Updated on 30/07/2023
L-3 Journey to the End of the Earth
1. Who is the writer of ' Journey to the End of the Earth' ?
(A) Tishani Doshi
(B) Jack Finney
(C) Kalki
(D) William Douglas
Answer
(A) Tishani Doshi
2. Which creatures were wiped out 60 million years ago ?
(A) anaconda
(B) dinosaurs
(C) turtle
(D) whale
Answer
(B) dinosaurs
3. Who was Geoff Green?
(A) a Secretary
(B) a Supervisor
(C) a lawyer
(D) Geoff was a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and The Explorers Club
Answer
(D) Geoff was a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and The Explorers Club
4. Why is a visit to Antartica important to understand the effect of global warming?
(A) because it is filled with snow
(B) because here one can see quickly melting glaciers
(C) because it is away from urban rush
(D) because half million-year-old carbon records are trapped in its layers of ice.
Answer
(B) because here one can see quickly melting glaciers
5. What is phytoplankton?
(A) southern ocean
(B) northern ocean
(C) microscopic grasses
(D) mountains
Answer
(C) microscopic grasses
6. What do you understand by 'flora and fauna'?
(A) vegetations and animals
(B) birds and animals
(C) trees and birds
(D) fruits and birds
Answer
(A) vegetations and animals
7. On which programme was the working writer?
(A) Ice on students
(B) Ice at students
(C) Students at Ice
(D) Students on Ice
Answer
(D) Students on Ice
8. What is the best place for studying the effect of global warming ?
(A) Antarctica
(B) America
(C) Greenland
(D) Switzerland
Answer
(A) Antarctica
9. What is the reason for the rise in the earth's temperature ?
(A) whitehouse effect
(B) redhouse effect
(C) yellowhouse effect
(D) greenhouse effect
Answer
(D) greenhouse effect
10. From where did the writer's journey start ?
(A) from Delhi
(B) from Madras
(C) from Mumbai
(D) from Kolkata
Answer
(B) from Madras
11. What is the result of man's progress ?
(A) revolution
(B) conclusion
(C) pollution
(D) evolution
Answer
(C) pollution
12. If we want to know our earth, the human race and its past, present, and future where should we go?
(A) Southern Pole
(B) Godwana
(C) Antarctica Continent
(D) Northern Pole
Answer
(C) Antarctica Continent
13. What disturbed the silence of the continent?
(A) birds
(B) animals
(C) humans
(D) avalanches
Answer
(D) avalanches
14. Why do people visit Antarctica ?
(A) to know about the sun
(B) to know about the earth
(C) to know about the moon
(D) to know about the stars
Answer
(B) to know about the earth
15. According to the author; which two continents were once part of the same landmass?
(A) India and Antarctica
(B) Asia and Australia
(C) Europe and Africa
(D) Asia and Africa