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Map Reading

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Map can be defined using which of the following terms?

a)

Pictorial representation of an area

b)

Represented on cloth or paper

c)

Follows a prefixed scale

d)

Uses conventional symbols

2.

The picture shows __________ type of map.

a)

Atlas map

b)

Physical map

c)

Rail and Roadway map

d)

Mineral Deposits map

3.

This is a _________ map.

a)

Political map

b)

Physical map

c)

Topological map

4.

Which of the following are the features of conventional signs?

a)

Are universal

b)

Are predefined

c)

Represent man made or natural features

d)

Differ from country to country

5.

Which of the following options are not depicted in the picture?

a)

Dak Bungalow

b)

Post and Telegraph Office

c)

Reserved forest

d)

Circuit house

6.

This conventional symbol depicts _________.

a)

Distance Mark

b)

Historical sites

c)

Battle ground

7.

(a)   is the ratio between the distance between two points on the map that relates to the distance between two points on the ground.

8.

Methods of expressing a scale:

a)

In words : 1 inch to 1 mile

b)

In equations

c)

As a Representative Fraction

9.

The imaginary vertical lines on earth and the imaginary horizontal lines on earth are _________ and ___________ respectively. The vertical lines which run from west to east on map are ________.

a)

Longitude, Easting and Northing

b)

Longitudes, Latitudes and Northing

c)

Longitudes, Latitudes and Easting

10.

The letter which indicates the order of a grid reference on a map.

a)

L

b)

T

c)

I

d)

H

11.

Name the topographical feature: A narrow ridge of high land joining up to higher hills.

a)

Col

b)

Basin

c)

Knoll

d)

Saddle

12.

____________ is the difference

between True North and Magnetic North.

a)

Magnetic Variation

b)

Angular Variance

c)

Map constant

13.

Identify the relief feature.

a)

Basin

b)

River

c)

Desert

d)

Contours

14.

The four Cardinal points indicate which of the following degrees on a compass?

a)

0 , 90, 190, 270

b)

0 , 90 , 180 , 270

c)

0/360 , 90 , 180 , 270

15.

Which of the following are types of north and bearings?

a)

true

b)

map

c)

magnetic

d)

grid

16.

To find back bearing when forward bearing is greater than ____________ deg, we subtract ____________ deg from forward bearing.

(a)  

17.

Which of the following is the compass used in NCC for map reading?

a)

Crystal Prismatic Compass

b)

Liquid Prismatic Compass

c)

Ethanol Prismatic Compass

18.

The liquid used in Liquid Prismatic Compass is _______.

a)

Methanol

b)

Propanol

c)

Ethanol

19.

Guess the parts of the Liquid Prismatic Compass Mark III.

a)

Tongue

b)

Window

c)

Hair Line

d)

Thumb ring

e)

Prism

20.

A map is said to be set or oriented when it is placed such that the true NORTH on the map points to

true NORTH on the ground.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know