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Geography - MCQ on Distribution of Oceans and Continents

Class XI

Q.1. Who amongst the following was the first to consider the possibipty of Europe, Africa and America having been located side by side.

a) Alfred Wegner

c) Abraham Ortepus

b) Antonio Pellegrini

d) Edmond Hess

Answer:

(c) Abraham Ortepus

Q.2. Polar feepng force relates to:

a) Revolution of the Earth

c) Rotation of the earth

b) Gravitation

d) Tides

Answer:

(c) Rotation of the earth

Q.3. Which one of the following is not a minor plate?

a) Nazca

c) Phipppines

b) Arabia

d) Antarctica

Answer:

(d) Antarctica

Q.4.What is the meaning of PANGEA.

a) All earth

b) Old earth

c) New earth

d) None

Answer:

(a) All earth

Q.5.The continental drift theory was propounded by:

a) Alfred Wegner

b) Aortepus

c) Hall and Danna

d) None

Answer:

(a) Alfred Wegner

Q.6.The tidal force and polar fleeing forces are responsible for:

a) The plate movement

b) The continental Drift

c) Sea floor Spreading

d) Movement of convectional currents.

Answer:

(b) The continental Drift

Q.8. Polar fleeing force related to the:

a) The attraction of sun and moon

b) Magnetic field of the earth

c) Rotation of the earth

d) None

Answer:

(c) Rotation of the earth

Q.9. The convection current theory was propounded by:

a) Hall and Danna

b) Arther Holmes

c) Hadely

D) None

Answer:

(b) Arther Holmes

Q.10.Convection currents are generated because of the:

a) Radioactive elements in the crust

b) Nickel and Iron in the core

c) Aluminium and zinc

d) None

Answer:

(a) Radioactive elements in the crust

Explanation: - Uranium and Thorium and other elements of this group create convectional currents.

Q.11.Which one of the following is not a submarine feature:

a) Continental shelf

b) Continental slope

c) Deep sea trenches

d) Aeopan plains

Answer:

(d) Aeopan plains

Explanation: - An Aeopan plain is made by the winds in the arid areas of the world.

Q.12. Rim of the five of pacific is an area of –

a) Mountains

b) Volcanoes

c) Trenches

d) Five

Answer:

(b) Volcanoes

Q.13. The hypothesis of Sea floor spreading was proposed by –

a) Hess

b) Harry

c) Hely

d) Hall

Answer:

(a) Hess

Q.14. Meckenzie, Parker and Morgan gave the concept of:

a) Continental drift

b) Plate Tectonics

c) Convectional current theory

d) None

Answer:

(b) Plate Tectonics

Q.15. According to the Plate Tectonic concept there are plates.

a) 7

b) 9

c) 8

d) 11

Answer:

(d) 11

Q.16. A Divergent boundary is that where:

a) Crust is consumed

b) How crust is generated

c) Faults are generated

d) No gain no loss

Answer:

(b) How crust is generated.

Q.17. Along the convergent merging the crust is

a) Added

b) Destroyed

c) Remained unchanged

d) None

Answer:

(b) Destroyed

Q.18. Which of the following is a smaller plate?

a) North American plate

b) Pacific plate

c) African plate

d) Arabian plate

Answer:

(d) Arabian plate

Q.19.The boundary between India and the Antarctic plate is a:

a) Convergent boundary

b) Divergent boundary

c) Transform fault boundary

d) None

Answer:

(b) Divergent boundary

Q.20. The Theory of Plate Tectonics proposes that the earth’s pthosphere is divided into ………major plates and some minor plates.

a) 8

b) 7

c) 6

d) 5

Answer:

(b) 7

Q.21. In which of the following periods were South India ,Austrapa, South and Central Africa part of one compact landmass known as Gondwanaland?

a) Triassic period of the Mesozoic Era.

b) Nesozoic or tertiary Era.

c) Great Ice Age.

d) None

Answer:

(a) Triassic period of the Mesozoic Era.

Q.22.The PANGEA was sppt into :

a) Gondwanaland

b) Laurasia

c) Gondwanaland and Laurasia.

d) None

Answer:

(c) Gondwanaland and Laurasia

Q.23. The pangea was surrounded by an ocean called by Wegner:

a) Tethyes

b) Panther

c) Panthalasa

d) None

Answer:

(c) Panthalasa.

Exp. Panthalasa means all waters.

Q.24.Jig –Saw fit means:

a) Continents and oceans .

b) Only continents

c) Matching of continents.

d) None of the above.

Answer:

(c) Matching of continents.

Q.25.The Radiometric dating method refers to

a) Analysing the rock formation.

b) Correlating the rock formation of different continents.

c) Correlating different continents of the world.

d) Correlating different oceans of the world.

Answer:

(b) Correlating the rock formation of different continents.

Important MCQ-based questions Geography class 11 chapter-Distribution of oceans and continents Set-B

Q.1 Alfred Wegner gave the theory of continental drift in the year:

a. 1920

b. 1919

c. 1912

d. 1925

Answer:

(c)

Explanation. He was a German meteorologist.

Q.2 Which of the following has the slowest rate of plate movement:

a. East Pacific region

b. Arctic ridge

c. South pacific region

d. None of the above

Answer:

(b)

Explanation. It is less than 2.5cm/yr.

Q.3 Rim of Pacific is also called:

a. Rim of fire

b. Rim of waves

c. Rim of ridges

d. Rim of slopes

Answer:

(a)

Explanation. Because of existence of active volcanoes.

Q.4 Indian subcontinent was located at:

a. 60⁰ S latitude

b. 30⁰ S latitude

c. 50⁰ S latitude

d. 40⁰ S latitude

Answer:

(c)

Explanation. India was a large island situated off the Austrapan coast.