World Geography MCQ Set-5

World Geography MCQ Set-5

Q.1 What are the most important characteristics of the Hot, Wet Equatorial Climate?

I. Great uniformity of temperature
II. No winter
III. Heavy precipitation

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. All

Answer: D. All

Q.2 The most visually striking evidence of global warming is:

A. Increasing use of air conditioner

B. Rapid melting of glacial ice on nearly every continent

C. Abnormal rainfall

D. All of the above

Answer: B. Rapid melting of glacial ice on nearly every continent

Q.3 Greenhouse effect refers to:

A. Ability of certain atmospheric gases to trap heat and keep the planet relatively warm

B. Ability of the atmosphere to rain

C. Ability of the atmosphere to scatter electromagnetic radiation

D. All of these

Answer: A. Ability of certain atmospheric gases to trap heat and keep the planet relatively warm

Q.4 Which of the following gas does not contribute to the global warming?

A. Methane

B. Sulphur di-oxide

C. Carbon di-oxide

D. Acetylene

Answer: D. Acetylene

Q.5 Which of the following energy source doesn’t increase carbon emission?

A. Solar Cells

B. Thermal Power Plant

C. Nuclear Power Plant

D. None of these

Answer: C. Nuclear Power Plant

Q.6 Climate represent which of the following?

A. The long-term average weather and its statistical variation for a given region

B. The weather

C. It is the measure of variation in precipitation

D. All of the above

Answer: A. The long-term average weather and its statistical variation for a given region

Q.7 According to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 13, the biggest threat towards development is:

A. Climate change

B. Pollution

C. Population Growth

D. None of these

Answer: A. Climate Change

Q.8 Which of the following contributes least to your carbon footprint?

A. Riding a bike

B. Driving a car

C. Taking a airplane

D. None of these

Answer: A. Riding a bike

Q.9 Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

A. Carbon di-oxide

B. Carbon monoxide

C. Methane

D. Nitrous Oxide

Answer: B. Carbon Monoxide

Q.10 The El-Nino Phenomenon occurs in:

A. Pacific ocean

B. Atlantic ocean

C. Indian ocean

D. Arctic ocean

Answer: A. Pacific ocean

Note: El Niño is a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.

World Geography MCQ Set-4

World Geography MCQ Set-4

Q.1 The longest river in the world is:

A. Amazon

B. Nile

C. Yangtze

D. Yellow river

Answer: B. Nile

Q.2 Shortest river the world is:

A. Roe river

B. Reprura river

C. Aril river

D. Comal river

Answer: A. Roe river

Note: The Roe River runs from Giant Springs to the Missouri River near Great Falls, Montana, United States. The Roe River is only 201 feet (61 m) long.

Q.3 Which of the following river crosses equator for two times?

A. Zaire

B. Nile

C. Amazon

D. Yangtze

Answer: A. Zaire

Note: The Congo River, formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the second largest river in the world by discharge volume. It is the only largest river in the world that crosses equator for two times.

Q.4 The longest river of Asian continent is:

A. Yangtze

B. Brahmaputra

C. Ganga

D. Bentara

Answer: A. Yangtze

Q.5 Which of the following facts is not true about river Nile?

A. The river flows to the red sea

B. It is the longest river in the world

C. It originates from Uganda and South Sudan

D. It is in African continent

Answer: A. The river flows to the red sea

Note: Nile river flows to the Mediterranean Sea.

Q.6 Which of the following is the Longest River of North America?

A. Missouri-Missisipi

B. Colorado

C. Hudson

D. None of these

Answer: A. Missouri-Missisipi

Q.7 The smallest river island in the world is:

A. Majuli

B. Umananda

C. Majaro

D. Chongming

Answer: B. Umananda

Note: Umananda island or the peacock island located at the heart of river Brahmaputra in India is the smallest inhabitable river island in the world.

Q.8 The largest river island in the world is:

A. Majuli

B. Umananda

C. Majaro

D. Chongming

Answer: A. Majuli

Note: Majuli is located at the heart of river Brahmaputra in India and it is the largest river island in the world.

Q.9 The deepest river in the world is:

A. Congo river

B. Nile

C. Amazon river

D. Brahmaputra

Answer: A. Congo river

Note: The Congo river, also known as Zaire formerly is the deepest river in the world and it has recorded depth of 720 feet.

Q.10 Which of the following country doesn’t have any river?

