Physical World Geography

1. Where is the Island of Man located ?
(a) Between Northern Ireland and England
(b) Between France and England
(c) Between Malaysia and Indonesia
(d) Between Cuba and Jamaica
Ans: (a)

2. Where are most of the earth‟s active volcanoes concentrated ?
(a) Europe
(b) Pacific Occan
(c) Africa
(d) South America
Ans: (b)

3. The Savannah finds its ideal conditions of growth in :
(a) mild and humid climate
(b) dry summer and wet winter climate
(c) hot humid climate with long dry season
(d) hot summer and cool winter climate
Ans: (c)

4. Where is Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world, located?
(a) USA (b) Brazil
(c) Canada (d) Russia
Ans: (a)

5. Which of the following rivers flow in Germany?
(a) Seine (b) Volga
(c) Danube (d) Thames
Ans: (c)

6. What is the longest mountain range in the world above sea-level?
(a) Andes mountains
(b) Himalayas (c) Alps
(d) Pyreness mountains
Ans: (a)

7. Where is Normandy beach located?
(a) France (b) Nertherlands
(c) Spain (d) Belgium
Ans: (a)

8. Match the rivers flowing through the cities below : City River
(a) Rotterdan 1. Seine
(b) Paris 2. Potomac
(c) Budapest 3. Rhine
(d) Washington4. Danube
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (c)

9. Match the rivers given below with the cities through which they flow : City River
a. Bangkok 1. Hwangpu
b. Shanghai 2. St. Lawrence
c. Dresden 3. Chao phraya
d. Montreal 4. Elbe a b c d
(a) 3 1 4 2
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 1 2 3 4
Ans: (a)

10. „Dykes‟ are especially constructed in
(a) Norway (b) Holland
(c) France
(d) United Kingdom
Ans: (b)

11. Colorado in U.S.A. is famous for this landform _____
(a) Grand Canyon
(b) Grand Crators
(c) Great Valleys
(d) Great Basins
Ans: (a)

12. Where is “Ground Zero” ?
(a) Greenwich (b) New York
(c) Indira Point (d) Shriharikota
Ans: (b)

13. Which two countries are connected by an under-water tunnel?
(a) England and Spain
(b) Malaysia and Singapore
(c) England and Belgium
(d) France and England
Ans: (d)

14. The deepest trench of the world„The Mariana Trench‟ is located in the :
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Atlantic Ocean
(c) Arctic Ocean
(d) Pacific Ocean
Ans: (d)

15. Which country is the world‟s largest archipelago ?
(a) Philippines (b) Indonesia
(c) Sweden (d) Greenland
Ans: (b)

16. Which one of the following parts of the world does not receive rainfall any time of the year ?
(a) Central Europe
(b) Central North America
(c) Polar regions
(d) Sub-Saharan areas
Ans: (c)

17. Which one of the following is the highest gravity dam in the world ?
(a) Beas Dam
(b) Nangal Dam
(c) Bhakra Dam
(d) Hirakud Dam
Ans: (c)

18. “Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty, and the people used to be nomadic hoarders”. For which region is thisstatement correct ?
(a) African Savanna
(b) Central Asian Steppes
(c) Siberian Tundra
(d) North American Prairies
Ans: (b)

19. Which one of the following is/ are wrongly matched ?
A. typhoons — China Sea
B. hurricanes— India Ocean
C. cyclone — West Indies
D. tornadoes — Australia
(a) A, B and C (b) A, B and D
(c) A, C and D (d) B, C and D
Ans: (d)

20. Black Forests are found in
(a) France (b) Germany
(c) Czechoslovakia
(d) Rumania
Ans: (b)

21. The largest island in the world is Greenland. It is an integral part of
(a) Norway
(b) North America
(c) Denmark (d) Canada
Ans: (c)

22. The main reason for deforestation in Asia is
(a) excessive fuel wood collection
(b) excessive soil erosion
(c) floods
(d) construction of roads
Ans: (a)

23. Suez Canal connects
(a) Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
(b) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
(c) Lake Huron and Lake Erie
(d) Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
Ans: (b)

