World Geography MCQs

1. The major pedogenic process acting on soils at the macro scale are

A. laterisation and podsolisation

B. calcification and salinisation

C. salinisation and gleisation

D. All of the above

✅ The correct answer is option D.
All of the above

2. The ministry of Water Resources lays down policies and programmes for the development and regulation of the country’s water resources. It covers

A. sartorial planning, coordination and policy guidelines

B. technical examination and techno- appraisal of project providing central assistance to specific proj

C. facilitation of external assistance in resolution of interstate water disputes, policy formulation p

D. All of the above

✅ The correct answer is option D.
All of the above

3. The south temperature zone is a region lying between

A. the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic circle

B. the Antarctic circle and the South pole

C. the Tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn

D. the Tropic of Capricorn and the equator

✅ The correct answer is option A.
The South temperate zone, between the Tropic of Capricorn 23.5° S and the Antarctic Circle 66.5° S. Covers 25.99% of Earth’s surface.

4. The Palaeozoic era contains ____ time periods.

A. six

B. four

C. five

D. seven

✅ The correct answer is option A.
The Palaeozoic era contains six time periods.

5. The process that may cause physical weathering or mechanical rupture are

A. abrasion, crystallization, pressure release

B. abrasion, oxidation, hydrolysis

C. crystallization, carbonation, thermal insolation

D. None of the above

✅ The correct answer is option A.
The process that may cause physical weathering or mechanical rupture are abrasion, crystallization, pressure release.

6. The sidereal month may be defined as

A. the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth

B. the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the Earth and returns to the same position in the sky

C. the period of rotation of moon

D. None of the above

✅ The correct answer is option B.
The sidereal month may be defined as the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the Earth and returns to the same position in the sky.

7. The ratio of land to ocean in the southern hemisphere is

A. 1 to 1.5

B. 1 to 1

C. 1 to 4

D. 1 to 10

✅ The correct answer is option C.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the ratio of land to ocean is about 1 to 1.5. The ratio of land to ocean in the Southern Hemisphere is 1 to 4.

8. The points in the ecliptic farthest north and south of the celestial equator are called

A. summer and winter solstices

B. autumnal and vernal equinox

C. north celestial pole and south celestial pole

D. None of the above

✅ The correct answer is option A.
For observers in the northern hemisphere, the farthest northern point above the celestial equator is the summer solstice, and the farthest southern point is the winter solstice. The word “solstice” means “sun standing still” because the Sun stops moving northward or southward at those points on the ecliptic.

9. The traditional lands of the nomads of Central Asia are

A. Mongolia and Tibet

B. Sinkiang and Turkistan

C. Kirghiz steppe

D. All of the above

✅ The correct answer is option D.
All of the above

10. The moon

A. is the natural satellite of earth

B. has no liquid water

C. has no atmosphere

D. All of the above

✅ The correct answer is option D.
All of the above