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Geography - The Origin and Evolution of Earth

Class XI

Q.1. The Nebular hypothesis put forward by:

a) Immanuel Kant

b) Leplace

c) C.Weizascar

d) Edwin Hubble

Answer:

(b) Leplace

Q.2. Edwin Hubble in 1920 propounded the theory of:

a) Binary star

b) Big bang theory

c) Inter Staller dust hypothesis

d) Non

Answer:

(b) Big bang theory

Q.3. A light Year is a measure of:

a) Distance

b) Time

c) Space

d) None

Answer:

(a) Distance

Q.4. Expansion of Universe means:

a) Increase in the number of stars

b) Increase in space between the Galaxies

c) Discovery of new celestial bodies.

d) All of the above.

Answer:

(c) Discovery of new celestial bodies

Q.5.The Big Bang Theory is also called

a) The classical theory of the origin of the earth

b) The expanding universe theory

c) The Nebular hypothesis

d) The Binary Star theory

Answer:

(b) the expanding universe theory

Q.6. The formation of stars is believed to have took place between some:

a) 5-6 billion years ago

b) 4-6 billion years ago

c) 3-5 billion years ago

d) 6-8 billion years ago

Answer:

(a) 5-6 billion years ago

Q.7. From the crust towards the core:

a) The density of the material decreases.

b) The density of the material increases.

c) The density remains the same.

d) None of the above.

Answer:

(b) The density of the material increases.

Q.8.The composition of the atmosphere was modified by the process of:

a) Evaporation

b) Photosynthesis

c) Precipitation

d) Solidification

Answer:

(b) Photosynthesis

Q.9. Process of differentiation means:

a) Separation of material into different layers.

b) Separation of earth’s surface and its atmosphere.

c) Differences that exit on the surface of the earth.

d) None.

Answer:

(a) Separation of material into different layers.

Q.10. Initially earth’s surface was in:

a) Molten state

b) Solid State

c) Gaseous state

d) Semi liquid state

Answer:

(a) Molten state

Q.11. Fossils are:

a) Remains of plants and animals in the rocks.

b) The old rocks.

c) The old books related the origin of the earth.

d) None.

Answer:

(a) Remains of plants and animals in the rocks.

Q.12.The period of 570 million-4800million years known as

a) Pre-Cambrian

b) Palaeozoic

c) Mesozoic

d) Cainozoic

Answer:

(a) Pre-Cambrian

Q.13. Modern man born in:

a) Pliocene period (2 - 5million years)

b) Holocene period (0 - 10,000 years)

c) Oligocene (24-37 million years)

d) Eocene period (37-55 million years)

Answer:

(b) Holocene period (0 - 10,000 years)

Q.14.Which one of the following figures represent the age of the earth.

a) 4.6 billion years

b) 3.6 billion years.

c) 13.7 billion years.

d) 13.7 trillion years.

Answer:

(a) 4.6 billion years

Q.15.Which one of the following has the longest duration?

a) Eons

b) Era

c) Period

d) Epoch

Answer:

(a) Eons

Q.16.Which one of the following is not related to the formation or modification of the present atmosphere?

a) Solar Winds

b) Differentiation

c) Photosynthesis

d) Degassing

Answer:

(b) Differentiation

Q.17.Which one the following represent the inner planets?

a) Planets between the sun and earth

b) Planets between the sun and the belt of asteroids

c) Planets in gaseous state

d) Planets without satellites

Answer:

(b) Planets between the sun and the belt of asteroids

Q.18.Life on the earth appeared around how many years before the present?

a) 13.7 billion

b) 3.8 million

c) 4.6 billion

d) 3.8 billion

Answer:

(d) 3.8 billion

Q.20. Why the terrestrial planets are rocky?

a) Because they are formed away from the parent star

b) Because they are formed in the close vicinity of parent star

c) Because of the rotating nebula

d) None of the above

Answer:

(b) Because they are formed in the close vicinity of parent star

Q.21. Degassing refers to:

a) The process through which the gasses were outpoured from the interior

b) Shortage of gases

c) Absence of gases from the atmosphere

d) None

Answer:

(a) The process through which the gasses were outpoured from the interior

Q.22. Initially earths atmosphere was consist of:

a) Nitrogen and oxygen

b) Carbon and Neon

c) Hydrogen and helium.

d) Hydrogen and nitrogen

Answer:

(c) Hydrogen and Helium.

Q.23.The Primordial atmosphere has been lost by the :

a) Planetary winds

b) Solar winds

c) Living world

d) Degassing

Answer:

(b) Solar winds

Q.24.Water vapours and gases in the atmosphere were contributed

by the:

a) Magnetism

b) Seismic activities

c) Volcanism

d) Tectonic activity

Answer:

(c) Volcanism

Q25. Life on the earth appeared around how many years before the present?

a) 13.7 billion

b) 3.8 million

c) 4.6 billion

d) 3.8 billion

Answer:

(d) 3.8 billion

Important MCQ-based questions Geography class 11 chapter-The origin and evolution of earth Set-B

Q.1 A hot and rotating gaseous Nebula was postulated in the hypothesis of:

(a) Immanuel Kant

(b) James Jeans

(c) Leplace

(d) Jaffreys

Answer:

(b) Jaffreys

Exp. 1796 he put forward the hypothesis of origin of the earth.

