Chapter 2 Map Scale | NCERT Important MCQs for  Class 11th Geography : Practical Work in Geography

Class 11 Practical Work in Geography Chapter 2 Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1.
Which of the following methods of scale remain unaffected on reducing the size of the map proportionally?
(а) By Scale Statement
(b) By representative Fraction
(c) By graphical or bar scale
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(c) By graphical or bar scale

Question 2.
Which of the following is an example of representative fraction?
(a) Centimetre
(b) Metre
(c) Inch
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(d) None of the above

Question 3.
When the scale of a map is expressed in a written statement, it is called:
(a) Statement of Scale
(b) Graphical Method
(c) Representative fraction
(d) Conversion of scale
Answer:
(a) Statement of Scale

Question 4.
Map distances and the corresponding ground distances using a line bar with primary and secondary divisions marked on it. This is referred to as what?
(a) Statement of Scale
(b) Graphical Method
(c) Representative fraction
(d) Conversion of scale
Answer:
(b) Graphical Method

Question 5.
When scale is represented as a ratio distance on map and distance on ground, it is called:
(a) Statement of Scale
(b) Graphical Method
(c) Representative fraction
(d) Conversion of scale
Answer:
(c) Representative fraction

Question 6.
What is the formula for representative Fraction?
Answer:

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below:

Question 1(i).
Which one of the following methods of scale is a universal method?
(a) Simple Statement
(b) Representative Fraction
(c) Graphical Scale
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(b) Representative fraction

Question 1(ii).
Map distance in a scale is also known as:
(a) Numerator
(b) Denominator
(c) Statement of Scale
(d) Representative Fraction
Answer:
(a) Numerator

Question 1(iii).
‘Numerator’ in scale represents:
(a) Ground distance
(b) Map distance
(c) Both the distances
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a) Ground Distance