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Cartography - Test Set 2

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20 questions

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  1. Question 1

    Wind direction can be found out by?
    1. Wind vane
    2. Hygrometer
    3. Barometer
    4. Anemometer
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  2. Question 2

    Ergograph was divided by:
    1. Geddes
    2. Mercator
    3. Kellaway
    4. Rait
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  3. Question 3

    A drainage pattern can be shown on?
    1. Mercator's projection
    2. Cylindrical projection
    3. Bonne's projection
    4. None of all
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  4. Question 4

    The method of mapping depends on the:
    1. Size of the area
    2. Amount of details required
    3. Degree of accuracy aimed at
    4. All of the above
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  5. Question 5

    It is essential to pay more regard to which of the following two things while classifying maps: into different categories?
    1. Amount of information and projection
    2. Scale and projection
    3. Scale and purpose
    4. Projection and conventional signs
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  6. Question 6

    The term cadastral is derived from the __ word cadestre meaning register of territorial property:
    1. Greeks
    2. British
    3. French
    4. German
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  7. Question 7

    The word ‘Map’ derived from Mappa of:
    1. Greek word
    2. French word
    3. German word
    4. Latin word
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  8. Question 8

    "Maps are the graphic representations of the surface of the earth" who stated that?
    1. Finch and Trewartha
    2. Dudley Stamp
    3. Ogilvic Buchanan
    4. Erwin Raisz
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  9. Question 9

    The cadastral maps, topographical maps and the city plans come under the category of?
    1. Large scale maps
    2. Medium scale maps
    3. Small scale maps
    4. All of the above
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  10. Question 10

    Which of the following are the examples of small scale maps?
    1. Wall maps
    2. City plans
    3. Atlas maps
    4. Both (a) and (c)
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  11. Question 11

    Which of the following maps are especially prepared by the government to realize revenue and tax?
    1. Wall maps
    2. Cadastral maps
    3. Atlas maps
    4. Topographical maps
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  12. Question 12

    Village maps drawn on scale 1:3960 (16"=1 Mile) to 1: 1980 (32"- 1 mile) in India are the examples of:
    1. Atlas map
    2. Topographical map
    3. Wall maps
    4. Cadastral maps
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  13. Question 13

    'A Topographical Map is on a sufficiently large scale to enable the individual features shown on the map to be identified on the ground by their shape and position' who stated that?
    1. Dudley stamp
    2. Survey of India
    3. R.L. Singh
    4. Finch and Trewartha
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  14. Question 14

    The scale of topographical maps varies in general from:
    1. 2 inch to the mile to 2/4 inch to the mile
    2. 16 inch to the mile to 32 inch to the mile
    3. 3 inch to the mile to 3/4 inch to the mile
    4. 1 inch to the mile to 1/4 inch to the mile
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  15. Question 15

    The maps drawn on the scale 1"=4 mile or 1:250,000 or less than it, are called as:
    1. Topographical maps
    2. Cadastral maps
    3. Geographical maps
    4. Atlas maps
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  16. Question 16

    Wall maps are actually:
    1. Geographical maps
    2. Topographical maps
    3. Atlas maps
    4. Cadastral maps
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  17. Question 17

    The scale of wall maps, prepared by Survey of India is between:
    1. 1: 25,000,000 to 1: 3,000,000
    2. 1: 26,000,000 to 1: 2,900,000
    3. 1: 20,000,000 to 1: 2,500,000
    4. 1: 15,000,000 to 1: 2,500,000
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  18. Question 18

    Atlas maps are generally prepared on scale less than:
    1. 1: 2,000,000
    2. 1: 2,500,000
    3. 1: 3,000,000
    4. 1: 3,000,000
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  19. Question 19

    In which of the following maps, main stress is given on the determination of topographical features and relief?
    1. Planimetric
    2. Thematic
    3. Planimetric
    4. Hypsometric
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  20. Question 20

    In which of the following maps supremacy is given to cultural and economic features instead of topographical features?
    1. Cultural maps
    2. Planimetric maps
    3. Planimetric maps
    4. Cadastral maps
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