This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Common Subjects > English Vistas > Class 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 3 Journey To The End Of The Earth – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 3 Journey To The End Of The Earth Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How old are the records trapped in the layers of ice on Antarctica? A) 1 million year old. B) 2 million years old. C) Half million-year-old carbon records. D) All these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Half million-year-old carbon records. 2. THE AUTHOR'S JOURNEY BEGINS FROM A) MUMBAI. B) CHENNAI. C) KOLKATA. D) COCHIN. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CHENNAI. 3. Which program was the author a part of? A) Tour Program. B) Research Program. C) Students on Ice Program. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Students on Ice Program. 4. The narrator was aboard on the ship named ..... A) Akademik Shokalskiy. B) Academic Discovery. C) Denim Explorer. D) World carrier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Akademik Shokalskiy. 5. WHAT IS THE LOCATION OF ANTARCTIC CIRCLE? A) 65.55 SOUTH LATITUDE. B) 45.0 SOUTH LATITUDE. C) 23.5 SOUTH LATITUDE. D) 0 DEGREE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 65.55 SOUTH LATITUDE. 6. MEANING OF 'TO WEDGE'? A) TO HIT NAIL. B) TO POLISH. C) TO CUT. D) TO RUB. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) TO CUT. 7. What metaphor does the author use regarding phytoplankton? A) They are the backbone of the ocean. B) They are the jewels of the ocean. C) They are the giants of the deep. D) They are the grasses of the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are the grasses of the sea. 8. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. HOW MANY TIME ZONES DID THE AUTHOR CROSS TO REACH ANTARCTICA? A) NINE. B) SEVEN. C) EIGHT. D) TEN. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NINE. 10. What wondered Tishani Doshi? A) Beauty of snow and ice. B) Retreating glaciers. C) Beauty of balance on the earth. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beauty of balance on the earth. 11. The author covered ..... to reach Antarctica A) 9 time zones and 3 water bodies. B) 4 time zones and 2 water bodies. C) 3 time zones and 5 water bodies. D) 2 time zones and 4 water bodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 9 time zones and 3 water bodies. 12. How has the man created ruckus on the earth? A) By travelling. B) By encroaching the earth. C) By visiting the iceland. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By encroaching the earth. 13. WHAT WAS FORMED DUE TO JOINING OF SOUTH AMERICA TO NORTH AMERICA? A) GULF STRAIT. B) DRAKE PASSAGE. C) PANAMA CANAL. D) SUEZ CANAL. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DRAKE PASSAGE. 14. Why is a visit to Antarctica important to understand the effect of global warming? A) Because here one can see quickly melting glaciers and collapsing ice-shelves. B) Because it is filled with snow. C) Because it is away from urban rush. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because here one can see quickly melting glaciers and collapsing ice-shelves. 15. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Destruction and disturbance caused by human race. 16. What is the main environmental concern discussed in the text? A) Climate change. B) Overpopulation. C) Pollution. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate change. 17. ANTARCTICA REMAINS RELATIVELY PRISTINE BECAUSE A) T HOLDS IN ITS ICE-CORES ONE MILLION YEAR OLD CARBON RECORDS. B) T HOLDS IN ITS ICE-CORES HALF MILLION YEAR OLD GOLD RECORDS. C) T HOLDS IN ITS ICE-CORES HALF MILLION YEAR OLD DIAMOND RECORDS. D) IT HOLDS IN ITS ICE-CORES HALF MILLION YEAR OLD CARBON RECORDS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) IT HOLDS IN ITS ICE-CORES HALF MILLION YEAR OLD CARBON RECORDS. 18. BEFORE EVOLUTION, ANTARCTICA WAS THE PART OF A HUGE TROPICAL LAND MASS CALLED A) THE EUROPE. B) THE GODWANA. C) THE AFRICA. D) THE ASIA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) THE GODWANA. 19. How long did the author travel before reaching Antarctica? A) Over 50 hours. B) Over 200 hours. C) Over 300 hours. D) Over 100 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Over 100 hours. 20. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How small changes cause big things to happen. 21. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) World's most preserved place, Antarctica. 22. What does the author mean by 'a chilling prospect'? A) A frightening experience. B) A serious concern. C) A cold environment. D) A thrilling adventure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A serious concern. 23. What does the author mean by 'everything does indeed connect'? A) Technology links us all. B) All places are the same. C) Nature is interconnected. D) Humans are all related. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nature is interconnected. 24. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF ANTARCTICA BECOMES A WARM PLACE? A) END OF HUMAN LIFE. B) PHYTOPLANKTON ACTIVITIES DISAPPEAR. C) SHELVES COLLAPSING. D) IMBALANCE OF ECOSYSTEM. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PHYTOPLANKTON ACTIVITIES DISAPPEAR. 25. What was the author's experience while walking on the ocean? A) It was frightening. B) It was boring. C) It was a revelation. D) It was dangerous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was a revelation. 26. What metaphor does the author use to describe the importance of small things? A) Phytoplankton. B) A mountain range. C) A giant iceberg. D) A small seed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phytoplankton. 27. What is phytoplankton? A) Oceas. B) Southern oceans. C) Microscopic grasses. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Microscopic grasses. 28. HOW MANY CHECKPOINTS DID THE AUTHOR CROSS TO REACH ANTARCTICA? A) NINE. B) EIGHT. C) SIX. D) SEVEN. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SIX. 29. What does the lesson revolve around? A) It revolves around the world. B) Tourism. C) Children and their tour. D) The world's most preserved place, Antarctica. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The world's most preserved place, Antarctica. 30. The author's first emotion on facing Antarctica's expansive white landscape was ..... A) Disbelief. B) Wonder. C) Shock. D) Relief. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relief. 