Top 1000+ Solved World Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The location of a place A is at 60° E longitude and 30° S latitude while the location of Bis at 60° E longitude and 45° N latitude. Time at B will be :
a. half an hour behind A
b. half an hour ahead of A
c. half an hour ahead or behind that of A
d. the same as that of A
Q. The International Dateline deflects to a side to avoid:
a. Society islands
b. Hawaii
c. Aleutian Islands
d. All the above
Q. Which of the following is/are true of world time zones? 1. The world is divided into thirty time zones 2. All time zones of the world are described in term of the number of hours difference between the standard meridian of that zone and the Greenwich Meridian 3. All countries have more than one time zone 4. The time for all places east of Greenwich is designated slow, and time for all places left of Greenwich is designated fast
a. I, II, III and IV
b. II and IV
c. I, III and IV
d. II only
Q. A person sets off from Alaska on a Tuesday and reaches New Zealand the next daywhich will be :
a. Tuesday
b. Wednesday
c. Thursday
d. Friday
Q. The local time at A is 4 p.m, when Greenwich Mean Time is 2 p.m. This indicates: 1. A is east of Greenwich 2. the longitude of A is 30°
a. Only I
b. Only II
c. Neither I nor II
d. Both I and II
Q. If the earth's direction of rotation is reversed, what would be the IST when it is noon atthe International Date Line? [IAS 1997]
a. 06.30 hrs
b. 05.30 hrs
c. 18.30 hrs
d. 17.30 hrs
Q. Sea tides show variations because of:
a. variations in gravitational pull of the moon
b. variations in gravitational pull of the sun
c. distorted spherical shape of the earth
d. different phases of the moon
Q. One day in Mumbai a tide occurs at 8.00 A.M. The next day it will occur at :
a. 8.13 A.M.
b. 8.26 A.M.
c. 8.52 A.M.
d. 8.56 A.M.
Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given Continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth's land? [IAS 2005]
a. North America – Africa – South America – Europe
b. Africa – North America – South America – Europe
c. North America – Africa – Europe – South America
d. Africa – North America – Europe – South America
Q. Which one of the following has geographical position of 0 degree latitude and 0 degreelongitude? [CDS 2008]
a. In the South Atlantic Ocean
b. In the Mediterranean Sea
c. In Ghana, a West African-country
d. At Greenwich Observatory in England
Q. The Earth is an oblate spheroid and not a perfect sphere. This is because [CDS 2010] 1. the Earth has a rotational motion and the rotational speed increases as one goes from the Poles towards the Equator. 2. the Equator experiences greater gravitational pull from the Sun. 3. the intensity of sunlight received at the Equator is greater than that at the Poles.
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2
c. 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
Q. The antipodal position of a place located at 35° south and 80° west is [Asstt Commdt2010]
a. 55° north and 80° east
b. 35° north and 100° east
c. 100°north and 80° east
d. 55° south and 10° east
Q. If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard atBaghdad (45°E)? [CDS 2012]
a. 7:30 AM
b. 9:00 AM
c. 1:30 PM
d. 12:00 Noon
Q. The distance between two consecutive longitudes (91° E and 92° E) at the Poles is[CDS 2012]
a. 0 km
b. 18 km
c. 25 km
d. 111 km
Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Coriolis effect is zero at the Equator. 2. Coriolis effect is more towards the Poles. 3. Coriolis effects are related to the decreasing rotational velocity with increasing latitudes. 4. Coriolis effects are related to the increasing rotational velocity with increasing latitudes. Which of the statements given above are correct? [CDS 2012]
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 1, 2 and 4
d. 2 and 5 only