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Interpretation of maps - class-VIII

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Which of the following is concerned with the description and mapping of the main features of the Universe?

  1. Cosmology

  2. Astronomy

  3. Cosmography

  4. Geomorphology


Correct Option: C

Nathu La and Sipki La are names of __________.

  1. Rivers

  2. Mountains peaks

  3. Mountain passes

  4. Mountain glaciers


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Himalayas.
  •  It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China's Tibet autonomous Region.
  •  In 1904, Major Francis Younghusband, serving as the British Commissioner to Tibet, led a successful mission through Nathu La to capture Lhasa.
  •  Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post on the India-Tibet border.

Find out at least three natural features in the.

  1. Grid square $9473$

  2. Grid square $9976$

  3. Grid square $9580$

  4. Grid square $9882$


Correct Option: A

 Most common map projections are based on _________.

  1. four shapes

  2. three shapes

  3. five shapes

  4. two shapes


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Most common map projections are based on three shapes.

The three types of developable surfaces are cylinder, cone and plane, and their corresponding projections are called cylindrical, conical and planar. Projections can be further categorized based on their point(s) of contact (tangent or secant) with the reference surface of the Earth and their orientation (aspect).

Which countries are linked by the Khyber Pass?

  1. Afghanistan and Pakistan

  2. Afghanistan and Tajikistan

  3. India and Pakistan

  4. India and Afghanistan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Khyber Pass, Khyber also spelled Khaybar, or Khaibar is one of the important passes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The pass connects Kabul with Peshawar. The pass has historically been the gateway for invasions of the Indian subcontinent from the northwest.

The Khyber Pass has long been one of the most important trade routes and strategic military locations in the world. Nestled in the mountains that divide present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan, it forms the bridge between Central and South Asia.

Survey of India prepares the topographical maps of India.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The above statement is True.
The Survey of India  is India's central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying. Restricted category maps require due approval from government authorities. Many other rules govern the sale and use of Survey of India maps.

If you are standing facing the rising sun, which direction will be to your right?

  1. North

  2. East

  3. South

  4. West


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sun always rises in the east. If you are facing the rising sun, you will be facing east. South lies to the right if one faces east. Therefore, to your right will be South.

What is Thematic Maps?

  1. Maps prepared with special themes

  2. Normal maps

  3. Maps with location themes

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Maps which are prepared with special themes are called Thematic maps. Distribution of temperature, rainfall, population etc. is shown on the map according to the date of different variables.

What is the main aim of maps?

  1. To show the location of a place

  2. To show the distribution of variables

  3. To show the distribution of people

  4. All of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The main aim of maps is to show the location of a place and distribution of variables with distribution of people. Maps are useful to explain the variable of these variables in the region.

Special theme consist of which of the following?

  1. Temperature

  2. Rainfall

  3. Population

  4. All of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Variables like temperature, rainfall and polulation are known as special theme. Maps are useful to explain the distribution of these variables in the regions.

Which type of maps are drawn by statistical data?

  1. Regular maps

  2. Distributional maps

  3. Country maps

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

To draw distributional maps, we need statistical data of the variables. There are three ways to show distributional maps:

  • Dot method
  • Choropleth Method
  • Isopleth Method

Which of the following is/are the way to show distribution on maps?

  1. Dot method

  2. Choropleth method

  3. Isopleth method

  4. All of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Distribution in maps is nothing but the distribution of variables like temperature, rainfall and population which can be shown in maps. Distributions can be shown in the following ways:

  • Dot Method
  • Choropleth Method
  • Isopleth Method

Which of the following process are used to collect data for Choropleth maps?

  1. Measurement

  2. Survey

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In these maps, the data regarding various geographical variables is shown by shades or tints of various colours. While making such maps, the data used for different variables is obtained through various processes such as measurement, surveying etc.

On which maps dots are used to show its distribution?

  1. Choropleth maps

  2. Dot maps

  3. Isopleth maps

  4. All of above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A dot maps is prepared using statistical data. While preparing dot maps, only data gathered through counting is used. The way a variable is distributed throughout the region, the dots are used to show its distribution on the map.

What is used to show the geographical variables on Choropleth maps?

  1. Dots

  2. Shades or tints of various colours

  3. Lines

  4. All of above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In these maps, the data regarding various geographical variables is shown by shades or tints of various colours. While making such maps, the data used for different variables is obtained through various processes.

When the distribution of variable is continuous, which method is used to show its distribution?

  1. Choropleth method

  2. Dot method

  3. Isopleth method

  4. All of above


Correct Option: C

In how many ways distribution can be shown on maps?

  1. One

  2. Two

  3. Three

  4. Four


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Distribution in maps is nothing but the distribution of variables like temperature, rainfall and population which can be shown in maps. Distributional maps are of three type:-

  • Dot Method
  • Choropleth Method
  • Isopleth Method

How the distribution through dot method are shown on maps?

  1. Size of dots

  2. Density of the variable

  3. Scale of the map

  4. All of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

To show distribution through dot method, we need to consider the size of the dot, the density of the variable and the scale of the map. The number of the dots to be given for the value of variable in each sub-administrative unit need to be decided first.

Which data are used to prepare dot maps?

  1. Statistical data

  2. Geographical data

  3. Normal data

  4. All of above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A dot maps is prepared using statistical data. While preparing dot maps, only data gathered through counting is used. The way a variable is distributed throughout the region, the dots are used to show its distribution on the map.

