Please refer to Chapter 2 Geography The Origin and Evolution of the Earth 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 Geography The Origin and Evolution of the Earth and then attempt the following objective questions.

MCQ Questions Class 11 Geography Chapter 2 Geography The Origin and Evolution of the Earth

Geography The Origin and Evolution of the Earth 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. Why are the terrestrial planets rocky?
a. These planets are smaller
b. They could not hold the escaping gases
c. Both a and b
d. None of these

Question. Firstly life on the earth was originated in
a. Water
b. Air
c. Plain land
d. Mountains

Question. Which one of the following has the longest duration?
a. Eons
b. Period
c. Era
d. Epoch

Question. Big-Bang theory was postulated by
a. Georges Lemaitre. 
b. Edwin Hubble.
c. Schmidt.
d. Wegener.

Question. The oceans were formed within __________ from the formation of the earth.
a. 500 million years ago
b. 300 million years ago
c. 400 million years ago
d. 200 million years ago

Question. Mesosphere is component of
a. Atmosphere
b. Hydrosphere
c. Lithosphere
d. Asthenosphere

Question. A galaxy start to form a large cloud of hydrogen gas called
a. Planet
b. Earth
c. Moon
d. Nebula

Question. Which one of the following is not related to the formation or modification of the present atmosphere?
a. Solar winds
b. Differentiation
c. Degassing
d. Photosynthesis

Question. The formation of stars have taken place before
a. 5 million years
b. 5 billion years
c. 6 million years
d. 5 to 6 billion years ago.

Question. Who gave the nebular hypothesis?
a. Immanual Kant
b. Aristotle
c. Chamberlain
d. none of these

Question. Who gave the Big Bang theory?
a. Kant
b. Chamberlain
c. Edwin Hubble
d. none of them

Question. What is the speed of light?
a. 300,000 km/second
b. 330,000 km/second
c. 30,000 km/second
d. 3.0 km/second

Question. Darwin proposed his theory of natural selection on the basis of
a. Mutation
b. Environmental factors
c. Lama’s theory
d. Chromosomal aberrations

Question. Concentration of ozone in troposphere is
a. 0.05 PPM
b. 0.1 PPM
c. 1.5 PPM
d. 10.0 PPM

Question. Firstly life on the earth was originated in
a. Water
b. Air
c. Plain land
d. Mountains

Question. What is the distance between the Earth and the Sun?
a. 149.6 Millions kms
b. 15.98 Millions kms
c. 169.34 Millions kms
d. 179.67 Millions kms

Question. The inner planets mean
a. Planets between the sun and the earth
b. Planets between the sun and the belt of asteroids
c. Planets in gaseous state
d. Planets without satellite(s)

Question. Expansion of universe means
a. increase in the number of stars.
b. increase in space between the galaxies.
c. discovery of new celestial bodies.
d. increase in the speed of rotation of planets.

Question. How many planets are there in the solar system?
a. 9
b. 8
c. 7
d. 11

Question. The inner planets mean
a. Planets between the sun and the earth
b. Planets between the sun and the belt of asteroids
c. Planets in gaseous state
d. Planets without satellite

Question. When was nebular hypothesis revised?
a. 1796
b. 1900
c. 1950
d. 1920

Question. When did the event of Big Bang take place?
a. 13.6 million years ago
b. 13.7 billion years ago
c. 4.6 billion years ago
d. 4.6 million years ago

Question. Fossils are
a. remains of plants and animals in the rocks
b. the old rocks
c. the old books related to the origin of the earth
d. the dust particles

Question. Which one is known as a terrestrial planet?
a. Venus
b. Neptune
c. Pluto
d. none of them