World 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.
11. Lloyd Barrage is a 6166 mile long network of canals, feeding the largest irrigation system in the world, with more than 5 million acres of irrigated land. In which country it is located?
[A] China
[B] Pakistan
[C] India
[D] Afghanistan
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Correct Answer: B [Pakistan]
12. What is the ” Sidereal Month ” in Hours , Minutes and Seconds?
[A] 27 days, 7 hours and 11.6 seconds
[B] 27 days, 8 hours and 11.6 seconds
[C] 27 days, 9 hours and 11.6 seconds
[D] 27 days, 11 hours and 11.6 seconds
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Correct Answer: A [27 days, 7 hours and 11.6 seconds]
13. Territories of which of the following does not touch the Dead Sea?
[A] Lebanon
[B] Jordan
[C] Israel
[D] Palestine
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Correct Answer: A [ Lebanon ]
Notes:
Dead Sea is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and Palestine to the west. It is also lowest point of Asia, 395 meters down sea level.
14. Mount Kosciuszko is the highest mountain in__?
[A] Russia
[B] Canada
[C] Australia
[D] Indonesia
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Correct Answer: C [ Australia ]
Notes:
Mount Kosciuszko, with height of 2,228 meters, is the highest mountain in Australia.
15. Which ocean is called “Herring Pond”?
[A] Pacific Ocean
[B] Atlantic Ocean
[C] Arctic Ocean
[D] Indian Ocean
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Correct Answer: B [ Atlantic Ocean ]
Notes:
16. Which among the following natural satellites of our solar system is smaller than Moon?
[A] Callisto
[B] Titan
[C] Lo
[D] Europa
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Correct Answer: D [Europa]
17. Aurorae are produced by the collision of charged particles from Earth’s magnetosphere which arise due to __?
[A] Solar winds
[B] Ozone layer
[C] Radio waves
[D] Ionosphere
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Correct Answer: A [Solar winds]
Notes:
Aurora was also known as polar lights (northern lights or aurora borealis and southern lights or aurora australis).It is a natural display of lights in the sky in Arctic and Antarctic regions. It is caused when streams of charged particles from Sun collide with particles from gases like oxygen and nitrogen present in the atmosphere of the Earth.
Thus, the solar winds disturb the Earth’s magnetosphere leading the charged particles in both solar wind and magnetospheric plasma, primarily electrons and protons to precipitate in the upper atmosphere. It is the resulting excitation and ionization of atmospheric constituents that light of varying colour and complexity is emitted.
18. Which among the following country is also known as Crossroads of Central Asia?
[A] Uzbekistan
[B] Afghanistan
[C] Tajikistan
[D] Turkmenistan
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Correct Answer: B [Afghanistan ]
19. Which among the following soil is rich in minerals?
[A] Alluvial soil
[B] Black soil
[C] Red soil
[D] Laterite soil
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Correct Answer: A [Alluvial soil]
20. The largest producer of rubber is_________ ?
[A] Thailand
[B] Malaysia
[C] Singapore
[D] India
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Correct Answer: A [Thailand]
Notes:
Thailand is the leading Rubber producing country in the world. Thailand is followed Indonesia and China at the second and third place respectively. India stands at fourth position in Rubber production.
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