Which of the following precautions should be taken while using dot method for map?

  1. The size of a dot should be uniform

  2. The distribution of physiography, water sources, transport system, etc. of a region should be considered while placing dots on a map.

  3. While showing population distribution, rural population is shown by dots and circles are used to show urban population.

  4. All of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Following precautions should be taken while using dot method for maps:-

  • The size of a dot should be uniform.
  • The distribution of physiography, water sources, transport system, etc. of a region should be considered while placing dots on a map.
  • While showing population distribution, rural population is shown by dots and circles are used to show urban population.

What attributes are shown on a map using isolines?

  1. Physical attributes

  2. Chemical attributes

  3. Man made attributes

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Physical attributes are shown on map using isolines.
Isolines, also referred to as contour lines, can be used to represent elevation on a map by connecting points of equal elevation, for instance. As with all isolines, when contour lines lie close together, they represent a steep slope; lines far apart represent a gradual slope.

The maps which are prepared with some special themes are called ___________.

  1. political maps

  2. physical maps

  3. thematic maps

  4. topographical maps


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A thematic map is a map that focuses on a specific theme or subject area such as physical phenomena like temperature variation, rainfall distribution and population density in an area.

In a dot method map, while showing population distribution, urban population is shown by ___________.

  1. dot

  2. shades

  3. lines

  4. circles


Correct Option: D

Which of the following steps are used to prepare Isopleth maps?

  1. By considering the highest and lowest values of the variable

  2. Class interval should be decided

  3. Lines are drawn for the decided intervals, location with the same value are joined by a line

  4. All of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Following steps are used to prepare isopleth maps:-

  • By considering the highest and lowest values of the variable.
  • The class interval is decided to draw the isopleths maps which in turn decides the difference between the lines.
  • Lines are drawn for the decided intervals, location with the same value are joined by a line

Which types of maps shows the various geographical variables by shades or tints of various colours?

  1. Isopleth maps

  2. Topographical map

  3. Choropleth map

  4. Dot method


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
A choropleth map is a thematic map in which areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of the statistical variable being displayed on the map, such as population density or per-capita income.

Choropleth maps provide an easy way to visualize how a measurement varies across a geographic area or show the level of variability within a region. A heat map is similar but does not use geographic boundaries.

A line on a map joining places of equal temperature is called an _____________.

  1. isohytes

  2. isobars

  3. isotherms

  4. isohalines


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Lines joining places of equal temperature are called as Isotherms.

Isopleth - General term for a line connecting points of equal value of some quantity. Isobars, isotherms, etc. all are examples of isopleths. Isotach - A line connecting points of equal wind speed. Isotherm - A line connecting points of equal temperature.

A line on a map joining places of equal values is called an ___________.

  1. isotherms

  2. isohytes

  3. isobars

  4. isolines


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A line on a map joining places of equal values is called an isoline.
Isolines, also referred to as contour lines, can be used to represent elevation on a map by connecting points of equal elevation, for instance. As with all isolines, when contour lines lie close together, they represent a steep slope; lines far apart represent a gradual slope.

Which method is used to show the distribution of altitude, temperature, rainfall etc in a map?

  1. Choropleth method

  2. Isopleth method

  3. Dot method

  4. Chorochromatic maps


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Isopleth method is used to show the distribution of altitude, temperature, rainfall etc in a map. Isopleths are lines of equal value in the form of quantity, intensity and density. They are drown as contour lines at some selective interval. The spacing of lines express the rate of variation. If the  lines appear much apart, variation is gentle and when they are closely set, variation is sharp. 

The act of map making is called ________________.

  1. geography

  2. cartography

  3. topography

  4. geomorphology


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cartography is generally considered to be the the science and art of designing, constructing and producing maps. It includes every operation from original field-work to final printing and marketing of maps. In modern time  cartography, is also treated as a science of human commutation. 

Imaginary lines joining places of equal value of some distribution is called ________.

  1. isobars

  2. isohytes

  3. isobaths

  4. isopleth


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The term isopleth is derived from two words isos + plethron; isos meaning same and plethron means measure. Thus, isopleths are the imaginary lines of equal value in the from of quantity, intensity and density. They are drown as contour lines at some selected interval. The spacing of lines express the rate of variation. 

A line on a map joining places of equal elevation is called a/an ___________.

  1. isobar

  2. isotherm

  3. contour

  4. parallel


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A line on a map joining places of equal elevation is called a contour.

In cartography, a contour line (often just called a "contour") joins points of equal elevation (height) above a given level, such as mean sea level. The contour interval of a contour map is the difference in elevation between successive contour lines.

A line on a map joining places of equal rainfall is called an __________.

  1. isotherm

  2. isohyets

  3. isobars

  4. isohalines


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Rainfall and air moisture
An isohyet or isohyetal line is a line joining points of equal rainfall on a map in a given period. A map with isohyets is called an isohyetal map.

Close contour lines on a map indicates ___________.

  1. uniform slope

  2. steep slope

  3. gentle slope

  4. concave and convex slope


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Close contour lines on a map indicates steep slope.

In hilly areas, the contour lines are close together while they are wider apart on flat slopes. The closer the contour lines, the steeper the slope. The wider the contour lines, the flatter the slopes. On a hill, the contour lines form circles; whereby the values of their elevation increase from the edge to the centre.

