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Chapter 3 Journey to the end of the Earth MCQ Questions
Please refer to the following Chapter 3 Journey to the end of the Earth MCQ Questions Class 12 English with solutions for all important topics in the chapter.
MCQ Questions Answers for Chapter 3 Journey to the end of the Earth Class 12 English
Question. How will the geographical phenomena help us to know the history of mankind?
A) by telling the age of existence of human beings on the earth
B) by showing the global warming
C) by showing the imapcts of global warming
D) none
Answer
A
Question. If we want to know our earth, the human race and its past, present, and future where should we go?
A) Northern Pole
B) Southern Pole
C) Gondwana
D) Antarctica Continent
Answer
D
Question. What were the writer’s feelings on reaching the continent?
A) of relief and amazement
B) tired and fatigued
C) sad
D) none
Answer
A
Question. When do you know that the threat of global warming is very real?
A) when you see the seals on ice floes
B) when you see the austral light
C) When you see glaciers retreating and ice shelves collapsing
D) All of the above
Answer
C
Question. Which program was the author a part of?
A) Tour Program
B) Research Program
C) Students on Ice Program
D) None
Answer
C
Question. The synonym of ‘ubiquitous’ is __________.
A) abstract
B) complex
C) omnipresent
D) simple
Answer
C
Question. Why is the Antarctica the right place to understand the past, present and future?
A) because half million-year-old carbon records are trapped in its layers of ice.
B) because of layers of ice
C) because of cold
D) none
Answer
B
Question. The geographical phenomena is going to help us to know the history of mankind_________
A) by showing the global warming
B) by showing the imapacts of global warming
C) by telling the age of existence of human beings on the earth
D) by exploring the world of ice
Answer
C
Question. Why did Geoff decide to take high school students on the journey?
A) to make them tour the world
B) to make them enjoy
C) to make them feel relaxed
D) to make them understand their planet and respect it.
Answer
D
Question. The lesson Journey to the end of the Earth revolve around_______
A) children and their tour
B) tourism
C) It revolves around the world
D) world’s most preserved place, Antarctica
Answer
D
Question. What gives us an insight into the world’s geological history?
A) Study of Northern Pole
B) Study of Southern Pole
C) Study of Antarctica Continent
D) None
Answer
C
Question. Gondwana existed roughly around ___________.
A)110 million years ago
B) 450 million years ago
C) 250 million years ago
D) 650 million years ago
Answer
D
Question. How many years back were India and Antarctica part of the same landmass?
A) 100 million years back
B) 300 million years ago
C) 200 million years ago
D) 400 million years ago
Answer
B
Question. Antarctica has been described as ___________.
A)coldest, driest, windiest
B) hottest and inhabitable
C) thriving with all sorts of life
D) All of the above
Answer
C
Question. The study of our past is possible in Antarctica through_________.
A) Half-million-year-old carbon records trapped in its layers of ice
B) Cordilleran folds
C) pre-Cambrian granite shields
D) All of the above
Answer
D
Question. What is phytoplankton?
A) Oceas
B) Southern oceans
C) Microscopic grasses
D) None
Answer
C
Question. What is the meaning of ‘epiphany’?
A) a moment of shock
B) a moment of great sadness
C) cacophony
D) a moment of sudden and great revelation or realization
Answer
D
Question. What used to flourished on Antarctica years back?
A) Animals
B) Tigers
C) Humans
D) Fauna and flora
Answer
D
Question. When do you know that the threat of global warming is very real?
A) when you see the seals on ice floes
B) when you see the austral light
C) When you see glaciers retreating and ice shelves collapsing
D) All of the above
Answer
C
Question. What does the author mean by “In that short amount of time, we’ve managed to create quite a ruckus”?
A) progress made by human race
B) destruction and disturbance caused by human race
C) stunning achievements of human race
D) None of the above
Answer
B
Question. What was the center of the Gondwana Supercontinent?
A) Asia
B) Pacific
C) Antarctica
D) All these
Answer
C
Question. What is the aim of The Journey to , Antarctica?
A) to know the geography more closely
B) world tour
C) to sensitize the young minds towards climatic change
D) to see the beauty of the earth
Answer
C
Question. What is the figure of speech used in the line, “It’s like walking into a giant ping-pong ball”?
A) Metaphor
B) Alliteration
C) Pun
D) Simile
Answer
D
Question. Why was Tishani Doshi filled with relief and wonder when she first set his foot on the continent?
A) to see its white expanse
B) to see its vastness and immense white expanse
C) to see the isolation from the rest of the world
D) All these
Answer
D
Question. The narrator was aboard on the ship named ______
A) World carrier
B) Academic Discovery
C) Akademik Shokalskiy
D) Denim Explorer
Answer
C
Question. How does the geographical phenomena help us?
A) how small changes cause big things to happen
B) it makes us study
C) it helps us to watch everything closely
D) none
Answer
A
Question. What is the aim of The Journey to, Antarctica?
A) to know the geography more closely
B) world tour
C) to sensitize the young minds towards climatic change
D) to see the beauty of the earth
Answer
C
Question. Who was Geoff Green?
A) Geoff was a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and The Explorers Club.
B) A scientist
C) A traveller
D) A tourist guide
Answer
A
Question. Who is the author of the lesson Journey to the end of the Earth?
A) Tishani Doshi
B) Kamla Das
C) Jane Austen
D) Chitra Das
Answer
A
Question. Why is Antarctica a restricted place?
A) because it’s too cold
B) because of no life
C) because of snow
D) to protect the environment
Answer
D
Question. Which program was a life changing program?
A) Tour and Travels
B) Know Antarctica
C) Know your earth
D) Students on Ice
Answer
D
Question. What disturbed the silence of the continent?
A) The birds
B) the animals
C) the humans
D) Avalanches
Answer
D
Question. Name the program which aimed to take high school students to the end of the world?
A) The author’s delight
B) Geoff Green’s ‘Students on Ice’ programme
C) Teachers delight
D) School program
Answer
B
Question. Why is Antarctica completely pure?
A) Because of ice
B) because of avalanches
C) because of melting glaciers
D) because of non-existence of humans
Answer
D
Question. Where is the world’s geological history trapped?
A) on southern pole
B) On Northern Pole
C) on Asia Continent
D) On Antarctica Continent
Answer
D
Question. Which programme aimed to take high school students to the end of the world?
A) The author’s delight
B) Teachers delight
C) School program
D) Geoff Green’s ‘Students on Ice’ programme
Answer
D
