Top 550+ Solved Physical Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. What is a 'tornado'?
a. A very high pressure centre
b. A very low pressure centre
c. A very high ocean wave
d. A planetary wind
Q. If there is no carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere, the temperature of earth's surface would be –
a. dependent on the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere
b. higher than the present
c. less than the present
d. the same
Q. Name the continent where 'Tundra' type of climate is not found –
a. Europe
b. Asia
c. Africa
d. North America
Q. The ocean which touches the Asian and American shores is-
a. Atlantic
b. Indian
c. Antarctic
d. Pacific
Q. El Nino is –
a. a warm ocean current
b. sea storm
c. tropical disturbance
d. another name of typhoon
Q. Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by –
a. Afforestation
b. Terrace cultivation
c. Strip cropping
d. Contour ploughing
Q. Dumping of solid waste in lowlying areas earth cover is called as :
a. Sanitary land filing
b. Open dumping
c. Composting
d. Incineration
Q. The cause of loss of forest cover is –
a. Agriculture
b. Building Industry
c. Increasing population
d. Toursim & pilgrimage
Q. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to –
a. Cyclones
b. Earthquakes
c. Landslides
d. Tornadoes
Q. A broad, low embankment built up along the banks of a river channel during floods is called
a. Delta
b. Levee
c. Flood Plain
d. Dune
Q. Which of the following is an alternative theory to the Big Bang theory developed in 1948, stating that the universe does not change even though it is expanding over time?
a. Oscillating Universe
b. Steady State Universe
c. Mirror Universe
d. Eternal Inflation