24. In which country is the volcano Mount Gamkonora, the highest peak of Halmahera island, which erupted in July
2007 located?
(a) Japan (b) Indonesia
(c) Russia (d) France
Ans: (b)

25. Which from the following is a landlocked sea ?
(a) Timor Sea (b) Arafura Sea
(c) Greenland Sea (d) Aral Sea
Ans: (d)

26. The largest freshwater lake in the world is
(a) Lake Victoria
(b) Lake Michigan
(c) Lake Balkhash
(d) Lake Superior
Ans: (d)

27. Which of the following volcanoes is situated in Mexico ?
(a) Colima (b) Purace
(c) Semeru (d) Etna
Ans: (a)

28. The Melanesian Island Group lies in the
(a) Pacific Ocean
(b) Atlantic Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) Arctic Ocean
Ans: (a)

29. The Continent through which the imaginary lines of Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Carpricorn and Equator pass, is
(a) Africa (b) Australia
(c) Europe (d) Asia
Ans: (a)

30. Which one of the following is called „Ring of Fire‟?
(a) Circum Pacific Belt
(b) Mid-Continental Belt
(c) Indian Ocean Belt
(d) Atlantic Ocean Belt
Ans: (a)

31. Great Barrier Reef of Australia is located parallel to
(a) East coast (b)West coast
(c) North coast (d) South coast
Ans: (a)

33. Sunda strait lies between
(a) Sumatra and Borneo
(b) Java and Borneo
(c) Java and Sumatra
(d) Sulawest and Java
Ans: (b)

32. Selvas are
(a) Huge Canadian forests
(b) Equatorial rain forests of Brazil
(c) Coniferous forests of Siberia
(d) Evergreen monsoon forests
Ans: (c)

34. The Strait of Gibraltar is situated in the
(a) Iberian Peninsula
(b) Indian Peninsula
(c) Arabian Peninsula
(d) Cape York Peninsula
Ans: (a)

35. Cape Cod is located near
(a) Philadelphia (b) Washington
(c) Florida (d) Boston
Ans: (d)

36. Source of River Nile is
(a) Lake Nassir
(b) Lake Victoria
(c) Lake Chad
(d) Lake Tanganyika
Ans: (b)

37. Many of the active volcanoes are situated in
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) Arctic Ocean
Ans: (b)

38. The Equatorial Forests of the Amazon Basin in South America are known as
(a) Selva (b) Taiga
(c) Tundra (d) Pampas
Ans: (a)

39. Which one of the following is the longest river in the world?
(a) Amazon
(b) Yangtze-Kiang
(c) Nile
(d) Mississipi-Missouri )
Ans: (c)

40. Which one of the following is the largest lake in the world?
(a) Lake Superior
(b) Caspian Sea
(c) Lake Baikal
(d) Lake Victoria
Ans: (b)

41. The pacific Ring of Fire is
(a) an area of constant forest fires in the Pacific islands
(b) a volcanic belt around the Pacific
(c) an area of intense heat in the Pacific
(d) islands rich in fuel minerals in the pacific
Ans: (b)

42. In geography „Gulf Stream‟ refers to
(a) a warm ocean current
(b) strong air current
(c) streams joining a gulf
(d) the name of a stream
Ans: (a)

43. The Strait of Gibraltar provides entry into the
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Red Sea
(c) Mediterranean Sea
(d) Atlantic Ocean
Ans: (d)

44. The Chinese river known as yellow river is
(a) Hwang-Ho (b) Sikiang
(c) Yangtse-Kiang (d) Mekong
Ans: (a)

45. Fishing grounds of the world are found in areas where
(a) there are high tides
(b) warm and cold currents meet
(c) there are low tides
(d) high stormy waves occur
Ans: (b)

46. Mount Blanc is the highest peak of these mountain ranges
(a) Atlas (b) Rockys
(c) Andes (d) Alps
Ans: (d)

47. Through which of the given regions does the equator run?
(a) Africa (b) India
(c) Arabia (d) China‟
Ans: (a)

48. The world famous „Serangeti Wildlife Sanctuary is located in
(a) Kenya (b) Tanzania
(c) Zambia (d) Uganda
Ans: (b)

49. Which is the largest existing mangrove forest in the world?
(a) African forest
(b) Alphine forest
(c) Sunderbans
(d) Australian forest
Ans: (c)