A. The Vatican

B. Afghanistan

C. Syria

D. Peru

Answer: A. The Vatican

World Geography MCQ Set-3

World Geography MCQ Set-3

Q.1 Which of the following part of the Sun is visible to humans?

A. Corona

B. Photosphere

C. Chromospheres

D. Core

Answer: B. Photosphere

Q.2 Which of the following planet is an example of Jovian planet?

A. Jupiter

B. Earth

C. Mars

D. Mercury

Answer: A. Jupiter

Note: Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn and Neptune are called as Jovian planet or gas giant planet as its outer atmosphere contains hydrogen and helium.

Q.3 Phobos is a natural satellite of which of the following planet?

A. Saturn

B. Mars

C. Jupiter

D. Nepture

Answer: B. Mars

Note: Phobos and Deimos are natural satellite of Mars.

Q.4 Which of the following part of the Sun is visible at the time of the eclipse?

A. Corona

B. Photosphere

C. Chromospheres

D. Core

Answer: A. Corona

Q.5 Which of the following is the deepest point from sea-level in the earth?

A. South Pole

B. Mariana Trench

C. Red Sea

D. None of these

Answer: B. Mariana Trench

Q.6 The time taken by the light of Sun to reach earth is:

A. 0 second

B. 8 minutes

C. 8 minutes 18 seconds

D. None of these

Answer: C. 8 minutes 18 seconds

Q.7 Which of the following planet of the solar system has the shortest revolution time period around the Sun?

A. Mars

B. Mercury

C. Neptune

D. Jupiter

Answer: B. Mercury

Note: As mercury is at the least distance from the Sun among all planets of the Solar system, thus mercury takes the shortest time to revolve around the Sun.

Q.8 Which of the following planet of the solar system has the highest density?

A. Earth

B. Mars

C. Jupiter

D. Mercury

Answer: A. Earth

Q.9 The largest planet of the Solar system according to size is:

A. Neptune

B. Jupiter

C. Saturn

D. Earth

Answer: B. Jupiter

Q.10 The smallest planet of the solar system is:

A. Mercury

B. Earth

C. Neptune

D. Mars

Answer: A. Mercury

Note: Mercury is slightly larger than the moon.

World Geography MCQ Set-2

World Geography MCQ Set-2

Q.1 “New Moore” island is located in:

A. Bay of Bengal

B. Arabian Sea

C. Pacific Ocean

D. None of these

Answer: A. Bay of Bengal

Note: New Moore, also known as South Talpatti and Purbasha Island, was a small uninhabited offshore sandbar island in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta region. It emerged in the Bay of Bengal in the aftermath of the Bhola cyclone in November 1970, and disappeared around March 2010.

Q.2 Which among the following Delta’s is nicknamed as the Green Delta?

A. Ganges Delta

B. Fly Delta

C. Amazon Delta

D. Ebro Delta

Answer: A. Ganges Delta

Note: The Ganges Delta is a river delta in the Bengal region of South Asia, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the world’s largest river delta and it empties into the Bay of Bengal with the combined waters of several river systems, mainly those of the Brahmaputra river and the Ganges river.

Q.3 Which of the following is the longest river in the world?

A. Amazon

B. Nile

C. Yangtze

D. Volga

Answer: B. Nile

Note: Nile river (6,650km) is the longest river in the world followed by the Amazon river (6,400 km).

Q.4 Lambert Glacier, the largest and fastest moving glacier in the world is located in:

A. China

B. Nepal

C. Russia

D. Antarctica

Answer: D. Antarctica

Note: Lambert Glacier is a major glacier in East Antarctica. At about 50 miles wide, over 250 miles long, and about 2,500 m deep, it holds the Guinness world record for the world’s largest glacier.

Q.5 The world’s smallest island country is:

A. Nauru

B. Tuvalu

C. Palau

D. None of these

Answer: A. Nauru

Note: Measuring just eight square miles, Nauru, the smallest island country is larger than just two other countries: the Vatican City and Monaco.

Q.6 Which of the following is the tallest waterfall in the world?

A. Angel Falls, Venezuela

B. Tugeta Falls, South Africa

C. Yumbilla Falls, Peru

D. None of these

Answer: A. Angel Falls, Venezuela

Note: Angel Falls of Venezuela is the tallest waterfall on earth measuring a height of 979 meters. However, Denmark Strait Cataract is the highest underwater fall measuring height of 3,505 meters.

Q.7 Which of the following is the longest strait in the world?

