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Why are thematic maps used?
What is the function of a climate map?
What is the purpose of a military map?
Which type of map helps in observing the sky?
What is the purpose of a land use map?
Which type of map is used for studying history?
Which type of map is used to understand country boundaries?
Number of lakes that are part of Mount Kailash ?
Why is the fractional method used internationally?
Why is the statement method easy to understand?
Which system of measurement is commonly used in European Countries?
What type of scale would be easiest to use in an international context?
What is an important characteristic of the statement method?
Which method is also called a graphical scale?
How is the linear method represented?
What is another name for the linear method?
Which method represents proportional distance without the need for units?
What is the major advantage of the fractional method?
Which of the following units is NOT commonly used in the British system?
What system of measurement is commonly used in India?
Why is the fractional method used internationally?
Which method of scale representation is easiest for a common person to understand?
In the statement method, which of the following is a correct example?
Which of the following is NOT a method of representing scale on a map?
What is the function of a map scale?
What does the title of a map indicate?
What is the purpose of using approved colors and symbols on a map?
Which of the following is included in the essential elements of maps?
Which of the following is NOT an essential element of a map?
What is the main difference between a diagram and a plan?
What does the word ‘graphe’ mean in French?
What does the word ‘carte’ mean in French?
Which language does the word ‘cartography’ originate from?
Who is a cartographer?
What is cartography?
What are topographic maps produced in India also called?
Where is the headquarters of the Survey of India located?
Which government agency is responsible for preparing maps in India?
What was Mount Everest initially named?
In which year was the survey work completed?
Who completed the survey work after William Lambton's death?
What was the name of the instrument used for the survey work?
Which of the following was NOT one of the surveys conducted?
How many types of surveys were carried out during the mapping of India?
From where did William Lambton start the survey work?
Who led the survey work in India in AD 1800?
The youngest folded mountain range in the world ?

Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. Fold mountains are formed due to the compression of sedimentary rock strata of the earth's crust. 
  2. The Himalayas and the Alps were formed through this process
  3. The Himalayas were formed as a result of the collision of the Indian plate and the African plate.

    Which of the following statements are correct?

    1. The Indian plate, due to tectonic forces, moved northward, crossing zero degrees latitude, and collided with the southern part of the Eurasian plate.
    2. India is completely above zero degrees latitude and joins the Northern Hemisphere.
      The number of continents formed by the breakup of Laurasia is ?