1. How many types of maps are there ?
(a) Five types
(b) Six types
(c) Seven types
(d) Eight types
Ans :- (c) Seven types
2. In which direction is a bearing always measured ?
(a) Clockwise
(b) Anticlockwise
(c) Any direction
(d) No direction
Ans :- (a) Clockwise
3. What is typically represented by a dotted red line on a map ?
(a) Road
(b) Path
(c) River
(d) Tree
Ans :- (b) Path
4. Which color is used to represent water bodies on a map ?
(a) Green
(b) Red
(c) Blue
(d) Yellow
Ans :- (c) Blue
5. What is the difference between magnetic north and true north called ?
(a) Variation
(b) Magnetic bearing
(c) Grid reference
(d) Magnetic variation
Ans :- (d) Magnetic variation
6. How many types of north are there ?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
Ans :- (b) 3
7. What is a small isolated hill called ?
(a) Knoll
(b) Mound
(c) Dune
(d) Spur
Ans :- (a) Knoll
8. What does the red end of a compass indicate ?
(a) Magnetic north
(b) Magnetic south
(c) Geographic south
(d) None of the above
Ans :- (c) Geographic south
9. What is the full name of the Prismatic Compass ?
(a) Lead Prismatic Compass MK-III A
(b) Liquid Prismatic Compass MK-III A
(c) Land Prismatic Compass MK-III A
(d) Load Prismatic Compass MK-III A
Ans :- (b) Liquid Prismatic Compass MK-III A
10. Which of the following is a method of setting a map ?
(a) By compass
(b) By ground objects
(c) Both A and B
(d) None of the above
Ans :- (c) Both A and B
11. What does the symbol ——— represent ?
(a) Electric wire
(b) Oil well
(c) Mine
(d) Brick kiln
Ans :- (a) Electric wire
12. What is the method of finding Own Position on a map ?
(a) Resection method
(b) Compass method
(c) Inspection method
(d) All of the above
Ans :- (d) All of the above
13. What do two dashed red lines represent on a map ?
(a) Unmetalled road without a fence
(b) Road with a fence
(c) Unprotected road
(d) Unmetalled road
Ans :- (d) Unmetalled road
14. What does RF stand for on a map ?
(a) Railway Forest
(b) Roof Forest
(c) Reserve Forest
(d) Railway Force
Ans :- (c) Reserve Forest
15. What is the back bearing of 260° ?
(a) 80°
(b) 100°
(c) 90°
(d) 10°
Ans :- (a) 80°
16. How is the scale of a map expressed ?
(a) In words
(b) As a representative fraction
(c) Both A and B
(d) None of the above
Ans :- (c) Both A and B
17. Up to how many degrees can be read with a compass ?
(a) 0° to 90°
(b) 0° to 170°
(c) 0° to 360°
(d) 0° to 180°
Ans :- (c) 0° to 360°
18. What is the angular difference between Grid North and True North called ?
(a) Magnetic variation
(b) Angle of convergence
(c) Grid difference
(d) Error margin
Ans :- (b) Angle of convergence
19. Where is the magnetic variation of a map found ?
(a) Bottom left corner
(b) Bottom right corner
(c) Top edge of the map
(d) Top right corner
Ans :- (b) Bottom right corner
20. What does the symbol represent ?
(a) Common House
(b) Circuit House
(c) Chhatri House
(d) Cold House
Ans :- (b) Circuit House
21. What is any geographic or natural feature that forces a military unit to constrict called ?
(a) Defile
(b) Nullah
(c) Pass
(d) Cave
Ans :- (a) Defile
22. What are the grid lines that run vertically from north to south called ?
(a) Northings
(b) Eastings
(c) Vertical lines
(d) Horizontal lines
Ans :- (b) Eastings
23. What color is used to represent roads on a map ?
(a) Red
(b) Yellow
(c) Green
(d) Blue
Ans :- (a) Red
24. How many points are chosen when finding one’s own position using the resection method ?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 1