A line on a map joining places of equal pressure is called an ___________.

  1. isotherm

  2. isohyet

  3. isobar

  4. isohaline


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The horizontal distribution of pressure is shown by isobars. Isobars are imaginary lines joining the places having equal values of pressure. For convenience all the pressure are converted to sea level. The spacing of isobars indicates the rate and direction of the pressure. 

What type of slope is indicated on a map by equidistant contour lines?

  1. Gentle slope

  2. Uniform slope

  3. Steep slope

  4. Concave and convex slope


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Contour lines showing a uniform, steep slope on a map will be evenly spaced, but close together. Remember, the closer the contour lines, the steeper the slope.

A slope, or part of slope, which has no change in angle. On a map the contour lines will be spaced evenly. If they are evenly spaced close together then the slope is uniformly steep. If evenly spaced some distance apart the slope is uniformly gentle.

A line on a map joining places of equal salinity is called an ____________.

  1. Isohyet

  2. Isotherm

  3. Isohaline

  4. Isobar


Correct Option: C

When a point on earth surface is accurately surveyed and shown with a triangle mark on the map, it is called ____________.

  1. bench mark

  2. relative height

  3. spot height

  4. triangulation point


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

When a point on earth surface is accurately surveyed and shown with a triangle mark on the map, it is called triangulation point.
In surveying, triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point by measuring only angles to it from known points at either end of a fixed baseline, rather than measuring distances to the point directly as in trilateration.

Which colour is used in the topographical map to show grid lines and their numbering, man-made features such as settlements, roads and cart tracks?

  1. Blue

  2. Red

  3. Black

  4. Yellow


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Red colour is used in the topographical map to show grid lines and their numbering, man-made features such as settlements, roads and cart tracks.

Red: major highways, roads, urban areas, airports, special-interest sites, military sites, place names, buildings, and borders.

Which colour is used in the topographical map to show forests, grasslands, orchards, scattered trees and shrubs?

  1. Yellow

  2. Green

  3. Red

  4. White


Correct Option: B

The maps which shows great details of both natural and man-made feature of a small area is called _____________.

  1. physical map

  2. political map

  3. weather map

  4. topographical map


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A topographic map is a detailed and accurate illustration of man-made and natural features on the ground such as roads, railways, power transmission lines, contours, elevations, rivers, lakes and geographical names. The topographic map is a two-dimensional representation of the Earth's three-dimensional landscape.

Which colour is used in the topographical map to show agricultural lands?

  1. Red

  2. Green

  3. Blue

  4. Brown


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Green colour is used in the topographical map to show agricultural lands.
Topographic maps may use different colors to represent area features. Most topographic maps will use green for vegetation or national parks and wildlife management areas. They will also use blue for rivers, lakes, or other bodies of water.

Which colour is used in the topographical map to show water bodies like perennial river, canal, well, tank and spring?

  1. Red

  2. Yellow

  3. Blue

  4. Black


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Blue color is used in the topographical map to show water bodies like perennial river, canal, well, tank and spring.


Topographic Map Colors
The color brown is used to denote most contour lines on a map, which are relief features and elevations. Topographic maps use green to denote vegetation such as woods, while blue is used to denote water features like lakes, swamps, rivers, and drainage.

Which colour is used in the topographical map to show contour lines and their numbering, sand dunes, highlands and stony wastelands?

  1. Green

  2. Tellow

  3. Red

  4. Brown


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Brown  colour is used in the topographical map to show contour lines and their numbering, sand dunes, highlands and stony wastelands.

Brown: deserts, historical sites, national parks, military reservations or bases, and contour (elevation) lines.

Which colour is used in the topographical map to show rocky or bad lands, uncultivated lands?

  1. Black

  2. Brown

  3. White

  4. Yellow


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

White colour is used in the topographical map to show rocky or bad lands, uncultivated lands.

A topographic map is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour lines, but historically using a variety of methods. Traditional definitions require a topographic map to show both natural and man-made features.

The contour lines drawn like a inverted V, which decreases inwards is used to represent a _______________.

  1. hanging valley

  2. u-shaped valley

  3. v-shaped valley

  4. ridge


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The contour lines drawn like a inverted V, which decreases inwards is used to represent a V-shaped valley.

The rule of V and U-shaped valleys
All rivers flow downhill from higher to the lower elevations, perpendicular to the contour line above it. As a rule of thumb, the V-shaped contour is pointing upstream (the opposite direction from the flow of a stream or river). The “V” shape contours indicate streams and drainage.

Which of the following is used to refer to the height of a point on the ground above the mean sea level?

  1. Triangulated height

  2. Spot height

  3. Relative height

  4. Bench mark


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A spot height is an exact point on a map with an elevation recorded beside it that represents its height above a given datum. In the UK this is the Ordnance Datum. Unlike a bench-mark, which is marked by a disc or plate, there is no official indication of a spot height on the ground although, in open country, spot heights may sometimes be marked by cairns. In geoscience, it can be used for showing elevations on a map, alongside contours, benchmarks, etc.

The triangulated height is generally used to indicate _____________.

  1. plateaus

  2. ridges

  3. mountain peak

  4. plains


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The triangulated height is generally used to indicate mountain peak.

Triangulation pillars are used by map makers. They are real concrete pillars that are placed at particular places which are usually the tops of hills or mountains.

