World Geography GK Questions

Multiple choice questions on world geography for General Studies and GK preparation of SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.

Practice MCQ Questions

1. How many brightest stars is the constellation called the Great Bear made up of?

(a) Nine

(b) Five

(c) Seven

(d) Three

Answer: (c) Seven

2. Objects that shine in the sky are known as:

(a) Celestial bodies

(b) Meteoroids

(c) Constellations

(d) Asteroids

Answer: (a) Celestial bodies

3. What is the main constituent of the Sun?

(a) Oxygen

(b) Helium

(c) Hydrogen

(d) Methane

Answer: (c) Hydrogen

4. The outermost layer of the sun is called:

(a) Lithosphere

(b) Chromosphere

(c) Photosphere

(d) Corona

Answer: (d) Corona

5. Which of the planets has no satellites?

(a) Uranus

(b) Venus

(c) Jupiter

(d) Neptune

Answer: (b) Venus

6. Lucifer is another name for the planet:

(a) Saturn

(b) Mars

(c) Jupiter

(d) Venus

Answer: (d) Venus

7. Which of the following planets is also known as the 'red planet'?

(a) Jupiter

(b) Mars

(c) Neptune

(d) Pluto

Answer: (b) Mars

8. Which of the following planets is also known as a 'gas giant'?

(a) Mars

(b) Mercury

(c) Venus

(d) Jupiter

Answer: (d) Jupiter

9. Europa is a natural satellite of:

(a) Mars

(b) Saturn

(c) Uranus

(d) Jupiter

Answer: (d) Jupiter

10. Which amongst the following planets is the smallest?

(a) Mars

(b) Earth

(c) Uranus

(d) Neptune

Answer: (a) Mars

11. Triton is the moon of which planet?

(a) Neptune

(b) Uranus

(c) Saturn

(d) Venus

Answer: (a) Neptune

12. What is the study of Moon called?

(a) Selenology

(b) Cosmology

(c) Iridology

(d) Planetology

Answer: (a) Selenology

13. The term 'Blood Moon' is used to refer to:

(a) Crescent Moon

(b) Lunar Eclipse

(c) Full Moon

(d) Solar Eclipse

Answer: (b) Lunar Eclipse

14. Which among the following is the largest asteroid?

(a) Ceres

(b) Eros

(c) Pallas

(d) Vesta

Answer: (a) Ceres

15. Big Bang theory explains:

(a) Origin of Galaxies

(b) Origin of Solar System

(c) Origin of Universe

(d) Origin of Stars

Answer: (c) Origin of Universe

16. Which of the following was NOT a part of Gondwana Land?

(a) Europe

(b) India

(c) South Africa

(d) Australia

Answer: (a) Europe

17. What is the second most abundant element on Earth’s crust?

(a) Carbon

(b) Silicon

(c) Oxygen

(d) Hydrogen

Answer: (b) Silicon

18. Which imaginary line, located at zero degree latitude, divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres?

(a) Tropic of Capricorn

(b) Tropic of Cancer

(c) Equator

(d) None of these

Answer: (c) Equator

19. On which day does the Summer Solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?

(a) 22nd December

(b) 21st March

(c) 23rd September

(d) 21st June

Answer: (d) 21st June

20. Which of the following is one of the main causes of tides?

(a) Gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon

(b) Closed orbits of planets

(c) Rotation of Earth

(d) Solar flares

Answer: (a) Gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon

21. Longest day in the Northern Hemisphere is…......

(a) 21st March

(b) 21st September

(c) 21st June

(d) 21st April

Answer: (c) 21st June

22. Which one of the following is not a metamorphic rock?

(a) Slate

(b) Marble

(c) Sandstone

(d) Limestone

Answer: (d) Limestone

23. Which of the following is NOT an effect of an earthquake?

(a) Heavy rainfall

(b) Avalanche

(c) Tsunami

(d) Soil liquefaction

Answer: (a) Heavy rainfall

24. Which is the only active volcano in South Asia?

(a) Narcondam Island

(b) Tosham Hill

(c) Barren Island

(d) Dhinodhar Hills

Answer: (c) Barren Island

25. Which one of the following is the highest altitude lake of Pakistan?

(a) Paristan Lake

(b) Satpara Lake

(c) Attabad Lake

(d) Rush Lake

Answer: (a) Paristan Lake

26. 'Pidurutalagala' is the highest mountain peak in ––––.

