Top 1000+ Solved World Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The incoming short-wave solar radiation is balanced by an equal amount of long-wave radiation from earth going back to space. This is known as:
a. earth radiation
b. wave balance of earth
c. heat balance of earth
d. radiation exchange
Q. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
a. axis of the Earth
b. equator
c. North pole
d. South pole
Q. At 12 noon of December 21, you observe that you cast no shadow as you stand in brightsunlight. So you must be, somewhere near:
a. the Arctic Circle
b. the Tropic of Cancer
c. the Tropic of Capricorn
d. the South Pole
Q. The Gutenberg discontinuity is between:
a. the crust and the mantle
b. the upper and lower mantles
c. the outer core and the lower mantle
d. the inner and outer cores
Q. If the earth's axis had not been inclined: 1. temperature distribution would have been uniform 2. days and nights would not have occurred 3. seasons would not· have occurred 4. poles would not have continuous day
a. I, III and IV
b. II and IV
c. III and IV
d. II, III and IV
Q. Which one of the following minerals occurs abundantly in the Earth's crust? [CDS2003]
a. Bauxite
b. Silica
c. Manganese
d. Iron
Q. The axis of rotation of earth is tilted by 23.5° to the plane of revolution around the sun. The latitude of Mumbai is less than 23.5° whereas the latitude of Delhi is more than 23.5°. Which one of the following statements in this regard is correct? [CDS 2000]
a. The sun can come overhead at both these places
b. The sun will never come overhead at either of these places
c. At Mumbai the sun can come overhead, but it will never do so at Delhi
d. At Delhi the sun can come overhead but it will never do so at Mumbai
Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich and is at 0° Longitude. 2. International Date Line, on the map appears as a straight line along 180° Longitude. 3. While crossing International Date Line from east to west, one gains a day. 4. Tropic of Cancer lies at Latitude. Which of these statements are correct? [Asstt Comm PF 2002]
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4
b. 1, 2 and 4
c. 1 and 3
d. 1 and 4
Q. Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?
a. Earth is tilted towards the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere
b. Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
c. Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
d. Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
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. The International Date Line passes through: [LlC, AAO 1994]
a. Bering strait
b. Gibraltar strait
c. Florida strait
d. Malacca strait
Q. The International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180° meridian so that it : [I.Tax & Central Excise 1990]
a. divides the land masses under the same administration
b. does not divide the Bering strait
c. does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
d. divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal halves
Q. When a ship crosses Date line from west to east: [Railways 1991]
a. it loses one day
b. it gains one day
c. it loses half a day
d. it gains half a day