World Geography MCQ for SSC CGL 2025

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World Geography MCQ for SSC CGL Students

Quick Quiz

The Red Indians or The American Indians belong to the following:

(a) Negrito race

(b) Caucasoid race

(d) Australoid race

Option c – Mongolian race

Which one of the following primitive people use ‘Krall’ for their shelter?

(a) Masai

(b) Papuan

(d) Bedouins

Option a – Masai

The longest railway platform is:

(a) New York (USA)

(b) Moscow (Russia)

(d) Kharagpur (India)

Option d – Kharagpur (India)

In which of the following basins is Taklamakan desert located?

(a) Tarim basin

(b) Red basin

(d) Kerulin basin

Option a – Tarim basin

The largest industrial region of China is:

(a) Beijing

(b) Mukden

(d) Shanghai

Option c – South Manchuria

Kampuchea’s capital is:

(a) Saigon

(b) Djakarta

(d) Phnom Penh

Option d – Phnom Penh

Which of the following plate movements is responsible for the formation of mid-ocean ridge?

(a) Parallel movement

(b) Transform fault movement

(d) Divergent movement

Option d – Divergent movement

Which of the following canals joins the Baltic Sea to the North Sea?

(a) Suez Canal

(b) Kiel Canal

(d) Bass Strait

Option b – Kiel Canal

Which of the following pairs of months is used in isothermal maps to examine extremes of temperature?

(a) November and July

(b) January and July

(d) December and June

Option b – January and July

If the atmosphere is cooled, its capacity for water vapour is:

(a) Constant

(b) Lowered

(d) None of these

Option b – Lowered

Jet Stream blows:

(a) From north to south

(b) From west to east

(d) None of these

Option b – From west to east

Cyclonic rainfall largely occurs in:

(a) Mexico

(b) U.K.

(d) Egypt

Option c – India

Nights and days in the equatorial region are:

(a) Equal

(b) Unequal

(d) None of these

Option a – Equal

Frontal rain is caused by:

(a) Winds from sea

(b) Cyclonic activity

(d) Condensation of water evaporated from mountains

Option b – Cyclonic activity

Equatorial forest of Amazon basin is known as:

(a) Pampas

(b) Selvas

(d) Campos

Option b – Selvas

In the sun, heat and light are produced by:

(a) Ionic reactions

(b) Chemical reactions

(d) Nuclear reactions

Option d – Nuclear reactions

What is the average density of the earth?

(a) 3.3 g cm³

(b) 1 g cm³

(d) 5.517 g cm³

Option d – 5.517 g cm³

The place of origin of an earthquake is called:

(a) Focus

(b) Epicentre

(d) Amphidromic point

Option a – Focus

Tin is an example of:

(a) Metamorphic ore deposit

(b) Igneous ore deposit

(d) Sedimentary deposit

Option c – Alluvial deposit

A weathering process in which layers of rocks peel off as expansion alternates with contraction is known as:

(a) Exfoliation

(b) Block separation

(d) Granular disintegration

Option a – Exfoliation

What is the amount of horizontal displacement in a normal fault called?

(a) Strike

(b) Throw

(d) Heave

Option d – Heave

Which of the following is an up-folded rock?

(a) Rift Valley

(b) Fault

(d) Anticline

Option c – Syncline

How much of the Earth’s land surface is desert?

(a) 1/5

(b) 1/6

(d) 1/3

Option d – 1/3

Cold currents have a cooling effect on the shore of:

(a) Japan

(b) Peru

(d) Western Europe

Option b – Peru

The transfer of energy through matter from particle to particle is known as:

(a) Conduction

(b) Convection

(d) Thermal anomaly

Option a – Conduction

Aretes are sharp ridges which develop between the adjacent:

(a) Medial moraines

(b) U-shaped Valley

(d) Cirques

Option d – Cirques

Oceanic waves caused by an earthquake are called:

(a) L-waves

(b) P-waves

(d) Tsunamis

Option d – Tsunamis

Which of the following straits separates Africa from Europe?

