Top 550+ Solved Physical Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The area reserved for the welfare of wild life Is called –
a. Sanctuary
b. Forest
c. National Park
d. Botanical garden
Q. There is a need to keep larger area under forests for –
a. absorption of carbon dioxide
b. protecting wildlife
c. raising precipitation
d. geological balance
Q. Which one of the following methods of soil conservation is most effective in arid areas?
a. Mulching
b. Shelter belt
c. Gully plugging
d. Terracing
Q. Which one of the following does not cause soil erosion?
a. Deflation
b. Deforestation
c. Weathering
d. Overcropping
Q. The deepest surface depression on the earth is –
a. Kurile Trench
b. Mariana Trench
c. Tonga-Kermadec Trench
d. Bentley Subglacial
Q. The coastal part of water bodies of the oceans which is structurally part of the mainland of the continents is called the-
a. Isthmus
b. Oceanic ridge
c. Continental shelf
d. Continental slope
Q. Which one of the following is not a cold ocean current?
a. California
b. Oyashio
c. Kuroshio
d. Ganaries
Q. Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to :
a. rotation of earth
b. revolution of earth
c. gravitational pull
d. uneven heating of earth
Q. Which one of the following has the highest wind velocity?
a. Typhoon
b. Hurricane
c. Cyclone
d. Tornado
Q. Blizzards are characteristic features of—
a. equatorial region
b. tropical region
c. Antarctic region
d. temperate region
Q. Density of the earth's atmosphere is highest in the –
a. Troposphere
b. Stratosphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Ionosphere
Q. Which of the following asborbs part of the insolation and preserves earth's radiated heat?
a. Oxygen
b. Nitrogen
c. Water vapour
d. Carbon-dioxide
Q. The temperature increases rapidly above –
a. Ionosphere
b. Exosphere
c. Stratosphere
d. Troposphere