Top 550+ Solved Physical Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Best way to conserve our water resources :
a. Rain water harvesting
b. Sustainable water utilization
c. Encouragement of natural regeneration of vegetation
d. All of the options mentioned here
Q. The word Biosphere refers to :
a. Zone of soil, water and air around earth capable of supporting the flora and faun
b. Part of earth surface which can support the flora
c. Parts of air around earth a where life can exist
d. Zone of water on earth which can support life.
Q. Spring tides occur on –
a. New moon day only
b. Full moon day as well as on new moon day
c. Full moon day only
d. The day the moon's position moon's position is in its first quarter
Q. Choose the correct option which represents the arrangement of atmospheric layers.
a. Ionosphere, Ecosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere
b. Ecosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere
c. Mesosphere, Ionosphere. Eco-sphere, Troposphere, Stratosphare
d. Troposphare, Ionosphere, Ecosphere
Q. The 'graded profile' of a river course is a
a. smooth curve from source to mouth
b. smooth curve in the upper course.
c. smooth curve in the middle course.
d. smooth curve in the lower course.
Q. Which one of the following is called as "Roaring Forty"?
a. Winds blowing in southern hemisphere between 40°-60° S
b. Winds blowing in northern hemisphere between 40°-60° N
c. Very cold winds which blow in winters
d. Very hot and fast blowing summer winds
Q. The distribution of characteristic vegetation of a region is determined mainly by –
a. soil, water and temperature
b. water, greenhouse effect and altitude
c. wind, water and latitude
d. sunlight, water and wind
Q. The food chain refers to the transfer of energy from :
a. the interior of the earth to the surface
b. lower to higher latitudes
c. one organism to another
d. organisms of the land to those of the sea by means of river
Q. The presence of a lion in the forest is essential in order to –
a. keep the trees safe from felling
b. add beauty in the forests
c. save the pastures from being overgrazed
d. keep other carnivorous animals away
Q. The main cause of global climatic change is –
a. increase in the content of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
b. emissions of industrial gases
c. adding of dust
d. changes in plant cover
Q. Echo sounding is the technique applied to—
a. measure the depth of the sea
b. measure the amplitude of sound waves
c. record earthquake waves
d. record the density of air in the atmosphere
Q. The term territorial water means –
a. The water found within the country in form of rivers and lakes
b. The water secured from other countries
c. The water which is supplied to other countries
d. Water of the sea located close to the coast of a country
Q. The acceleration due to gravity at the equator –
a. is less than that at the poles
b. is greater than that at the poles
c. is equal to that at the poles
d. does not depend on the earth's centripetal acceleration
Q. Solar eclipse occurs when –
a. the Moon does not lie on the line joining the Sun and the Earth
b. the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
c. the Sun comes between the Moon and the Earth
d. the Earth comes between the Moon and the Sun
Q. Biosphere refers to –
a. the area of the land inhabited by living organism
b. the part of ocean inhabited by plants and animals
c. the portion of the earth, including the oceans, the land, the soil and the atmosphere inhabited by living organisms
d. the atmosphere surrounding the living organisms