Practice Physical Geography MCQs for PPSC Naib Tehsildar Geography — topic-wise sets with solved answers.
Q1. An active volcano, "Mount Fuji," is located in:
Answer: Japan
Explanation: Mount Fuji is Japan's highest peak at 3,776 metres, an iconic stratovolcano on Honshu Island considered sacred in Japanese culture; it last erupted in 1707.
Q2. According to Simon Winchester's book, how many tectonic plates are there on Earth?
Answer: 32
Explanation: According to Simon Winchester's book "A Crack in the Edge of the World," Earth has approximately 32 tectonic plates when smaller microplates are included beyond the standard 15 major plates.
Q3. The latitude of the equator is _________.
Answer: 0°
Explanation: The equator is an imaginary great circle at 0° latitude, equidistant from the North and South Poles, dividing Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Q4. Identify the latitude of Punjab Province:
Answer: 27.42 to 34.02 N
Explanation: Punjab province lies between latitudes 27.42°N to 34.02°N and longitudes 69.9°E to 75.4°E, making it one of Pakistan's northernmost plains provinces.
Q5. What is the longitude degree of the UK's Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)?
Answer: 0°
Explanation: The Prime Meridian (0° longitude) passes through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, and is the reference line for Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Q6. Which is the highest volcano in Asia?
Answer: Mount Damavand
Explanation: Mount Damavand in Iran, standing at 5,610 m, is the highest volcano in Asia and the highest peak in the Middle East.
Q7. The largest volcano of the world is:
Answer: Mauna Loa
Q8. The latitude of the South Pole is _______.
Answer: 90°
Explanation: The South Pole sits at exactly 90° South latitude, the southernmost point on Earth, located on the Antarctic continent.
Q9. What is/are the main cause(s) of earthquakes?
Answer: All of these
Explanation: Earthquakes result from multiple causes including volcanic activity, movement of tectonic plates, and tectonic dislocation (faulting), so all three listed factors contribute to seismic events.
Q10. A line on a map joining places having equal atmospheric pressure is called:
Answer: Isobar
Explanation: An isobar is a contour line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric (barometric) pressure, used to identify pressure systems and wind patterns.
Q11. What is the time difference between one degree of longitude?
Answer: 4 minutes
Explanation: Earth completes one full rotation of 360° in 24 hours, so each degree of longitude corresponds to 24×60÷360 = 4 minutes of time difference.
Q12. Which country has the greatest number of volcanoes in the world?
Answer: Indonesia
Explanation: Indonesia sits on the "Ring of Fire" and has about 130 active volcanoes - more than any other country - due to its location at the convergence of multiple tectonic plates.
Q13. Who was the first man to draw the map of Earth?
Answer: Anaximander
Q14. The world's largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, is located in:
Answer: Hawaii (US)
Explanation: Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii is the world's largest active volcano by volume and area, rising 4,169 m above sea level and extending far below the ocean surface.
Q15. The Greenwich (England) is at ____ degree longitude.
Answer: 0
Q16. Pakistan lies between which longitudes?
Answer: 61°E to 75.5°E
Q17. The International Date Line is approximately at which longitude?
Answer: 180°
Explanation: The International Date Line runs approximately along the 180° meridian of longitude in the Pacific Ocean, with deviations to keep island nations on the same calendar day.
Q18. The Tropic of Cancer is located at which latitude?
Answer: 23.5 degrees North
Explanation: The Tropic of Cancer is the northernmost latitude (23.5° N) at which the Sun can appear directly overhead, marking the boundary of the tropics in the Northern Hemisphere.
Q19. The Tropic of Capricorn is located at which latitude?
Answer: 23.5 degrees South
Explanation: The Tropic of Capricorn is the southernmost latitude (23.5° S) at which the Sun can be directly overhead, occurring during the December solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.
Q20. The Arctic Circle is located at approximately which latitude?
Answer: 66.5 degrees North
Explanation: The Arctic Circle is the parallel of latitude at approximately 66.5 degrees North (66°33'N), marking the southernmost point at which the Sun can remain continuously above or below the horizon for 24 hours.
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