Sopt height is represented by a ____ in the map.

  1. triangle

  2. circle

  3. square

  4. dot


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sopt height is represented by a dot in the map.

A spot height is an exact point on a map with an elevation recorded beside it that represents its height above a given datum. In the UK this is the Ordnance Datum. Unlike a bench-mark, which is marked by a disc or plate, there is no official indication of a spot height on the ground although, in open country, spot heights may sometimes be marked by cairns. In geoscience, it can be used for showing elevations on a map, alongside contours, bench marks, etc.

A spot height gives information about the ____________________.

  1. height of a specific point only

  2. height of the relief feature

  3. height of a mountain peak

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A spot height gives information about the height of a specific point only.
A spot height is an exact point on a map with an elevation recorded beside it that represents its height above a given datum.

The height of a triangulation point is called a _____________.

  1. spot height

  2. triangulated height

  3. bench mark

  4. relative height


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The height of a triangulation point is called a triangulated height.

TRIANGULATED HEIGHT: It is the height of a place which has been calculated using trigonometry, represented by a small triangle e.g. - Δ540. 7. SPOT HEIGHT: The height of random places between contours shown with a dot.

When contours are drawn close to each other it represents a ______________.

  1. gentle slope

  2. a hill

  3. steep slope

  4. valleys


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

When contours are drawn close to each other it represents a steep slopes.
Closely spaced contours represent steep slopes while widely spaced contours represent gentle slope. When two or more contour lines merge with each other, they represent features of vertical slopes such as cliffs or waterfalls.

In steep slopes the difference between maximum and minimum height is represented by letter 'r' which indicates ____________.

  1. bench mark

  2. spot height

  3. triangulated height

  4. relative height


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In steep slopes the difference between maximum and minimum height is represented by letter 'r' which indicates relative height.

Relative Height is a concept used in visual and artistic perspective where distant objects are seen or portrayed as being smaller and higher in relation to items that are closer.

Circular contours drawn at regular distances with increase in value towards its center represent a ______________.

  1. steep slope

  2. gentle slope

  3. hill

  4. valley


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Circular contours drawn at regular distances with increase in value towards its center represent a hill.

Contour lines can indicate the slope of the land. Closely-spaced contour lines indicate a steep slope, because elevation changes quickly in a small area. In contrast, broadly spaced contour lines indicate a shallow slope.

When contours are drawn far from each other it represents a _____________.

  1. Steep slope

  2. Gentle slope

  3. Hill

  4. Valley


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Contour lines are the line on a map joining points of equal height above or below sea level. When contour lines are closer to each other, then slope is called steep slope. When contour lines are further apart from each other, then slope is gentle slope.

Which Hindi term is used in the topographical map to to represent river?

  1. Nala

  2. Phar

  3. Nadi

  4. Piao


Correct Option: C

A long and narrow highland sloping steeply downwards on its sides with a number of summits is called a __________.

  1. hill

  2. gorge

  3. ridge

  4. escarpments


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A long and narrow highland sloping steeply downwards on its sides with a number of summits is called a ridge.

A ridge or a mountain ridge is a geographical feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for some distance. The sides of the ridge slope away from narrow top on either side. 

A line which separates two adjacent drainage basin is known as ____________.

  1. escarpment

  2. water divide

  3. drainage system

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The line that separates two adjacent drainage basins is called a water divide.

A drainage divide, water divide, divide, ridgeline, watershed, or water parting is the line that separates neighboring drainage basins. On rugged land, the divide lies along topographical ridges and maybe in the form of a single range of hills or mountains, known as a dividing range.

Which Hindi term is used in the topographical map to to represent tank or pond?

  1. Nadi

  2. Nala

  3. Khera

  4. Talab


Correct Option: D

A drainage pattern with streams spreading out in all direction like spokes of a wheel is called a ______________.

  1. dendritic drainage

  2. trellised drainage

  3. radial drainage

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A drainage pattern with streams spreading out in all directions like spokes of a wheel is called radial drainage.

Definition of radial drainage pattern - A drainage pattern in which consequent streams radiate or diverge outward, like the spokes of a wheel, from a high central area; it is best developed on the slopes of a young, unbreached dome structure or of a volcanic cone.

Elongated and closely spaced contours are drawn to represents _____________.

  1. water divide

  2. ridge

  3. gorge

  4. valleys


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Elongated and closely spaced contours are drawn to represents ridge.

A ridge or a mountain ridge is a geographical feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for some distance. Ridges are usually termed hills or mountains as well, depending on size.

Which drainage pattern is shown like a branching tree?

  1. Trellised drainage pattern

  2. Radial drainage pattern

  3. Dendritic drainage pattern

  4. Disappearing stream


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A dendritic drainage pattern is the most common form and looks like the branching pattern of tree roots. It develops in regions underlain by homogeneous material. That is, the subsurface geology has a similar resistance to weathering so there is no apparent control over the direction the tributaries take.

Which Hindi term is used in the topographical map to to represent a part of a district under a tehsildar who collects revenue from the area?

  1. Dak bungalow

  2. Tahsil or taluk

  3. Talab

  4. Khera


Correct Option: B

A rectangular drainage pattern with streams flowing parallel to each other and joining the main stream at right angle is called ________________.

  1. dendritic drainage pattern

  2. trellised drainage pattern

  3. radial drainage pattern

  4. disappearing streams


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A rectangular drainage pattern with streams flowing parallel to each other and joining the main stream at right angle is called trellised drainage pattern.

