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This section includes 26 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Physical Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The shortest route between two places is along the |
| A. | latitudes |
| B. | longitudes |
| C. | rivers |
| D. | direction of winds |
| Answer» C. rivers | |
| 2. |
Greenwich mean time is - IST . |
| A. | 5.5 hours ahead |
| B. | 12 hours ahead |
| C. | 4.5 hours behind |
| D. | 5.5 hours behind |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
The terms longitude and latitude were first used by |
| A. | Herodotus |
| B. | Eratosthenese |
| C. | Posidonius |
| D. | Ptolemy |
| Answer» C. Posidonius | |
| 4. |
The ratio between meridian and equator on globe is |
| A. | 1 : 2 |
| B. | 1 : 1 |
| C. | 1 : 4 |
| D. | 2 : 1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December, is |
| A. | Chennai |
| B. | Madrid |
| C. | Melbourne |
| D. | Moscow |
| Answer» D. Moscow | |
| 6. |
Match List - I (Era) with List - II (Period/Epoch) and select correct answer by using the Codes given below the listsList - IList - IIF. Palaeozoic1.TriassicG. Mesozoic2.OligoceneH. Pre-Cambrian3.DevonianJ. Cenozoic4.Neocene5. NeoceneCode : FGHJA.1425B.4125C.1532D.4132 |
| A. | A. |
| B. | B. |
| C. | C. |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» C. C. | |
| 7. |
Match List - I (Geological Era) with List - II (Geological Period) and select the correct answer using the Code given below the listsList - IList - IIF. Mesozoic1.TeritaryG. Proterozoic2.TriassicH. Cainozoic3.Pre-CambrianJ. Palaeozoic4.PermianCode : FGHJA.3214B.2314C.2341D.3241 |
| A. | A. |
| B. | B. |
| C. | C. |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» C. C. | |
| 8. |
The earth is at the largest distance from the sun (Apehelion) on |
| A. | June 21 |
| B. | January 3 |
| C. | July 4 |
| D. | September 23 |
| Answer» D. September 23 | |
| 9. |
Geostationary orbit is at a height of |
| A. | 6 km |
| B. | 1,000 km |
| C. | 3,600 km |
| D. | 36,000 km |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
The earth is at the largest distance from the sun (Perihelion) on |
| A. | December 22 |
| B. | January 3 |
| C. | July 4 |
| D. | July 21 |
| Answer» C. July 4 | |
| 11. |
Which one of the following cites does not have same clock times as that of the other three cities at any given instant ? |
| A. | London (UK) |
| B. | Lisbon (Portugal) |
| C. | Accra (Ghana) |
| D. | Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22 |
| A. | Chennai |
| B. | Madrid |
| C. | Melbourne |
| D. | Moscow |
| Answer» D. Moscow | |
| 13. |
Assume that the moon takes exactly 30 days to complete the cycle and also assume that it rises in the east exactly at 6:48 p.m. on the first day. On the fourth day, at what time will it rise ? |
| A. | 8:24 p.m. |
| B. | 9:12 p.m. |
| C. | 10:00 p.m. |
| D. | 11:48 p.m. |
| Answer» D. 11:48 p.m. | |
| 14. |
Greenwich mean time |
| A. | 5.5 hours ahead |
| B. | 12 hours ahead |
| C. | 4.5 hours behind |
| D. | 5.5 hours behind |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
The terms |
| A. | Herodotus |
| B. | Eratosthenese |
| C. | Posidonius |
| D. | Ptolemy |
| Answer» C. Posidonius | |
| 16. |
When would you record the maximum angle of incidence of the sun's rays at the north pole |
| A. | March 21 |
| B. | September 21 |
| C. | When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Cancer |
| D. | When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Capricorn |
| Answer» D. When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Capricorn | |
| 17. |
One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of |
| A. | 34.5 miles |
| B. | 50 miles |
| C. | 60 miles |
| D. | 39 miles |
| Answer» C. 60 miles | |
| 18. |
Which of the following would have occurred if the earth had not been inclined on its own axis ? |
| A. | All the seasons would have been of same duration |
| B. | The seasons would not have changed |
| C. | The summer would have been of longer duration |
| D. | The winter would have been longer duration |
| Answer» C. The summer would have been of longer duration | |
| 19. |
Which of the following best describes longitude ? |
| A. | A imaginary line joining north and south poles |
| B. | the distance between a place east or west of the Green which Meridian |
| C. | The angular distance east and west of the Greenwich Meridian |
| D. | The position of a place on earth's surface with reference to the Prime Meridian |
| Answer» B. the distance between a place east or west of the Green which Meridian | |
| 20. |
The shortest day and longer night in the Northern Hemisphere is |
| A. | June 21 |
| B. | December 22 |
| C. | July 21 |
| D. | November 22 |
| Answer» B. December 22 | |
| 21. |
Antarctic circle is the parallel of |
| A. | longitude |
| B. | latitude |
| C. | both of these |
| D. | non of these |
| Answer» D. non of these | |
| 22. |
Match List - I (Era) with List - II (Period/Epoch) and select correct answer by using the Codes given below the lists |
| A. | A. |
| B. | B. |
| C. | C. |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» C. C. | |
| 23. |
Match List - I (Geological Era) with List - II (Geological Period) and select the correct answer using the Code given below the lists |
| A. | A. |
| B. | B. |
| C. | C. |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» C. C. | |
| 24. |
Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening, the polar radius of the earth falls short of the equatorial radius by about |
| A. | 22 km |
| B. | 36 km |
| C. | 41 km |
| D. | 53 km |
| Answer» B. 36 km | |
| 25. |
The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of |
| A. | Axis of the earth |
| B. | Equator |
| C. | North pole |
| D. | South pole |
| Answer» C. North pole | |
| 26. |
Geostationary orbit |
| A. | 6 km |
| B. | 1,000 km |
| C. | 3,600 km |
| D. | 36,000 km |
| Answer» E. | |