World Geography MCQ for Class 10 2025

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World Geography MCQ for Class 10 Students

Quick Quiz

A person stood alone in a desert on a dark night and wanted to reach his village, which was situated 5 km east of the point where he was standing. He had no instruments to find the direction but he located the pole star. The most convenient way now to reach his village is to walk in the –

(a) Direction facing the polestar

(b) Direction opposite to the polestar

(d) Direction keeping the polestar to his right

Option c – Direction keeping the polestar to his left

It is reported that there is an ongoing decrease in the pH of ocean water due to global warming. It happens because of –

(a) Large uptake of CO₂ by ocean water

(b) Lesser uptake of atmospheric nitrogen by ocean water

(d) Lesser uptake of CO₂ by ocean water

Option d – Lesser uptake of CO₂ by ocean water

Seismic gaps are –

(a) Plate boundaries having no volcanic activity

(b) Parts of plate boundaries in oceans where tsunamis occur frequently

(d) Sections of plate boundaries that have ruptured in the recent past

Option b – Parts of plate boundaries in oceans where tsunamis occur frequently

Why do Fold Mountains have enormous thickness of sedimentary rocks?

(a) The plains were folded into mountains

(b) Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline

(d) Due to decomposition of sediments in a valley for millions of years

Option b – Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline

On the earth, most of the fresh water exists as ice caps and glaciers. Out of the freshwater, the largest population exists –

(a) As soil moisture

(b) As ground water

(d) In the atmosphere as moisture and cloud

Option b – As ground water

Mars Mission is –

(a) A USA launched spacecraft

(b) A collaborative project of India

(d) A project of NASA and the European Space Agency

Option a – A USA launched spacecraft

We observe twinkling of stars due to –

(a) Rise of gas inside the star

(b) Great distance of stars from Earth

(d) Constant change of refractive index of the medium between the stars and the Earth because of temperature variation

Option d – Constant change of refractive index of the medium between the stars and the Earth because of temperature variation

The asha-grey soils of high latitude coniferous forests are known as –

(a) Pod sols

(b) Tundra soils

(d) Red and Yellow soils

Option a – Pod sols

A highly specialized form of agriculture in which crops like coffee, tea, and rubber are cultivated is –

(a) Extensive farming

(b) Terrace farming

(d) Multiple cropping

Option b – Terrace farming

What is the alternate name for contour lines?

(a) Isotherm

(b) Isohyets

(d) Isohypse

Option d – Isohypse

Which one of the following soils is used for the production of bricks?

(a) Laterite

(b) Saline

(d) Peaty and organic

Option c – Red and yellow

The stagnant water at the bottom of a lake is called –

(a) Hypolimnion

(b) Mesolimnion

(d) Epilimnion

Option a – Hypolimnion

A contour line is the imaginary line joining places of equal –

(a) Temperature

(b) Rainfall

(d) Humidity

Option c – Elevation

Basaltic lava is found in the –

(a) North-eastern Hills

(b) Indo-Gangetic Plain

(d) Deccan trap

Option d – Deccan trap

A day is added when one crosses –

(a) 180-degree longitude from west to east

(b) The equator from north to south

(d) The equator from south to north

Option d – The equator from south to north

The word ‘biosphere’ refers to –

(a) Parts of air around the earth

(b) Zone which can support life

(d) Zone of soil, water, and air around earth capable of supporting the flora and fauna

Option d – Zone of soil, water, and air around earth capable of supporting the flora and fauna

Imaginary lines joining places of the same height at equal intervals are –

(a) Contours

(b) Isomers

(d) Spot-heights

Option a – Contours

Maps on a large scale, representing both natural and man-made features, are called –

(a) Atlas maps

(b) Thematic maps

(d) Wall maps

Option c – Topographic maps

After which one of the following tribes of India has a large contingent of ancient geological history of the world been named?

(a) Gonds

(b) Bhils

(d) Maarias

Option a – Gonds

Which is the second most abundant metal in the earth’s crust?

(a) Zinc

(b) Aluminium

(d) Copper

Option b – Aluminium

In the structure of the planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of –

(a) Iron

(b) Aluminium

(d) Silicon

Option a – Iron

In the interior of the Earth –

(a) The temperature rises with increasing depth

(b) The temperature falls with increasing depth

(d) Both temperature and pressure fall with increasing depth

Option a – The temperature rises with increasing depth

Which one of the following describes the lithosphere?

