Map Reading-1 QuizBy info@ashirbadmohanty.in / May 20, 2025 NCC ‘B’ & ‘C’ Certificate Exam Preparation Map Reading-1 Quiz Map Reading Quiz-1 1 / 20 A line drawn on the map joining up all points of equal height above sea level is called Gradient Contour Bearing Grid Line 2 / 20 The two types of slopes are convex and concave open and close 3 / 20 On a Map, _____________ lines are the black colour vertical lines and ______________ lines are the black colour horizontal lines respectively. Easting and Northing Southing and Westing Westing and Southing Northing and Easting 4 / 20 The amount of the Magnetic Variation depends upon height and angle slope time and place direction 5 / 20 In addition to four Cardinal Points and four intermediate four major directions, there are _______________ minor directions. Ten Four Eight Six 6 / 20 ______________ are symbols used to represent certain artificial or natural features/objects on the map. Scales Grids Conventional signs Maps 7 / 20 Grid References are of Ten Figure All options are correct Six Figure Eight Figure Four Figure 8 / 20 The clock wise angle formed by a line joining two points and the North and South line is called _________. Cardinal Point Bearing Grid Grid Line 9 / 20 ___________ is applied to the shape of the ground in a vertical plane. Gradient All options are correct Contour Relief 10 / 20 How many types of North are there? 4 2 3 5 11 / 20 The Methods of Expressing a Scale are All options are correct As a Representative Fraction (RF) In Words 12 / 20 The three types of North are All options are correct True North, Grid North and Magnetic North Grid North, Magnetic North and Regular North Regular North, Irregular Nort and True North 13 / 20 The angular difference between Grid and True North is called Grid Convergence Angle of Convergence All options are correct 14 / 20 __________ is the geographical representation of land on a paper. Contour Grid Map Scale 15 / 20 __________ is the point to which the compass needle points. Magnetic North All options are correct True North Grid North 16 / 20 ___________ is the proportion which the distances between the two points on the map that relates to the distance between two points on the ground. Grid Scale Contour Grid Line 17 / 20 _____________ is the slope of the ground expressed as the angle the ground makes with the horizontal. Contour Relief Gradient Slope 18 / 20 The difference between True North and Magnetic North is called Contour Grid Line Magnetic Variation Gradient 19 / 20 The network of purple lines, some running north and south and others west and east which form a series of small squares all over the map are called _______________. Cardinal Points Conventional Signs grid lines Scales 20 / 20 North, South, East and West are known as the ____________. Grid Lines Gradients Cardinal points Contours Your score is