Top 550+ Solved Physical Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Granite, quartzite areas have upstanding look because –
a. mechanically weathered faster
b. these rocks are resistant to all kinds of erosion
c. these rocks are not easily eroded
d. not easily worn down
Q. Equator represents –
a. line joining North and South poles
b. imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
c. a belt (ring) around the planet Saturn
d. axis of rotation of Earth
Q. Tides in the sea have stored in them :
a. Hydraulic energy
b. Kinetic energy
c. Gravitational potential energy
d. A combination of all the above three forms of energy
Q. Snakes and vultures are eating rats in a field. If wild dogs are let into the field, what will be the immediate result?
a. Decrease in the number of snakes
b. Decrease in the number of vultures
c. Decrease in the number of rats
d. Increase in the number of snakes
Q. Man can maintain an ecological balance in the biosphere by-
a. deforestation
b. developing new breeds of cultivated plants and domesticated animals
c. using insecticides and pesticides
d. understanding the delicate balance in the relative number of organisms
Q. Extensive deserts occur in the western tropical regions of continents because :
a. of easterly trade winds.
b. cold ocean currents flow along the western coasts.
c. of the effect of both the off-shore easterly trade winds and cold ocean currents.
d. the rate of evaporation is greater along the western margin areas.
Q. An Equinox is when:
a. Day and night are of equal length
b. Day is of the shortest duration during the year
c. Day is of the longest duration in the year
d. Day when maximum rainfall of the year occurs
Q. The four largest planets of the Solar System in decreasing size are –
a. Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Uranus
b. Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune
c. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
d. Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune
Q. Uneven distribution of insolation on the earth is mainly due to the –
a. spherical shape of the earth
b. distribution of land and water
c. direction of the winds
d. presence of pressure belts
Q. The temperature of water at the bottom of a large waterfall is higher than that of the water at the top, because –
a. the falling water absorbs heat from the Sun.
b. the water at the bottom has greater potential energy.
c. the kinetic energy of the falling water is converted into heat.
d. rocks on the bed of the river give out heat.
Q. A geyser is a spring which –
a. throws water continuously
b. throws water intermittently
c. throws water and steam at regular intervals
d. throws only steam
Q. 'Green Accounting' means measuring the National Income of the country taking into account estimation of –
a. the total forest area of the country
b. the destruction of forest cover of the country
c. pollution and environmental damage
d. area of reclaimed fallow land
Q. 'Green House Effect' means –
a. Pollution in houses in tropical regions
b. Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen
c. Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
d. Cultivation in green houses so as to check pollution
Q. A natural region has the similarity of –
a. climate and natural vegetation
b. climate and occupation
c. soil and drainage
d. economic base and reces
Q. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. Pluto is not a Planet now
b. Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930
c. Pluto has been given the number 134340
d. All of the above