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World Geography MCQ for Class 10 Students
A person stood alone in a desert on a dark night and wanted to reach his village, which was situated 5 km east of the point where he was standing. He had no instruments to find the direction but he located the pole star. The most convenient way now to reach his village is to walk in the –
(a) Direction facing the polestar
(b) Direction opposite to the polestar
(c) Direction keeping the polestar to his left
(d) Direction keeping the polestar to his right
Option c – Direction keeping the polestar to his left
It is reported that there is an ongoing decrease in the pH of ocean water due to global warming. It happens because of –
(a) Large uptake of CO₂ by ocean water
(b) Lesser uptake of atmospheric nitrogen by ocean water
(c) Larger uptake of atmospheric nitrogen by ocean water
(d) Lesser uptake of CO₂ by ocean water
Option d – Lesser uptake of CO₂ by ocean water
Seismic gaps are –
(a) Plate boundaries having no volcanic activity
(b) Parts of plate boundaries in oceans where tsunamis occur frequently
(c) Sections of plate boundaries that have not ruptured in the recent past
(d) Sections of plate boundaries that have ruptured in the recent past
Option b – Parts of plate boundaries in oceans where tsunamis occur frequently
Why do Fold Mountains have enormous thickness of sedimentary rocks?
(a) The plains were folded into mountains
(b) Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
(c) The sediments were folded into recumbent and nappe
(d) Due to decomposition of sediments in a valley for millions of years
Option b – Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
On the earth, most of the fresh water exists as ice caps and glaciers. Out of the freshwater, the largest population exists –
(a) As soil moisture
(b) As ground water
(c) In freshwater lakes and rivers
(d) In the atmosphere as moisture and cloud
Option b – As ground water
Mars Mission is –
(a) A USA launched spacecraft
(b) A collaborative project of India
(c) A collaborative project of ISRO and NASA
(d) A project of NASA and the European Space Agency
Option a – A USA launched spacecraft
We observe twinkling of stars due to –
(a) Rise of gas inside the star
(b) Great distance of stars from Earth
(c) Frequent and periodic fluctuation of temperature on the surface of stars
(d) Constant change of refractive index of the medium between the stars and the Earth because of temperature variation
Option d – Constant change of refractive index of the medium between the stars and the Earth because of temperature variation
The asha-grey soils of high latitude coniferous forests are known as –
(a) Pod sols
(b) Tundra soils
(c) Grey-Brown soils
(d) Red and Yellow soils
Option a – Pod sols
A highly specialized form of agriculture in which crops like coffee, tea, and rubber are cultivated is –
(a) Extensive farming
(b) Terrace farming
(c) Plantation Agriculture
(d) Multiple cropping
Option b – Terrace farming
What is the alternate name for contour lines?
(a) Isotherm
(b) Isohyets
(c) Isopotential
(d) Isohypse
Option d – Isohypse
Which one of the following soils is used for the production of bricks?
(a) Laterite
(b) Saline
(c) Red and yellow
(d) Peaty and organic
Option c – Red and yellow
The stagnant water at the bottom of a lake is called –
(a) Hypolimnion
(b) Mesolimnion
(c) Metalimnion
(d) Epilimnion
Option a – Hypolimnion
A contour line is the imaginary line joining places of equal –
(a) Temperature
(b) Rainfall
(c) Elevation
(d) Humidity
Option c – Elevation
Basaltic lava is found in the –
(a) North-eastern Hills
(b) Indo-Gangetic Plain
(c) The Himalayas
(d) Deccan trap
Option d – Deccan trap
A day is added when one crosses –
(a) 180-degree longitude from west to east
(b) The equator from north to south
(c) 180-degree longitude from east to west
(d) The equator from south to north
Option d – The equator from south to north
The word ‘biosphere’ refers to –
(a) Parts of air around the earth
(b) Zone which can support life
(c) Part of the earth surface which can support flora
(d) Zone of soil, water, and air around earth capable of supporting the flora and fauna
Option d – Zone of soil, water, and air around earth capable of supporting the flora and fauna
Imaginary lines joining places of the same height at equal intervals are –
(a) Contours
(b) Isomers
(c) Hachures
(d) Spot-heights
Option a – Contours
Maps on a large scale, representing both natural and man-made features, are called –
(a) Atlas maps
(b) Thematic maps
(c) Topographic maps
(d) Wall maps
Option c – Topographic maps
After which one of the following tribes of India has a large contingent of ancient geological history of the world been named?
(a) Gonds
(b) Bhils
(c) Santhals
(d) Maarias
Option a – Gonds
Which is the second most abundant metal in the earth’s crust?
(a) Zinc
(b) Aluminium
(c) Iron
(d) Copper
Option b – Aluminium
In the structure of the planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of –
(a) Iron
(b) Aluminium
(c) Chromium
(d) Silicon
Option a – Iron
In the interior of the Earth –
(a) The temperature rises with increasing depth
(b) The temperature falls with increasing depth
(c) The pressure falls with increasing depth
(d) Both temperature and pressure fall with increasing depth
Option a – The temperature rises with increasing depth
Which one of the following describes the lithosphere?
