Class 6 Social Science Chapter 1 MCQs – Locating Places on the Earth
Class 6 Social Science Chapter 1 MCQs for “Locating Places on the Earth” (based on NCERT textbook Exploring Society: India and Beyond ).
MCQ with Answers for Practice – Chapter 1 – Locating Places on the Earth
Class 6 Social Science – Exploring Society: India and Beyond
Theme A — India and the World: Land and the People
Chapter 1: Locating Places on the Earth
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MCQs: Locating Places on the Earth
Complete Chapter-wise Multiple-Choice Questions
- Who said “The globe of the Earth stands in space, made up of water, earth, fire and air and is spherical”?
a) Aryabhata
b) Varahamihira
c) Copernicus
d) Ptolemy
Answer: a - A map is a representation of which of the following?
a) Only large areas
b) Only small areas
c) Any area, small or large
d) Only cities
Answer: c - In a map, the Earth’s surface is viewed as if seen from:
a) The side
b) Inside
c) Top
d) Angle
Answer: c - Which book is a collection of maps?
a) Dictionary
b) Atlas
c) Almanac
d) Encyclopedia
Answer: b - Which map shows natural features such as mountains and rivers?
a) Political map
b) Thematic map
c) Physical map
d) World map
Answer: c - A political map mainly shows:
a) Rivers and lakes
b) Countries, states and boundaries
c) Climate conditions
d) Soil types
Answer: b - A map that provides special information is called:
a) Political map
b) Physical map
c) Thematic map
d) Topographic map
Answer: c - What are the three main components of maps?
a) Scale, climate, rainfall
b) Distance, direction, symbols
c) North, south, east
d) Land, water, air
Answer: b - Scale on a map shows the relationship between:
a) Climate and land
b) Time and distance
c) Map distance and actual distance
d) Height and depth
Answer: c - If the scale of a map is 1 cm = 500 m, what does 2 cm represent?
a) 200 m
b) 500 m
c) 1000 m
d) 1500 m
Answer: c - The arrow marked ‘N’ on a map indicates:
a) South
b) East
c) West
d) North
Answer: d - North, south, east and west are called:
a) Intermediate directions
b) Primary directions
c) Cardinal directions
d) Local directions
Answer: c - Northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest are:
a) Local directions
b) Intermediate directions
c) Opposite directions
d) Irregular directions
Answer: b - What is used to represent features like schools, temples and rivers on a map?
a) Scale
b) Colours
c) Symbols
d) Distance
Answer: c - Which organisation in India sets standard map symbols?
a) ISRO
b) Geological Survey of India
c) Survey of India
d) Census of India
Answer: c - The Earth is almost shaped like a:
a) Square
b) Triangle
c) Sphere
d) Cube
Answer: c - A globe represents the Earth more accurately because:
a) It is colourful
b) It is spherical like Earth
c) It is flat
d) It uses symbols
Answer: b - Flattening an orange peel shows that a spherical surface:
a) Can be perfectly flattened
b) Breaks when flattened
c) Expands in size
d) Changes colour
Answer: b - Coordinates help to determine:
a) Climate
b) Temperature
c) Exact location
d) Population
Answer: c - Latitudes run:
a) From pole to pole
b) East to west
c) North to south
d) Diagonally
Answer: b - The largest circle of latitude is:
a) Arctic Circle
b) Tropic of Cancer
c) Equator
d) Antarctic Circle
Answer: c - Latitude of the Equator is:
a) 90°
b) 45°
c) 0°
d) 180°
Answer: c - North Pole has latitude:
a) 0° N
b) 90° N
c) 45° S
d) 180°
Answer: b - South Pole has latitude:
a) 90° S
b) 0°
c) 45° N
d) 60° S
Answer: a - Climate becomes colder when we move:
a) Towards the Equator
b) Away from the poles
c) Towards the poles
d) Towards oceans
Answer: c - Longitudes run:
a) East to west
b) Parallel to Equator
c) From pole to pole
d) In circles
Answer: c - Longitudes are also called:
a) Parallels
b) Meridians
c) Zones
d) Grids
Answer: b - The reference longitude is called:
a) Standard line
b) Equator
c) Prime Meridian
d) Arctic Meridian
Answer: c - The Prime Meridian passes through:
a) Tokyo
b) Greenwich
c) Paris
d) New Delhi
Answer: b - Longitude of the Prime Meridian is:
a) 90°
b) 45°
c) 0°
d) 180°
Answer: c - Longitudes are measured up to:
a) 90°
b) 180°
c) 360°
d) 120°
Answer: b - 180°E and 180°W represent:
a) Two different lines
b) Two different circles
c) The same meridian
d) Opposite meridians
Answer: c - Longitude helps to determine:
a) Rainfall
b) Temperature
c) Time
d) Soil
Answer: c - Delhi’s coordinates are approximately:
a) 45°N, 90°E
b) 29°N, 77°E
c) 10°N, 60°E
d) 90°S, 20°W
Answer: b - The network of latitudes and longitudes is called:
a) Web system
b) Grid
c) Map box
d) Coordinate table
Answer: b - Earth completes one rotation in:
a) 12 hours
b) 48 hours
c) 24 hours
d) 36 hours
Answer: c - Earth rotates from:
a) South to north
b) East to west
c) North to south
d) West to east
Answer: d - Earth rotates 360° in 24 hours, so in one hour it rotates:
a) 10°
b) 5°
c) 20°
d) 15°
Answer: d - If it is 12 pm at Greenwich, what time will it be at 30°E?
a) 10 am
b) 1 pm
c) 2 pm
d) 3 pm
Answer: c - IST is ahead of GMT by:
a) 4 hours
b) 5 hours 30 minutes
c) 30 minutes
d) 6 hours
Answer: b - International Date Line is close to:
a) 90°E
b) 45°W
c) 180° longitude
d) 0° latitude
Answer: c - Crossing the International Date Line from east to west means:
a) Add one day
b) Subtract one day
c) No change
d) Add one hour
Answer: a - Crossing the International Date Line from west to east means:
a) Add a day
b) Subtract a day
c) Add an hour
d) Change nothing
Answer: b - Ujjain was historically used as India’s:
a) Latitude point
b) Prime Meridian
c) Tropic reference
d) Zero altitude point
Answer: b - Countries like Russia have many time zones because they are:
a) Too small
b) Too large in area
c) Mountainous
d) Near the Equator
Answer: b - India uses one standard time because:
a) It is a small country
b) It keeps things convenient
c) It has only one longitude
d) It has many time zones
Answer: b - Which of the following statements is true?
a) All parallels of latitude are equal in length
b) Parallels decrease in size towards poles
c) Meridians form full circles
d) Longitudes run parallel
Answer: b - Local time differs from place to place because of:
a) Latitude
b) Longitude
c) Altitude
d) Climate
Answer: b - Which hemisphere does India lie in?
a) Northern and Eastern
b) Northern and Western
c) Southern and Eastern
d) Southern and Western
Answer: a - The Equator divides Earth into:
a) Eastern and Western hemispheres
b) Hot and cold regions
c) Northern and Southern hemispheres
d) Time zones
Answer: c