CBSE Class 12 English Vistas Journey to the End of the Earth Quiz 3

1. 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

2. What was the objective of the Students on the Ice program?

A to make them travel B to make them see snow C to make them see white expanse in the form of ice D to enable them to think differently to save the planet

3. What was Gondwana?

A An ancient tourist place B an ancient city in Antarctica C An ancient super continent D None

4. Who was Geoff Green?

A Geoff was a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and The Explorers Club. B A scientist C A traveller D A tourist guide

5. 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

6. Why is the Antarctica the right place to understand the past, present and future?

A because half million-year-old carbon records are trapped in its layers of ice. B because of layers of ice C because of cold D none

7. Which programme aimed to take high school students to the end of the world?

A The author’s delight B Teachers delight C School program D Geoff Green’s ‘Students on Ice’ programme

8. Why is a visit to Antartica 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

9. What is the purpose of The Journey to the world’s most preserved place, Antarctica?

A to tour the world B to see the beauty of the earth C to know the geography more closely D to sensitize the young minds towards climatic change

10. Who is the author of the lesson?

A Tishani Doshi B Kamla Das C Jane Austen D Chitra Das