MCQ Questions for Class 11 Geography: Ch 4 Distribution of Oceans and Continents
- According to the Plate Tectonic concept, how many major plates are there?
(a) 7
(b) 9
(c) 12
(d) 11
► (a) 7 - The continental drift theory was propounded by
(a) Alfred Wegner.
(b) Aortelius.
(c) Hall and Danna.
(d) Abraham Ortelius.
► (a) Alfred Wegner. - Tillite is formed due to
(a) deposits on mountains.
(b) deposits of volcanoes.
(c) deposits of glaciers.
(d) deposits of gold.
► (c) deposits of glaciers. - Which one of the following is not a minor plate?
(a) Nazca
(b) Arabia
(c) Philippines
(d) Antarctica
► (d) Antarctica - Which one of the following is the type of plate boundary of the Indian plate along the Himalayan Mountains?
(a) Ocean- Continents convergence
(b) Divergent boundary
(c) Transform boundary
(d) Continent convergence
► (d) Continent convergence - Which one of the following term is related to Polar fleeing force?
(a) Revolution of the Earth
(b) Gravitation
(c) Rotation of the Earth
(d) Tides
► (c) Rotation of the Earth - The slowest rate of plate movement can be seen in
(a) East Pacific region.
(b) Arctic ridge.
(c) South pacific region.
(d) Mid Atlantic ridge.
► (b) Arctic ridge. - The Rim of the Pacific is also called
(a) Ring of Fire.
(b) Ring of Waves.
(c) Ring of Ridges.
(d) Ring of Slopes.
► (a) Ring of Fire. - Who was the profounder of convection currents theory?
(a) Arthur Holmes
(b) McKenzie, Parker and Morgan
(c) Admans Heinz
(d) Alfred Wegener
► (a) Arthur Holmes - A tectonic plate is a slab of
(a) molten rock.
(b) hot rock.
(c) solid rock.
(d) small rocks.
► (c) solid rock. - By which method have facilitated correlating the rock formation from different continents across oceans?
(a) The radiometric dating methods
(b) Carbon 14 method
(c) Radioactive methods
(d) Fling method
► (a) The radiometric dating methods - What was the name given by Alfred Wegener to a large continents surrounded?
(a) Pangaea
(b) Panthalassa
(c) Angaraland
(d) Gondwanaland
► (a) Pangaea - The ocean floor may be segmented into how much division based on the depth as well as the forms of relief?
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Seven
► (a) Three - What was the name given by Alfred Wegener to a large continents surrounded?
(a) Pangaea
(b) Panthalassa
(c) Angaraland
(d) Gondwanaland
► (a) Pangaea - Indian subcontinent was located at
(a) 60 degree South latitude.
(b) 30 degree South latitude.
(c) 50 degree South latitude.
(d) 40 degree South latitude.
► (c) 50 degree South latitude. - What is a tectonic plate that lies between the Asiatic and Pacific Plate?
(a) Cocos Plate
(b) Nazca Plate
(c) Arabian Plate
(d) Philippine Plate
► (d) Philippine Plate - What was the name given to massive ocean by Wegener?
(a) Pangaea
(b) Panthalassa
(c) Angaraland
(d) Gondwanaland
► (b) Panthalassa - When did Alfred Wegener gave continental drift theory?
(a) 1920
(b) 1946
(c) 1912
(d) 1948
► (c) 1912
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