds and associated weather phenomenon, making conditions most ideal for flying aeroplanes.

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An Isthmus is a narrow strip of land with sea on either side connecting two larger area of land. The Isthmus of Panama is the largest in the world having a length of 676 Km. It connects North America with South America.

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There are 8 planets of the solar system that revolve around the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto was stripped of its planetary status and categorized as a ‘dwarf planet’ by the International Astronomical Union in 2005.

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The landlocked seas are Aral Sea, Caspian Sea, Dead Sea, Great Salt Lake, Salton Sea and Sea of Galilee. Landlocked seas may are also considered lakes as the definition of a lake is “a large body of freshwater surrounded by land”. A land locked sea would be one with no access to the rest of the world’s oceans.

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Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali. In 2006, it was estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth-fastest in the world. It is the seventh- largest West African urban center after Lagos, Abidjan, Kano, Ibadan, Dakar, and Accra. It is located on the Niger River.