MCQs-Locating Places on the Earth-Class 6-Social Science

Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. What is the main purpose of a map?
   a) To write stories
   b) To show locations
   c) To measure time
   d) To measure temperature
   Answer: b) To show locations

2. The Equator is at what latitude?
   a) 90°S
   b) 0°
   c) 45°N
   d) 30°E
   Answer: b) 0°

3. Which direction is opposite to the South?
   a) East
   b) North
   c) West
   d) Southeast
   Answer: b) North

4. What is the scale of the map in Fig. 5.2?
   a) 2.5 cm = 100 km
   b) 2.5 cm = 500 km
   c) 1 cm = 1 km
   d) 2 cm = 500 km
   Answer: b) 2.5 cm = 500 km

5. How many cardinal directions are there?
   a) 2
   b) 4
   c) 6
   d) 8
   Answer: b) 4

6. What is the longitude of the Prime Meridian?
   a) 0°
   b) 90°E
   c) 45°W
   d) 180°
   Answer: a) 0°

7. What do you call the lines that run parallel to the Equator?
   a) Meridians
   b) Longitudes
   c) Parallels of latitude
   d) Tropics
   Answer: c) Parallels of latitude

8. How many degrees of longitude does the Earth rotate in 1 hour?
   a) 15°
   b) 30°
   c) 10°
   d) 45°
   Answer: a) 15°

9. What does IST stand for?
   a) Indian Specific Time
   b) Indian Standard Time
   c) International Standard Time
   d) Indian Social Time
   Answer: b) Indian Standard Time

10. What is the latitude of the South Pole?
    a) 90°S
    b) 90°N
    c) 0°
    d) 45°S
    Answer: a) 90°S

11. What tool is used to measure distances on a map?
    a) Compass
    b) Scale
    c) Protractor
    d) GPS
    Answer: b) Scale

12. How many hemispheres is the Earth divided into?
    a) 2
    b) 4
    c) 6
    d) 8
    Answer: b) 4

13. Which city does the Prime Meridian pass through?
    a) Paris
    b) London
    c) Greenwich
    d) Berlin
    Answer: c) Greenwich

14. What is a thematic map?
    a) A map showing mountains
    b) A map with a specific type of information
    c) A political map
    d) A physical map
    Answer: b) A map with a specific type of information

15. What is the time difference between IST and GMT?
    a) 4 hours
    b) 5 hours
    c) 5 hours 30 minutes
    d) 6 hours
    Answer: c) 5 hours 30 minutes

16. Which is the largest parallel of latitude?
    a) Tropic of Cancer
    b) Tropic of Capricorn
    c) Equator
    d) Arctic Circle
    Answer: c) Equator

17. What does a compass show?
    a) Distance
    b) Time
    c) Directions
    d) Altitude
    Answer: c) Directions

18. What does the color blue on a map usually represent?
    a) Rivers and water bodies
    b) Mountains
    c) Forests
    d) Deserts
    Answer: a) Rivers and water bodies

19. What is a globe?
    a) A flat map of the world
    b) A spherical model of the Earth
    c) A satellite
    d) A type of compass
    Answer: b) A spherical model of the Earth

20. Which meridian is exactly opposite the Prime Meridian?
    a) 90°W
    b) 180°
    c) 90°E
    d) 45°
    Answer: b) 180°

21. How many total degrees are in a circle of latitude or longitude?
    a) 360°
    b) 180°
    c) 90°
    d) 45°
    Answer: a) 360°

22. What are the intermediate directions?
    a) North and South
    b) East and West
    c) NE, NW, SE, SW
    d) None of the above
    Answer: c) NE, NW, SE, SW

23. What is the meaning of the term “estuary”?
    a) A mountain
    b) A river meeting the sea
    c) A desert
    d) A valley
    Answer: b) A river meeting the sea

24. Which is the correct order of time zones eastward from GMT?
    a) GMT+1, GMT+2, GMT+3
    b) GMT-1, GMT-2, GMT-3
    c) GMT-3, GMT+3, GMT-1
    d) None of the above
    Answer: a) GMT+1, GMT+2, GMT+3

25. The South Pole lies in which hemisphere?
    a) Northern Hemisphere
    b) Southern Hemisphere
    c) Eastern Hemisphere
    d) Western Hemisphere
    Answer: b) Southern Hemisphere

26. What do symbols on a map represent?
    a) Real-life objects or features
    b) Directions only
    c) The scale
    d) Altitude
    Answer: a) Real-life objects or features

27. What is the approximate latitude range of India?
    a) 0° to 30°N
    b) 8°N to 37°N
    c) 20°S to 40°S
    d) 60°N to 90°N
    Answer: b) 8°N to 37°N

28. The Tropic of Cancer passes through which continent?
    a) Africa
    b) Asia
    c) Both a and b
    d) Europe
    Answer: c) Both a and b

29. What separates the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
    a) Tropic of Capricorn
    b) Prime Meridian
    c) Equator
    d) Tropic of Cancer
    Answer: b) Prime Meridian

30. Which is larger in area?
    a) Latitude
    b) Longitude
    c) Equator
    d) Tropics
    Answer: c) Equator

10 True/False Questions

1. The Prime Meridian is located at 0° longitude. (True)

2. All parallels of latitude are equal in length. (False)

3. Longitude helps determine time zones. (True)

4. The Equator is not a latitude. (False)

5. India has two standard times. (False)

6. Lines of longitude meet at the poles. (True)

7. The South Pole is located at 90°N. (False)

8. The GMT is based on the Prime Meridian. (True)

9. Tropics are lines of longitude. (False)

10. Latitude affects climate. (True)

10 Match the Following

Answers: 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d, 5-e, 6-f, 7-g, 8-h, 9-i, 10-j

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