A. Palk Strait

B. Duncan Passage

C. Strait of Malacca

D. Sunda Strait

Answer: C. Strait of Malacca

Note: Straits of Malacca is the longest Strait in the world. Straits of Malacca is a funnel-shaped narrow waterway of 800 km long that connects the South China Sea and the Andaman Sea. The Strait of Malacca is running between Peninsular Malaysia, southern Thailand and Sumatra (Indonesia) and the width is about 65 km.

Q.8 Capsian Sea, the largest lake in the world shares coastline with which country?

A. Canada

B. South Africa

C. Brazil

D. Russia

Answer: D. Russia

Note: The coastlines of the Caspian are shared by Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan.

Q.9 Which of the following is the largest active volcano in the world?

A. Mount Etna

B. Mount Merapi

C. Erta Ale

D. Mauna Loa

Answer: D. Mauna Loa

Note: Rising gradually to more than 4 km (2.5 mi) above sea level, Hawaii’s Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on our planet.

Q.10 Which of the following is the smallest country in the world?

A. Nauru

B. Vatican City

C. Monaco

D. None of these

Answer: B. Vatican City

World Geography MCQ Set-1

World Geography MCQ Set-1

Q.1 Dead sea is located in which of the following countries:

A. Iraq, Jordan, Israel

B. Israel, Jordan, Lebanon

C. Iraq, Palestine, Jordan

D. Israel, Jordan, Palestine

Answer: D. Israel, Jordan, Palestine 

Note: The Dead Sea is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River.

Q.2 Which of the following is the most recent state to join the United States?

A. Delaware

B. Georgia

C. Pennsylvania

D. Hawaii

Answer: D. Hawaii

Note: Hawaii received statehood on August 21, 1959

Q.3 Which of the following river is called the father of African river?

A. Amazon River

B. Nile River

C. Niger River

D. Zambezi River

Answer: B. Nile River

Q.4 Which one is the CORRECT list of landlocked country?

A. Afghanistan, Vietnam, Botswana, Chad

B. Vietnam, South Africa, Norway, Brazil

C. Sudan, Siberia, Russia, England

D. Afghanistan, Bolivia, Botswana, Chad

Answer: D. Afghanistan, Bolivia, Botswana, Chad

Note: A landlocked country is a country that does not have territory connected to an ocean or whose coastlines lie on endorheic basins.

Q.5 Aysgarth Falls is located in which of the following country?

A. United States

B. Germany

C. Finland

D. United Kingdom

Answer: D. United Kingdom

Note: Aysgarth Falls are a triple flight of waterfalls, surrounded by woodland and farmland, carved out by the River Ure over an almost one-mile stretch on its descent to mid-Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales of England, near the village of Aysgarth, United Kindgom.

Q.6 Which of the following countries are connected by a tunnel under the sea?

A. United Kingdom & France

B. United Kingdom & Germany

C. Germany & Finland

D. Sweden & Finland

Answer: A. United Kingdom & France

Note: The Channel Tunnel also referred to as the Eurotunnel or Chunnel, is a 50.45-kilometre railway tunnel that connects Folkestone (Kent, England, UK) with Coquelles (Hauts-de-France, France) beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.

Q.7 The longest railway platform in the world is:

A. Kollam Junction Platform

B. Gorakhpur Railway Platform

C. State Street Subway, USA

D. Hubbali Platform, Karnataka

Answer: D. Hubbali Platform, Karnataka

Note: Gorakhpur railway platform was longest platform before inauguration of the Hubbali platform.

Q.8 Which of the following is the longest railway tunnel?

A. Gotthard Base Tunnel

B. Seikan Tunnel

C. New Guanjiao Tunnel

D. None of these

Answer: A. Gotthard Base Tunnel

Note: The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a railway tunnel through the Alps in Switzerland. It opened on 1 June 2016 and full service began on 11 December 2016. With a route length of 57.09 km, it is the world’s longest railway and deepest traffic tunnel and the first flat, low-level route through the Alps.

Q.9 Which of the following river in China is called the yellow river?

A. Yangtze River

B. Huang He

C. Mekong River

D. Salween River

Answer: B. Huang He

Q.10 Which of the following is the longest river in Asia?

A. Brahmaputra River

B. Ganga River

C. Yangtze River

D. Huang He River

Answer: C. Yangtze River

Note: The Yangtze or Yangzi is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains and flows 6,300 km in a generally easterly direction to the East China Sea.