NCERT English Class 12 | Chapter 3 | Journey to the end of Earth | MCQs |

1. Which of the following vessel was used to reach Antarctica?

A. Akademik Shokalskiy

B. Ahtarcia Sholaski

C. Admiral Lazarez

D. Alexander Nevsky

Answer: (A) Akademik Shokalskiy


2. From where did the author begin her journey?

A. Sri Lanka

B. Karnataka

C. Madras

D. Sunderbans

Answer: (C) Madras


3. Name the supercontinent that existed many years ago?

A. Eurasia

B. Antarctica

C. Gondwana

D. Laurasia

Answer: (C) Gondwana


4. Which is the most hotly debated topic in today's time?

A. Climate change

B. Global warming

C. Pollution

D. Over Population

Answer: (A) Climate change


5. What does Antarctica hold under its layers of ice?

A. Fossil fuel

B. Carbon records

C. Uranium

D. Both (A) and (B)

Answer: (B) Carbon records


6. Which programme was the author working on?

A. Authors of Ice

B. Ice Techs

C. Students of Ice

D. Mechanicals of Ice

Answer: (C) Students of Ice


7. Who is the author of the passage ‘Journey to End of The World’

A. Anita Desai

B. Tishani Doshi

C. Kamala Das

D. Arundhati Roy

Answer: (B) Tishani Doshi


8. Who headed the programme in which the author participated?

A. Geoffrey Archer

B. Geoff Green

C. Jeff Bezos

D. None of the above

Answer: (B) Geoff Green


9. How will the lives of marine animals be affected/

A. Depletion of the ozone layer

B. Depletion of the ice caps

C. Depletion of phytoplanktons

D. All of the above.

Answer: (A) Depletion of the ozone layer.


10. What is the replacement of stray dogs in Antarctica?

A. Polar bears

B. Penguins

C. Walruses

D. Crabeater seals

Answer: (D) Crabeater seals


11. How many checkpoints did the author cross to reach the Antarctic?

A. Seven

B. Six

C. Five

D. Ten

Answer: (B) Six


12. What did the Captain decide to do before the vessel turned back?

A. Climb the gangplank

B. Walk on the ocean

C. Climb an ice cliff

D. Both A and B

Answer: (D) Both A and B


13. Find the synonym of the word ‘ubiquitous’?

A. Omnipotent

B. Omnipresent

C. Prevalent

D. Common

Answer: (B) Omnipresent


14. Which of the following is the antonym of the word ‘pristine’

A. Fresh

B. Virgin

C. Besmirched

D. Clean

Answer: (C) Besmirched


15. What does the phrase “My …experience was full of such epiphanies” mean?

A. The author experienced the reality of nature

B. The author understood her love for animals

C. The author experienced the importance of ecology

D. All of the above

Answer: (A) The author experienced the reality of nature.

 

Read the following line and answer the questions

‘A life-changing experience at an age when they’re ready to absorb, learn, and most importantly, act.’

16. Who are ‘they’ referred to in the above lines?

A. Researchers

B. Philosophers

C. Students

D. Policymakers

Answer: (D) Policymakers


17.  What is the experience that is being referred to in the above lines?

A. A journey to the Arctic

B. A journey to the Antarctic

C. A journey to the Pacific Ocean

D. All of the above

Answer: (B) A journey to the Antarctic


18. Why is the experience successful?

A. Because every individual returns unaffected by it

B. Because every individual returns satisfied

C. Because every individual returns affected by it

D. None of the above

Answer: (C) Because every individual returns affected by it.


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