50. The Victoria Falls are on the river
(a) Niger (b) Congo
(c) Zambezi (d) Orange
Ans: (c)

51. „Dead Sea‟ is called so because
(a) the water is brackish
(b) it does not support any acquatic life
(c) it is not favourable for navigation
(d) it has no waves
Ans: (b)

52. The country located between 8° N and 37° N latitudes is
(a) Bangladesh(b) India
(c) China (d) Pakistan
Ans: (b)

53. Kangaroos, Platypus and Koala bears
are wildlife of
(a) Australia (b) South America
(c) Europe (d) Africa
Ans: (a)

54. The Panama Canal links
(a) Pacific and Atlantic Ocean
(b) Atlantic and Arctic Ocean
(c) Pacific and Indian Ocean
(d) Antarctic and Atlantic Ocean
Ans: (a)

55. Volcanic activity is more common in
(a) Hawai (b) Japan
(c) Colombia (d) New Zealand
Ans: (a)

56. Match the following : Towns Rivers
a. Jabalpur 1. Ravi
b. Paris 2. Narmada
c. London 3. Siene
d. Lahore 4. Thames a b c d
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 1 4 3 2
(d) 4 1 2 3
Ans: (a)

57. The river which has a greater flow of water than any other river in the world is.
(a) River Hwang-ho
(b) River Amazon
(c) River Zaire
(d) River Nile
Ans: (b)

58. The largest delta of the world is
(a) Sunderbans (b) Amazon Basin
(c) Greenland (d) Congo Basin
Ans: (a)

59. The canal which links Atlantic Ocean
with Pacific Ocean is
(a) Suez (b) Malacca
(c) Panama (d) Gibralter
Ans: (c)

60. The Strait that connects Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea is
(a) Panama Strait
(b) Suez Strait
(c) Palk Strait
(d) Bering Strait
Ans: (b)

61. The world‟s largest island is
(a) New Guinea (b)Madagascar
(c) Greenland (d) Iceland
Ans: (c)

62. Peshawar is near to
(a) Karakoram Pass
(b) ZojilaPass
(c) Namika-La Pass
(d) Khyber Pass
Ans: (d)

63. The highest altitude (4411 meters above sea level) is of:
(a) Daocheng Yading Airport
(b) Heathrow Airport
(c) Kathmandu Airport
(d) Bangda Airport
Ans: (a)

64. “Yosemite” is a
(a) River (b) Peak
(c) Waterfall (d) Dam
Ans: (c)

65. The temperate grasslands of South America are called
(a) Prairies (b) Pampas
(c) Downs (d) Steppes
Ans: (b)

66. Which strait separates Australia and Tasmania?
(a) Bass (b) Bab-el-Mandeb
(c) Palk (d) Berring
Ans: (a)

67. The largest coral reef in‟the world is found near the coast of
(a) Brazil (b) Australia
(c) Sri Lanka (d) Cuba
Ans: (b)

68. Match correctly the following deserts and their location by choosing the correct response: Desert
a. Kalahari b. Atacama
c. Thar d. Great Victoria Location
(i) South America
(ii) Australia
(iii) Africa
(iv) Asia
(a) a-(ii), b-(iii), c-(i), d-(iv)
(b) a-(iv), b-(iii), c-(ii), d-(i)
(c) a-(iii), b-(ii), c-(i), d-(iv)
(d) a-(iii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(ii)
Ans: (d)

69. The longest river of Europe is
(a) Rhine (b) Rhone
(c) Danube (d) Volga
Ans: (d)

70. The Coast of Norway is an example of
(a) Dalmatian Coast
(b) Fiord Coast
(c) Ria Coast
(d) Emerged Coast
Ans: (b)

71. Asia and North America are separated by
(a) Bass Strait
(b) Strait of Dover
(c) Bering Strait
(d) Cook Strait
Ans: (c)

