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World Geography MCQ for IBPS PO Students
Which one among the following is responsible for the formation of ‘Ozone Holes’ in the atmosphere?
(a) Benzopyrene
(b) Hydrocarbons
(c) UV radiation
(d) Chlorofluorocarbons
Option d – Chlorofluorocarbons
National Biodiversity Authority is located at –
(a) Mangalore
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Chennai
(d) Puducherry
Option c – Chennai
Which method of water purification does not kill microorganisms?
(a) Boiling
(b) Filtration
(c) Chlorination
(d) UV irradiation
Option b – Filtration
Which one of the following is most abundant in terms of the number of species identified?
(a) Green plants
(b) Insects
(c) Fungi
(d) Bacteria
Option d – Bacteria
What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?
(a) Occurrence of the belt of calm near the equator
(b) Convergence of the two equatorial currents
(c) The Earth’s rotation on its axis
(d) Difference in salinity of water
Option c – The Earth’s rotation on its axis
The graded profile of a river course is –
(a) Smooth curve in the upper course
(b) Smooth curve in the lower course
(c) Smooth curve from source to mouth
(d) Smooth curve in the middle course
Option a – Smooth curve in the upper course
Which of the following industries produces the most non-biodegradable wastes?
(a) Textile mills
(b) Paper mills
(c) Food processing units
(d) Thermal power plants
Option d – Thermal power plants
Which one among the following groups of items contains only biodegradable items?
(a) Lime juice, grass, polystyrene cup
(b) Wood, grass, leather
(c) Wood, grass, plastic
(d) Fruit peels, lime juice, china clay cup
Option b – Wood, grass, leather
Which one among the following groups of items contains only biodegradable items?
(a) Paper, grass, glass
(b) Wood, flower, iron scrap
(c) Sewage, plastic, leather
(d) Cow-dung, paddy husk, vegetable wastes
Option d – Cow-dung, paddy husk, vegetable wastes
What type of mixture is smoke?
(a) Liquid mixed with a gas
(b) Gas mixed with a gas
(c) Solid mixed with a gas
(d) Gas mixed with a liquid and a solid
Option d – Gas mixed with a liquid and a solid
Which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Weight and mass of a body are equal at sea level and on the surface of the earth
(b) Mass of a body on the earth, on the moon, and in empty space is the same
(c) Weight of a body is different on different planets
(d) Weightlessness of a body occurs when gravitational forces acting on it are counter-balanced
Why do we have a leap year after every four years?
(a) It is a convention
(b) The revolution slows down a little once every four years
(c) The length of a year is not an integer number of days
(d) The Earth gets shifted out of orbit every four years
Option c – The length of a year is not an integer number of days
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Places having the same longitude experience solar noon at different times
(b) Solar noon occurs simultaneously at locations with the same longitude
(c) Solar noon occurs at different times at locations with the same latitude
(d) One meridian which is directly under the sun experiences solar noon at a given time
Option a – Places having the same longitude experience solar noon at different times
The Mohorovicic Discontinuity separates –
(a) Sine and nefe
(b) Crust and mantle
(c) Outer core and mantle
(d) Inner and outer core
Option b – Crust and mantle
Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Lava and magma both have gas
(b) Lava has gas while magma has no gas
(c) Magma has gas while lava has no gas
(d) Neither the lava nor the magma has gas
Option a – Lava and magma both have gas
The scale that measures the intensity of earthquakes is called –
(a) Diagonal scale
(b) Beaufort scale
(c) Vernier scale
(d) Richter scale
Option d – Richter scale
The summer and winter seasons in a year are caused by –
(a) Rotation in solar insolation
(b) Revolution of the Earth on its inclined axis
(c) Variation in solar insolation
(d) Aphelion and perihelion positions of the Earth
Option b – Revolution of the Earth on its inclined axis
Which of the following statements regarding the duration of day and night is correct?
(a) Difference is maximum at the equator and progressively decreases away from it
(b) Difference is least at the tropics and progressively increases away from it
(c) Difference is least near the Equator and progressively increases away from it
(d) Difference is maximum at the Tropics and progressively decreases towards the Equator and poles
Option c – Difference is least near the Equator and progressively increases away from it
The angle between the magnetic meridian and the geographical meridian at a place is –
(a) Dip
(b) Latitude
(c) Azimuth
(d) Declination
Option d – Declination
Widening of river valley takes place due to –
(a) Corrosion
(b) Hydraulic action
(c) Corrasion
(d) Lateral erosion
Option a – Corrosion
The mountain formed on the earth crust due to tension is called –
(a) Block Mountain
(b) Old folded mountain
(c) Young folded mountain
(d) Laccoliths Mountain
Option a – Block Mountain
Which of the following refers to the white salt, which covers the land in some areas during the dry season?