It is a rectangular pattern formed where two sets of structural controls occurs at right angles. In a trellis pattern, the river forms a net like system and the tributaries flow roughly parallel to each other. The old folded mountains of the Singhbhum (Chotanagpur Plateau) have drainage of trellis pattern.

A ridge with a steep scarp in the front and a dip slope on the back is called a _____________.

  1. crest

  2. cuesta

  3. dissected scarp

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A cuesta is a hill or ridge with a gentle slope (backslope) on one side, and a steep slope (frontslope) on the other.

Cuesta, also called Homoclinal Ridge, physical feature that has a steep cliff or escarpment on one side and a gentle dip or back slope on the other. This landform occurs in areas of tilted strata and is caused by the differential weathering and erosion of the hard capping layer and the soft underlying cliff maker, which erodes more rapidly. Cuestas with dip slopes of 40°–45° are usually called hogback ridges.

What is Contour maps ?

  1. Maps prepared using particular methods .

  2. Maps prepared using geometrical methods.

  3. Maps prepared using mathematical methods.

  4. None of the above.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

While studying different landforms on the surface of the earth, one has to take into consideration various facets of landforms like altitude, relief , slope, the direction of slope and the drainage. For this, maps prepared using particular methods are used. These are known as contour maps.

To whom are the contour maps useful ?

  1. Mountaineers.

  2. Trekkers.

  3. Soldiers.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Contour maps help us to understand the characteristics of the landforms. These maps are of immense use to mountaineers, trekkers, soldiers, defense officers, etc. These maps prove to be of great use in the planning for a region too.

How will a contour map be useful for a farmer ?

  1. Characteristics of landforms.

  2. Direction of slope.

  3. Drainage.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

For farmer to take consideration of various facets of landforms like altitude, relief, slope, the direction of slope, and the drainage. For this, contour maps help the farmers to understand the above characteristics of the landforms. These maps prove to be of great use in the planning for a region too.

What does the red colour represent on topographical sheets or topographical maps?

  1. Water bodies like perennial river, canal, well, tank and spring

  2. Man made features like settlements, roads and cart track

  3. Forests

  4. Agricultural lands


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Man made features like settlements, roads and cart track represent red colour on topographical sheets or topographical maps.

The color brown is used to denote most contour lines on a map, which are relief features and elevations. Topographic maps use green to denote vegetation such as woods, while blue is used to denote water features like lakes, swamps, rivers, and drainage.

The relief features on a toposheet include highlands and lowlands, which can be identified by ____________.

  1. Length of contour lines

  2. Colour of contour lines

  3. Density of contour lines

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The relief features on a toposheet include highlands and lowlands, which can be identified by density of contour lines.
A relief map shows the height of the land above the mean sea level on a flat surface. Several methods have been developed to show the relief features on a map. Some of them are the contours, form lines, layer- colouring, hill-shading, spot heights, bench marks, hachure's, etc.

A topographic map is a type of map that shows _________ that you can measure.

  1. Heights

  2. Weights

  3. Temperature

  4. All of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A topographic map is a type of map that shows Height that you can measure.

A topographic map is a type of map that shows large-scale detail and quantitative information of relief by the use of contour lines and various other methods. The map shows both human-made and natural topographical features.

What does the yellow colour represent on topographical sheets or topographical maps?

  1. Forests

  2. Water bodies like perennial river, canal, well, tank and spring

  3. Man made features like settlements, roads and cart track

  4. Agricultural lands


Correct Option: D

What does the blue colour represent on topographical sheets or topographical maps?

  1. Agricultural lands

  2. Water bodies like perennial river, canal, well, tank and spring

  3. Man made features like settlements, roads and cart track

  4. Forests


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The color brown is used to denote most contour lines on a map, which are relief features and elevations. Topographic maps use green to denote vegetation such as woods, while blue is used to denote water features like lakes, swamps, rivers, and drainage.

What are contours?

  1. Imaginary lines joining places which have the same atmospheric pressure above the sea level are called contours

  2. Imaginary lines joining places which have the same density above the sea level are called contours

  3. Imaginary lines joining places which have the same mass above the sea level are called contours

  4. Imaginary lines joining places which have the same height above the sea level are called contours


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Imaginary lines joining places which have the same height above the sea level are called contours.
A contour line of a function of two variables is a curve along which the function has a constant value, so that the curve joins points of equal value. It is a plane section of the three-dimensional graph of the function f parallel to the x, y plane.

Topographical maps are maps that show great details of _________ features of a small area.

  1. Natural

  2. Man-made

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Topographical maps are maps that show great details of Natural and Man-made features of a small area.

Topography describes the physical features of an area of land. These features typically include natural formations such as mountains, rivers, lakes, and valleys. Manmade features such as roads, dams, and cities may also be included. Topography often records the various elevations of an area using a topographical map.

Topographical maps are also called contour maps or topographical sheets.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

True,
A topographic map is a detailed and accurate illustration of man-made and natural features on the ground such as roads, railways, power transmission lines, contours, elevations, rivers, lakes and geographical names. The topographic map is a two-dimensional representation of the Earth's three-dimensional landscape.

Topographical maps uses ___________.

