Physiography and Location of the World Question and Answer (Multiple Choice Questions MCQ) Part 1
Physiography is a subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and process of the Earth. It aims to understand the forces that produce and change rocks, oceans, weather, and global flora and fauna patterns.
1. Consider the following statements
- Africa has 54 countries.
- Sudan is the largest country of Africa.
- South Africa is the most developing nation of Africa.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3
2. Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched?
| List 1 | List 2 |
| Maldives | Male |
| Mali | Bonako Barmako |
| Matta | Valletta |
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) All of these
3. Which one of the following country in Asia is smallest in both area and population?
(a) Sri Lanka (b) Maldives (c) Bhutan (d) Nepal
4. Which one of the following is the second largest country of Africa?
(a) Algeria (b) Democratic Republic of Congo (c) South Africa (d) Sudan
5. Which of the following country is the smallest in area and population both?
(a) Monaco (b) Tuvalu (c) Vatican city (d) Palau
6. Which one of the following country has the largest proven resources of oil (Billion Barrels)?
(a) Saudi Arabia (b) Venezuala (c) Iran (d) Iraq
7. Which one of the following is the most densely populated sovereign nation in the world?
(a) Monaco (b) Macau (China) (c) Nigeria (d) Luxembourg
8. Arrange the state area wise
- Canada
- China
- Algeria
- India
The correct sequence in descending order
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 1, 2, 4, 3 (c) 1, 3, 2, 4 (d) 4, 1, 3, 2
9. Which one of the following country is said to be the first country in the world to make Christianity a state region?
(a) Argentina (b) Almeria (c) Turkey (d) Italy
10. Which country has the largest religious temple in the world?
(a) Myanmar (b) Cambodia (c) Nepal (d) India
11. Which is one of the following African countries where the mobile phone penetration is the highest?
(a) Kenya (b) South Africa (c) Mali (d) Chad
12. What makes the coast line of Atlantic Ocean an ideal location for natural harbours and ports, resulting in the busiest Ocean of the world?
(a) Irregular coastline
(b) Indented coastline
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of these
13. Which one of the following is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world?
(a) Antarctica (b) North America (c) Asia (d) South America
14. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalaya located in
(a) Baluchistan (b) Myanmar (c) Nepal (d) Kashmir
15. During a flight from Delhi to Tokyo, the following are the landing airports?
(a) Hongkong (b) Hanoi (c) Taipei (d) Bangkok
16. Which of the following is not a Baltic State?
(a) Belarus (b) Estonia (c) Latvia (d) Lithuania
17. What are the official language of the UNO?
(a) English, French and Russian
(b) English, French, German and Russia
(c) English, French, Russian, Chinese and Hindi
(d) English, French, Chinese, Russian, Arabic and Spanish
18. Dinar/New Dinar is the currency of
(a) Sudan (b) Yugoslavia (c) UAE (d) Tunisia
19. The world’s highest ground based telescopic observatory is located in
(a) Colombia (b) India (c) Nepal (d) Switzerland
20. Which one of the following is a land-locked country?
(a) Cambodia (b) Laos (c) Thailand (d) Vietnam
21. Israel has the common borders with
(a) Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
(b) Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
(c) Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt
(d) Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen
22. In which one of the following countries is rupee currency?
(a) Bhutan (b) Malaysia (c) Maldives (d) Seychelles
23. Which one of the following countries is land locked?
(a) Bolivia (b) Peru (c) Surinam (d) Uruguay
24. Latvia does not share its border with which one of the following countries?
(a) Russia (b) Estonia (c) Lithuania (d) Poland
25. Where is the volcanic mountain, Mount St Helens is located?
(a) Chile (b) Japan (c) Philippines (d) Unites States of America
26. Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (country given in the bracket)?
(a) Karachi (Pakistan) (b) Auckland (New Zealand) (c) Kyoto (Japan) (d) Brisbane (Australia)
27. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while moving from the North toward the South?
