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. Deepest-known cave on Earth Veryovkina Cave is located in which country?
[A] Bulgaria
[B] Armenia
[C] Georgia
[D] Romania
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Correct Answer: C [Georgia]
Notes:
Georgia houses the deepest-known cave on Earth “Veryovkina Cave”. Veryovkina Cave is 2,212 meters deep and is the deepest known cave on Earth. Its entrance is situated 2,285 meters above sea level in Abkhazia, Georgia. The entrance of the cave is located in the Arabika Massif, Gagra Mountain Range of the West Caucasus, on the pass between the Krepost and Zont mountains, closer to the slopes of Mt. Krepost. The depth of the entrance shaft is 32 meters.
42. Which two countries share the location of the mountain range “Sierra del Merendon”?
[A] Guatemala and Honduras
[B] Guatemala and Nicaragua
[C] Guatemala and Mexico
[D] Guatemala and Belize
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Correct Answer: A [Guatemala and Honduras]
Notes:
Sierra del Merendon is a mountain range extending on the eastern border of Guatemala and Honduras. Its south-western border is marked by the Lempa River valley, its northern border by the Motagua River valley. The mountain range has several different biomes and habitats, including cloud forests.
43. Which is the largest lake in Indonesia and the largest volcanic lake in the world?
[A] Lake Laut Tawar
[B] Lake Toba
[C] Lake Maninjau
[D] Lake Diatas
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Correct Answer: B [Lake Toba]
Notes:
Lake Toba is the largest lake in Indonesia and the largest volcanic lake in the world. Lake Toba is a large natural lake in North Sumatra, Indonesia, occupying the caldera of a supervolcano. The lake is located in the middle of the northern part of the island of Sumatra. It is the largest lake in Indonesia and the largest volcanic lake in the world. Lake Toba Caldera is one of the twenty Geoparks in Indonesia, which is recognised in July 2020 as one of the UNESCO Global Geopark.
44. Which following waterbody lies to the north of Iran?
[A] Black Sea
[B] Caspian Sea
[C] Red Sea
[D] Marmara Sea
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Correct Answer: B [Caspian Sea]
Notes:
The Caspian Sea lies to the north of 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.
45. In which city of Kosovo, the Sharr Mountain National Park is situated?
[A] Prizren
[B] Peja
[C] Pristina
[D] Gjakova
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Correct Answer: A [Prizren]
Notes:
The Sharr Mountain National Park is situated in Prizren city of Kosovo. It was designated as a national park in 2012.
46. Which of the following is the highest point of the Republic of Namibia?
[A] Auas
[B] Auruas
[C] Brandberg
[D] Burnt
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Correct Answer: C [Brandberg]
Notes:
The highest peak of the Republic of Namibia is mount Brandberg. It is situated in the Dhamaraland now known as Erongo.
47. Which of the below correctly defines Cloudburst?
[A] Formation of artificial rain
[B] Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with thunderstorm
[C] Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky
[D] Sowing of seeds of a crop in a cloudy weather
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Correct Answer: B [Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with thunderstorm]
Notes:
A cloudburst is sudden copious rainfall. It is a sudden aggressive rainstorm falling for a short period of time limited to a small geographical area. Generally cloudbursts are associated with thunderstorms.
48. Sea breeze is formed during__?
[A] Day time
[B] Night time
[C] Both
[D] Seasonal
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Correct Answer: A [Day time]
Notes:
Sea breezes and all other winds blow from more atmospheric pressure to less atmospheric pressure. Water heats up and cools down slower than land. During the day, the land is heated up and is less dense than the water while at night, the water is less dense than the land. The more denser it is, the more the atmospheric pressure there is. Therefore, sea breezes occur during the day but not at night.
49. Which of the following phenomena is supposedly associated with global warming ?
[A] Southern Oscillations
[B] El Nino
[C] La Nino
[D] El Nino Modiki
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Correct Answer: D [El Nino Modiki]
Notes:
El Nino Modiki is associated with global warming.
50. Which country is known as ‘Land of Midnight Sun’?
[A] Sweden
[B] Norway
[C] Germany
[D] Finland
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Correct Answer: B [Norway]
Notes:
Norway is called the Land of the Midnight Sun because the sun never dips entirely below the horizon between late May and late July. During the summer months, areas located north of the Arctic Circle experience nearly perpetual daylight; these areas may see up to 20 hours of sunlight during the time of the midnight sun, but experience long periods of darkness during the winter.