Top 550+ Solved Physical Geography MCQ Questions Answer

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Q. In mountainous areas a natural cause for road blocks is often :

a. road repairs and construction

b. land slides

c. tree felling

d. traffic congestion

  • b. land slides

Q. If speed of rotation of the earth increases, the weight of the body –

a. decreases

b. increases

c. remains the same

d. may increase or decrease

  • a. decreases

Q. The land forms formed by wave erosion is :

a. Spit

b. Beach

c. Cave

d. Barrier island

  • c. Cave

Q. In a solar or lunar eclipse, the region of earth's shadow is divided into –

a. Five parts

b. Four parts

c. Two parts

d. Three parts

  • d. Three parts

Q. Rift Valley is formed –

a. between two anticlines

b. between two faults

c. erosion of synclinal basin

d. due to volcanic eruption

  • b. between two faults

Q. Mounds of sand formed by wind action are called

a. Cliffs

b. Cirques

c. Dunes

d. Hamadas

  • c. Dunes

Q. The rate of deforestation is high in –

a. Tropical zone

b. Desert areas

c. Temperate zone

d. Boreal forest

  • c. Temperate zone

Q. One of the following is not the result of underground water action –

a. Stalactites

b. Stalagmites

c. Sink holes

d. Fiords

  • d. Fiords

Q. The inner-most layer of the earth is known as –

a. Lithosphere

b. Mesosphere

c. Asthenosphere

d. Barysphere

  • c. Asthenosphere

Q. The 'Pacific Ring of Fire' is associated with –

a. oil well fires

b. thermal power station

c. volcanoes and earthquakes

d. forest fires

  • c. volcanoes and earthquakes

Q. Metamorphic rocks originate from—

a. igneous rocks

b. sedimentary rocks

c. both igneous and sedimentary rocks

d. None of these

  • c. both igneous and sedimentary rocks

Q. The term 'epicentre' is associated with—

a. earthquake

b. folding

c. faulting

d. earth's interior

  • a. earthquake

Q. Our atmosphere is divided into layers.

a. Two

b. Three

c. Four

d. Five

  • d. Five

Q. The forests which act as barriers against cyclones are :

a. Alpine forests

b. Mangrove forests

c. Evergreen forests

d. Monsoon forests

  • b. Mangrove forests
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