List of top English Core Questions on Journey to the end of the earth asked in CBSE CLASS XII

What was the aim of the ‘Students on Ice’ programme? (Journey to the End of the Earth)
Read the following extract and answer the following questions:
My journey began 13:09 degrees north of the Equator in Madras,
and involved crossing nine time zones, six checkpoints, three bodies
of water, and at least as many ecospheres.
By the time I actually set foot on the Antarctic continent I had been
travelling over 100 hours in combination of a car, an aeroplane, and
a ship; so, my first emotion on facing Antarctica’s expansive white
landscape and uninterrupted blue horizon was relief, followed up
with an immediate and profound wonder.
(Journey to the end of the Earth)
(i) Complete the following suitably.
The passage suggests that the author’s journey to Antarctica was ___.
(ii) Select the correct option from those given in brackets to fill in the blank :
The author highlights the numerous challenges and difficulties to emphasise the ___ (remoteness/proximity) of Antarctica.
(iii) How does the mention of crossing multiple time zones, checkpoints and bodies of water impact the writer?
(A) is excited by the adventure of travel
(B) feels indifferent towards the journey
(C) is surprised by the number of obstacles
(D) feels overwhelmed by the logistical challenges
(iv) How does the description of the journey reflect the author’s initial emotions upon arriving in Antarctica?
Why did Geoff Green get tired of carting celebrities and the retired?
What makes Tishani Doshi write that she felt as if she was walking into a giant ping-pong ball?

Six hundred and fifty million years ago, a giant amalgamated southern supercontinent — Gondwana — did indeed exist, centered roughly around the present-day Antarctica. Things were quite different then: humans hadn't arrived on the global scene, and the climate was much warmer, hosting a huge variety of flora and fauna. For 500 million years Gondwana thrived, but around the time when the dinosaurs were wiped out and the age of mammals got under way, the landmass was forced to separate into countries, shaping the globe much as we know it today.
(Journey to the end of the Earth)

What was the aim of the project ‘Students on Ice’? (Journey to the End of the Earth)

What could be the reason for the disintegration of Gondwana? (Journey to the End of the Earth)

My Antarctic experience was full of such epiphanies, but the best occurred just short of the Antarctic Circle at 65.55 degrees south. The Shokalskiy had managed to wedge herself into a thick white stretch of ice between the peninsula and Tadpole Island which was preventing us from going any further. The Captain decided we were going to turn around and head back north, but before we did, we were all instructed to climb down the gangplank and walk on the ocean. So there we were, all 52 of us, kitted out in Gore-Tex and glares, walking on a stark whiteness that seemed to spread out forever. Underneath our feet was a metre-thick ice pack, .... In the periphery Crabeater seals were stretching and sunning themselves ... much like stray dogs .... It was nothing short of a revelation.

(Journey to the end of the Earth)

How did the ‘Students on Ice’ programme provide a unique educational opportunity? (Journey to the End of the Earth)
“My Antarctic experience was full of such epiphanies,” says Tishani Doshi. Which experience does she consider the best and why? (Journey to the End of the Earth)