YMCQs

World Geography MCQs

Attempt World Geography MCQs from the PPSC, FPSC, and NTS past papers. These MCQs cover a wide variety of topics including currencies, capitals, parliaments, famous cities, famous palaces, nicknames, geology, mountains, and others.

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Q 126: The areas where there is a deficiency of rainfall:

A) Tropical Areas
B) Humid Areas
C) Arid Areas
D) None of these

Q 127: Removal of topsoil by wind or water is called?

A) Erosion
B) Silting
C) Water logging
D) Creeping

Q 128: What term describes a background that appears as a grainy, non-smooth surface?

A) Pattern
B) Gradient
C) Texture
D) Velvet

Q 129: Tourmaline, a gemstone, is found in:

A) Chitral
B) Gilgit Baltistan
C) Kohistan
D) Chaghai

Q 130: Tropical cyclone becomes hurricane at speed more than:

A) 24 mph
B) 44 mph
C) 74 mph
D) None of these

Q 131: Cycles of monsoon are well developed in:

A) South & South East Asia
B) Africa
C) East United States
D) North Australia

Q 132: Tropical storms become hurricanes in which ocean?

A) Indian
B) Pacific
C) Atlantic
D) Arctic

Q 133: The type of soil found in old flooded plains of Pakistan are loamy and ______?

A) Clay
B) Sandy
C) Silty
D) Rocky

Q 134: How many layers does Earth's atmosphere have?

A) 4
B) 6
C) 8
D) None of these

Q 135: Sun radiation is reflected or absorbed by:

A) Earth’s crust
B) Oceans
C) Atmosphere
D) Moon

Q 136: The second most important layer of earth atmosphere is:

A) Mesosphere
B) Troposphere
C) Stratosphere
D) None of these

Q 137: Which of the following does not include in the atmosphere?

A) Troposphere
B) Hydrosphere
C) Mesosphere
D) Exosphere

Q 138: Most of the ozone in the atmosphere is concentrated in the:

A) Mesosphere
B) Troposphere
C) Stratosphere
D) Ionosphere

Q 139: The layer of the atmosphere where we live is:

A) Biosphere
B) Stratosphere
C) Hydrosphere
D) None o f these

Q 140: The largest volcano of the world is:

A) Krakatoa
B) Mount Vesuvius
C) Mauna Loa
D) Mount 5t. Helens

Q 141: Which is the largest volcano in Asia?

A) Mayon Volcano
B) Mount Damavand
C) Sokurajima
D) Mount Rinjani

Q 142: Which country has the most volcanic activity in the world?

A) China
B) Japan
C) Malaysia
D) Indonesia

Q 143: Mount Eden Crater is one of the most prominent volcanic cones remaining in the Auckland region. It is located ire

A) America
B) Thailand
C) India
D) New Zealand

Q 144: ‘Ring of Fire' refers to the ring of volcanoes present in:

A) Ring of earthquakes
B) Five Permanent members of UN
C) Circum-Pacific Belt
D) Five continents

Q 145: An active volcano ‘Mount Fuji" is located in:

A) Thailand
B) China
C) Japan
D) Philippine

Q 146: Basin means:

A) Deep area of river
B) Deep area of land
C) Deep area of the ocean
D) None of these

Q 147: The place between group of mountains is called?

A) Plateau
B) Massif
C) Valley
D) Plain

Q 148: Movement of earth material as a unit along a curved surface is called ____?

A) Slump
B) Mud out
C) Lava
D) None of these

Q 149: In the ocean basin relief _____ is gently sloping relatively shallow submerged at the plain o f continent.

A) Continental shelf
B) Continental rise
C) Continental slope
D) None of these

Q 150: What is the land formed at the mouth of a river called?

A) Delta
B) Oasis
C) Canyon
D) None of these