World Geography MCQs

✅ The correct answer is option C.
The imaginary axis at which the earth rotates remains inclined at an angle of 661/2 the plane of earth’s orbit.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
The Richter scale measures the maximum amplitude of seismic waves as they reach seismographs. This scale is expressed with a logarithmic scale. Thus, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale would be 10 times larger than an earthquake that measures 6.0.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
The Rhine river of northern Europe empties intothe North sea.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Snow, ice, and clouds have high albedos (typically from 0.7 to 0.9) and reflect more energy than they absorb. Earth’s average albedo is about 0.3. In other words, about 30 percent of incoming solar radiation is reflected back into space and 70 percent is absorbed.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
The main watershed of most of the peninsular river lies in the Western Ghats.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Plants of cotton of the following crops are highly sensitive to frost.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Jupiter 63Saturn 60Uranus 27Neptune 13Pluto 3Mars 2Earth 1Venus 0Mercury 0

✅ The correct answer is option B.
The process of evaporation of water in nature is one of the basic components of the hydrological cycle. The other process that is considered to be essential for the completion of hydrological cycle is the movement of water vapour in the atmosphere.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
The reaction between oxygen and another element generally results in the formation of a binary compound known as an oxide. The reaction itself is known as oxidation. For example, the oxidation reaction between oxygen and sodium produces sodium oxide. In many cases, an element may form more than one oxide.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
It is also the highest point between the Himalayas and the Andes. Some sources claim Papua New Guinea’s Mount Wilhelm, 4,509 m (14,793 ft), as the highest mountain peak in Oceania, on account of Indonesia being part of Asia (Southeast Asia). The massive, open cut Grasberg mine is within 4 km (2.5 mi) of Puncak Jaya.