72. The “Grand Canyon” is on the river
(a) Colorado (b) Columbia
(c) Ohio (d) Mississippi
Ans: (a)

73. The equal length of day and night on September 23rd in all parts of the world
is known as
(a) Autumnal Equinox
(b) Celestial Equinox
(c) Winter Equinox
(d) Vernal Equinox
Ans: (a)

74. Grassland is called „Pampas‟ in
(a) Africa
(b) South America
(c) United Kingdom
(d) The USA
Ans: (b)

75. Panama canal was constructed in–
(a) 1869 A.D. (b) 1980 A.D.
(c) 1905 A.D. (d) 1914 A.D.
Ans: (d)

76. The region famous for many kinds of wine and champagne is
(a) Eastern Europe
(b) Western Europe
(c) Mediterranean
(d) Glassland
Ans: (c)

77. Which is the hottest place on Earth ?
(a) Death Valley – California
(b) El Azizia – Libya
(c) Jacobabad – Pakistan
(d) Atacama – Peru
Ans: (b)

78. The cyclone that brought devastation in Bangladesh was named as
(a) Shary (b) Sidr
(c) Wendy (d) Erin
Ans: (b)

79. Which is the longest mountain chain on Earth?
(a) Andes mountains
(b) Mid-Atlantic ridge
(c) Western Cordillera
(d) Himalayan range
Ans: (a)

80. Sunda Trench is in
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Gulf of Mexico
Ans: (a)

81. Select the correct direction of Sirocco storm.
(a) Sahara to Mediterranean Sea
(b) North from U.S.A.
(c) West from Sahara
(d) Adriatic Sea to Italy
(b) Sumatra – Malaysia
(c) Kajan River – Borneo
(d) Dekke Toba fish – Brazil
Ans: (d)

92. The longest river in the world is
(a) Ganga (b) Nile
(c) Brahmaputra (d) Amazon
Ans: (b)

93. Which of the following cities is the capital of the desert country Mali ?
(a) Damascus (b) Bamako
(c) Adra (d) Ankara
Ans: (b)

94. Which of the following country has the longest overland tunnel?
(a) Germany (b) Switzerland
(c) Spain (d) France
Ans: (b)

95. More than 50% of the world‟s coal deposits are held by
(a) USA, Russia and China
(b) China, India and Russia
(c) India, Russia and USA
(d) China, India and USA
Ans: (a)

96. Which of the following is the only volcanic peak in Antarctica?
(a) Mt. Blanc (b) Mt. Erebus
(c) Mt. Elbrus (d) Mt. Cook
Ans: (b)

97. Which of the following is called the land of one thousand lakes‟?
(a) Sweden (b) Greenland
(c) U.S.A. (d) Finland
Ans: (d)

98. Which of the following deserts have been named after the phrase „The Great Thirst‟ ?
(a) Namib Desert
(b) Mojave Desert
(c) Kalahari Desert
(d) Sahara Desert
Ans: (c)

99. Among the world oceans, which ocean is having the widest continental shelf ?
(a) Antarctic Ocean
(b) Arctic Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) Atlantic Ocean
Ans: (b)

100. Match List I and List II and mark the correct answer. List I List II
(Climate type) (Station)
a. Taiga 1. Jacobabad
b. monsoon 2. India
c. Alpine 3. Veckhoyansk
d. Desert 4. La Paz
(a) a = 3, b = 2, c = 4, d = 1
Ans: (a)

82. Which among the following is an abiotic factor ?
(a) Mites (b) Moisture
(c) Insects (d) Rodents
Ans: (b)

83. Lake formed by Aswan Dam in Africa is
(a) Chad (b) Victoria
(c) Nassar (d) Tanganyika
Ans: (c)

84. The temperate grasslands of North America are known as
(a) Pampas (b) Downs
(c) Steppes (d) Prairies
Ans: (d)

85. The Panama Canal is different from the Suez Canal as it has
(a) Lock system
(b) Shorter route
(c) Busy route
(d) Less busy route
Ans: (a)

