Maps, Lat-Long, Time and Geographical Techniques MCQs

Statement 1 is correct because the International Date Line runs between the two cities. Statement 2 reverses the day relationship — Anadyr is ahead, not behind.

Statement 2 is wrong. Anadyr (UTC+12) is ahead of Nome (UTC-9), so when it is Monday in Anadyr, it is Sunday in Nome, not Tuesday.

Statement 1 is correct. The International Date Line does cause the two cities to experience different calendar dates at the same moment.

Denmark and New Zealand do not exceed four time zones even when overseas territories are counted.

Only three countries — the UK, Australia and Brazil — meet the criterion when their overseas territories or island possessions are included.

Three, not two, of the listed countries have more than four time zones.

The equator receives approximately 12 hours of daylight throughout the year; it does not exceed 12 hours significantly.

The Arctic Circle also receives more than 12 hours of sunlight on June 21 — in fact it receives 24 hours of continuous daylight on that date.

The Tropic of Capricorn is in the Southern Hemisphere and experiences its winter solstice on June 21, so it gets fewer than 12 hours of daylight.

The summer solstice falls around June 20-21, which is in the second half of June, not the first half.

The longest day occurs in late June, not in July. By early July, day length is already decreasing.

The summer solstice occurs about a month before late July. Day length in the Northern Hemisphere has been declining since late June.

While both are correct, Statement-II does not explain Statement-I. Statement-II is a consequence of scale differences, not an explanation of what scale means.

Statement-II is correct. A larger-scale map (smaller denominator) does show greater detail.

Statement-I is correct. It provides the standard definition of map scale.

The 15° × 15° grid is far too coarse for the topographical sheet numbering system used in India.

Topographical sheets are based on a geographic grid, not on administrative boundaries of states.

The numbering follows a systematic grid pattern, not a simple sequential ordering.

A gradient of 1 in 25 would require only 500 m horizontal distance for a 20 m rise, but the actual horizontal distance is 1,000 m.

A gradient of 1 in 100 would require 2,000 m horizontal distance for a 20 m rise.

A gradient of 1 in 500 would indicate an extremely gentle slope with 10,000 m horizontal distance per 20 m rise.

Local (solar) time depends on longitude, not latitude. Places on the same meridian share the same local time.

Their local times are the same, not different, since they share the same longitude.

They do share the same local time; only day length differs.

France and Spain are also crossed by the Prime Meridian.

Spain is also crossed by the Prime Meridian in its northeastern portion.

France is also on the Prime Meridian; it passes through Paris and continues southward.

The tropical region experiences high sun angles but not the midnight sun phenomenon.

This tropical zone does not experience midnight sun.

Latitudes between 45° N and 66.5° N experience very long days in summer but the sun does set; midnight sun requires being poleward of 66.5°.

Spatial data input and storage is a core GIS component, involving the capture and management of geographic coordinates and features.

Attribute data management is fundamental to GIS, linking non-spatial information (population, temperature, etc.) to geographic features.

Spatial analysis and querying (buffering, overlay, proximity analysis) are primary functions of GIS.

Spectral resolution refers to the ability of a sensor to distinguish between different wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.

Temporal resolution refers to how frequently a satellite revisits the same location on the ground.

Radiometric resolution refers to the sensitivity of a sensor to detect differences in signal strength or brightness levels.