NCERT Solutions class 6 Social-Science Locating Places on the Earth Multiple Choice Questions - MCQ

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MCQs – Chapter 1: Locating Places on the Earth

1. Which of the following is an essential component of a map?
a) Title
b) Scale
c) Thickness of paper
d) Color of map
Answer: b) Scale

2. The Equator is located at:
a) 90° N
b) 90° S
c) 0°
d) 23.5° N
Answer: c) 0°

3. Lines running east–west on the globe are called:
a) Longitudes
b) Parallels
c) Meridians
d) Arcs
Answer: b) Parallels

4. The line of 0° longitude is known as:
a) Tropic of Cancer
b) Prime Meridian
c) Equator
d) Arctic Circle
Answer: b) Prime Meridian

5. The International Date Line is located near:
a) 0° longitude
b) 180° longitude
c) 90° longitude
d) 23.5° latitude
Answer: b) 180° longitude

6. The Torrid Zone lies between:
a) Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
b) Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle
c) Equator and Tropic of Cancer only
d) Equator and Tropic of Capricorn only
Answer: a) Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

7. Longitudes are also known as:
a) Parallels
b) Meridians
c) Arcs
d) Zones
Answer: b) Meridians

8. A book of maps is called:
a) Globe
b) Atlas
c) Sketch
d) Plan
Answer: b) Atlas

9. The frigid zones lie near:
a) Equator
b) Poles
c) Tropics
d) Continents
Answer: b) Poles

10. The network formed by latitudes and longitudes is called:
a) Grid
b) Chart
c) Diagram
d) Block
Answer: a) Grid

11. Which of the following helps us find direction on a map?
a) Scale
b) Compass
c) Atlas
d) Index
Answer: b) Compass

12. Local time differs from one place to another due to:
a) Differences in seasons
b) Differences in altitude
c) Differences in longitude
d) Differences in rainfall
Answer: c) Differences in longitude

13. Standard time is based on:
a) Central meridian of a country
b) Equator
c) Prime Meridian only
d) Tropic of Cancer
Answer: a) Central meridian of a country

14. IST is taken from which longitude?
a) 90° E
b) 82.5° E
c) 70° E
d) 0°
Answer: b) 82.5° E

15. A globe represents the Earth in:
a) Flat form
b) Round form
c) Square form
d) Half form
Answer: b) Round form

16. Which one shows the correct shape of continents?
a) Map
b) Diagram
c) Globe
d) Picture
Answer: c) Globe

17. Which line divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
a) Tropic of Cancer
b) Tropic of Capricorn
c) Equator
d) Prime Meridian
Answer: c) Equator

18. Which line divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
a) Arctic Circle
b) Prime Meridian
c) Equator
d) Antarctic Circle
Answer: b) Prime Meridian

19. The temperate zone lies between:
a) The tropics and the poles
b) Equator and poles
c) Only in the Northern Hemisphere
d) Only in the Southern Hemisphere
Answer: a) The tropics and the poles

20. Which helps in finding the exact location of a place?
a) Scale
b) Colors
c) Grid
d) Symbols
Answer: c) Grid