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upsc-p1-geography-world-physical-features MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 9 upsc-p1-geography-world-physical-features questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
Practice questions
Q1Consider the following statements about major lakes: 1. Lake Baikal is a deep rift freshwater lake in Siberia. 2. The Dead Sea has a natural outlet to the ocean. 3. Lake Tanganyika is located in West Africa. 4. Lake Superior is a glacially shaped North American Great Lake. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 4 are correct. Baikal is a deep Siberian rift freshwater lake, and Superior is one of the glacially shaped North American Great Lakes. The Dead Sea is an endorheic lake with no ocean outlet, while Tanganyika is an East African rift lake, not a West African lake.
Q2Consider the following statements: 1. A strait is a natural narrow water passage, whereas a canal such as Suez or Panama is artificial. 2. The Bering Strait separates Asia and North America and links the Arctic Ocean side with the Bering Sea-Pacific side. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Both statements are correct. A strait is a natural connector between larger water bodies, unlike an artificial canal. Bering is such a strait: it separates the Asian and North American landmasses and connects Arctic-side waters with the Bering Sea and Pacific side.
Q3Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (River): A. Danube; B. Volga; C. Mekong; D. Mississippi. List II (Receiving water body): 1. Caspian Sea; 2. Gulf of Mexico; 3. Black Sea; 4. South China Sea.
The Danube drains to the Black Sea, the Volga to the inland Caspian Sea, the Mekong to the South China Sea, and the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. Thus the complete match is A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2.
Q4Starting from a continent and moving toward a deep ocean basin, arrange the following in the usual order: 1. Deep ocean basin; 2. Continental shelf; 3. Continental slope. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The continental shelf is the shallow submerged margin nearest the continent. The continental slope then descends from the shelf toward the deep ocean basin. Hence the usual outward order is 2-3-1.
Q5Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Feature): A. Mid-ocean ridge; B. Ocean trench; C. Hawaiian volcanic chain; D. Rift lake. List II (Usual process or setting): 1. Mantle plume; 2. Divergent plate boundary; 3. Faulted basin formed by crustal extension; 4. Subduction zone.
Mid-ocean ridges form at divergent boundaries, ocean trenches commonly mark subduction zones, Hawaii is linked with a mantle plume rather than a plate boundary, and rift lakes occupy faulted basins formed by crustal extension. Therefore the match is A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3.
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6Arrange the following features from west to east across the broad Amazon system: 1. Amazon Basin; 2. Atlantic mouth of the Amazon; 3. Andes. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7Consider the following statements about world rivers: 1. The Congo crosses the Equator twice and drains into the Atlantic Ocean. 2. The Volga drains into the Caspian Sea. 3. The Mackenzie drains northward into the Arctic Ocean. 4. The Zambezi drains into the Atlantic Ocean. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8Consider the following statements: 1. The East African Rift represents a continental rift stage. 2. The Red Sea represents a more advanced narrow oceanic opening. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
9Consider the following statements about arid regions: 1. The Sahel is a semi-arid transition belt south of the Sahara. 2. The aridity of the Atacama is reinforced by both the Humboldt Current and the rain shadow of the Andes. 3. Antarctica includes polar desert conditions because precipitation is very low. 4. The Namib lies on the Mediterranean coast of Africa. Select the correct answer using the code given below.