  1. Contour lines

  2. Colour

  3. Conventional symbols

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Topographical maps uses contour lines,colour, conventional symbols.
These maps are used for a number of applications, from camping, hunting, fishing, and hiking to urban planning, resource management, and surveying. The most distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is that the three-dimensional shape of the Earth's surface is modeled by the use of contour lines.

What are contour lines?

  1. Lines drawn on a map connecting points of equal elevation

  2. Lines drawn on a map connecting points of unequal elevation

  3. Lines drawn connecting the Sun and the Earth  

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Contour lines are lines drawn on a map connecting points of equal elevation. If we walk along contour line we neither gain or lose elevation. The contour line represented by the shoreline separates areas that have elevations above sea level from those that have elevations below sea level.

If the contours are larger in number, are closer together and their value exceeds 1000 mts., it represents a _____________.

  1. Plateau

  2. Mountainous area

  3. Plain

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

In the Indian toposheets, the settlement are shown in ________ colour.

  1. Blue

  2. Chinese vermilion

  3. Green

  4. Yellow


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Toposheet is a map which provides information of all the main topographical features with specified legend and symbology with various scales of maps according to user requirements. This data acts as a baseline data for any geographical related studies.

In the Indian toposheets, the settlement are shown in Chinese vermilion colour.

Topographic sheets do not provide any direct information about ______________.

  1. Rainfall of a place

  2. Temperature of a place

  3. Humidity of a place

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Topographic sheets do not provide any direct information about rainfall of a place, temperature of a place and humidity of a place.
A topographic map is a kind of map which uses contour lines or other ways to show elevation and topography. Topographical maps may be used for many purposes. They show relief features, rivers, land use, vegetation, settlements, roads, railway lines and administrative units and their boundaries.

What information does the toposheet number (like 45D/7 and 45D/10) gives?

  1. It gives an idea as to which part of India is being depicted by the map

  2. It gives information about the government schemes

  3. It gives information about the impact of climate change on water bodies

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Map reading involves describing the physical and cultural features shown on the map as well as the interrelation between various features.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
True,
Map reading involves describing the physical and cultural features shown on the map as well as the interrelation between various features.
Map reading  is the act of interpreting or understanding the geographic information portrayed on a map. By map reading, the reader should be able to develop a mental map of the real-world information by processing the symbolized information shown on the map.

If there is sufficient number of contours, they follow irregular path and their value varies from 200 to 1000 metre, it is a _________.

  1. Mountainous area

  2. Plateau

  3. Plain

  4. coastal area


Correct Option: C

Most of the information regarding the map is given on the margins of a toposheet and that is why it is also called the _____________.

  1. Central Information

  2. Marginal Information

  3. Primary Information

  4. Both B and C


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Marginal information is also called primary information. This information can be obtained from the margin of the sheets. The name of the state to which the area belongs is given at the top of the sheet. The year when the area was surveyed is also mentioned. The number of the sheet, the direction of magnetic variation and true north position is given at the top right corner of the sheet.

If there is no contour or if the contours are spaced wide apart the area represented is a ______.

  1. Plain

  2. Mountainous area

  3. Plateau

  4. All of these


Correct Option: A

Why Contour lines are useful ?

  1. Show the shape of the land surface (topography) on a map.

  2. Joins points of equal elevation , above a given level.

  3. Both A and B.

  4. None of the above.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Contour lines are useful because they allow us to show the shape of the land surface (topography) on a map. The two diagrams below illustrate the same island. The diagram on the left is a view from the side (cross profile view)such as you would see from a ship offshore.

How Contour diagram help to show the relief features on a map ?

  1. Contour is an imaginary line of constant height above the mean sea level.

  2. Difference between two successive contours is contour interval.

  3. Contours are drawn in brown colour on the topo sheet.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
A contour is an imaginary line of constant height above the mean sea level. The difference between the values of any two successive contours is known as the contour interval, or the vertical interval (V.I).The horizontal distance between any two contours is called the horizontal equivalent or H.E. Its value depends upon the slpoe of the land. The contours are drawn in brown colour on the topo sheet.

Which colours are used in Contour maps ?

  1. Brown.

  2. Blue.

  3. Green.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The typical colour for topographic maps depicts contours in brown, bodies of water in blue, boundaries in black, and grids and roads in red. Topographic maps may use different colours to represent area features. Most topographic maps will use green for vegetation or national parks and wildlife management areas.

Define the characteristics of Contours _________________.

  1. Contour lines must close , not necessarily in the limits of the plan.

  2. Widely spaced contour indicates flat surface.

  3. Closely spaced contour indicates steep slope ground.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The characteristics of contour lines which help in plotting or reading a contour map are as follows;
1) Contour lines must close, not necessarily in the limits of the plan.
2) The horizontal distance between any two contour lines indicates the amount of slope and varies inversely on the amount of slope.
3) Widely spaced contour indicates a flat surface.
4) Closely spaced contour indicates a steep slope ground.

Line graph and Bar graph are _____ dimensional diagrams.

  1. One

  2. Two

  3. Three

  4. Four


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Line graph and Bar graph are one dimensional diagram. Bar graphs use rectangular blocks to represent many different types of data, whereas line graphs use lines and represent trends over time particularly well.

What are the characteristics of Contour lines ?

  1. Steep slopes.

  2. Gentle slopes

  3. Summits.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D

In two-dimensional diagrams the _ as well as the __ of the bars is taken into account.

