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Practice MCQ Questions and answers on World Geography-GK

Learn and practice General Knowledge questions and answers on World Geography with very easy and understandable explanations. GK questions are very helpful different type of competitive exams. Page-9 section-1

Each section contains 100 MCQs on World Geography .
81
The important mountains of Europe include
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The important mountains of Europe include Alps, Carpathians, Pyrenees, Apennines.
82
The last major glacial period began about 2,000,000 years before present and is commonly known as
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The last major glacial period began about 2,000,000 years B.P. and is commonly known as the Pleistocene or Ice Age.
83
The imaginary axis at which the earth rotates remains inclined at an angle of ____ to the plane of earth's orbit.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The imaginary axis at which the earth rotates remains inclined at an angle of 661/2 the plane of earth's orbit.
84
The ionosphere contains ionized air that protects the earth from
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The ionosphere contains ionized air that protects the earth from the falling meteorites.
85
The horizontal of soil profile is composed of
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
weathered parent material that is not affected by translocation and organic modification
86
The largest city in Latin America is
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The largest city in Latin America is Mexico city.
87
The highest and lowest values of a weather element observed over the entire period of record are
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Absolute extremes are the highest and lowest values of a weather element observed over the entire period of record.
88
The highest mountain peak of Oceania is
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
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.
89
The length of the tropical years (the time interval between successive occurrences of the spring equinox) is decreasing very slowly as a result of
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
both (a) and (b)
90
The largest gulf in the world is
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Gulf of Mexico is the largest Gulf in the World. It has a coastline of about 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles). The Gulf of Mexico is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Straits of Florida, between Cuba and the U.S. state of Florida.