CBSE Class 6 Social Science Geography Maps MCQs

Question.What is a map?
(a) A globe
(b) A drawing of the earth’s surface on a flat paper according to scale
(c) A projection
(d) None of these

Answer :  B

Question.Which one is not a component of Map?
(a) Distance
(b) Direction
(c) Scale
(d) Symbol

Answer :  D

Question. Which colour is used to show water
(a) White
(b) Blue
(c) Green
(d) Black

Answer :  B

Question. Which one of the following is the true representation of earth?
(a) Map
(b) Globe
(c) Plan
(d) Sketch

Answer :  B

Question. Thick blue line on map is usually used to show
(a) Electricity power station
(b) Stream
(c) River
(d) Dam

Answer :  C

Question. Map showing natural features of the earth such as mountains, rivers, oceans et(c) called
(a) Political map
(b) Thematic map
(c) Conventional map
(d) Physical map

Answer :  D

Question. What is a map?
(a) A globe
(b) A drawing of the earth’s surface on a flat paper according to scale
(c) A projection
(d) None of these

Answer :  B

Question. When a large scale area are shown on a small map it is called
(a) Near scale map
(b) Short scale map
(c) Little scale map
(d) Small scale map

Answer :  D

Question. A plan is a drawing of a small area on a:
(a) Small scale
(b) Large scale
(c) (a) & (b) both
(d) None

Answer :  B

Question. Which of the following is not shown on a relief or physical map?
(a) Mountains
(b) Rivers
(c) Crops
(d) Valleys

Answer :  C

Question. The relation between the distance and corresponding distance on the map and corresponding distance on the ground known as
(a) Globe
(b) Scale
(c) Map
(d) Sketch

Answer :  B

Question. Atlas map are drawn on a ____ scale.
(a) Infinite
(b) Small
(c) Very large
(d) Large

Answer :  B

Question. For what purpose magnetic compass is used?
(a) For measuring distance
(b) For showing symbols
(c) For finding the directions
(d) For all of these

Answer :  C

Question. Topographical map are those
(a) Smaller than the atlas map
(b) Are used by engineers
(c) Larger than cadastral map
(d) Are based on actual survey of small area

Answer :  D

Question. What does TV’ with arrow show?
(a) Direction of North
(b) Direction of East
(c) Direction of West
(d) Direction of South

Answer :  A

Question. Map projection is
(a) The method of transferring the network of longitude and meridians from the spherical surface of the earth to a flat surface
(b) Method of transferring the network of the latitudes and longitudes of locations from the surface of the globe into locations on a plane surface.
(c) The method of transferring the network of parallels from the spherical surface of the earth to a flat surface
(d) The method of transferring the network of parallels and meridians from the spherical surface of the earth to a curved surface

Answer :  B

Question. In map Light brown colour is used to show
(a) Rainfall
(b) Mountains
(c) Rivers
(d) Forest

Answer :  B

Question. Plan is useful to show
(a) Details such as length and breadth of a room or place
(b) To find the location of place of the map
(c) Details of counties river, ocean
(d) Can be put together to make an Atlas

Answer :  A

Question. Which of the following is not the limitation of the globe
(a) Maximum distortion is seen in the region around the poles
(b) Represents earth on the flat surface
(c) Details are not given in the form of symbols
(d) Can study the detail part of the earth

Answer :  D

Question. The symbols used to represents various features on the map called
(a) Features symbols
(b) Physical Symbols
(c) Conventional symbols
(d) Small symbols

Answer :  C

Question. The blue colour on the map shows
(a) clouds
(b) water bodies
(c) glaciers
(d) plains

Answer :  B

Question. The map drawn on a large scale and used by the patwaris , engineers et(c) is called
(a) Thematic map
(b) Political map
(c) Cadastral map
(d) Topographical map

Answer :  C

Question. Usually top of the map indicates ____ direction.
(a) West
(b) North
(c) South
(d) East

Answer :  B

Question. The map drawn on a large scale and used by the patwaris, engineers et(c) is called
(a) Thematic map
(b) Political map
(c) Cadastral map
(d) Topographical map

Answer :  C

Question. Map showing the distribution of important crops, minerals, industries etc are called
(a) Distribution map
(b) Political map
(c) Divided map
(d) Physical map

Answer :  A

Question. Which of the following is used to without scale
(a) Small scale map
(b) Physical map
(c) Sketch
(d) Plan

Answer :  C

Question. Usually right side of the direction indicates
(a) North
(b) East
(c) West
(d) South

Answer :  B

Question. Plan is a drawing of
(a) small area on a large scale
(b) large area on a small scale
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these

Answer :  A

Question. Which of the following is not among the cardinal direction
(a) South
(b) North-east
(c) East
(d) West

Answer :  B

Question. The blue colour is used for showing
(a) mountains
(b) plants and trees
(c) water
(d) none of these

Answer :  C

Question. Boundaries between different states are shown in _______ :
(a) Political Map
(b) Relief Map
(c) Vegetation
(d) Commercial Map

Answer :  A