World Geography & Physical Geography Questions 2023
Q. Which mountain peak is known as the “Savage Mountain”?
(A) K2
(B) Kanchenjunga
(C) Nanga Parbat
(D) Annapurna
Correct Answer: (A) K2
Q. The British Island in the Indian Ocean that provides military support to USA and UK is:
(A) Diego Garcia
(B) Madagascar
(C) Mauritius
(D) Philippine
Correct Answer: (A) Diego Garcia
World Geography & Physical Geography Questions 2021
Q. Which Indian geographer had given information about Solar and Lunar eclipses?
(A) Aryabhatta
(B) Varah Mihir
(C) Brahmagupta
(D) Bhaskaracharya
Correct Answer: (A) Aryabhatta
Q. The main sources of ancient Indian Geographical concepts are:
(A) Hindu Mythology
(B) Travellers Account
(C) Sacred Laws
(D) All of the above
Correct Answer: (D) All of the above
Q. Ancient Indian Geography hinges on:
(A) Systematic Study
(B) Observation
(C) Religion
(D) Scientific Laws
Correct Answer: (C) Religion
Q. India’s area is about ______ times larger than that of Pakistan.
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
Correct Answer: (B) 4
Q. Which countries are the main buyers of Indian coffee?
(A) UK
(B) Italy
(C) USA
(D) Germany
Correct Answer: (B) Italy
World Geography & Physical Geography Questions 2019
Q. India Standard Time is ______ ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
(A) 6 hours 30 minutes
(B) 4 hours 30 minutes
(C) 5 hours 30 minutes
(D) 6 hours 15 minutes
Correct Answer: (C) 5 hours 30 minutes
Q. India is the second largest producer of ______, after Zimbabwe.
(A) Iron
(B) Manganese
(C) Zinc
(D) Lead
Correct Answer: (B) Manganese
World Geography & Physical Geography Questions 2018
Q. Where is Panzseer Valley situated?
(A) Lebanon
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Jammu and Kashmir, India
(D) Syria
Correct Answer: (B) Afghanistan
Q. The standard time of a country differs from the GMT in multiples of:
(A) Two hours
(B) One hour
(C) Half hour
(D) Four minutes
Correct Answer: (D) Four minutes
Q. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Myanmar
(C) Indonesia
(D) Pakistan
Correct Answer: (B) Myanmar
World Geography & Physical Geography Questions 2016
Q. Isogonic lines is the line of equal:
(A) Earth inclination
(B) Magnetic declination
(C) Polar inclination
(D) Magnetic inclination
Correct Answer: (B) Magnetic declination
Q. ‘Diago Garcia’ is an island in the ocean:
(A) Atlantic
(B) Pacific
(C) Indian
(D) Arctic
Correct Answer: (C) Indian
World Geography & Physical Geography Questions 2015
Q. The approximate circumference of the Earth is:
(A) 23,000 km
(B) 20,000 km
(C) 40,000 km
(D) 35,000 km
Correct Answer: (C) 40,000 km
Q. The speed of rotation of the Earth is the highest:
(A) Along the Equator
(B) At the North Pole
(C) Along the Tropic of Cancer
(D) Along the Arctic Circle
Correct Answer: (A) Along the Equator
Q. Ecosystem has two components:
(A) Plants and animals
(B) Weeds and trees
(C) Biotic and abiotic
(D) Frogs and man
Correct Answer: (C) Biotic and abiotic
Q. The World’s highest ground-based Telescopic Observatory is located in:
(A) Columbia
(B) India
(C) Nepal
(D) USA
Correct Answer: (B) India
Q. Formation of potholes in river beds is an example of:
(A) Hydration
(B) Corrosion
(C) Erosion
(D) Attrition
Correct Answer: (C) Erosion
Q. Which one of the following regions of the World is called the bread basket of the World?
(A) Temperate Grassland
(B) Tropical monsoonal region
(C) Savana Grassland
(D) Mediterranean region
Correct Answer: (A) Temperate Grassland
Q. Which of the following percentage of solar radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere?
(A) 14%
(B) 16%
(C) 10%
(D) 20%
Correct Answer: (A) 14%
Q. At which of the following times is the highest temperature found on the Earth?
(A) 12 Noon
(B) 2 P.M.
(C) 1 P.M.
(D) 12.30 P.M.
Correct Answer: (B) 2 P.M.
Q. Among the following countries, which one has the largest concentration of Railways?
(A) India
(B) South Africa
(C) Egypt
(D) Algeria
Correct Answer: (A) India
Q. Which of the following countries produces the largest amount of crude steel in the world?
(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) South Korea
(D) India
Correct Answer: (B) China
Q. How many kilometers are represented by 1 degree of latitude?
(A) 211
(B) 111
(C) 91
(D) 131
Correct Answer: (B) 111
Q. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(A) Stormy weather conditions are indicated by a sudden fall in barometer reading.
(B) Copernicus first stated that the Earth was spherical.
(C) Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights because of absorption of heat from the atmosphere and sending it towards the Earth.
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (A) Stormy weather conditions are indicated by a sudden fall in barometer reading.
World Geography & Physical Geography Questions 2014
Q. Which ocean deep is located in Indian Ocean?
(A) Murray
(B) Tonga
(C) Sunda
(D) Mariana
Correct Answer: (C) Sunda
Q. If the wind force is in range of Beaufort scale 6 to 12, it is –
(A) Tropical Depression
(B) Tropical Storm
(C) Tropical Disturbance
(D) Hurricane
Correct Answer: (D) Hurricane
Q. Sustainable development was first clearly defined by the –
(A) Bruntland Commission
(B) Rio Conference
(C) United Nations
(D) World Bank
Correct Answer: (A) Bruntland Commission
Q. What is the difference of time between GMT and IST?
(A) 4 hours
(B) 4.30 hours
(C) 5.30 hours
(D) 6.30 hours
Correct Answer: (C) 5.30 hours
Q. Whittlesey’s agricultural systems are based on –
(A) Empirical technique
(B) Statistical technique
(C) Normative technique
(D) Qualitative cum Quantitative technique
Correct Answer: (A) Empirical technique
Q. Which one is not a Green House Gas?
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Methane
(C) Sulfur Hexafluoride
(D) Hydro oxide
Correct Answer: (D) Hydro oxide
Q. In land use and crop intensity model of Von Thunen’s zone of crop farming, fallow and pasture is nearer to the city than –
(A) Market gardening and milk production
(B) Fire wood and lumber production
(C) Three field system
(D) Crop farming without fallow
Correct Answer: (D) Crop farming without fallow
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