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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-1 section-3

Each section contains 100 MCQs on World Geography .
1
The Pyrenees mountains are located on the border between ____ and ____
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Pyrenees mountains are located on the border between France and Spain.
2
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
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
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.
3
The ocean water is saline due to
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Salt in the ocean comes from rocks on land. The rain that falls on the land contains some dissolved carbon dioxide from the surrounding air. This causes the rainwater to be slightly acidic due to carbonic acid (which forms from carbon dioxide and water).
4
The platform and the basement rock together form
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The platform and the basement rock together form craton.
5
The process that explains the recent changes in the height of sea level in coastal areas of eastern and northern Canada and Scandinavia is
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The process that explains the recent changes in the height of sea level in coastal areas of eastern and northern Canada and Scandinavi is isostasy.
6
The planet with the maximum number of natural satellites (moons), so far discovered is
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Jupiter 63
Saturn 60
Uranus 27
Neptune 13
Pluto 3
Mars 2
Earth 1
Venus 0
Mercury 0
7
The river Jordan drains into the
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Jordan River, approximately 186 miles (300 km) in length, meanders south, draining the waters of Lake Tiberias (better known as the Sea of Galilee), the Yarmūk River, and the valley streams of both plateaus into the Dead Sea, which occupies the central area.
8
The ratio of land to ocean in the southern hemisphere is
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
In the Northern Hemisphere, the ratio of land to ocean is about 1 to 1.5. The ratio of land to ocean in the Southern Hemisphere is 1 to 4.
9
The phosphate are a group of minerals of one or more metallic elements chemically associated with the phosphate compound ____
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The phosphate are a group of minerals of one or more metallic elements chemically associated with the phosphate compound PO4.
10
The polar diameter is ____ to the equatorial diameter.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The polar diameter is less to the equatorial diameter.