  1. Speed, Area

  2. Mass, Velocity

  3. Length, Width

  4. Height, Density


Correct Option: C

How many types of Contour lines are found on a Topographical Map ?

  1. Three .

  2. Two .

  3. Seven.

  4. None of the above.


Correct Option: A

A set of imaginary lines drawn vertically from the North Pole to the South Pole and are vertical to latitudes are called _________.

  1. Equator

  2. Parallel of Meridians

  3. Meridians of Longitude

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

What do the different colours on the map represent ?

  1. Colours to represent area features.

  2. Boundries in black.

  3. Bodies of water in blue.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The typical colour standard for topographical maps depicts contours in brown, bodies of water in blue, boundaries in black and grids and roads in red. Topographich maps may use different colours to represent area features. Physical maps commonly use colour most dramatically to show changes in elevation.

In one-dimensional diagrams only the _____ of the bar is taken into account.

  1. Length

  2. Volume

  3. Density

  4. Mass


Correct Option: A

Statistical Diagrams has ______.

  1. Only two dimensions

  2. One or two dimensions

  3. Three dimensions

  4. It can have one, two, three or more dimensions


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Statistical diagrams covers: data collection; extracting data from tables, mileage charts and timetables; data presentation using stem and leaf diagrams, line graphs, tally charts, pie charts and frequency tables; the statistical measures of mean, mode, median and range; plotting scatter diagrams; lines of best fit and finding the equation of the line of best fit.

Thus Statistical diagrams can have multiple dimensions.

_______ is a network formed by the criss- crossing of vertical and horizontal lines on a map or globe to locate a place.

  1. Scale

  2. Grid

  3. Legend

  4. Direction


Correct Option: B

What is the use of colour on maps ?

  1. Relationship to the object or feature on the ground.

  2. Represent the landscape.

  3. Represent different countries.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Many colours used on maps have a relationship to the object or feature on the ground. Political maps, which show more human created features usually use more map colour than physical maps, which represents the landscape often without regard for human modification. Maps often use four or more colours to represents different countries or internal divisions of countries.

Consider the following statements-
1. Usually maps are prepared in such a manner that the north direction is at the top of the map and the South side is at the bottom.
2. In some special cases maps may be made with the South side on the top or on the left side.

Which of the above statements are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. both 1 and 2

  4. neither 1 nor 2.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Usually maps are prepared in such a manner that the north direction is at the top of the map and the South side is at the bottom.
In some special cases maps may be made with the South side on the top or on the left side.

Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of occurrence of the following towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?

  1. Ajmer, Darbhanga, Kohima, Sikhar

  2. Surat, Wardha, Rourkela, Bharuch

  3. Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem, Vishakhapatnam

  4. Anand, Rajkot, Dhanbad, Aizawl


Correct Option: C

Which one of the following is the southern-most city?

  1. Bhopal

  2. Kolkata

  3. Raipur

  4. Udaipur


Correct Option: C

Who prepares topographical maps of India?

  1. Goelogical Survey of India

  2. Archaeological Survey of India

  3. Survey of India

  4. Geographical Survey of India


Correct Option: C

Which one of the following countries is largest in area?

  1. Australia

  2. Brazil

  3. Canada

  4. China


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Canada, second largest country in the world in area (after Russia), occupying roughly the northern two-fifths of the continent of North America.

Canada stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean.

Zoji La is a pass between ______.

  1. Kashmir valley and Ladakh

  2. Lahul valley and Spiti

  3. Chumbi valley and Sikkim

  4. Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Zoji La is about 100 km from Srinagar, the capital of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and 15 km from Sonmarg. It provides a vital link between Ladakh and Kashmir Valley.

Give at least two man-made features in the ________________.

  1. Grid square $8582$

  2. Grid square $9080$

  3. Grid square $9274$

  4. Grid square $8476$


Correct Option: A

Give four-figure grid reference for the following.

  1. Tomb west of the village Antroli

  2. Village Hebatpur in the southeastern part

  3. $172$ on an island in the river

  4. Chitrasani township

  5. Village Karja north of the Banas river


Correct Option: A

Give the drainage pattern in the following.

  1. Grid square $9783$

  2. Grid square $9976$

  3. Grid square $9574$

  4. Grid square $9382$


Correct Option: A

Give six-figure grid reference for the following.

  1. Railway station in Chitrasani township

  2. Temple in village Antroli

  3. $\triangle 364$ alond the ridge in the south

  4. Temple north of village Rampura

  5. South of village Karja


Correct Option: A

Find out at least three man-made features in the _________________.

  1. Grid square $0074$

  2. Grid square $9576$

  3. Grid square $9580$

  4. Grid square $9973$


Correct Option: A

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :

List - I List - II
A. Land of rising Sun 1. Korea
B. Land of midnight Sun 2. Finland
C. Land of thousand lakes 3. Japan
D. Lands of thunder bolt 4. Norway
5. Bhutan
  1. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-5

  2. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-5

  3. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4

  4. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Land of Rising Sun:  Japan is called the land of rising sun because Sun rises in the east as japan is the first country in the east , Sunrises first in japan.

 Land of Midnight sun:  The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the summer months in places north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle, when the Sun remains visible at the local midnight.

