World Geography MCQ for IBPS PO 2025

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World Geography MCQ for IBPS PO Students

Which one among the following is responsible for the formation of ‘Ozone Holes’ in the atmosphere?

(a) Benzopyrene

(b) Hydrocarbons

(d) Chlorofluorocarbons

Option d – Chlorofluorocarbons

National Biodiversity Authority is located at –

(a) Mangalore

(b) Hyderabad

(d) Puducherry

Option c – Chennai

Which method of water purification does not kill microorganisms?

(a) Boiling

(b) Filtration

(d) UV irradiation

Option b – Filtration

Which one of the following is most abundant in terms of the number of species identified?

(a) Green plants

(b) Insects

(d) Bacteria

Option d – Bacteria

What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?

(a) Occurrence of the belt of calm near the equator

(b) Convergence of the two equatorial currents

(d) Difference in salinity of water

Option c – The Earth’s rotation on its axis

The graded profile of a river course is –

(a) Smooth curve in the upper course

(b) Smooth curve in the lower course

(d) Smooth curve in the middle course

Option a – Smooth curve in the upper course

Which of the following industries produces the most non-biodegradable wastes?

(a) Textile mills

(b) Paper mills

(d) Thermal power plants

Option d – Thermal power plants

Which one among the following groups of items contains only biodegradable items?

(a) Lime juice, grass, polystyrene cup

(b) Wood, grass, leather

(d) Fruit peels, lime juice, china clay cup

Option b – Wood, grass, leather

Which one among the following groups of items contains only biodegradable items?

(a) Paper, grass, glass

(b) Wood, flower, iron scrap

(d) Cow-dung, paddy husk, vegetable wastes

Option d – Cow-dung, paddy husk, vegetable wastes

What type of mixture is smoke?

(a) Liquid mixed with a gas

(b) Gas mixed with a gas

(d) Gas mixed with a liquid and a solid

Option d – Gas mixed with a liquid and a solid

Which of the following statements is not correct?

(a) Weight and mass of a body are equal at sea level and on the surface of the earth

(b) Mass of a body on the earth, on the moon, and in empty space is the same

(d) Weightlessness of a body occurs when gravitational forces acting on it are counter-balanced

Option a – Weight and mass of a body are equal at sea level and on the surface of the earth

Why do we have a leap year after every four years?

(a) It is a convention

(b) The revolution slows down a little once every four years

(d) The Earth gets shifted out of orbit every four years

Option c – The length of a year is not an integer number of days

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a) Places having the same longitude experience solar noon at different times

(b) Solar noon occurs simultaneously at locations with the same longitude

(d) One meridian which is directly under the sun experiences solar noon at a given time

Option a – Places having the same longitude experience solar noon at different times

The Mohorovicic Discontinuity separates –

(a) Sine and nefe

(b) Crust and mantle

(d) Inner and outer core

Option b – Crust and mantle

Which of the following statements is correct?

(a) Lava and magma both have gas

(b) Lava has gas while magma has no gas

(d) Neither the lava nor the magma has gas

Option a – Lava and magma both have gas

The scale that measures the intensity of earthquakes is called –

(a) Diagonal scale

(b) Beaufort scale

(d) Richter scale

Option d – Richter scale

The summer and winter seasons in a year are caused by –

(a) Rotation in solar insolation

(b) Revolution of the Earth on its inclined axis

(d) Aphelion and perihelion positions of the Earth

Option b – Revolution of the Earth on its inclined axis

Which of the following statements regarding the duration of day and night is correct?

(a) Difference is maximum at the equator and progressively decreases away from it

(b) Difference is least at the tropics and progressively increases away from it

(d) Difference is maximum at the Tropics and progressively decreases towards the Equator and poles

Option c – Difference is least near the Equator and progressively increases away from it

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

(a) Dip

(b) Latitude

(d) Declination

Option d – Declination

Widening of river valley takes place due to –

(a) Corrosion

(b) Hydraulic action

(d) Lateral erosion

Option a – Corrosion

The mountain formed on the earth crust due to tension is called –

(a) Block Mountain

(b) Old folded mountain

(d) Laccoliths Mountain

Option a – Block Mountain

Which of the following refers to the white salt, which covers the land in some areas during the dry season?