(a) Usar
(b) Reh
(c) Erg
(d) Reg
Option b – Reh
The fur of the animals living in colder regions –
(a) Protects them from enemies
(b) Protects them from water
(c) Makes them appear beautiful
(d) Traps the air and keeps them warm
Option d – Traps the air and keeps them warm
Which decade had the highest annual growth rate in Indian population?
(a) 1971
(b) 1987
(c) 1957
(d) 1989
Option a – 1971
Average salinity of water of the Arabian Sea is –
(a) 45 ppt
(b) 55 ppt
(c) 35 ppt
(d) 25 ppt
Option c – 35 ppt
Depression formed due to deflating action of winds are called –
(a) Yaradang
(b) Sand dunes
(c) Playas
(d) Vertifacts
Option a – Yaradang
Meanders are the features formed by –
(a) Ocean waters
(b) Rivers
(c) Winds
(d) Glaciers
Option b – Rivers
When does the moon come between the sun and earth?
(a) Full moon day
(b) Solar eclipse
(c) Lunar eclipse
(d) Sidereal day
Option b – Solar eclipse
Which one of the following is the greatest circle?
(a) Tropic of Cancer
(b) Tropic of Capricorn
(c) Equator
(d) Arctic circle
Option c – Equator
What percentage of the world’s fresh water is stored as glacial ice?
(a) 10%
(b) 30%
(c) 50%
(d) 70%
Option d – 70%
The Earth rotates on its axis at an inclination of –
(a) 20
(b) 21
(c) 22
(d) 23
Option d – 23
The tropical grassland is called –
(a) Lianas
(b) Pampas
(c) Savanah
(d) Veld
Option c – Savanah
The cup-shaped mouth of the volcano is –
(a) Epicenter
(b) Crater
(c) Focus
(d) Cinder cone
Option b – Crater
Which of the following is the highest plateau in the world?
(a) Pamir Plateau
(b) Potwar Plateau
(c) Colorado Plateau
(d) Patagonia Plateau
Option a – Pamir Plateau
Which one among the following processes is not part of chemical weathering?
(a) Solution
(b) Exfoliation
(c) Oxidation
(d) Hydration
Option b – Exfoliation
Stalactites and stalagmites are features of –
(a) Fluvial topography
(b) Volcanic topography
(c) Glacial topography
(d) Karst topography
Option b – Volcanic topography
Which one of the following processes of weathering belongs to both mechanical and chemical weathering?
(a) Carbonation
(b) Hydration
(c) Exfoliation
(d) Crystallization
Option d – Crystallization
V-shaped valley is formed by –
(a) River
(b) Wind
(c) Glacier
(d) Underground water
Option a – River
Which one of the following is a depositional landform?
(a) Cave
(b) Lapis
(c) Sinkhole
(d) Stalagmite
Option d – Stalagmite
Which one of the following is the cause of long-term sea-level change?
(a) Melting of icebergs
(b) Melting of ice sheets
(c) Change in marine water density
(d) Atmospheric disturbance
Option a – Melting of icebergs
A nautical mile is equal to –
(a) 5060 feet
(b) 5280 feet
(c) 6060 feet
(d) 6080 feet
Option b – 5280 feet
Major source of oceanic salinity is –
(a) Land
(b) Wind
(c) Rivers
(d) Ash from volcanoes
Option d – Ash from volcanoes
Titan is the largest natural satellite of planet –
(a) Neptune
(b) Venus
(c) Mercury
(d) Saturn
Option d – Saturn
The circle of illumination divides Earth into two hemispheres known as –
(a) East and West
(b) Day and Night
(c) Summer and Winter
(d) North and South
Option d – North and South
Which of the following elements are found in highest and lowest quantities respectively in the crust of the earth?
(a) Oxygen and Magnesium
(b) Calcium and Sodium
(c) Oxygen and Silicon
(d) Sodium and Magnesium
Option a – Oxygen and Magnesium
Folding is the result of –
(a) Exogenetic force
(b) Coriolis force
(c) Epeirogeneic force
(d) Orogenetic force
Option d – Orogenetic force
Continents have drifted apart because of –
(a) Tectonic activities
(b) Volcanic eruptions
(c) Folding and faulting of rocks
(d) All of these
Option a – Tectonic activities
By which motion of the earth are the seasons changed?
(a) Evolution
(b) Equinox
(c) Revolution
(d) Rotation
Option c – Revolution
The maximum length of a day on the pole is –
(a) 12 hours
(b) 24 hours
(c) 3 months
(d) 6 months
Option d – 6 months
The temperature at the core of the earth is about –
(a) 2000°C
(b) 20000°C
(c) 26000°C
(d) 200000°C
Option a – 2000°C
Which of the following planets has the largest number of moons?