86. Llanos are the grasslands of
(a) Guyana Highlands
(b) Brazillian Highlands
(c) Argentina
(d) Chile
Ans: (d)

87. About how much of the world‟s land area is tropical rainforest ?
(a) 2 percent (b) 7 percent
(c) 10 percent (d) 15 percent
Ans: (b)

88. Which one of the following is the world‟s largest desert ?
(a) Arabian (b) Kalahari
(c) Sahara (d) Thar
Ans: (c)

89. Which one of the following continents lies in Northern-Southern and Eastern-Western hemispheres of the earth?
(a) Australia (b) Africa
(c) Europe (d) South America
Ans: (b)

90. Sahara is located in which part of Africa ?
(a) Eastern (b) Western
(c) Northern (d) Southern
Ans: (c)

91. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Hevea Tree – Barazil
(b) a = 4, b = 2, c = 1, d = 3
(c) a = 2, b = 4, c = 3, d = 1
(d) a = 3, b = 4, c = 1, d = 2
Ans: (a)

101. Which of these straits separates Asia from Africa?
(a) Malacca
(b) Hormuz
(c) Bab-al-Mandeb
(d) Bosphorus
Ans: (c)

102. The smallest island country in the Indian Ocean is
(a) Maldives (b) Sri Lanka
(c) Mauritius (d) Madagascar
Ans: (a)

103. Which of the following deserts has the highest gold deposits?
(a) Kyzyl-Kum Desert
(b) Gobi Desert
(c) Mojave desert
(d) Tanami desert
Ans: (c)

104. Geothermal energy is maximum utilised in
(a) Iceland (b) New Zealand
(c) Russia (d) Japan
Ans: (a)

105. The World‟s largest island is
(a) Greenland
(b) Iceland
(c) New Guinea
(d) Madagascar
Ans: (a)

106. Summer rains in Australia broadly decreases from
(a) east to west
(b) west to east
(c) north to south
(d) south to north
Ans: (c)

107. The driest location on Earth is in which country?
(a) Kenya (b) Chile
(c) Congo (d) Libya
Ans: (b)

108. Which of the following is called „Queen of the Adriatic‟?
(a) Venice (b) Rome
(c) Flanders (d) Lisbon
Ans: (a)

109. Japan is called the „Land of the rising sun‟ because
(a) Sun rises there as soon as it sets
(b) Sun always remains in the eastern part of the sky throughout the day in Japan
(c) Japan being the Eastern most country in the world, it has the earliest sunrise
(d) The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan
Ans: (c)

110. Which one of the following cities of Iraq is located on Tigris river?
(a) Baghdad (b) Mousul
(c) Kirkuk (d) Basra
Ans: (a)

111. Suez Canal connects
(a) Red Sea and Arabian Sea
(b) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
(c) Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea
(d) North Sea and Baltic Sea
Ans: (b)

112. Which country is known as „Land of Midnight Sun‟?
(a) Sweden (b) Norway
(c) Germany (d) Finland
Ans: (b)

113. Strait of Gibraltar connects which of the following?
(a) Red Sea-Mediterranean Sea
(b) Red Sea-Arabian Sea
(c) Atlantic Ocean-Mediterranean Sea
(d) Mediterranean Sea-Black Sea
Ans: (c)

114. Which among the following is called as „Land of the midnight Sun‟?
(a) Norway (b) Sweden
(c) Denmark (d) France
Ans: (a)

115. The country whose 40 per cent of area is below sea level at high tide is:
(a) Denmark
(b) Norway
(c) Finland
(d) The Netherlands
Ans: (d)

116. Suez Canal is located in which of the following countries ?
(a) Sudan (b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Egypt (d) Jordan
Ans: (c)

117. India is developing Chabahar Port in which of the following countries?
(a) Iraq (b) Oman
(c) Iran (d) Afghanistan
Ans: (c)

118. What is the name of the deadly volcano in Indonesia that erupted again in May 2016?
(a) Mount Singabung
(b) Mount Merapi
(c) Mount Rinjani
(d) Mount Agung
Ans: (a)

119. Name the largest desert of Asia
(a) Thar (b) Gobi
(c) Takla Makan
(d) Karakum
Ans: (b)

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