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 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 3 Journey To The End Of The Earth Quiz 3 (31 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the reasons of increasing global tempratures? A) Cutting of trees. B) Human activities. C) Increasing pollution. D) All these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All these. 2. The author returned to Chennai after ..... weeks A) 6. B) 2. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 3. What was the objective of the Students on the Ice program? A) To enable them to think differently to save the planet. B) To make them see snow. C) To make them see white expanse in the form of ice. D) To make them travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To enable them to think differently to save the planet. 4. What does the author compare Antarctica to in terms of perspective? A) A giant ping-pong ball. B) A vast desert. C) A bustling city. D) A tropical island. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A giant ping-pong ball. 5. SYNONYM OF BLASE A) PARTICULAR ABOUT. B) CASUAL. C) ALERT ABOUT. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CASUAL. 6. SYNONYM OF UBIQUITOUS A) OMNIPRESENT. B) OMNIVOROUS. C) OMNIPOTENT. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) OMNIPRESENT. 7. Why is Antarctica a restricted place? A) Because it's too cold. B) To protect the environment. C) Because of no life. D) Because of snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To protect the environment. 8. Where is the world's geological history trapped? A) On Asia Continent. B) On Antarctica Continent. C) On Northern Pole. D) On southern pole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On Antarctica Continent. 9. WHAT HAS KEPT ANTARCTICA FRIGID? A) COLD CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT. B) SOUTH WIND. C) WARM CURRENT. D) GULF CURRENT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) COLD CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT. 10. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF PROFESSOR TAKING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO THE END OF THE WORLD? A) GEOFF BLACK. B) GEOFF WHITE. C) GEOFF GREEN. D) GEOFF BROWN. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) GEOFF GREEN. 11. FOR MANY YEARS DID GONDWANA THRIVE? A) 550MILLION YEARS. B) 700 MILLION YEARS. C) 500MILLION YEARS. D) 600 MILLION YEARS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 500MILLION YEARS. 12. WE WOULD LOSE ALL EARTHLY PERSPECTIVE AND TIME A) BY NOT PRESERVING THEM. B) BY USINGTHEM IN EXCESS. C) BY DESTROYING THEM. D) BY MISUSING THEM. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) BY MISUSING THEM. 13. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 14. HOW CAN THE ANTARCTICA BE A PART OF HISTORY? A) IT PROVIDES CLUES SHOWING OUR ORIGIN. B) IT SPEAKS ITSHISTORY. C) IT PROVIDES RESOURCES AS EVIDENCE. D) IT PROVIDES OURHISTORY. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) IT PROVIDES CLUES SHOWING OUR ORIGIN. 15. HOW MANY MEMBERS WERE THERE ON 'SHOKALSKIY'? A) 53. B) 51. C) 50. D) 52. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 52. 16. WHAT PERCENT OF THE EARTHS TOTAL ICE VOLUMES ARE STORED IN ANTARCTICA? A) 50. B) 80. C) 90. D) 70. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 90. 17. What caused disturbance to the silence of the continent? A) The birds. B) The humans. C) The animals. D) Avalanches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Avalanches. 18. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All these. 19. What significant geological feature is mentioned in relation to Antarctica's history? A) The Rocky Mountains. B) Gondwana. C) The Himalayas. D) The Andes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gondwana. 20. What is the primary reason for visiting Antarctica according to the text? A) To see various human civilizations. B) To enjoy the warm climate. C) To experience urban life. D) To study the Earth's geological history. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To study the Earth's geological history. 21. HOW OLD HAVE BEEN HUMAN CIVILIZATIONS? A) 7000. B) 12000. C) 10000. D) 8000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12000. 22. What kind of atmosphere does Antarctica have? A) Coldest. B) Driest. C) Windiest. D) All these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All these. 23. What is the primary focus of the Students on Ice program? A) To inspire future policy-makers. B) To study marine biology. C) To promote tourism. D) To conduct geological surveys. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To inspire future policy-makers. 24. Name of the vessel which took the author to Antarctica A) Akademic Shokalskiy. B) Titanic. C) Queen Mary. D) INS RAJPUT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Akademic Shokalskiy. 25. THE AUTHOR WAS HEADING TOWARDS A) RED SEA. B) INDIAN OCEAN. C) ANTARCTICA. D) THE PACIFIC OCEAN. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ANTARCTICA. 26. What does the author compare the running and stretching of crabs to? A) To melting glaciers. B) To avalanches. C) To stray dogs. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To stray dogs. 27. How many time zones did the author cross during the journey? A) Nine. B) Seven. C) Five. D) Eleven. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nine. 28. Which aspect of environmental changes is the most debatable issue now? A) Pollution. B) Climate change. C) Marine life. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate change. 29. How were the Himalayas formed? A) By a collapse in the Gondwana supercontinent. B) By evolution. C) By deforestation. D) All these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By a collapse in the Gondwana supercontinent. 30. What was the author's starting point for the journey? A) Madras. B) New Delhi. C) Antarctica. D) Moscow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Madras. 31. What is there in Antarctica? A) Geographical history. B) Snow's history. C) Geological history. D) Man's history. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geological history. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesCommon Subjects QuizzesClass 12 QuizzesClass 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 3 Journey To The End Of The Earth Quiz 1Class 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 3 Journey To The End Of The Earth Quiz 2Class 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 1 The Third Level QuizClass 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 2 The Tiger King QuizClass 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 4 The Enemy QuizClass 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 5 Should Wizard Hit Mommy QuizClass 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 6 On The Face Of It QuizClass 12 English (Vistas) Chapter 7 Evans Tries An O Level Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books