(a) Venus
(b) Mars
(c) Saturn
(d) Jupiter
Option c – Saturn
What name is given to an imaginary line that divides Earth into two equal halves?
(a) Latitude
(b) Longitude
(c) Equator
(d) None of these
Option c – Equator
The centre of our solar system is –
(a) Sun
(b) Earth
(c) Venus
(d) Milky Way
Option a – Sun
The International Dateline is located in the Ocean –
(a) Arctic
(b) Indian
(c) Pacific
(d) Atlantic
Option c – Pacific
The planet called Earth’s twin is –
(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Mars
(d) Jupiter
Option b – Venus
Typhoons are common in the –
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Arctic Ocean
(c) Mexican Gulf
(d) Seas of China and Japan
Option d – Seas of China and Japan
The area marked by internal drainage is –
(a) Plains
(b) Mountains
(c) Deserts
(d) Plateau
Option c – Deserts
Earthquakes are caused by –
(a) Earth rotation
(b) Earth revolution
(c) Tectonism
(d) Denudation
Option c – Tectonism
Moraines are formed in –
(a) Glacial regions
(b) Monsoon regions
(c) Arid regions
(d) River deltas
Option a – Glacial regions
In the context of ‘time,’ GMT means –
(a) Global Mean Time
(b) Greenwich Mean Time
(c) General Meridian Time
(d) None of these
Option b – Greenwich Mean Time
Evergreen type forests are found in –
(a) Desert region
(b) Monsoon climatic area
(c) Equatorial region
(d) Mediterranean region
Option c – Equatorial region
Tropical rain forest is characterized by –
(a) Least productivity
(b) Absence of trees
(c) Maximum biodiversity
(d) Minimum biodiversity
Option c – Maximum biodiversity
Evergreen rain forest is mainly found in regions having well-distributed annual rainfall –
(a) Below 50 cm
(b) 50-100 cm
(c) 100-200 cm
(d) More than 200 cm
Option d – More than 200 cm
The food chain refers to the transfer of energy from –
(a) Lower to higher latitudes
(b) One organism to another
(c) The interior of the earth to the surface
(d) Organisms of the land to those of the sea by means of rivers
Option b – One organism to another
Coffee is a –
(a) Tropical shrub
(b) Warm temperate shrub
(c) Sub-tropical shrub
(d) Cool temperate shrub
Option a – Tropical shrub
Soil factors are otherwise known as –
(a) Climatic factors
(b) Edaphic factors
(c) Biotic factors
(d) Physiographic factors
Option b – Edaphic factors
Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly –
(a) 2 min
(b) 4 min
(c) 6 min
(d) 8 min
Option d – 8 min
The darkest portion of the shadow cast during an eclipse is –
(a) Black hole
(b) Umbra
(c) Penumbra
(d) Corona
Option b – Umbra
The outermost layer of the sun is called –
(a) Photosphere
(b) Corona
(c) Chromosphere
(d) Lithosphere
Option b – Corona
On which of the following planets is the water cycle available?
(a) Earth
(b) Mars
(c) Venus
(d) Jupiter
Option a – Earth
The largest planet in our Solar System is –
(a) Jupiter
(b) Saturn
(c) Mercury
(d) Mars
Option a – Jupiter
Which of the following does not belong to the solar system?
(a) Planets
(b) Asteroids
(c) Comets
(d) Nebulae
Option d – Nebulae
The surface temperature of the sun is estimated as –
(a) 6000°C
(b) 12000°C
(c) 24000°C
(d) 18000°C
Option b – 12000°C
Mountain soil contains a lot of –
(a) Clay
(b) Coarse material
(c) Humus
(d) Iron and aluminium salt
Option c – Humus
Which one of the following methods of soil conservation is most effective in arid areas?
(a) Shelter belt
(b) Gully plugging
(c) Terracing
(d) Mulching
Option a – Shelter belt
The soil which originates under tall grass prairie vegetation is called –
(a) Black soils
(b) Chernozem soils
(c) Terra rosa soils
(d) Chestnut soils
Option b – Chernozem soils
The soil conservation method in which mountain slope is cut into steps is –
(a) Cover planting
(b) Strip cropping
(c) Terracing
(d) Contour ploughing
Option c – Terracing
The soil water which is of the greatest importance to the plant life is –
(a) Hygroscopic water
(b) Capillary water
(c) Combined water
(d) Gravitational water
Option b – Capillary water
The land which is not cultivated every year though it is suitable for cultivation is –
(a) Pasture land
(b) Fallow land
(c) Waste land
(d) Cultivable waste land
Option a – Pasture land
The soil which is prone to intensive leaching due to rain is called –
(a) Black
(b) Red
(c) Laterite
(d) Alluvial
Option c – Laterite
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