MCQs

Module 01: Land and Sea: Formation and Distribution

i. Who is the father of Geography? ( C )
a) W.M. Davis b) Hecautious c) Herodotus d) Ptolemy
ii. The shape of the planet earth is known as
( B )
a) Spherical b) Geoid c) Circle d) None of the above
iii. Planet earth is also known as ( B
)
a) Globe b) Blue planet c) Dwarf planet d) None of the above
iv. Planetesimal Hypothesis is propounded by ( a
)
a) Chamberlien & Moulton b) Khant c) Laplace d) H. C. Holy
v. Who is known as the father of Geomorphology ( d )
a) Eratosthanies b) Ritter c) Hecautious d) W.M. Devis
vi. Which of the following is continental monad ( C
)
a) America b) Africa c) Australia d) Asia
vii. Moon is the only …………… satellite of the planet earth ( a
)
a) Natural b) Artificial c) INSAT d) None
viii. How many planets are there in solar system at present ( d )
a) 9 b) 10 c) 7 d) 8
ix. Which of the following is known as dwarf planet ( b
)
a) Moon b) Pluto c) Jupiter d) None
x. The hottest planet in the solar system is ( d )
a) Mercury b) Mars c) Earth d) Venus
Module 02: Theories: Isostasy, Continental drift & Plate tectonics

MCQs

1. Polar fleeing force relates to:

a) Revolution of the Earth b) Rotation of the earth c) Gravitation d) Tides
2. Which one of the following is not a minor plate?
a) Nazca b) Philippines c) Arabia d)
Antarctica
3. Which one of the following facts was not considered by those while discussing the
concept of sea floor spreading?
a) Volcanic activity along the mid-oceanic ridges.
b) Stripes of normal and reverse magnetic field observed in rocks of ocean floor.
c) Distribution of fossils in different continents.
d) Age of rocks from the ocean floor.
4. Which one of the following is the type of plate boundary of the Indian plate along the
Himalayan mountains?
a) Ocean-continent convergence
b) Divergent boundary
c) Transform boundary
d) Continent-continent convergence

Answers: 1: b); 2: d); 3: c) & 4: d)

Answer in about 30 words.

1. What were the forces suggested by Wegener for the movement of the continents?
2. What is the major difference between the transform boundary and the convergent or
divergent boundaries of plates?

Answer in about 150 words

1. What are the evidences in support of the continental drift theory?

2. Bring about the basic difference between the drift theory and Plate tectonics.
3. What were the major post-drift discoveries that rejuvenated the interest of scientists in the
study of distribution of oceans and continents?