MCQs of Geography – Physical Geography MCQs from Previous Papers

Calcareous rocks are __________ ROCKS.

Most of the rainfall received in Pakistan is by:

Organic deposits are mostly found over:

Irrigation is a _______ feature.

Standard parallel is a part of _________ projection

__________ Projection are called :

Conical Projections are suitable for:

A low pressure area is called:

Zenithal projections are mostly used for ______ areas:

The feature not due to glaciation is a:

Loess found in northern China is:

An example of an igneous rocteis :

The moraine which is formed where two small glaciers converge is termed:

Stacks are typically features of :

The usual way of showing population i n a map is by using:

If the R.V. of a map is 1:25000.This is a:

North West Passage is suitably shown in:

West Wind Drift is present in all oceans except:

The predominant vegetation of Arid Western U.S.A is:

Hot wind which blows from Sahara to the Guniea Coast 5 the:

Warm current that keeps the Norwegian ports ice free throughout the yer is the:

Elongated lakes have normally resulted from:

One of the following is also called international scale:

Rejuvenation of rivers is associated with formation of:

Radial Trellised and Dendritic are forms and patterns of:

Ring of fire is attributed to:

Average monthly temperature of a place can be represented means of:

Hanging valleys are formed by the action :

Dendritic pattern of drainage is:

Lines joining places having equal rainfall are:

The most common rock found on earth is

The wind which reverses seasonally is known as ______ wind:

Karst region originally a landscape located in:

The earliest period of geological history is:

Which of the following are considered to be the primary rock:

What is the point of an earth quake called:

Epreogeny is a result of:

What is the name given to a plateau surrounded by mountains :

The dust bowl of North American has been caused by:

What does the term loses refers to:

An Avalanche is a mass of glacial debris transported to the sea:

What is meant by Hamada?

The direction of rotation of the earth on its axis is from:

On which date is the earth perihelion:

What is the most accurate description of the shape of earth?

Corundum falls in the ________ rank of Moho Scale of Hardness:

Standard Parallel is a part of _______ projection:

Conical Projection is suitable for ________ areas:

Zenithal Projection is suitable for _______ areas:

Sandstone is a / an __________ rock:

Granite is a/an ________ rock:

A line which is drawn on Mercator’s Projection is known as:

The shadow zone of an earthquake exists between _______ from an earthquake focus:

One of the following is also known as an international scale:

The 8th October, 2005 Earthquake of Pakistan had 2 magnitude, of:

The soft zone in the upper part of the mantle is called:

The World’s largest delta has been formed by the river:

The magnitude of an earthquake is measured by:

” The Roots of Mountain theory of Isotasy ” is credited to:

Primary Waves ( P- Waves ) in an earthquake are a kind of:

Which of the following features have been produced by wind deflation?

Marine terraces, spits and bars are formed by:

San Andreas Fault, California is an example of:

Fold in which horizontal or gently dipping beds are modified by simple step like bands are called:

The earth’s inner core is composed mostly of:

Ketabatic winds are produced by:

The distinguishing difference between the asthenosphere and lithosphere is their?

The mean velocity of the earth in its orbit is about:

The mean distance between the earth and sun is about:

The prime meridian is referred to as the:

The equatorial Mercator is the only one of all known projections on which all Rhumb lines are true:

The arctic circle is at:

The vernal equinox occurs on:

The percentage of radiant energy reflected back by a surface is termed the:

Over the equatorial bough of low pressure lying roughly between 5 N and 5 S latitude is the equatorial belt of variable winds and calms/ or the:

The term humidity simply refers to the degree to which water vapour is present in the:

Advection fog results from the movement of warm moist air over a:

Sheet as the term is used in the United States consists of pellets of ice produced from freezing of:

Radiation coming from the sun is:

The hurricane or typhoon develops over oceans in latitudes:

Troposphere is the:

The Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean is a:

The word peneplain is given to a land surface of:

The Coriolis force is produced by :