31. What does the author suggest about the future of humankind? A) It is guaranteed to be bright. B) It is uncertain and dependent on our actions. C) It will be dominated by technology. D) It will be similar to the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is uncertain and dependent on our actions. 32. SYNONYM OF PRISTINE A) MODERN. B) ANCIENT. C) ULTRA-MODERN. D) SEMI-MODERN. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ANCIENT. 33. What is the primary emotion the author felt upon arriving in Antarctica? A) Excitement. B) Fear. C) Relief. D) Anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relief. 34. What disturbed the silence of the continent? A) Avalanches. B) The birds. C) The animals. D) The humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Avalanches. 35. What does the author suggest about the relationship between India and Antarctica? A) They are similar in climate. B) They share the same flora. C) They have always been separate. D) They were once part of the same landmass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were once part of the same landmass. 36. Which program was a life changing program? A) Tour and Travels. B) Know Antarctica. C) Know your earth. D) Students on Ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Students on Ice. 37. How many years ago did Gondwana exist? A) 500 million years. B) 100 million years. C) 550 million years. D) 650 million years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 650 million years. 38. The impact of human civilizations can be seen in A) Our dominance over nature. B) Limited resources due to increasing human population. C) Pollution due to unmitigated burning of fossil fuel. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 39. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Study of Antarctica Continent. 40. 'And for humans, the prognosis isn't good.' This line means ..... A) The future of mankind is secure. B) The prognosis isn't good enough to be relied upon. C) The future of human kind is encouraging. D) The future of mankind is not promising. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The future of mankind is not promising. 41. What was the name of the research vessel the author traveled on? A) USS Antarctica. B) Akademik Shokalskiy. C) HMS Endeavour. D) MV Discovery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Akademik Shokalskiy. 42. HOW DO WE KNOW THAT ANTARCTICA HELPS US UNDERSTAND OUR PAST A) BY VISITING IT. B) BY SEEING IT ON MAP. C) BY READING ABOUT IT. D) BY USING ITS RESOURCES. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BY VISITING IT. 43. Which programme aimed to take high school students to the end of the world? A) Teachers delight. B) Geoff Green's 'Students on Ice' programme. C) The author's delight. D) School program. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geoff Green's 'Students on Ice' programme. 44. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By telling the age of existence of human beings on the earth. 45. What was the center of the Gondwana Supercontinent? A) Asia. B) Pacific. C) Antarctica. D) All these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antarctica. 46. What is the significance of the Antarctic Circle mentioned in the text? A) It is a geographical landmark. B) It is where the sun never sets. C) It is a point of scientific interest. D) It marks the boundary of human habitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a point of scientific interest. 47. What is the main threat to the Antarctic ecosystem mentioned? A) Global warming. B) Pollution. C) Overfishing. D) Invasive species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Global warming. 48. What does the author suggest about the relationship between humans and nature? A) Humans have no impact on nature. B) Humans are separate from nature. C) Humans are part of nature. D) Humans dominate nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humans are part of nature. 49. What does the author suggest about the future climate of Antarctica? A) It will be populated by humans. B) It will become a tourist destination. C) It may become warmer. D) It will remain unchanged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It may become warmer. 50. The word epiphany means A) Realization. B) Dream. C) Adjective. D) Picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Realization. 51. Why has the author called her journey as Journey to the End of the Earth'? A) Because it was too far. B) Because no human race or plants exist. C) Crosses nine time zones, six checkpoints, three water bodies and many ecospheres to reach there. D) All these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crosses nine time zones, six checkpoints, three water bodies and many ecospheres to reach there. 52. What is the purpose of The Journey to the world's most preserved place, Antarctica? A) To see the beauty of the earth. B) To tour the world. C) To sensitize the young minds towards climatic change. D) To know the geography more closely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To sensitize the young minds towards climatic change. 53. STRETCHING AND SUNNING SEALS ON ICE FLOES WERE LIKE A) STRAY PIGS. B) STRAY GOATS. C) STRAY COWS. D) STRAY DOGS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) STRAY DOGS. 54. Why did the author visit Antarctica? A) To have a better understanding of the planet. B) To see the white expanse. C) To enjoy the cold weather. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To have a better understanding of the planet. 55. What was the name of the Russian research vessel mentioned in the text? A) Akademik Shokalskiy. B) Titanic. C) Discovery. D) Endeavour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Akademik Shokalskiy. 56. What does the author mean by 'uninterrupted blue horizon'? A) A vast expanse of ice. B) A clear sky without clouds. C) A continuous line of mountains. D) A view of the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A clear sky without clouds. 57. The Antarctica once was a part of this super continent A) Asia. B) Europe. C) Africa. D) Gondwana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gondwana. 58. Who is the author of the lesson Journey to the end of the Earth? A) Chitra Das. B) Tishani Doshi. C) Jane Austen. D) Kamla Das. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tishani Doshi. 59. What was the author's first emotion upon seeing Antarctica? A) Excitement. B) Sadness. C) Relief. D) Fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relief. 60. 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. 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