(a) Usar

(b) Reh

(d) Reg

Option b – Reh

The fur of the animals living in colder regions –

(a) Protects them from enemies

(b) Protects them from water

(d) Traps the air and keeps them warm

Option d – Traps the air and keeps them warm

Which decade had the highest annual growth rate in Indian population?

(a) 1971

(b) 1987

(d) 1989

Option a – 1971

Average salinity of water of the Arabian Sea is –

(a) 45 ppt

(b) 55 ppt

(d) 25 ppt

Option c – 35 ppt

Depression formed due to deflating action of winds are called –

(a) Yaradang

(b) Sand dunes

(d) Vertifacts

Option a – Yaradang

Meanders are the features formed by –

(a) Ocean waters

(b) Rivers

(d) Glaciers

Option b – Rivers

When does the moon come between the sun and earth?

(a) Full moon day

(b) Solar eclipse

(d) Sidereal day

Option b – Solar eclipse

Which one of the following is the greatest circle?

(a) Tropic of Cancer

(b) Tropic of Capricorn

(d) Arctic circle

Option c – Equator

What percentage of the world’s fresh water is stored as glacial ice?

(a) 10%

(b) 30%

(d) 70%

Option d – 70%

The Earth rotates on its axis at an inclination of –

(a) 20

(b) 21

(d) 23

Option d – 23

The tropical grassland is called –

(a) Lianas

(b) Pampas

(d) Veld

Option c – Savanah

The cup-shaped mouth of the volcano is –

(a) Epicenter

(b) Crater

(d) Cinder cone

Option b – Crater

Which of the following is the highest plateau in the world?

(a) Pamir Plateau

(b) Potwar Plateau

(d) Patagonia Plateau

Option a – Pamir Plateau

Which one among the following processes is not part of chemical weathering?

(a) Solution

(b) Exfoliation

(d) Hydration

Option b – Exfoliation

Stalactites and stalagmites are features of –

(a) Fluvial topography

(b) Volcanic topography

(d) Karst topography

Option b – Volcanic topography

Which one of the following processes of weathering belongs to both mechanical and chemical weathering?

(a) Carbonation

(b) Hydration

(d) Crystallization

Option d – Crystallization

V-shaped valley is formed by –

(a) River

(b) Wind

(d) Underground water

Option a – River

Which one of the following is a depositional landform?

(a) Cave

(b) Lapis

(d) Stalagmite

Option d – Stalagmite

Which one of the following is the cause of long-term sea-level change?

(a) Melting of icebergs

(b) Melting of ice sheets

(d) Atmospheric disturbance

Option a – Melting of icebergs

A nautical mile is equal to –

(a) 5060 feet

(b) 5280 feet

(d) 6080 feet

Option b – 5280 feet

Major source of oceanic salinity is –

(a) Land

(b) Wind

(d) Ash from volcanoes

Option d – Ash from volcanoes

Titan is the largest natural satellite of planet –

(a) Neptune

(b) Venus

(d) Saturn

Option d – Saturn

The circle of illumination divides Earth into two hemispheres known as –

(a) East and West

(b) Day and Night

(d) North and South

Option d – North and South

Which of the following elements are found in highest and lowest quantities respectively in the crust of the earth?

(a) Oxygen and Magnesium

(b) Calcium and Sodium

(d) Sodium and Magnesium

Option a – Oxygen and Magnesium

Folding is the result of –

(a) Exogenetic force

(b) Coriolis force

(d) Orogenetic force

Option d – Orogenetic force

Continents have drifted apart because of –

(a) Tectonic activities

(b) Volcanic eruptions

(d) All of these

Option a – Tectonic activities

By which motion of the earth are the seasons changed?

(a) Evolution

(b) Equinox

(d) Rotation

Option c – Revolution

The maximum length of a day on the pole is –

(a) 12 hours

(b) 24 hours

(d) 6 months

Option d – 6 months

The temperature at the core of the earth is about –

(a) 2000°C

(b) 20000°C

(d) 200000°C

Option a – 2000°C

Which of the following planets has the largest number of moons?