(a) Crust and Core

(b) Mantle and Core

(d) Upper and lower mantle

Option d – Upper and lower mantle

Which tide is produced as a consequence of the moon and sun pulling the earth in the same direction?

(a) Low tide

(b) Neap tide

(d) Spring tide

Option c – High tide

Which one of the following is a sea without having a coastline?

(a) Sargasso Sea

(b) Bering Sea

(d) North Sea

Option a – Sargasso Sea

Name the continents that form a mirror image of each other.

(a) Europe and Asia

(b) Asia and Africa

(d) North America and South America

Option c – Africa and South America

Natural gas is a mixture of gases and contains mainly –

(a) Methane only

(b) Butane and Isobutane

(d) Methane and Higher Hydrocarbons

Option d – Methane and Higher Hydrocarbons

Which of the following is not a metallic mineral?

(a) Limonite

(b) Bauxite

(d) Gypsum

Option d – Gypsum

Pisciculture refers to the rearing of –

(a) Insects

(b) Fish

(d) Silk worms

Option b – Fish

Which one among the following is not an important factor in the climate of an area?

(a) Altitude

(b) Longitude

(d) Distance from the sea

Option b – Longitude

What causes wind to deflect toward the left in the Southern hemisphere?

(a) Pressure

(b) Temperature

(d) Rotation of the earth

Option d – Rotation of the earth

Which one of the following is a planetary wind?

(a) Monsoon

(b) Trade

(d) Chinook

Option b – Trade

Tidal range denotes the –

(a) Difference between high and low tide

(b) Rise and fall of sea water due to gravitational forces

(d) Rise of sea water and its movement towards the coast

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Option a – Difference between high and low tide

How many kilometers are represented by 1° of latitude?

(a) 91 km

(b) 111 km

(d) 321 km

Option b – 111 km

How does the sun get its energy?

(a) From nuclear fission

(b) From nuclear fusion

(d) None of these

Option b – From nuclear fusion

Magnetic meridian is an imaginary –

(a) Line along north-south

(b) Point

(d) Horizontal plane

Option c – Vertical plane

At which among these places will the sun rise the earliest?

(a) Tokyo

(b) Hong Kong

(d) New York

Option a – Tokyo

One astronomical unit is the average distance between –

(a) The Earth and the Sun

(b) Jupiter and the Sun

(d) Pluto and the Sun

Option a – The Earth and the Sun

Which of the following does not belong to the solar system?

(a) Comets

(b) Nebulae

(d) Asteroids

Option d – Asteroids

What is the alternate name for contour lines?

(a) Isohyet

(b) Isopotential

(d) Istherm

Option c – Isohypse

Which instrument is used for measuring area on maps?

(a) Ediograph

(b) Opisometer

(d) Planimeter

Option d – Planimeter

The art and science of map-making is called –

(a) Mapping

(b) Photogrammetry

(d) Cartography

Option d – Cartography

The well through which water comes out due to hydraulic pressure is called –

(a) Tube well

(b) Artesian well

(d) Bore well

Option b – Artesian well

Which of the following is a cold ocean current?

(a) Canary current

(b) Brazil current

(d) Humboldt current

Option d – Humboldt current

The narrow stretch of water connecting two seas is called –

(a) Strait

(b) Bay

(d) Isthmus

Option a – Strait

The coral reefs are the marine counterparts of –

(a) Scrubland

(b) Savannahs

(d) Tropical rain forests

Option d – Tropical rain forests

Mariana Trench is found in –

(a) Pacific Ocean

(b) Indian Ocean

(d) Arctic Ocean

Option a – Pacific Ocean

The largest ocean current, because of its dark water, is known as the black current. It is –