Around the summer solstice (approximately 21 June in the Northern Hemisphere and 23 December in the Southern Hemisphere), the Sun does not set below the horizon within a 24 hour period. The countries and territories whose populations experience the midnight sun are limited to those crossed by the Arctic Circle: the Canadian Yukon, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories; the nations of Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark (Greenland), Russia; and the State of Alaska in the United States

 Finland is called ''the land of a thousand lakes,'' but at last count, there were 187,888 of them - more lakes in relation to a country's size than any other. Indeed, with a population of about five million, Finland has one lake for every 26 people

Bhutan is called Land of Thunder Dragon. Because of the violent and large thunderstorms that whip down through the valleys from the Himalayas,

The sparkling light of thunderbolts was believed to be a red fire of a dragon.

 

Which of the following set of countries are completely surrounded by land ?

  1. Syria, Czechoslovakia, Paraguay

  2. Mongolia, Zambia, Boliva

  3. Libya, Zambia, Czechoslovakia

  4. Paraguay, Mongolia, Syria


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 

Mongolia is surrounded by China and Russia

Bolivia is surrounded by peru, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Peruguay

Zambia is surrounded by Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola

Give the four-figure grid reference for the following.

  1. Village Jolpur in the southern part

  2. Oen scrub in the northern part

  3. Village Bhamra in the middle

  4. Dhad Talao towards the east

  5. Police chauki in Dantral settlement


Correct Option: A

Give the four-figure grid reference for the following.

  1. Village Mohabbatgarh in the south

  2. Site of annual fair west of Malgaon

  3. Village Dadarla towards the west

  4. Open scrub in the north

  5. Village Nagani


Correct Option: A

Give six-figure grid reference for the following.

  1. A dry tank south of Hathai village

  2. $.362$ in the northeastern art

  3. Temple in village Pamera

  4. Well with brachish water south of Pamera

  5. PS in village Pamera


Correct Option: A

Give six-figure grid reference for the following.

  1. Spot Height $.324$ in the north

  2. A dry tank east of Bhamra village

  3. Post Office in the Dantral Settlement

  4. Temple north of Malawa village

  5. A lined well north of Dhann village


Correct Option: A

Name at least two man-made features in each of the following grid square.

  1. $0520$

  2. $0225$

  3. $0723$

  4. $1245$


Correct Option: A

Give the settlement pattern in the __________________.

  1. Dhann village in grid square $0623$

  2. In the grid square $0418$

  3. In the Dantral settlement

  4. In the Bhamra settlement


Correct Option: A

Find out the drianage pattern in the __________________.

  1. Grid square $0823$

  2. Grid square $0624$

  3. Grid square $0422$

  4. Grid square $0517$


Correct Option: A

Give the drainage pattern.

  1. In the grid square $1626$

  2. In the grid square $1523$

  3. In the grid square $1227$

  4. In the grid square $1267$


Correct Option: A

Describe the relief in the.

  1. Grid square $9574$

  2. Grid square $9782$

  3. Grid square $9876$

  4. Grid square $9879$


Correct Option: A

Name at least two natural features in each of the following grid square?

  1. $0526$

  2. $0918$

  3. $0721$

  4. $0876$


Correct Option: A

Give the four-figure grid reference for the following.

  1. Sanwara settlement west of the main road

  2. Stony waste in the northern part

  3. Village Burarl Khera in the east

  4. Moti Talao near Gulabganj

  5. Causeway near Wahan settlement


Correct Option: A

Find out at least two natural features in the grid square.

  1. $1525$

  2. $1024$

  3. $1317$

  4. $145$


Correct Option: A

Find out at least two man-made features in the grid squares.

  1. $1717$

  2. $1419$

  3. $1622$

  4. $1452$


Correct Option: A

Describe the general settlement pattern.

  1. In the grid square $1717$

  2. In the grid square $1622$

  3. In the grid square $1521$

  4. In the grid square $1678$


Correct Option: A

Match the places with altitude

Column I(Altitude in meters above mean sea level) Column II(Place)
I. 1461 A. Nagpur
II. 6 B. Shillong
III. 224 C. Jodhpur
IV. 312 D. Kolkata
  1. I-D, II-A, III-C, IV-B

  2. I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D

  3. I-B, II-D, III-C, IV-A

  4. I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D


Correct Option: C
Explanation:


Altitude in meters above mean sea level            Place
                                1461          Shillong
                                  6          Kolkata
                                224         Jodhpur
                                312          Nagpur

Which agency is responsible for the mapping and exploration of minerals?

  1. The Geological Survey of India

  2. Surveyor General of India

  3. National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd

  4. Indian Bureau of Mines


Correct Option: A

What was the local time in Tokyo situated at ${139}^{o}{45}^{\prime}$ East longitude, when the president of India was hosting the Indian National Flag in the presence of Japanese prime Minister at $10$ a.m. in New Delhi? The viewer in Japan were watching live telecast of this event.

  1. $6.11$ a.m.

  2. $1.39$ a.m.

  3. $2.49$ a.m.

  4. $1.49$ p.m.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In India, the time of Delhi is calculated by 82°30’ east longitude. Tokyo is situated at 139°45’ East longitude.

So, the difference between the longitudes is 139°45’ – 82°30’ = 57°15. So, the time difference between Delhi and Tokyo is 57°×4 minute.

= 228 min. (as 1° longitude is equal to 4 min.)

= 3 hrs. 48 min

Time in japan is 3 hrs. 48 min ahead and hence the time is 1.48 pm

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