(a) Nepal

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) Bhutan

(d) Myanmar

Answer: (b) Sri Lanka

27. The temperate grasslands of Africa are called...

(a) Downs

(b) Prairie

(c) Pampas

(d) Veld

Answer: (d) Veld

28. Which of the following is the highest peak in Sri Lanka?

(a) Mount Pedro

(b) Bible Rock

(c) Kirigalpotta

(d) Hakgala

Answer: (a) Mount Pedro

29. Which of the following local winds is also called “Doctor Wind”?

(a) Harmattan

(b) Bora

(c) Mistral

(d) Chinook

Answer: (a) Harmattan

30. Which among the following is a cold-dry wind?

(a) Hurricane

(b) Tornado

(c) Bora

(d) Cyclone

Answer: (c) Bora

31. Which instrument is used to measure the level of humidity?

(a) Hydrometer

(b) Hygrometer

(c) Galvanometer

(d) Fathometer

Answer: (b) Hygrometer

32. The purest form of water in nature is

(a) Rain water

(b) Lake water

(c) River water

(d) Sea water

Answer: (a) Rain water

33. Cirrus and cumulus are types of –––––.

(a) clouds

(b) mountains

(c) waves

(d) soil

Answer: (a) clouds

34. Dasht-e Kavir Desert is located in which country?

(a) Iran

(b) Saudi Arab

(c) Iraq

(d) Sudan

Answer: (a) Iran

35. In which of the following countries the Great Victorian Desert is located?

(a) South Africa

(b) South America

(c) Australia

(d) China

Answer: (c) Australia

36. Which of the following deserts is in the Southern Hemisphere?

(a) Kalahari

(b) Great Basin

(c) Sahara

(d) Thar

Answer: (a) Kalahari

37. Name the largest desert of Asia

(a) Thar

(b) Gobi

(c) Takla Makan

(d) Karakum

Answer: (b) Gobi

38. Sandalwood grows in which type of forests?

(a) Savanna forests

(b) Tropical deciduous forests

(c) Equatorial evergreen forests

(d) Tropical rainforests

Answer: (b) Tropical deciduous forests

39. Taiga forest are found in which of the following countries?

(a) Brazil

(b) Australia

(c) Russia

(d) India

Answer: (c) Russia

40. The Black Sea is in the ______ Ocean.

(a) Atlantic

(b) Pacific

(c) Arctic

(d) Indian

Answer: (a) Atlantic

41. Madagascar is an island country in the __ Ocean.

(a) Atlantic

(b) Indian

(c) Arctic

(d) Pacific

Answer: (b) Indian

42. 'Great Barrier Reef', the world's largest Coral reef is located in

(a) Caribbean Islands

(b) Australia

(c) Philippines

(d) Indonesia

Answer: (b) Australia

43. The world's largest island is

(a) Greenland

(b) Iceland

(c) New Guinea

(d) Madagascar

Answer: (a) Greenland

44. ______ is the largest river island in the world.

(a) Umananda

(b) Majuli

(c) Bahavani

(d) Munroe

Answer: (b) Majuli

45. The Islands lies between India and Sri Lanka-

(a) Chorao

(b) Divar

(c) Kachchativu

(d) Ilha Grande

Answer: (c) Kachchativu

46. Dzongkha is the official Language of ________.

(a) Indonesia

(b) Cambodia

(c) Bhutan

(d) Myanmar

Answer: (c) Bhutan

47. Which of the following is the world's highest mountain?

(a) Mount Kilimanjaro

(b) Mount Everest

(c) Mount McKinley

(d) Mount Fuji

Answer: (b) Mount Everest

48. Which of the following is the longest river in the world?

(a) Nile

(b) Amazon

(c) Mississippi

(d) Yangtze

Answer: (a) Nile

49. The capital city of Canada is:

(a) Vancouver

(b) Ottawa

(c) Toronto

(d) Montreal

Answer: (b) Ottawa

50. Which strait separates Asia and North America?

(a) Bering Strait

(b) Malacca Strait

(c) Strait of Gibraltar

(d) Taiwan Strait

Answer: (a) Bering Strait