(a) Crust and Core
(b) Mantle and Core
(c) Crust and Upper mantle
(d) Upper and lower mantle
Option d – Upper and lower mantle
Which tide is produced as a consequence of the moon and sun pulling the earth in the same direction?
(a) Low tide
(b) Neap tide
(c) High tide
(d) Spring tide
Option c – High tide
Which one of the following is a sea without having a coastline?
(a) Sargasso Sea
(b) Bering Sea
(c) Baltic Sea
(d) North Sea
Option a – Sargasso Sea
Name the continents that form a mirror image of each other.
(a) Europe and Asia
(b) Asia and Africa
(c) Africa and South America
(d) North America and South America
Option c – Africa and South America
Natural gas is a mixture of gases and contains mainly –
(a) Methane only
(b) Butane and Isobutane
(c) Methane, Hydrogen, and Carbon monoxide
(d) Methane and Higher Hydrocarbons
Option d – Methane and Higher Hydrocarbons
Which of the following is not a metallic mineral?
(a) Limonite
(b) Bauxite
(c) Hematite
(d) Gypsum
Option d – Gypsum
Pisciculture refers to the rearing of –
(a) Insects
(b) Fish
(c) Poultry
(d) Silk worms
Option b – Fish
Which one among the following is not an important factor in the climate of an area?
(a) Altitude
(b) Longitude
(c) Latitude
(d) Distance from the sea
Option b – Longitude
What causes wind to deflect toward the left in the Southern hemisphere?
(a) Pressure
(b) Temperature
(c) Magnetic field
(d) Rotation of the earth
Option d – Rotation of the earth
Which one of the following is a planetary wind?
(a) Monsoon
(b) Trade
(c) Mistral
(d) Chinook
Option b – Trade
Tidal range denotes the –
(a) Difference between high and low tide
(b) Rise and fall of sea water due to gravitational forces
(c) Fall of sea water due to gravitational forces
(d) Rise of sea water and its movement towards the coast
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Option a – Difference between high and low tide
How many kilometers are represented by 1° of latitude?
(a) 91 km
(b) 111 km
(c) 211 km
(d) 321 km
Option b – 111 km
How does the sun get its energy?
(a) From nuclear fission
(b) From nuclear fusion
(c) From gravitational pressure
(d) None of these
Option b – From nuclear fusion
Magnetic meridian is an imaginary –
(a) Line along north-south
(b) Point
(c) Vertical plane
(d) Horizontal plane
Option c – Vertical plane
At which among these places will the sun rise the earliest?
(a) Tokyo
(b) Hong Kong
(c) New Delhi
(d) New York
Option a – Tokyo
One astronomical unit is the average distance between –
(a) The Earth and the Sun
(b) Jupiter and the Sun
(c) The Earth and the Moon
(d) Pluto and the Sun
Option a – The Earth and the Sun
Which of the following does not belong to the solar system?
(a) Comets
(b) Nebulae
(c) Planets
(d) Asteroids
Option d – Asteroids
What is the alternate name for contour lines?
(a) Isohyet
(b) Isopotential
(c) Isohypse
(d) Istherm
Option c – Isohypse
Which instrument is used for measuring area on maps?
(a) Ediograph
(b) Opisometer
(c) Pantograph
(d) Planimeter
Option d – Planimeter
The art and science of map-making is called –
(a) Mapping
(b) Photogrammetry
(c) Remote sensing
(d) Cartography
Option d – Cartography
The well through which water comes out due to hydraulic pressure is called –
(a) Tube well
(b) Artesian well
(c) Deep tube well
(d) Bore well
Option b – Artesian well
Which of the following is a cold ocean current?
