Top 550+ Solved Physical Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. What is the International Date Line?
a. It is the equator
b. It is the 0° longitude
c. It is the 90° east longitude
d. It is the 180° longitude
Q. Mushroom Rocks are the typical land forms seen in –
a. River Valleys
b. Mountain tops
c. Coastal areas
d. Deserts
Q. Basaltic lava is found in the –
a. Deccan Trap
b. Himalayas
c. Indo-Gangetic Plain
d. North-Eastern Hills
Q. The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth's surface is known as–
a. Stratosphere
b. Exosphere
c. Ionosphere
d. (4)Mesosphere
Q. The climatic zones are classified on the basis of –
a. distance from the equator
b. elevation
c. rainfall
d. distance from the sea
Q. The lowest layer of the atmosphere is :
a. Stratosphere
b. Thermosphere
c. Troposphere
d. Mesosphere
Q. Trade winds blow from the –
a. equatorial low pressure
b. polar high pressure
c. subtropical high pressure
d. subpolar low pressure
Q. Equatorial regions experience –
a. warm and dry climate
b. hot and humid climate
c. wet and windy climate
d. moderately pleasant climate
Q. The Sargasso sea is situated in the –
a. Atlantic Ocean
b. Pacific Ocean
c. Indian Ocean
d. Arctic Ocean
Q. The eastward continuation of the Brazil current is called:
a. South Atlantic drift
b. Counter Equatorial drift
c. West Atlantic drift
d. North Atlantic drift
Q. The coral reefs are the marine counterparts of –
a. Temperate forests
b. Tropical rain forests
c. Savannahs
d. Scrubland
Q. The sea bed sloping gradually and bordering the continent is known as:
a. Coast
b. Continental Shelf
c. Continental Platform.
d. Continental Slope.
Q. A special type of well in which water rises automatically under the pressure of a column of water to the ground surface through a hole is known as –
a. Artisian well
b. Spring
c. Hot spring
d. Geyser
Q. The soil conservation method in which mountain slope is cut into step is –
a. Contour ploughing
b. Cover planting
c. Strip cropping
d. Terracing