Geography chapter practice
Practise 80+ World Physical Geography MCQs for UPSC Prelims in Geography, including 18+ previous year questions. The sample set below is shown with correct answers and explanations.
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Consider the following countries: 1. Bolivia 2. Brazil 3. Colombia 4. Ecuador 5. Paraguay 6. Venezuela Andes mountains pass through how many of the above countries?
Explanation
Correct. The Andes extend through Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. Among the listed countries, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela lie on the Andes, while Brazil and Paraguay do not.
Consider the following information: Region — Name of the mountain range — Type of mountain 1. Central Asia — Vosges — Fold mountain 2. Europe — Alps — Block mountain 3. North America — Appalachians — Fold mountain 4. South America — Andes — Fold mountain In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
Explanation
Correct. Rows 3 and 4 are correct: the Appalachians and Andes are both fold mountains. Vosges is in Europe (not Central Asia) and is a block mountain, while the Alps are fold mountains (not block mountains).
Which one of the following is part of the Congo Basin?
Explanation
Correct. The Congo Basin, the world's second-largest tropical rainforest basin, extends into Cameroon along with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert?
Explanation
Correct. Lake Faguibine in northern Mali was once fed by overflow from the Niger River but has largely dried up due to decreased river flow and desertification, turning into arid terrain.
Consider the following pairs: Regions sometimes mentioned in the news — Country 1. Catalonia — Spain 2. Crimea — Hungary 3. Mindanao — Philippines 4. Oromia — Nigeria Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Explanation
Correct. Catalonia is an autonomous community in Spain, and Mindanao is the second-largest island in the Philippines. Crimea belongs to Ukraine (not Hungary), and Oromia is in Ethiopia (not Nigeria).
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? (a) Abyssinian Plateau — Arabia (b) Atlas Mountains — North-Western Africa (c) Guiana Highlands — South-Western Africa (d) Okavango Basin — Patagonia
Explanation
Correct. The Atlas Mountains extend across Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia in North-Western Africa.
Which among the following has the world's largest reserves of Uranium?
Explanation
Correct. Australia holds the world's largest known recoverable reserves of uranium, primarily in deposits at Olympic Dam (South Australia), Ranger (Northern Territory) and other sites.
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? City — River (a) Berlin — Rhine (b) London — Thames (c) New York — Hudson (d) Vienna — Danube
Explanation
Correct. Berlin is situated on the River Spree, not the Rhine. The Rhine flows through Cologne, Bonn and other western German cities before entering the Netherlands.
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Geographic feature) — List II (Country) A. Great Victoria Desert — 1. Australia B. Grand Canyon — 2. Canada C. Lake Winnipeg — 3. USA D. Southern Alps — 4. New Zealand
Explanation
Correct. The Great Victoria Desert is in Australia, the Grand Canyon is in the USA, Lake Winnipeg is in Canada, and the Southern Alps are in New Zealand.
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Well-known Place — Country (a) Baikonur — Russia (b) Kourou — French Guiana (c) Borobudur — Indonesia (d) Cannes — France
Explanation
Correct. Baikonur Cosmodrome is located in Kazakhstan, not Russia. Russia leases the facility from Kazakhstan.
Which one of the following countries is the leading producer of Uranium?
Explanation
Correct. Canada, with its rich deposits in Saskatchewan (Athabasca Basin), was among the world's leading uranium producers when this question was set.
Where are the Balearic Islands located?
Explanation
Correct. The Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera) are a Spanish archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea.
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