Class 6 Social Science Chapter 1 True/False – Locating Places on the Earth

Class 6 Social Science Chapter 1 True/False Statement for “Locating Places on the Earth” (based on NCERT textbook Exploring Society: India and Beyond).

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True/False 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
This includes True/False normally asked in school exams, tests, and NCERT exercises.

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SET 1 — True or False – Chapter 1 – Locating Places on the Earth

1. A map is a drawing of the Earth as seen from the top.
2. The scale of a map helps us find the real distance between two places.
3. North, South, East and West are called intermediate directions.
4. The Equator is the longest parallel of latitude.
5. The Prime Meridian is marked as 90°.
6. Latitudes run from the North Pole to the South Pole.
7. Longitudes help in measuring time.
8. 180°E and 180°W are the same line of longitude.
9. The International Date Line is exactly straight without bends.
10. IST is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of GMT.

Answers (Set 1)

1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False
6. False
7. True
8. True
9. False
10. True

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SET 2 — True or False – Chapter 1 – Locating Places on the Earth

1. A physical map shows mountains, rivers and oceans.
2. A political map shows rainfall and population.
3. Symbols are used in maps to represent features clearly.
4. A globe shows the Earth more accurately than a flat map.
5. The Earth is a perfect sphere.
6. The Equator divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
7. Parallels of latitude get smaller as we move toward the poles.
8. Longitude measures the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
9. Lines of longitude meet at the poles.
10. The Ujjain meridian was an ancient Indian prime meridian.

Answers (Set 2)

1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False
6. False
7. True
8. True
9. True
10. True

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SET 3 — True or False – Chapter 1 – Locating Places on the Earth

1. Every country in the world has only one standard time.
2. The Earth rotates 360° in 24 hours.
3. One hour corresponds to 15° of longitude.
4. Local time is the same everywhere in India.
5. Time increases as we move west from the Prime Meridian.
6. Singapore lies at 1°N latitude.
7. IST is based on the longitude 82°30′E.
8. The International Date Line is located near 180° longitude.
9. Latitudes and longitudes together form a coordinate grid.
10. The South Pole is located at 90°S.

Answers (Set 3)

1. False
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. False
6. True
7. True
8. True
9. True
10. True

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SET 4 — True or False – Chapter 1 – Locating Places on the Earth

1. The Equator is marked as 0° longitude.
2. Delhi lies in the Northern Hemisphere.
3. Parallels of latitude run east to west.
4. The climate becomes colder as we move away from the poles.
5. A globe cannot show detailed features of small areas.
6. Greenwich is in the United States.
7. Longitudes are also called meridians.
8. A map scale tells how much the area has been reduced.
9. The torrid zone is the coldest zone on Earth.
10. The Earth spins from east to west.

Answers (Set 4)

1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True
6. False
7. True
8. True
9. False
10. False

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SET 5 — True or False – Chapter 1 – Locating Places on the Earth

1. The Prime Meridian divides Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
2. The Equator divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
3. Latitude affects the climate of a place.
4. All longitudes are equal in length.
5. Maps cannot show natural and man-made features.
6. 77°E is the approximate longitude of Delhi.
7. Parallels of latitude meet at the poles.
8. The International Date Line helps change time, not date.
9. Standard time avoids confusion caused by different local times.
10. Russia has 11 time zones.

Answers (Set 5)

1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. False
6. True
7. False
8. False
9. True
10. True

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