(d) 2
Ans :- (a) 3
25. What are the grid lines that run horizontally from west to east called ?
(a) Northings
(b) Eastings
(c) Vertical lines
(d) Horizontal lines
Ans :- (a) Northings
26. What does PO stand for ?
(a) Police Station
(b) Post Office
(c) Private Office
(d) All of the above
Ans :- (b) Post Office
27. What can be used to find north in the northern hemisphere at night ?
(a) Sapt Rishi
(b) Weather Cock
(c) Sun
(d) All of the above
Ans :- (a) Sapt Rishi
28. What is the bearing measured on a map using grid lines with the help of a protractor called ?
(a) Grid bearing
(b) Magnetic bearing
(c) True bearing
(d) None of the above
Ans :- (a) Grid bearing
29. What is the vertical line on a map called ?
(a) Easting line
(b) Northing line
(c) Westing line
(d) Southing line
Ans :- (a) Easting line
30. What is the most suitable method for determining one’s own position on a map ?
(a) Resection method
(b) Inspection method
(c) Continuous map reading
(d) None of the above
Ans :- (a) Resection method
31. Which of the following is a part of the liquid compass ?
(a) Window
(b) Hairline
(c) Luminous strip
(d) All of the above
Ans :- (d) All of the above
32. What does PS stand for ?
(a) Police Station
(b) Post Office
(c) Private Office
(d) All of these
Ans :- (a) Police Station
33. What is India’s own GPS-like satellite-based navigation system called ?
(a) iGPS
(b) NAVIC
(c) NSI
(d) ISRO
Ans :- (b) NAVIC
34. What represents the selected natural and man-made features of the earth’s surface on a paper sheet ?
(a) Map
(b) Photo
(c) Picture
(d) Outline
Ans :- (a) Map
35. What does the X symbol mean ?
(a) Division
(b) Brigade
(c) Core
(d) Platoon
Ans :- (b) Brigade
36. What is the science of making maps called ?
(a) Cartography
(b) Topology
(c) Calligraphy
(d) Mapography
Ans :- (a) Cartography
37. What is the slope of a hill expressed as a fraction called ?
(a) Slope
(b) Series
(c) File
(d) Curve
Ans :- (a) Slope
38. Which lines increase from bottom to top ?
(a) Easting lines
(b) Northing lines
(c) Westing lines
(d) Sounding lines
Ans :- (b) Northing lines
39. When was the first GPS satellite launched ?
(a) 1974
(b) 1989
(c) 2001
(d) 2021
Ans :- (a) 1974
40. Which direction does the needle of a precise compass point to ?
(a) Magnetic North
(b) Grid North
(c) True North
(d) None of the above
Ans :- (a) Magnetic North
41. What does a map indicate about the position of the land and …….. ?
(a) Friend’s
(b) Family’s
(c) Enemy’s
(d) Army’s
Ans :- (c) Enemy’s
42. What is used to show the height and shape of the land on a map ?
(a) Contour lines
(b) Curved lines
(c) Straight lines
(d) Broken lines
Ans :- (a) Contour lines
43. Which direction do the north-south grid lines on a map indicate ?
(a) Magnetic North
(b) Grid North
(c) True North
(d) None of the above
Ans :- (b) Grid North
44. How many types of scales are displayed on a map ?
(a) 2 types
(b) 3 types
(c) 4 types
(d) 5 types
Ans :- (b) 3 types
45. How many norths are there on a military map ?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Ans :- (c) 3
46. On a 1:50,000 scale map, how many kilometers will 1 cm on the map represent on the ground ?
(a) 0.5 km
(b) 10 km
(c) 100 km
(d) 1 km
Ans :- (a) 0.5 km
47. What are the dimensions of a service protractor ?
(a) 6 inches long and 3 inches wide
(b) 5 inches long and 2 inches wide
(c) 6 inches long and 4 inches wide
(d) 6 inches long and 2 inches wide
Ans :- (d) 6 inches long and 2 inches wide
48. What color is used to represent large cities on a map ?
(a) Red
(b) Black
(c) Blue
(d) Green
Ans :- (a) Red
49. What is the reference system consisting of north-south and east-west lines that creates equal squares on a map ?
(a) Contour
(b) Easting
(c) Northing
(d) Grid
Ans :- (d) Grid
50. What does the symbol XXX represent ?
(a) Brigade
(b) Division
(c) Core
(d) Army Group
Ans :- (c) Core
51. How close will an eight-digit grid take you to your target ?
(a) 1 meter
(b) 10 meters
(c) 100 meters
(d) None of the above
Ans :- (b) 10 meters
52. Which type of compass is easy to use despite being less accurate ?
(a) Dry compass
(b) Liquid compass
(c) Gas compass
(d) None of the above
Ans :- (b) Liquid compass
53. What are the different types of north ?
(a) True North
(b) Magnetic North
(c) Grid North
(d) All of the above
Ans :- (d) All of the above
54. How many types of compasses are there ?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Ans :- (b) 2
55. What method is used to set a map ?
(a) By compass
(b) By objects on the ground
(c) Both A and B
(d) None of the above
Ans :- (c) Both A and B
56. What is the depressed area between two spurs called ?
(a) Re-entrant
(b) Plateau
(c) Peak
(d) Mountain
Ans :- (a) Re-entrant
57. What is a map made of ?
(a) Paper
(b) Cloth
(c) Cardboard
(d) All of the above
Ans :- (d) All of the above
58. How many methods are used to identify objects on the ground to locate a map ?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 1
Ans :- (c) 3
59. Which north can be determined by the compass needle ?
(a) True North
(b) Magnetic North
(c) Map North
(d) None of the above
Ans :- (b) Magnetic North
60. Is compass reading affected by the presence of iron or steel material ?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Only in specific cases
(d) None of the above
Ans :- (b) No
61. At what degree is the northeast direction ?
(a) 45 degrees
(b) 75 degrees
(c) 90 degrees
(d) 120 degrees
Ans :- (a) 45 degrees
62. Which direction does the black tip on a compass point to ?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) West
Ans :- (a) North
63. What is the grid of east and north lines on a survey map called ?
(a) Contour line
(b) Easting line
(c) Northing line
(d) Grid line
Ans :- (d) Grid line
64. What information does a map provide ?
(a) Choosing the right route for marching
(b) News
(c) Truth
(d) None
Ans :- (a) Choosing the right route for marching
65. What is a single small hill called ?
(a) Mountain
(b) Knoll
(c) Peak
(d) Plateau
Ans :- (b) Knoll