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Physical Geography Multiple Choice Questions

Physical Geography MCQ Q1.  Which planets do not have satellites revolving around them? ⓐ Mercury and Venus ⓑ Neptune and Pluto ⓒ Mars and V...

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Physical Geography MCQ

Q1. Which planets do not have satellites revolving around them?

ⓐ Mercury and Venus
ⓑ Neptune and Pluto
ⓒ Mars and Venus
ⓓ Mars and Mercury

Q2. Which of these is a dwarf planet?

ⓐ Neptune
ⓑ Hydra
ⓒ Titan
ⓓ Eris

Q3. Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the earth?

ⓐ Mercury
ⓑ Venus
ⓒ Mars
ⓓ Pluto

Q4. Which is the second nearest star to the Earth after the Sun?

ⓐ Vega
ⓑ Vega
ⓒ Proxima Centauri
ⓓ Sirius

Q5. Which of the following is called “Blue Planet”?

ⓐ Saturn
ⓑ Earth
ⓒ Mars
ⓓ Jupiter

Q6. Which of the following is called the twin of the earth?

ⓐ Venus
ⓑ Neptune
ⓒ Saturn
ⓓ Mars

Q7. The planet emitting green light is?

ⓐ Venus
ⓑ Uranus
ⓒ Neptune
ⓓ Jupiter

Q8. Who coined the word ‘Geography’?

ⓐ Herodotus
ⓑ Hacataus
ⓒ Eratosthenes
ⓓ Ptolemy

Q9. What is the alternate name for contour lines?

ⓐ Isohypse
ⓑ Isopotential
ⓒ Isohyet
ⓓ Isotherm

Q10. Which one of the following organizations is responsible for publishing topographical sheets?

ⓐ Geological Survey of India
ⓑ Indian Meteorological Department
ⓒ National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organization
ⓓ Survey of India

Q11. Which of the following phenomena is supposedly associated with global warming?

ⓐ La Nina
ⓑ El Nino
ⓒ El Nino Modoki
ⓓ Southern Oscillation

Q12. To which natural vegetation belt do Sal and Teak trees belong?

ⓐ Mixed forests
ⓑ Temperate forests
ⓒ Equatorial forests
ⓓ Tropical deciduous forests

Q13. Which one is not a non-conventional energy source?

ⓐ Nuclear energy
ⓑ 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?

ⓐ Santhals
ⓑ Gonds
ⓒ Marias
ⓓ All of the above

Q15. Which one of the following is a greenhouse gas?

ⓐ Nitrogen
ⓑ Carbon-di-Oxide
ⓒ Oxygen
ⓓ Ozone

Q16. What is the percentage coverage of Tropical forests on earth’s landmass?

ⓐ 7
ⓑ 12
ⓒ 15
ⓓ 25

Q17. Which one of the following is an abiotic and renewable resource?

ⓐ iron ore
ⓑ livestock
ⓒ water
ⓓ forests

Q18. Which is the most stable ecosystem?

ⓐ Ocean
ⓑ Mountain
ⓒ Forest
ⓓ Desert

Q19. “Tsunami” is the name given to which of the following?

ⓐ Cyclone
ⓑ Tidal Waves
ⓒ Earthquake
ⓓ Undersea Waves

Q20. How much of the world’s surface is covered by water?

ⓐ 55%
ⓑ 70%
ⓒ 85%
ⓓ 90%

Q21. Which of the following methods does not help in conserving soil fertility and moisture?

ⓐ Shifting agriculture
ⓑ Contour plowing
ⓒ Contour plowing
ⓓ Strip cropping

Q22. Which one of the following does not cause soil erosion?

ⓐ Deflation
ⓑ Weathering
ⓒ Overcroppin
ⓓ Overcroppin

Q23. Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities?

ⓐ Lagoon
ⓑ Freshwater lake
ⓒ Cladera lake
ⓓ Karst lake

Q24. The majority of Earth’s crust is composed of which rock?

ⓐ Metamorphic
ⓑ Sedimentary
ⓒ Carbonate
ⓓ Igneous

Q25. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

ⓐ Khadar – Zonal soil
ⓑ Chestnut – Zonal soil
ⓒ Bhangar – Azonal soi
ⓓ Podzol – Zonal soil

Q26. Which one of the following is a warm ocean current?

ⓐ Canary
ⓑ Gulf Stream
ⓒ Kurile
ⓓ Labrador

Q27. What is the interval between a high tide and a neap tide at a given place?

ⓐ 12 hours
ⓑ 24 hours
ⓒ 15 hours 30 minutes
ⓓ 12 hours 26 minutes

Q28. Which of the following, is a landlocked sea?

ⓐ Greeland Sea
ⓑ Timor Sea
ⓒ Aral Sea
ⓓ Arafura Sea

Q29. Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

ⓐ Indian Ocean
ⓑ Arctic Ocean
ⓒ Pacific Ocean
ⓓ None of these

Q30. Which of the following is the lowest atmospheric layer?

ⓐ Troposphere
ⓑ Hydrosphere
ⓒ Lithosphere
ⓓ Stratosphere

Q31. The Equator does not pass through which of the following countries?

ⓐ Kenya
ⓑ Indonesia
ⓒ Brazil
ⓓ Mexico

Q32. Which one of the following rivers crosses the tropic of Capricorn twice?

ⓐ Vaal
ⓑ Limpopo
ⓒ Zambezi
ⓓ Nizer

Q33. Which one of the following is the highest cloud?

ⓐ Cirrus
ⓑ Stratocumulus
ⓒ Nimbostratus
ⓓ Cumulus

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