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.
31. On which of the following the weight of a person will be minimum ?
[A] Venus
[B] Mars
[C] Moon
[D] Mercury
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Correct Answer: C [Moon]
Notes:
100 kgs equivalent to 16.6 Kgs on Moon and 37.8 kgs on Mercury
32. In context with the international borders, Zero Point refers to an area on the border of which of the following neighbors?
[A] China North Korea
[B] Iran Pakistan
[C] Iran Iraq
[D] Pakistan Afghanistan
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Correct Answer: B [Iran Pakistan]
33. Puerto Rico Trench is located in which of the following oceans?
[A] Arctic
[B] Atlantic
[C] Pacific
[D] Indian
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Correct Answer: B [Atlantic]
Notes:
Its is second deepest trench after Mariana trench
34. Which of the following South Asian country was never took over by any European Power?
[A] Thailand
[B] Laos
[C] Burma
[D] Vietnam
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Correct Answer: A [Thailand]
35. Which among the following is world’s largest freshwater lake?
[A] Caspian Sea
[B] Lake Baikal
[C] Lake Superior
[D] Lake Nero
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Correct Answer: C [Lake Superior]
Notes:
World’s largest lake is Caspian Sea. However world’s largest freshwater lake in respect to the volume of water is Lake Baikal. Michigan-Huron which is a single water body in United States & Canada is largest Freshwater lake if considered one body by surface area. However Lake superior in US & Canada is largest single lake with respect to surface area if Michigan-Huron is counted as two lakes. In this condition if Michigan & Huron are third and fourth largest lakes.
Lake Baikal is also world’s deepest lake.
36. Ganymede which is the largest natural satellite in the Solar System is a satellite of ______?
[A] Jupiter
[B] Saturn
[C] Uranus
[D] Neptune
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Correct Answer: A [Jupiter]
37. Which of the following straits connects the Pacific Ocean to the east with the Indian Ocean to the west, linking Asia with the Middle East and Europe, carrying about 40 percent of the world’s trade?
[A] Malacca Strait
[B] Bali Strait
[C] Badung Strait
[D] Lombok Strait
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Correct Answer: A [Malacca Strait]
38. What is the total number of British overseas territories?
[A] 10
[B] 12
[C] 14
[D] 16
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Correct Answer: C [14]
Notes:
Anguilla,Bermuda,British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, St Helena and Dependencies (Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha), the Turks and Caicos Islands, Pitcairn Island, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, and the Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus
39. Barents Sea in the Arctic Ocean has been controversial over the maritime boundary between:
[A] Russia & Norway
[B] Norway and Finland
[C] Finland & Russia
[D] Russia & Denmark
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Correct Answer: A [Russia & Norway]
40. Which among the following is correct about Heliopause?
[A] Heliopose is the theoretical boundary beyond which Light from Sun can not reach
[B] Heliopose is the theoretical boundary beyond which heat from Sun can not reach
[C] Heliopose is the theoretical boundary beyond which Solar Winds can not reach
[D] Heliopose is the theoretical boundary beyond which there is no existence of Solar system
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Correct Answer: C [Heliopose is the theoretical boundary beyond which Solar Winds can not reach]
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