(a) Kuroshio current

(b) Gulf Stream

(d) Antarctic current

Option a – Kuroshio current

The smallest ocean is –

(a) Indian

(b) Arctic

(d) Atlantic

Option b – Arctic

The largest river in Asia is –

(a) River Ganga

(b) River Indus

(d) River Yangtze

Option d – River Yangtze

The innermost layer of the Earth is known as –

(a) Barysphere

(b) Asthenosphere

(d) Mesosphere

Option b – Asthenosphere

Dolomite is a/an –

(a) Igneous rock

(b) Metamorphic rock

(d) Sedimentary rock

Option d – Sedimentary rock

Basaltic lava is found in the –

(a) Indo-Gangetic Plain

(b) Deccan Trap

(d) Himalayas

Option b – Deccan Trap

The Grand Canyon is located on the –

(a) Tapi River

(b) Niger River

(d) Colorado River

Option d – Colorado River

Virtually treeless, sparse vegetation is found in –

(a) Alpine

(b) Taiga

(d) Chaparral

Option c – Tundra

Rubber plantations are found in –

(a) Polar regions

(b) Temperate forests

(d) Equatorial regions

Option d – Equatorial regions

The Latin word ‘Terra Rosa’ means –

(a) Red terrain

(b) Lateritic region

(d) Region with significant quantity of soil

Option a – Red terrain

The soil formed by the degradation of upper metamorphic rock is –

(a) Igneous rock

(b) Sedimentary rock

(d) Metamorphic rock

Option b – Sedimentary rock

The main cause of a tsunami is –

(a) Moon’s attraction

(b) Cyclones

(d) Earthquake on the sea floor

Option d – Earthquake on the sea floor

The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice a day is called –

(a) Wave

(b) Tide

(d) Ocean current

Option b – Tide

The ocean with the largest surface area is –

(a) Indian Ocean

(b) Pacific Ocean

(d) Atlantic Ocean

Option b – Pacific Ocean

Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by –

(a) Afforestation

(b) Strip cropping

(d) Terrace cultivation

Option d – Terrace cultivation

The color of loamy soil is –

(a) Blackish brown

(b) Bluish green

(d) Greenish brown

Option c – Yellowish brown

Which of the following is an organic rock?

(a) Coal

(b) Slate

(d) Granite

Option a – Coal

Breaking down of rock in situ is known as –

(a) Erosion

(b) Weathering

(d) Mass wasting

Option b – Weathering

The angle between the magnetic meridian and the geographical meridian at a place is –

(a) Dip

(b) Latitude

(d) Declination

Option d – Declination

The Prime Meridian passes through –

(a) Greenwich

(b) Ujjain

(d) Tokyo

Option a – Greenwich

Which planet is called the Evening Star?

(a) Mercury

(b) Mars

(d) Venus

Option d – Venus

The planet nearest to the Sun is –

(a) Venus

(b) Mars

(d) Mercury

Option d – Mercury

Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the Earth?

(a) Mars

(b) Mercury

(d) Venus

Option d – Venus

Which of the following planets is known as the Morning Star?

(a) Mars

(b) Venus

(d) Saturn

Option b – Venus

The total number of planets revolving around the Sun is –

(a) Six

(b) Seven

(d) Eight

Option d – Eight

Day and night are equal at the –

(a) Equator

(b) Poles

(d) Antarctic

Option a – Equator

The planets on either side of the Earth are –

(a) Mercury and Venus

(b) Mars and Venus

(d) Venus and Saturn

Option b – Mars and Venus

Which planet orbits closest to the Earth?

(a) Venus

(b) Mars

(d) Jupiter

Option a – Venus

Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of –

(a) Earth on the Moon

(b) Moon on the Earth

(d) Sun on the Earth

Option d – Sun on the Earth

Which of the following can cause a tsunami?

(a) Tornado

(b) Earthquake

(d) Avalanche

Option b – Earthquake

Which one of the following is not a cold ocean current?

(a) Oyashio

(b) Canaries

(d) California

Option c – Kuroshio

The smallest ocean is –

(a) Arctic

(b) Pacific

(d) Atlantic

Option a – Arctic

Which one of the following is a warm ocean current?

(a) Canary

(b) Labrador

(d) Gulf Stream

Option d – Gulf Stream

Which is the coldest among the following?

(a) Earth

(b) Mercury

(d) Pluto

Option d – Pluto

The biggest planet in the solar system is –

(a) Mars

(b) Saturn

(d) Jupiter

Option d – Jupiter

The brightest planet in our solar system is –

(a) Mars

(b) Mercury

(d) Jupiter

Option c – Venus

Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?

(a) Saturn

(b) Jupiter

(d) Uranus

Option c – Venus

Which of the following is called the Red Planet?

(a) Mercury

(b) Mars

(d) Venus

Option b – Mars

Which one of the following planets has no moon?

(a) Pluto

(b) Neptune

(d) Mercury

Option d – Mercury

The planet which has the highest surface temperature is –

(a) Earth

(b) Venus

(d) Pluto

Option b – Venus

Which of the following is called the Blue Planet?

(a) Mars

(b) Earth

(d) Jupiter

Option b – Earth

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