(a) Islamabad – Gujranwala – Peshawar – Multan
(b) Peshawar – Gujranwala – Multan – Islamabad
(c) Peshawar – Islamabad – Gujranwala – Multan
(d) Islamabad – Multan – Peshawar – Gujranwala
28. Glaciated regions are associated with
(a) V-shaped valley (b) U-shaped valley (c) sand dunes (d) stalctites
29. Which one of the following is generally found in sedimentary rocks?
(a) Basalt (b) Silica (c) Shale (d) Magnesium
30. What is the process that tends to build up the land surface by deposition of solid material in its lower areas, known as
(a) Abrasion (b) Agglomeration (c) Aggradation (d) Attrition
31. Which one of the following is produced by rain water action?
(a) Gorge (b)Cliff (c) Gully (d) Dome
32. What does the imaginary line passing through Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Superior represent?
(a) The Southern boundary of Canada
(b) The Northern limit of Iron and steel industry of USA
(c) The internal waterway route to USA
(d) The internal waterway route to Canada
33. In which one of the following regions are the Andes mountains located?
(a) East Europe (b) West Europe (c) South Europe (d) South America
34. Mount Merapi is located on which one of the islands?
(a)Java (b) Sumatra (c) Borneo (d) Celebes
35. The Victoria Falls in Africa is located on which river?
(a) Zaire (b) Orange (c) Zambezi (d) Niger
36. Which of the following two countries are separated by the 49th parallel?
(a) North Korea and South Korea (b) South Africa and Zimbabwe (c) USA and Canada (d) France and Germany
37. Among the following sedimentary rocks, which one is of organic origin?
(a) Gypsum (b) Limestone (c) Nitre (d) Rock salt
38. Which one of the following cities is located on the bank of the Irrawady river?
(a) Bangkok (b) Hanaoi (c) manila (d) Yangon
39. Granite and Basalt are the examples of which of the following?
(a) Sedimentary rocks (b) Metamorphic rocks (c) Igneous rocks (d) Calcareous rock
40. In which country is the active volcano Mount Merapi located?
(a) Philippines (b) japan (c) Indonesia (d) Italy
41. The Broken Hills famous for Zinc and Lead are located in
(a) Turkey (b) France (c) Germany (d) Australia
42. Name the continents that form a mirror image of each other
(a) North America and South America (b) Asia and Africa (c) Africa and South America (d) Europe and Asia
43. What is the name given to an almost circular coral reef inside which there is a lagoon?
(a) Fringing reef (b) Barrier reef (c) Atoll (d) Isthumus
44. Consider the following statements
- Coal is a sedimentary rock.
- Basalt is an igneous rock.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
45. Which continent of the world does not have a desert?
(a) Australia (b) Europe (c) Asia (d) North America
46. Sunda Trench lies in
(a) Atlantic Ocean (b) Pacific Ocean (c) Indian Ocean (d) Antarctic Ocean
47. What is the name of the Strait where ‘Adams bridge’ is situated?
(a) Bering Strait (b) Cook Strait (c) Palk Strait (d) Taiwan Strait
48. The pacific islands from new Guinea South East-wards to the Fiji Islands group is called
(a) the Polynesia (b) the Mellanesia (c) the Micronesia (d) the Australasia
49. Which one of the following countries is located South of the equator?
(a) Cameroon (b) Sudan (c) Nigeria (d) Rwanda
50. Which one of the following trains/railways passes through Germany, France, Austria, Hungary and Romania?
(a) Trans-Siberian
(b) Cape-Cairo
(c) Orient Express
(d) Union and Central Pacific
Answers
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (b) 11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (b) 16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (b) 21. (a) 22. (d) 23. (a) 24. (d) 25. (d) 26. (d) 27. (c) 28. (b) 29. (b) 30. (c) 31. (c) 32. (a) 33. (d) 34. (a) 35. (c) 36. (c) 37. (b) 38. (d) 39. (c) 40. (c) 41. (d) 42. (c) 43. (c) 44. (c) 45. (b) 46. (c) 47. (c) 48. (b) 49. (c) 50. (c)
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