(a) Venus

(b) Mars

(d) Jupiter

Option c – Saturn

What name is given to an imaginary line that divides Earth into two equal halves?

(a) Latitude

(b) Longitude

(d) None of these

Option c – Equator

The centre of our solar system is –

(a) Sun

(b) Earth

(d) Milky Way

Option a – Sun

The International Dateline is located in the Ocean –

(a) Arctic

(b) Indian

(d) Atlantic

Option c – Pacific

The planet called Earth’s twin is –

(a) Mercury

(b) Venus

(d) Jupiter

Option b – Venus

Typhoons are common in the –

(a) Indian Ocean

(b) Arctic Ocean

(d) Seas of China and Japan

Option d – Seas of China and Japan

The area marked by internal drainage is –

(a) Plains

(b) Mountains

(d) Plateau

Option c – Deserts

Earthquakes are caused by –

(a) Earth rotation

(b) Earth revolution

(d) Denudation

Option c – Tectonism

Moraines are formed in –

(a) Glacial regions

(b) Monsoon regions

(d) River deltas

Option a – Glacial regions

In the context of ‘time,’ GMT means –

(a) Global Mean Time

(b) Greenwich Mean Time

(d) None of these

Option b – Greenwich Mean Time

Evergreen type forests are found in –

(a) Desert region

(b) Monsoon climatic area

(d) Mediterranean region

Option c – Equatorial region

Tropical rain forest is characterized by –

(a) Least productivity

(b) Absence of trees

(d) Minimum biodiversity

Option c – Maximum biodiversity

Evergreen rain forest is mainly found in regions having well-distributed annual rainfall –

(a) Below 50 cm

(b) 50-100 cm

(d) More than 200 cm

Option d – More than 200 cm

The food chain refers to the transfer of energy from –

(a) Lower to higher latitudes

(b) One organism to another

(d) Organisms of the land to those of the sea by means of rivers

Option b – One organism to another

Coffee is a –

(a) Tropical shrub

(b) Warm temperate shrub

(d) Cool temperate shrub

Option a – Tropical shrub

Soil factors are otherwise known as –

(a) Climatic factors

(b) Edaphic factors

(d) Physiographic factors

Option b – Edaphic factors

Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly –

(a) 2 min

(b) 4 min

(d) 8 min

Option d – 8 min

The darkest portion of the shadow cast during an eclipse is –

(a) Black hole

(b) Umbra

(d) Corona

Option b – Umbra

The outermost layer of the sun is called –

(a) Photosphere

(b) Corona

(d) Lithosphere

Option b – Corona

On which of the following planets is the water cycle available?

(a) Earth

(b) Mars

(d) Jupiter

Option a – Earth

The largest planet in our Solar System is –

(a) Jupiter

(b) Saturn

(d) Mars

Option a – Jupiter

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

(a) Planets

(b) Asteroids

(d) Nebulae

Option d – Nebulae

The surface temperature of the sun is estimated as –

(a) 6000°C

(b) 12000°C

(d) 18000°C

Option b – 12000°C

Mountain soil contains a lot of –

(a) Clay

(b) Coarse material

(d) Iron and aluminium salt

Option c – Humus

Which one of the following methods of soil conservation is most effective in arid areas?

(a) Shelter belt

(b) Gully plugging

(d) Mulching

Option a – Shelter belt

The soil which originates under tall grass prairie vegetation is called –

(a) Black soils

(b) Chernozem soils

(d) Chestnut soils

Option b – Chernozem soils

The soil conservation method in which mountain slope is cut into steps is –

(a) Cover planting

(b) Strip cropping

(d) Contour ploughing

Option c – Terracing

The soil water which is of the greatest importance to the plant life is –

(a) Hygroscopic water

(b) Capillary water

(d) Gravitational water

Option b – Capillary water

The land which is not cultivated every year though it is suitable for cultivation is –

(a) Pasture land

(b) Fallow land

(d) Cultivable waste land

Option a – Pasture land

The soil which is prone to intensive leaching due to rain is called –

(a) Black

(b) Red

(d) Alluvial

Option c – Laterite

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