The Land of Ice: Antarctica

Q.

Where is barren island located?

Q. Assertion [A]: Antarctica is called the 'Continent of Science'.
Reason [R]: It has no native population of its own.

1. [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct justification of [A].
2. Both [A] and [R] are false.
3. [A] and [R] are true but [R] is the not the correct justification of [A].
4. [A] is true but [R] is false.

Q. The mountains divides the continent of Antarctica into two parts- West Antarctica and East Antarctica.

1. Trans-Antarctic
2. Erebus
3. Andes

Q. East Antarctica hosts an active volcano named Mt. Erebus and where is it located?

1. Trans-Antarctic region
2. Schirmacher Oasis
3. Antarctic Peninsula
4. Ross Island

Q. Which of the following are valid differences between East and West Antarctica?

1. West Antarctica faces the Pacific Ocean while East Antarctica faces the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean.
2. East Antarctica has a thicker ice sheet when compared to West Antarctica.
3. The Antarctic Peninsula in East Antarctica is a continuation of the Andes Mountain range.
4. East Antarctica is considerably larger than West Antarctica.

Q. If the land area present on Earth is 149 million km² and the land area of Antarctica is 14.2 million km², approximately what percentage of the Earth's land area is occupied by Antarctica?

1. 9.4%
2. 5.6%
3. 19.4%
4. 16.7%

Q. The mountains divides the continent of Antarctica into two parts- West Antarctica and East Antarctica.

1. Trans-Antarctic
2. Andes
3. Erebus