MCQ Class 12 English Chapter 3 Journey to the End of the Earth Vistas Advertisement MCQ’s For All Chapters – Vistas Class 12th 1. Who is the author of “Journey to the End of the Earth”?Geoff GreenTishani DoshiIsaac AsimovKahlil GibranQuestion 1 of 202. What was the name of the Russian research vessel?Akademik ShokalskiyStudents on IceDrake PassageAntarctic ExplorerQuestion 2 of 203. Which continent did the author travel to?AsiaEuropeAntarcticaAfricaQuestion 3 of 204. From where did the author’s journey begin?DelhiMadrasMumbaiKolkataQuestion 4 of 205. How many time zones did the author cross during the journey?ThreeSixNineTwelveQuestion 5 of 206. What was the name of the ancient southern supercontinent?AsiaGondwanaAntarcticaSouth AmericaQuestion 6 of 207. How many million years ago did Gondwana exist?100 million years ago250 million years ago500 million years ago650 million years agoQuestion 7 of 208. What percentage of the Earth’s total ice volume is stored in Antarctica?50 per cent70 per cent80 per cent90 per centQuestion 8 of 209. What has the burning of fossil fuels created around the world?A blanket of carbon dioxideA layer of oxygenA blanket of iceA layer of waterQuestion 9 of 2010. How long have human civilisations been around?1,200 years12,000 years120,000 years1,200,000 yearsQuestion 10 of 2011. What does Antarctica hold in its ice-cores?Ancient fossils onlyHalf-million-year-old carbon recordsModern human recordsGold and mineralsQuestion 11 of 2012. Who headed the Students on Ice programme?Tishani DoshiThe CaptainGeoff GreenA scientist from AntarcticaQuestion 12 of 2013. What does the Students on Ice programme take to the ends of the world?ScientistsHigh school studentsTouristsCelebritiesQuestion 13 of 2014. What can students see near the South Pole that makes global warming seem real?Growing forestsRetreating glaciers and collapsing ice shelvesNew citiesIncreasing wildlifeQuestion 14 of 2015. What are phytoplankton described as in the Southern Ocean?Grasses of the seaBirds of the seaGiants of the seaFlowers of the seaQuestion 15 of 2016. What process do phytoplankton use to assimilate carbon and synthesise organic compounds?RespirationDigestionPhotosynthesisEvaporationQuestion 16 of 2017. What may be affected by further depletion of the ozone layer?The activities of phytoplanktonThe movement of shipsThe number of time zonesThe size of AntarcticaQuestion 17 of 2018. At what latitude did the author have her best Antarctic experience?13.09 degrees north65.55 degrees south90 degrees south23 degrees southQuestion 18 of 2019. How thick was the ice pack on which the group walked?Half a metreTwo metresTen metresOne metreQuestion 19 of 2020. What animals were seen stretching and sunning themselves on ice floes?Blue whalesMammothsCrabeater sealsWoolly rhinosQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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