WBBSE Class 6 Geography Chapter 6 The Ice-Capped Continent MCQs

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WBBSE Class 6 Geography Chapter 6 The Ice-Capped Continent Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. Man first came to know about the ice-covered continent in the year—

  1. 1820
  2. 1920
  3. 1980

Answer: 1. 1820

Question 2. The Greek word ‘Antarctica’ means-

  1. The opposite of the south
  2. The opposite of the north
  3. The opposite of continent

Answer: 2. The opposite to the north

Question 3. Antarctica is located near the—

  1. South pole
  2. North pole
  3. Equator

Answer: 1. South pole

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Question 4. Antarctica is bounded by—

  1. Pacific Ocean
  2. Atlantic ocean
  3. Antarctic ocean

Answer: 3. Antarctic ocean

Question 5. Antarctica is the world’s continent.

  1. Second-largest
  2. Fourth-largest
  3. Fifth-la largest

Answer: 1. Second-largest

WBBSE Class 6 Geography Chapter 6 The Ice-Capped Continent MCQs

Question 6. The area of Antarctica is equal to that of Australia—

  1. Thrice
  2. Twice
  3. Four times

Answer: 2. Twice

Question 7. Antarctica is known as the—

  1. White continent
  2. Green continent
  3. Dark continent

Answer: 1. White continent

Question 8. Erebus on ross island in the Antarctic is a volcano that is—

  1. Active
  2. Extinct
  3. Dormant

Answer: 1. Active

Question 9. Antarctica is the world’s longest—

  1. Mountain glacier
  2. Continental glacier
  3. Piedmont glacier

Answer: 2. Continental glacier

Question 10. In Antarctica, it is continuous day for—

  1. 12 Months
  2. 6 Months
  3. 3 Months

Answer: 2. 6 Months

Question 11. The coldest, uninhabited place on earth is—

  1. Oymyako
  2. Verkhoyansk
  3. Vostok

Answer: 3. Vostok

Question 12. Antarctica is divided into two parts by the—

  1. Ross and Weddell seas
  2. Trans-Antarctic mountains
  3. Prime meridian

Answer: 2. Trans-Antarctic mountains

Question 13. The longest and the largest continental glacier in the world is—

  1. Hubbard
  2. Lambert
  3. Siachen

Answer: 2. Lambert

Question 14. Antarctica is a continent that is—

  1. Uninhabited
  2. Sparsely populated
  3. Moderately populated

Answer: 1. Uninhabited

Question 15. The bird associated with Antarctica is—

  1. Peacock
  2. Pigeon
  3. Penguin

Answer: 3. Penguin

Question 16. The first person to set foot on the south pole was—

  1. James cook
  2. Roald Amundsen
  3. John Davis

Answer: 2. Roald Amundsen

Question 17. The number of research stations in Antarctica is near—

  1. 70
  2. 50
  3. 100

Answer: 3. 100

Question 18. India’s first research station in Antarctica was—

  1. Maitree
  2. Vostok
  3. Dakshin Gangotri

Answer: 3. Dakshin Gangotri

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