World Geography Questions (MCQs) for UPSC, State PCS & SSC Examinations


Q.  Which was the first country in the world to legalise ‘Euthanasia’?

a. Luxembourg
b. Netherlands
c. Belgium
d. Switzerland


ANSWER: See Answer
 
Netherlands was the first country to legalise and decriminalize ‘Euthanasia’ on 20th February, 2008. Euthanasia also known as mercy killing is the practice of intentionally ending a life to relieve suffering and pain.
MCQs:  Which among the following volcanoes is not included in the Mediterranean Belt?
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MCQs:  Which among the following is not an exogenic process?
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MCQs:  On which among the following does the erosional capacity of the wind depend on?
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MCQs:  Which is the dominant process in the formation of desert pavements?
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MCQs:  Which among the following are usually located at the foot of some mountain or an upland in an arid area?
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MCQs:  Which among the following is a narrow ridge of rock separating two valleys?
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MCQs:  What is a dome shaped inselberg formed by granite or gneiss called?
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MCQs:  Which among the following pairs of terraces is/are correctly matched? 1: Fluvial terraces – remnants of the former floodplain of a stream or river. 2: Kame terraces – represents the former shoreline of a sea or ocean. 3: Structural terraces – terrace created by the differential erosion of flat-lying or nearly flat-lying layered strata. Select the correct code from the options given below:
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MCQs:  What are window like features in the karst landscapes?
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MCQs:  What are flat floored depressions within limestone regions called?
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MCQs:  What is the land between two converging or confluent rivers called?
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MCQs:  Which among the following is not a Volcanic landform?
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MCQs:  Which among the following statements is correct about Cryovolcano?
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MCQs:  What is a volcanic caldera that has been partially filled by a new central cone called?
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MCQs:  Which among the following pairs of weathered landforms is/are correctly matched? 1: Bornhardt – A large dome-shaped, steep-sided, bald rock 2: Inselberg – Isolated rock hill or small mountain that rises abruptly from a relatively flat surrounding plain. Select the correct code from the options given below:
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MCQs:  Which among the following pairs of weathered landforms is/are not correctly matched? 1: Etchplain – A plain where the bedrock has been subject to considerable subsurface weathering 2: Flared slope – Small to large indentations in vertical to steeply sloping granular rock Select the correct code from the options given below:
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MCQs:  Lake Titicaca is situated on the borders of which among the following countries? 1: Argentina 2: Bolivia 3: Peru Select the correct code from the options given below:
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MCQs:  Which among the following coastal cities is located in Norway?
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MCQs:  The coastal city Istanbul is located in which among the following countries?
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MCQs:  Mount Aconcagua is located in which among the following mountain ranges?
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