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Maps

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The place reached by the Vasco Da Gama is?

a. Surat

b. Calicut

c. Cochi

d. Goa

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

Which type of map would be most useful to study population distribution?

a) Physical map

b) Thematic map

c) Political map

d) Sketch map

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

1. Which map shows natural features like mountains, rivers, plateaus, and plains?

a) Political map

b) Physical map

c) Thematic map

d) Road map

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

Political maps are used to show:

(a) Physical features

(b) Boundaries and cities

(c) Population

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

5.

What do we call the relationship between a distance on the map and the actual ground distance?

(a) Scale

(b) Legend

(c) Boundary

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

6.

. Who was the first person to voyaged across the Globe ?

a. Magellan

b. Columbus

c. Vasco Da Gama

d. None

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

In which year the Vasco Da Gama reached

India ?

a. 1494

b. 1548

c. 1957

d. 1498

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

Where did Columbus think he had landed when

he reached the America?

a. China

b. India

c. USA

d. France

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

5. The one who make the maps are called ?

a. Astronomer

b. Cartographers

c. Map makers

d. Stenographers

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Who have used clay tablets as maps?

a. Sumerians

b. Babylonians

c. Portugese

d. Both a and b

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

Who prepared the maps arranging from West to East ?

a. French

b. Americans

c. Indians

d. Greeks

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

Who introduced projection method in the map making ?

a. Gerardus Mercator

b. Anaximander

c. Hacataeus

d. All the above

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

Which among them is not the element of the map ?

a. Scale

b. Direction

c. Symbols

d. Time

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

Which among them is the neighbouring county of India ?

a. Japan

b. Nepal

c. Russia

d. Thailand

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

The countries which Share the water border with India is ?

a. Srilanka

b. Pakisthan

c. Bhutan

d. All the above

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

. Statement 1: Generally maps are prepared showing the North direction on the bottom. Statement 2: The ratio of corresponding distance to actual distance is called as Scale

a. Both the Statements are False

b. Both the Statements are True

Statement 1 is False and 2 is True

d. Statement 1 is true and 2 is false

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

Which among them are the cardinal directions ?

a. North West

b. South East

c. South

d. Both a and b

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

18.

. The scale which is used to represent the distance in Ratio is?

a. Representation scale

b. Verbal Scale

c. Graphical Scale

d. None

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.
a)

Cbad

b)

Cbda

c)

Bcad

d)

Bcda

20.

What is the distance between the Northern most and Southern most points of India ?

a. 3214 km

b. 3547 km

c. 2134 km

d. 2933 km

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

What is the smallest state in the political map of India? a. A.Goa

b. Kerala

c. Tripura

d. Punjab

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

The physical map says about the features of?

a. Mountains

b. plateaus

c. Deserts

d. All the above

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

How many states of India shared the border with Nepal ?

a. 5 states

b. 4 states

c. 6 states

d. 7 states

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.

22. Which of the Countries share the border with the 5

states of India?

a. Nepal and Myanmar

b. Bhutan and Nepal

c. Pakistan and Afghanistan

d. Nepal and Bangladesh

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

The number of union Territories in India is?

a. Seven

b. Eight

c. Nine

d. Six

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.

The capital of Andaman and Nicobar Island is ?

a. Port Blair

b. Leh

c. Kavaratti

d. Puducherry

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.

. In which hemisphere is the India Situated ?

a. North Western

b. South Eastern

c. South Western

d. North Eastern

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.

According to area India is the

a. Seventh

b. Eight

c. Ninth

d. Sixth

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

29.

27. The India lies in between the Longitudes ?

a. 8°4'N to 37°6'N

b. 68°7' Eto 97°.25'E

c. 0°to 231/2°N

d. 631/2°N to 631/2°S

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

30.

The latitude which divides the India into two equal halves is ?

a. Tropic of Cancer

b. Tropic of Capricorn

c. Equator

d. Arctic circle

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

31.

The States with which Tropic of Cancer passes

through is ?

a. Rajasthan

b. Gujarat

c. Jharkhand

d. All the above

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

32.