(a) Canary current
(b) Brazil current
(c) Oyashio current
(d) Humboldt current
Option d – Humboldt current
The narrow stretch of water connecting two seas is called –
(a) Strait
(b) Bay
(c) Peninsula
(d) Isthmus
Option a – Strait
The coral reefs are the marine counterparts of –
(a) Scrubland
(b) Savannahs
(c) Temperate forests
(d) Tropical rain forests
Option d – Tropical rain forests
Mariana Trench is found in –
(a) Pacific Ocean
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Arctic Ocean
Option a – Pacific Ocean
The largest ocean current, because of its dark water, is known as the black current. It is –
(a) Kuroshio current
(b) Gulf Stream
(c) California current
(d) Antarctic current
Option a – Kuroshio current
The smallest ocean is –
(a) Indian
(b) Arctic
(c) Pacific
(d) Atlantic
Option b – Arctic
The largest river in Asia is –
(a) River Ganga
(b) River Indus
(c) River Hwang Ho
(d) River Yangtze
Option d – River Yangtze
The innermost layer of the Earth is known as –
(a) Barysphere
(b) Asthenosphere
(c) Lithosphere
(d) Mesosphere
Option b – Asthenosphere
Dolomite is a/an –
(a) Igneous rock
(b) Metamorphic rock
(c) Plutonic rock
(d) Sedimentary rock
Option d – Sedimentary rock
Basaltic lava is found in the –
(a) Indo-Gangetic Plain
(b) Deccan Trap
(c) North-Eastern Hills
(d) Himalayas
Option b – Deccan Trap
The Grand Canyon is located on the –
(a) Tapi River
(b) Niger River
(c) Rhine River
(d) Colorado River
Option d – Colorado River
Virtually treeless, sparse vegetation is found in –
(a) Alpine
(b) Taiga
(c) Tundra
(d) Chaparral
Option c – Tundra
Rubber plantations are found in –
(a) Polar regions
(b) Temperate forests
(c) Mountain region
(d) Equatorial regions
Option d – Equatorial regions
The Latin word ‘Terra Rosa’ means –
(a) Red terrain
(b) Lateritic region
(c) Hot area near the poles
(d) Region with significant quantity of soil
Option a – Red terrain
The soil formed by the degradation of upper metamorphic rock is –
(a) Igneous rock
(b) Sedimentary rock
(c) Biological degradation
(d) Metamorphic rock
Option b – Sedimentary rock
The main cause of a tsunami is –
(a) Moon’s attraction
(b) Cyclones
(c) Volcanoes
(d) Earthquake on the sea floor
Option d – Earthquake on the sea floor
The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice a day is called –
(a) Wave
(b) Tide
(c) Water cycle
(d) Ocean current
Option b – Tide
The ocean with the largest surface area is –
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Arctic Ocean
(d) Atlantic Ocean
Option b – Pacific Ocean
Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by –
(a) Afforestation
(b) Strip cropping
(c) Contour ploughing
(d) Terrace cultivation
Option d – Terrace cultivation
The color of loamy soil is –
(a) Blackish brown
(b) Bluish green
(c) Yellowish brown
(d) Greenish brown
Option c – Yellowish brown
Which of the following is an organic rock?
(a) Coal
(b) Slate
(c) Marble
(d) Granite
Option a – Coal
Breaking down of rock in situ is known as –
(a) Erosion
(b) Weathering
(c) Degradation
(d) Mass wasting
Option b – Weathering
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
The Prime Meridian passes through –
(a) Greenwich
(b) Ujjain
(c) New York
(d) Tokyo
Option a – Greenwich
Which planet is called the Evening Star?
(a) Mercury
(b) Mars
(c) Jupiter
(d) Venus
Option d – Venus
The planet nearest to the Sun is –
(a) Venus
(b) Mars
(c) Earth
(d) Mercury
Option d – Mercury
Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the Earth?
(a) Mars
(b) Mercury
(c) Pluto
(d) Venus
Option d – Venus
Which of the following planets is known as the Morning Star?
(a) Mars
(b) Venus
(c) Jupiter
(d) Saturn
Option b – Venus
The total number of planets revolving around the Sun is –
(a) Six
(b) Seven
(c) Five
(d) Eight
Option d – Eight
Day and night are equal at the –
(a) Equator
(b) Poles
(c) Prime Meridian
(d) Antarctic
Option a – Equator
The planets on either side of the Earth are –
(a) Mercury and Venus
(b) Mars and Venus
(c) Mars and Jupiter
(d) Venus and Saturn
Option b – Mars and Venus
Which planet orbits closest to the Earth?
(a) Venus
(b) Mars
(c) Mercury
(d) Jupiter
Option a – Venus
Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of –
(a) Earth on the Moon
(b) Moon on the Earth
(c) Earth on the Sun
(d) Sun on the Earth
Option d – Sun on the Earth
Which of the following can cause a tsunami?
(a) Tornado
(b) Earthquake
(c) Volcano
(d) Avalanche
Option b – Earthquake
Which one of the following is not a cold ocean current?
(a) Oyashio
(b) Canaries
(c) Kuroshio
(d) California
Option c – Kuroshio
The smallest ocean is –
(a) Arctic
(b) Pacific
(c) Indian
(d) Atlantic
Option a – Arctic
Which one of the following is a warm ocean current?
(a) Canary
(b) Labrador
(c) Kurile
(d) Gulf Stream
Option d – Gulf Stream
Which is the coldest among the following?
(a) Earth
(b) Mercury
(c) Mars
(d) Pluto
Option d – Pluto
The biggest planet in the solar system is –
(a) Mars
(b) Saturn
(c) Earth
(d) Jupiter
Option d – Jupiter
The brightest planet in our solar system is –
(a) Mars
(b) Mercury
(c) Venus
(d) Jupiter
Option c – Venus
Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?
(a) Saturn
(b) Jupiter
(c) Venus
(d) Uranus
Option c – Venus
Which of the following is called the Red Planet?
(a) Mercury
(b) Mars
(c) Jupiter
(d) Venus
Option b – Mars
Which one of the following planets has no moon?
(a) Pluto
(b) Neptune
(c) Mars
(d) Mercury
Option d – Mercury
The planet which has the highest surface temperature is –
(a) Earth
(b) Venus
(c) Jupiter
(d) Pluto
Option b – Venus
Which of the following is called the Blue Planet?
(a) Mars
(b) Earth
(c) Saturn
(d) Jupiter
Option b – Earth
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