Please refer to Chapter 4 Distribution of Oceans and Continents MCQs Class 11 Geography with answers below. These multiple-choice questions have been prepared based on the latest NCERT book for Class 11 Geography. Students should refer to MCQ Questions for Class 11 Geography with Answers to score more marks in Grade 12 Geography exams. Students should read the chapter Distribution of Oceans and Continents and then attempt the following objective questions.

MCQ Questions Class 11 Geography Chapter 4 Distribution of Oceans and Continents

Distribution of Oceans and Continents MCQ Class 11 Geography provided below covers all important topics given in this chapter. These MCQs will help you to properly prepare for exams.

Question. The second group of deep sea basin lying between the continental margins and mid-ocean ridges is known as
a. Continental margin
b. Abyssal plains
c. Gondwanaland
d. Mid-ocean ridges

Question. Which one of the following terms is related to Polar fleeing force?
a. Revolution of the Earth
b. Gravitation
c. Rotation of the Earth
d. Tides

Question. 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

Question. 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.

Question. 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

Question. 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.

Question. When did Alfred Wegener gave continental drift theory?
a. 1920
b. 1946
c. 1912
d. 1948

Question. By which method has 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

Question. Who collected the ideas about plate tectonics?
a. Mackenzie
b. Parker
c. Morgan
d. all of them

Question. The outermost part of the solid earth is known as
a. core
b. crust
c. mantle
d. none of these

Question. Which is not a type of volcano?
a. Shield volcano
b. Composite volcano
c. Ridge volcano
d. Caldera

Question. The continental drift theory was propounded by
a. Alfred Wegner.
b. Aortelius.
c. Hall and Danna.
d. Abraham Ortelius.

Question. Periodical change in the position of magnetic pole is
a. Polar wandering
b. Subduction
c. Geological process
d. none of them

Question. What type of earthquake is generated due to sliding of rocks?
a. Reservoir induced
b. Tectonic
c. Explosion
d. Collapse

Question. The northern continent broken from pangaea is
a. Laurasia
b. Pacific plate
c. Pangaea
d. none of them

Question. The earliest marine deposits along the coastline of either S.America or Africa are of
a. Jurassic age
b. Pangaea
c. Laurasia
d. Gondwanaland

Question. When was the possibility of convection currents in the mantle portion discussed?
a. 1912
b. 1596
c. 1950
d. 1956

Question. Which one is the major division based on the depth as well as on the forms of relief?
a. Continental margins
b. Deep sea basins
c. Mid-ocean ridges
d. all of them

Question. A plate is a portion of
a. Lithosphere
b. Asthenosphere
c. Oceans
d. none of them

Question. How many types of forces work on a moving plate?
a. two
b. three
c. five
d. four

Question. Which one of the following is not a minor plate?
a. Nazca
b. Arabia
c. Philippines
d. Antarctica

Question. What is the radius of earth?
a. 6370 km
b. 6360 km
c. 6380 km
d. 636 km

Question. What was the name given to the massive ocean by Wegener?
a. Pangaea
b. Panthalassa
c. Angaraland
d. Gondwanaland

Question. Rich placer deposits of gold occur in
a. Australia
b. America
c. Madagascar
d. Ghana coast

Question. Which one is the major division based on the depth as well as on the forms of relief?
a. Continental margins
b. Deep sea basins
c. Mid-ocean ridges
d. all of them