Physical Geography MCQ Q1. Which planets do not have satellites revolving around them? ⓐ Mercury and Venus ⓑ Neptune and Pluto ⓒ Mars and V...
Physical Geography MCQ
Q1. Which planets do not have satellites revolving around them?
ⓑ Neptune and Pluto
ⓒ Mars and Venus
ⓓ Mars and Mercury
Q2. Which of these is a dwarf planet?
ⓑ Hydra
ⓒ Titan
ⓓ Eris
Q3. Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the earth?
ⓑ Venus
ⓒ Mars
ⓓ Pluto
Q4. Which is the second nearest star to the Earth after the Sun?
ⓑ Vega
ⓒ Proxima Centauri
ⓓ Sirius
Q5. Which of the following is called “Blue Planet”?
ⓑ Earth
ⓒ Mars
ⓓ Jupiter
Q6. Which of the following is called the twin of the earth?
ⓑ Neptune
ⓒ Saturn
ⓓ Mars
Q7. The planet emitting green light is?
ⓑ Uranus
ⓒ Neptune
ⓓ Jupiter
Q8. Who coined the word ‘Geography’?
ⓑ Hacataus
ⓒ Eratosthenes
ⓓ Ptolemy
Q9. What is the alternate name for contour lines?
ⓑ Isopotential
ⓒ Isohyet
ⓓ Isotherm
Q10. Which one of the following organizations is responsible for publishing topographical sheets?
ⓑ Indian Meteorological Department
ⓒ National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organization
ⓓ Survey of India
Q11. Which of the following phenomena is supposedly associated with global warming?
ⓑ El Nino
ⓒ El Nino Modoki
ⓓ Southern Oscillation
Q12. To which natural vegetation belt do Sal and Teak trees belong?
ⓑ Temperate forests
ⓒ Equatorial forests
ⓓ Tropical deciduous forests
Q13. Which one is not a non-conventional energy source?
ⓑ Wind energy
ⓒ Solar Energy
ⓓ Tidal power
Q14. After which, one of the following tribes of India, has a large contingent of the ancient geological history of the world been named?
ⓑ Gonds
ⓒ Marias
ⓓ All of the above
Q15. Which one of the following is a greenhouse gas?
ⓑ Carbon-di-Oxide
ⓒ Oxygen
ⓓ Ozone
Q16. What is the percentage coverage of Tropical forests on earth’s landmass?
ⓑ 12
ⓒ 15
ⓓ 25
Q17. Which one of the following is an abiotic and renewable resource?
ⓑ livestock
ⓒ water
ⓓ forests
Q18. Which is the most stable ecosystem?
ⓑ Mountain
ⓒ Forest
ⓓ Desert
Q19. “Tsunami” is the name given to which of the following?
ⓑ Tidal Waves
ⓒ Earthquake
ⓓ Undersea Waves
Q20. How much of the world’s surface is covered by water?
ⓑ 70%
ⓒ 85%
ⓓ 90%
Q21. Which of the following methods does not help in conserving soil fertility and moisture?
ⓑ Contour plowing
ⓒ Contour plowing
ⓓ Strip cropping
Q22. Which one of the following does not cause soil erosion?
ⓑ Weathering
ⓒ Overcroppin
ⓓ Overcroppin
Q23. Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities?
ⓑ Freshwater lake
ⓒ Cladera lake
ⓓ Karst lake
Q24. The majority of Earth’s crust is composed of which rock?
ⓑ Sedimentary
ⓒ Carbonate
ⓓ Igneous
Q25. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
ⓑ Chestnut – Zonal soil
ⓒ Bhangar – Azonal soi
ⓓ Podzol – Zonal soil
Q26. Which one of the following is a warm ocean current?
ⓑ Gulf Stream
ⓒ Kurile
ⓓ Labrador
Q27. What is the interval between a high tide and a neap tide at a given place?
ⓑ 24 hours
ⓒ 15 hours 30 minutes
ⓓ 12 hours 26 minutes
Q28. Which of the following, is a landlocked sea?
ⓑ Timor Sea
ⓒ Aral Sea
ⓓ Arafura Sea
Q29. Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
ⓑ Arctic Ocean
ⓒ Pacific Ocean
ⓓ None of these
Q30. Which of the following is the lowest atmospheric layer?
ⓑ Hydrosphere
ⓒ Lithosphere
ⓓ Stratosphere
Q31. The Equator does not pass through which of the following countries?
ⓑ Indonesia
ⓒ Brazil
ⓓ Mexico
Q32. Which one of the following rivers crosses the tropic of Capricorn twice?
ⓑ Limpopo
ⓒ Zambezi
ⓓ Nizer
Q33. Which one of the following is the highest cloud?
ⓑ Stratocumulus
ⓒ Nimbostratus
ⓓ Cumulus
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