Maps & Cartography – Geography – UGC NET – Solved PYQs

Covered Topics: Map as Tool in Geographic Studies, Types of Maps, Techniques of Map Making Choropleth, Isarithmic, Dasymetric, Chorachromatic, Flow Maps), Data Representation on Maps pie diagrams, Bar diagrams and Line Graph), Geo-referencing (coordinate system and map projections and Datum).

1. Arrange the following maps in decreasing order of scale. (SEPT 2013)

(1) Atlas map
(II) Wall map
(III) Cadastral map
(IV) Topographical map

Select the correct answer from codes given below.

(1) II, III, IV, I
(2) I, II, III, IV
(3) IV, III, I, II
(4) III, IV, II, I

2. Area of a drainage basin on a map with RF 1:50000 is measured as 200 sq cm. What will be the basin area of the map when it is reduced at the RF 1:100000? (SEPT 2013)

(1) 1000 sq cm
(2) 100 sq cm
(3) 50 sq cm
(4) 500 sq cm

3. On a topographic map, lines that indicate water-depth are termed as (SEPT 2013)

(1) Isogonic line
(2) Isobath
(3) Isopachs
(4) Isoneph

4. The plot of cities of developing countries according to their size and rank on a normal graph paper will assume one of the following shapes. (SEPT 2013)

(1) Linear
(2) Concave
(3) Convex
(4) Curvilinear

5. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer from the codes given below. (SEPT 2013)

A. The contours which represent a convex slope are close together at the foot and are comparatively farther apart at the top.
B. The closeness of contours indicate steepness of slope.

Codes

(1) Only (A) is correct
(2) Only (B) is correct
(3) Both (A) and (B) are correct
(4) Neither (A) nor (B) are correct

6. Arrange the following maps in decreasing order of scale and select the correct answer from the codes given below. (SEPT 2013)

(1) Atlas map
(II) Cadastral map
(III) Topographical map
(IV) Wall maps

Codes

(1) II, III, IV, I
(2) I, IV, III, II
(3) I, II, III, IV
(4) IV, III, II, I