CBSE Class 6 Social Science Locating Places on the Earth MCQs Set B

Question. What is the latitude of the North Pole?
(a) 45°N
(b) 0°
(c) 90°N
(d) 90°S

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following represents a line that runs east to west on the globe?
(a) Meridian of longitude
(b) Parallel of latitude
(c) Prime Meridian
(d) Equator

Answer: B

Question. A ________ shows natural features such as mountains, rivers, lakes, oceans, and other permanent geographic features.
(a) Physical map
(b) Political map
(c) Survey map
(d) All of these

Answer: A

Question. What is the Prime Meridian also known as?
(a) The Equator
(b) The International Date Line
(c) The Greenwich Meridian
(d) The Tropic of Cancer

Answer: C

Question. The arrow with ‘N’ on the map is used to depict:
(a) Direction of East
(b) Direction of North
(c) Direction of West
(d) Direction of South

Answer: B

Question. The Equator does not pass through which of the following continents:
(a) South America
(b) Africa
(c) Europe
(d) Asia

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following statements about the Equator is true?
(a) It is a meridian of longitude.
(b) It is located at 0° latitude
(c) It divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
(d) It passes through the North and South Poles.

Answer: B

Question. What does the scale on a map represent?
(a) The actual size of objects
(b) The distance between two points
(c) The size of countries
(d) The direction of the map

Answer: B

Question. Maps showing distribution of forests are called
(a) Physical maps
(b) Thematic maps
(c) Political maps
(d) None of these

Answer: B

Question. The ________ are North, South, East, and West.
(a) Intermediate directions
(b) Compass rose
(c) Cardinal directions
(d) Symbols

Answer: C

Question. Scale is compulsory for:
(a) A map
(b) A symbol
(c) A globe
(d) A sketch

Answer: A

Question. The latitude of the Tropic of Cancer is:
(a) 0°
(b) 23.5°N
(c) 66.5°S
(d) 90°N

Answer: B

Question. Which of the following directions is known as an intermediate direction?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) Northeast
(d) East

Answer: C

Question. Through which location does the Prime Meridian pass?
(a) Greenfield
(b) Green shire
(c) Greenwich
(d) Greenwood

Answer: A

Question. Which one of the following is considered as true model of earth?
(a) Map
(b) Globe
(c) Ball
(d) Apple

Answer: B

Question. What is the latitude of the South Pole?
(a) 0°
(b) 45°S
(c) 90°S
(d) 180°S

Answer: C

Question. A map showing the distribution of forests is known as:
(a) Colourful map
(b) Political map
(c) Thematic map
(d) Physical map

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following is a type of map that shows natural features like mountains and rivers?
(a) Political map
(b) Physical map
(c) Thematic map
(d) Road map

Answer: B

Question. Cardinal points show the _____ in the map.
(a) Area
(b) Distance
(c) Direction
(d) Symbols

Answer: C

Question. Which line marks 0° longitude and passes through Greenwich?
(a) International Date Line
(b) Tropic of Capricorn
(c) Prime Meridian
(d) Arctic Circle

Answer: C

Question. A scale is necessary
(a) for a map
(b) for a sketch
(c) for symbols
(d) for a plan

Answer: A

Question. Which one is not an intermediate direction?
(a) North-east
(b) West
(c) South-west
(d) North

Answer: D

Question. Which of the following symbols is commonly used to represent a railway station on a map?
(a) Circle
(b) Cross
(c) Triangle
(d) RS

Answer: D

Question. Which is not an intermediate direction?
(a) North-east
(b) West
(c) South-west
(d) North-west

Answer: B

Question. What does the term 'scale' refer to on a map?
(a) The direction of the map.
(b) The relationship between the distance on the map and the actual distance on the ground
(c) The symbols used on the map.
(d) The number of countries shown on the map.

Answer: B

Question. What do we call a book or collection of maps?
(a) Scale
(b) Atlas
(c) Globe
(d) Chart

Answer: B

Question.  __ lies between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
(a) Frigid zone
(b) Tropical zone
(c) Temperate zone
(d) None of these

Answer: B

Question. What does 0° longitude represent on the globe?
(a) Equator
(b) International Date Line
(c) Prime Meridian
(d) Tropic of Cancer

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following cities is located near the Prime Meridian?
(a) New York
(b) London
(c) Tokyo
(d) Delhi

Answer: B

Question. Which direction is opposite to Southeast?
(a) Northwest
(b) Northeast
(c) Southwest
(d) North

Answer: A

Question. The total number of longitudes is:
(a) 360
(b) 180
(c) 90
(d) 60

Answer: A

True or False

Question. The Survey of India uses symbols that are not standardised across different countries.
Answer: False

Question. The Equator is located at 90° North latitude.
Answer: False

Question. The Greenwich Meridian was established as the Prime Meridian in 1884.
Answer: True

Fill in the Blanks

Question. _____ on maps represent features like buildings and natural elements because there is insufficient space to draw all details.
Answer: Symbols

Question. The Prime Meridian is also known as the ____ Meridian.
Answer: Greenwich

Question. Latitude and longitude together are the two ____ of a place.
Answer: Coordinates