(a) Bering Strait

(b) Strait of Gibraltar

(d) Hook Strait

Option b – Strait of Gibraltar

Atmosphere gets heated up:

(a) At mid-day

(b) After mid-day

(d) In the last evening

Option a – At mid-day

Who of the following has given the term Rhizosphere?

(a) Garret

(b) Hiltner

(d) None of these

Option b – Hiltner

Which of the following is the currency of Turkey?

(a) Lira

(b) Pound

(d) Rial

Option a – Lira

Which of the following is not a capital?

(a) Tripoli

(b) Seoul

(d) Jordan

Option d – Jordan

Which of the following is called Island of Cloves?

(a) Madagascar

(b) Bahrain

(d) Rome

Option a – Madagascar

Which of the following is the boundary line between Pakistan and Afghanistan?

(a) Durand Line

(b) Maginot Line

(d) Mac Mohan Line

Option a – Durand Line

Which of the following is called Venice of the North?

(a) Gibraltar

(b) Belgium

(d) Australia

Option c – Stockholm

Which of the following is the capital of Jamaica?

(a) Bishkek

(b) Dublin

(d) Kingston

Option d – Kingston

The well through which water comes out through hydraulic pressure is called:

(a) Tube well

(b) Deep tube well

(d) Artesian well

Option d – Artesian well

What was the old name of Taiwan?

(a) Formosa

(b) Christina

(d) Persia

Option a – Formosa

Why does South-East Asia have the largest concentration of peasant population at the global scale?

(a) The region has favourable and healthier climate

(b) The area has a large forested area cleared for cultivation of various crops

(d) The area is dominated by shifting cultivation due to favourable terrain character

Option c – Intensive subsistence farming is practiced in the region

Shan plateau belongs to:

(a) Burma

(b) Vietnam

(d) Kampuchea

Option a – Burma

The instrument used for measuring humidity in the atmosphere is:

(a) Hygrometer

(b) Hyetograph

(d) Anemometer

Option a – Hygrometer

Lines of equal depth in the sea are called:

(a) Isobars

(b) Isorymes

(d) Isthmus

Option c – Isobaths

What is the old name of Surinam?

(a) Formosa

(b) Malaya

(d) Nippon

Option c – Dutch Guiana

Which of the following geomorphic pairs is not correct?

(a) Delta – River

(b) Tombolo – Wave

(d) Cirque – Glacier

Option c – Sinkholes – Wind

Spring tides occur on –

(a) New moon day only

(b) Full moon day only

(d) Full moon day as well as on new moon day

Option d – Full moon day as well as on new moon day

What is the similarity between Milwaukee Deep, Java Trench, and Challenger Deep?

(a) They all are trenches in the Indian Ocean

(b) They all are trenches in the Atlantic Ocean

(d) They are the deepest points of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans respectively

Option d – They are the deepest points of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans respectively

Antwerp, a leading place for cutting and trading diamonds, is located in –

(a) France

(b) Belgium

(d) The Netherlands

Option b – Belgium

In mountainous areas, a natural cause for roadblocks is often –

(a) Road repairs and construction

(b) Tree felling

(d) Traffic congestion

Option c – Landslides

Which is the only Asian country having the maximum number of languages?

(a) England

(b) Pakistan

(d) Nepal

Option d – Nepal

In which of the following states are Garo and Khasi tribes found?

(a) Mizoram

(b) Nagaland

(d) Arunachal Pradesh

Option c – Meghalaya

The most important factor of soil formation is –

(a) Slope of land

(b) Climate

(d) Parent Rock

Option b – Climate

What could be the main reason for the formation of the African and Eurasian desert belt?

It is located in the subtropical high-pressure cells
It is under the influence of warm ocean currents

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Option a – 1 only

Siderite is an ore of –

(a) Iron

(b) Tin

(d) Aluminium

Option a – Iron

Sodium chloride or table salt occurs in nature as the mineral –

(a) Halite

(b) Talc

(d) Sphalerite

Option a – Halite

Which of the following is the major copper-producing country?