Q.2 According to Leplace when the Nebula became cool its speed was:

(a) Decreased

(b) Increased

(c) Remained Constant

(d) Can’t say

Answer:

(b) Increased

Exp. This increase was resulted into increase in centrifugal force.

Q.3 A ring moved away from nebula when:

(a) The centrifugal force exceeded the gravitational force

(b) The gravitational force exceeded the centrifugal force

(c) Both the forces were equal

(d) None of the above

Answer:

(a) The centrifugal force exceeded the gravitational force

Q.4 The reported ring broke into many smaller rings. These rings on cooling became:

(a) Sun

(b) Planets

(c) Satellites

(d) both b & c

Answer:

(d) both b & c

Q.5 A wandering star approached the sun and exerted its gravitational pull on the sun, this concept forwarded by:

(a) Sir James Jeans

(b) Chamberlain and Moulton

(c) Immanuel Kant

(d) H. Jeffreys

Answer:

(b) Chamberlain and Moulton

Q.6 Expanding universe theory also known as:

(a) Binary star theory

(b) Big Bang Theory

(c) Expanded universe

(d) None

Answer:

(b) Big Bang Theory

Q.7 The accumulation of hydrogen gas in the form of very large cloud gave birth to:

(a) Planets

(b) Meteors

(c) Sun

(d) Galaxies

Answer:

(d) Galaxies

Q.8 Stars were formed:

(a) 3-4 billion years ago

(b) 1-2 billion years ago

(c) 4-5 billion years ago

(d) 5-6 billion years ago

Answer:

(d) 5-6 billion years ago

Q.9 The Sun is about:

(a) 142.6 million km. from the earth

(b) 132.0 million km. from the earth

(c) 120.0 million km. from the earth

(d) 149.6 million km. from the earth

Answer:

(d) 149.6 million km. from the earth

Q.10 The nearest star Alpha Centauries is ------ away from the earth

(a) 3.29 light years

(b) 5.29 light years

(c) 4.29 light years

(d) 2.11 light years

Answer:

(c) 4.29 light years

Q.11 Which of the following is wrong:

(a) The terrestrial planets are smaller in size

(b) They have low gravitational pull.

(c) They could not hold the escaping gases.

(d) All the above

Answer:

(d) All the above

Exp. The are closer to sun.

Q.12 Firstly life on the earth was originated in:

(a) Water

(b) Air

(c) On the land

(d) None

Answer:

(a) water

Q.13 The oceans were formed about:

(a) 5,000 years ago

(b) 3,000 years ago

(c) 4,000 years ago

(d) 2,000 years ago

Answer:

(a) 5,000 years ago

Q.14 The Big Bang theory was postulated in:

(a) 1960s

(b) 1970s

(c) 1940s

(d) 1920s

Answer:

(a) 1960s

Q.15 Big-Bang theory was postulated by:

(a) Hoyle

(b) Edawin Hubble

(c) Schmidt

(d) None

Answer:

(b) Edawin Hubble

Q.16 The inter staller dust theory talked about:

(a) large quantities of gases

(b) large quantities of fire and dust

(c) large quantities of gases and dust

(d) None

Answer:

(c) large quantities of gases and dust

Exp. This concept was given by Otto Schmidt a Russian Scientist.

Q.17 The vast distances between the galaxies is measured by:

(a) kilometers

(b) years

(c) light years

(d) None

Answer:

(c) light years

Q.18 First life on the earth:

(a) Soft bodied arthropods

(b) unicellular

(c) Blue green algae

(d) Marine Invertebrate

Answer:

(b) unicellular

Q.19 Tertian era consists which of the following epoch:

(a) Pliocene

(b) Miocene

(c) Eocene

(d) All the above

Answer:

(d) All the above

Q.20 When did the Big Bang event take place?

(a) 13.7 million years

(b) 13.7 billion years

(c) 4.4 billion years

(d) 5.6 million years

Answer:

(b) 13.7 billion years

Q.21 Which one of the following represent the inner planets?

(a) Planets between the sun of the earth

(b) Planets between the sun and the belt of asteroids

(c) Planets in gaseous state

(d) Planets without satellite(s)

Answer:

(b) Planets between the sun and the belt of asteroids

Q.22 Which of the following is not a Jovian planet?

(a) Mercury

(b) Uranus

(c) Jupiter

(d) Saturn

Answer:

(a) Mercury

Exp. It is a terrestrial planet.