Name the States which is closest to the Equator is?

a. Punjab

b. Jharkand

cKerala

d. All the above

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

33.

The degree of Tropic of cancer is ?

a. 23 1/2°N

b. 23 1/2°S

c. 63 1/2°N

d. 63 1/2 S

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.

The network of Latitudes and Longitude is ?

a. Map

b. Constellation

c. Grid

d. Globe

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

35.

The country which shares the Largest border with the Indian States is ?

a. Pakistan

b. Nepal

c. Bangladesh

d. Afganistan

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

36.

.Tropic of Cancer does not passes through which States.

1. West Bengal

2 Tripura

3. Mizoram

4.None

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

37.

Name the rivers originated in the Western Ghats is?

a. Godavari

b. Indus

c. Brahmaputra

d. Both b and c

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

38.

. The imaginary lines that connects the places of equal heights are ?

a. Contour line

b. Grid

c. Mean Sea Level

d. Convention Symbol

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

39.

Who introduced the projection method of map making ?

a Gerardus Mercator

b. Anaximander

c. Nicolous Copernicus

d. Ptolemy

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

40.

. Identify mismatched pair

a. Gujarat -Gandhinagar

b. Rajasthan- Jaipur

c. Arunachal Pradesh- Itanagar

d. Manipur- Agartala

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

41.

Statement 1. Kerala is on west coast Statement 2: Arunachal Pradesh Shares it border

with Pakistan.

a. Both are true

b. Both are false

c. Statement 1 is true and 2 is false

d. Statement 1 is false and 2 is true

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

42.

10. Which ocean lies to the south of India?

a) Atlantic Ocean

b) Arctic Ocean

c) Indian Ocean

d) Pacific Ocean

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

43.

India shares its longest international boundary with which country?

a) China

b) Nepal

c) Bangladesh

d) Pakistan

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

44.

5. Which Indian state shares boundaries with Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal?

a) West Bengal

b) Assam

c) Sikkim

d) Meghalaya

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

45.

Which Indian state shares boundary with the maximum number of countries?

a) Jammu & Kashmir (Ladakh)

b) Arunachal Pradesh

c) West Bengal

d) Sikkim

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

46.

. The boundary between India and Afghanistan is very short and touches

which region?

a) Ladakh (Union Territory of J&K & Ladakh)

b) Himachal Pradesh

c) Uttarakhand

d) Punjab

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

47.

A map showing rainfall distribution, soil

types, or crops grown is called:

a) Physical map

b) Political map

c) Thematic map

d) Relief map

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

48.

1. Which map shows natural features like mountains, rivers, plateaus, and plains?

a) Political map

b) Physical map

c) Thematic map

d) Road map

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

49.

A map showing states, countries, and their boundaries is called:

a) Physical map

b) Political map

c) Thematic map

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

50.

The scale of a map is the ratio between:

a) Distance on map and distance on ground

b) Height of mountain and depth of sea

c) Map length and globe length

d) None of these

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

51.

. A weather map is an example of:

a) Political map

b) Physical map

c) Thematic map

d) Sketch

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

52.

What is shown in the index of a map?

a) Only scale

b) Explanations of symbols and colours used

c) The directions only

d) Boundaries only

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

53.

. Which statement is correct about index/legend?

a) It is optional in all maps

b) It is a guide to read symbols on the

map

c) It shows scale and distance

d) It shows directions only

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

54.

The contour lines on topo sheets are used to show:

a) Population

b) Height and shape of land

c) Transport routes

d) Rainfall

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

55.

1 A topographical map mainly shows:

a) Countries and states

b) Physical and cultural features in detail

c) Rainfall and temperature

d) Historical events

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

56.

8. Which of the following is not shown on a topo sheet?

a) Rivers and streams

b) Settlements and roads

c) Crop production zones

d) Relief features

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

57.

10. What is the capital of Kerala?

a) Kochi

b) Kozhikode

c) Thiruvananthapuram

d) Kollam

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D