(a) Russia

(b) Chile

(d) Indonesia

Option b – Chile

Evaporites is –

(a) A rock

(b) A meteorite

(d) A brackish water pan

Option a – A rock

95% of the world’s diamond reserves are found in –

(a) Zambia

(b) Kimberley

(d) Johannesburg

Option b – Kimberley

Which of the following countries is the largest producer of electricity by wind power in the world?

(a) Norway

(b) Switzerland

(d) Australia

Option a – Norway

Which one of the following is the major occupation in the equatorial region?

(a) Animal rearing

(b) Growing of cereals

(d) Growing of tropical crops

Option d – Growing of tropical crops

Indonesia’s main export in terms of value is –

(a) Tin

(b) Tea

(d) Oil and gas

Option d – Oil and gas

Arrange the following layers of the atmosphere vertically from the surface of the Earth:

Mesosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 3-4-2-1

(b) 2-1-3-4

(d) 2-3-1-4

Option d – 2-3-1-4

Which of the following components of the atmosphere has increased during the last 200 years?

(a) Nitrogen

(b) Oxygen

(d) Water Vapour

Option c – Carbon dioxide

Most of the phenomena related to weather take place in –

(a) Ionosphere

(b) Mesosphere

(d) Troposphere

Option d – Troposphere

The ‘Ocean of Storms’ is the name given to –

(a) Pacific Ocean

(b) Atlantic Ocean

(d) None of these

Option c – A waterless area on the Moon’s surface

Which is the largest sea in the world?

(a) North Sea

(b) South China Sea

(d) Mediterranean Sea

Option b – South China Sea

The highest waterfall in the world is –

(a) Khone Falls

(b) Boyoma Falls

(d) Salto Angel Falls

Option d – Salto Angel Falls

The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with the –

(a) Black Sea

(b) Persian Gulf

(d) Caspian Sea

Option c – Red Sea

As a means of heat transfer in the atmosphere, which of the following is least significant?

(a) Conduction

(b) Convection

(d) None of these

Option a – Conduction

In the Earth’s atmosphere, which of the following have the property of absorbing heat and contributing to the warming of the atmosphere?

Carbon monoxide
Oxygen
Soot
Water vapour

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2

(b) 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Option b – 3 and 4

Consider the following:

Carbon dioxide
Oxides of Nitrogen
Oxides of Sulphur

Which of the above is/are the emission from coal combustion of thermal power plants?
(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Option d – 1, 2 and 3

In which of the following states is the lion-tailed macaque found in its natural habitat?

Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 2 only

(b) 1, 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Option b – 1, 2 and 3

In which of the following categories of protected areas in India are local people not allowed to collect and use biomass?

(a) National Parks

(b) Wildlife Sanctuaries

(d) Wetlands declared under the Ramsar Convention

Option a – National Parks

Which sector is the largest emitter of Greenhouse gases in India?

(a) Domestic

(b) Transport

(d) Agriculture

Option c – Electric power generation

Consider the following organisms:

Agaricus
Nostoc
Spirogyra

Which of the above is/are used as biofertilizers?
(a) 2 only

(b) 1 and 2

(d) 2 and 3

Option a – 2 only

Which of the following statements regarding landslides is/are correct?

They are sudden and sporadic.
They result when the slope is gentle.
Mining activity is also responsible for landslides.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 3 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Option b – 1 and 3 only

Consider the following fauna of India:

Gharial
Leatherback Turtle
Swamp deer

Which of the above is/are endangered?
(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 2 only

(d) None of these

Option a – 1, 2 and 3

Biodiversity forms the basis for human existence in the following ways:

Soil formation
Prevention of soil erosion
Recycling of waste
Pollination of crops

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 2, 3 and 4

(b) 1, 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Option d – 1, 2, 3 and 4

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