Role of Government Agencies in Promoting Geographical Data Standards in India

This quiz is designed to assess your understanding of the role of government agencies in promoting geographical data standards in India.

16 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which government agency is responsible for developing and maintaining the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) in India?

  1. Survey of India
  2. National Informatics Centre
  3. Ministry of Earth Sciences
  4. Department of Science and Technology
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the primary objective of the NSDI?

  1. To provide a framework for the development and use of geospatial data in India
  2. To promote the use of geospatial data in decision-making
  3. To facilitate the sharing of geospatial data among different government agencies
  4. All of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which government agency is responsible for developing and maintaining the National Geospatial Policy (NGP) in India?

  1. Ministry of Earth Sciences
  2. Department of Science and Technology
  3. Survey of India
  4. National Informatics Centre
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the primary objective of the NGP?

  1. To provide a framework for the development and use of geospatial data in India
  2. To promote the use of geospatial data in decision-making
  3. To facilitate the sharing of geospatial data among different government agencies
  4. All of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which government agency is responsible for developing and maintaining the National Geospatial Data Framework (NGDF) in India?

  1. Survey of India
  2. National Informatics Centre
  3. Ministry of Earth Sciences
  4. Department of Science and Technology
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the primary objective of the NGDF?

  1. To provide a framework for the development and use of geospatial data in India
  2. To promote the use of geospatial data in decision-making
  3. To facilitate the sharing of geospatial data among different government agencies
  4. All of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which government agency is responsible for developing and maintaining the National Geospatial Data Repository (NGDR) in India?

  1. Survey of India
  2. National Informatics Centre
  3. Ministry of Earth Sciences
  4. Department of Science and Technology
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the primary objective of the NGDR?

  1. To provide a central repository for geospatial data in India
  2. To promote the use of geospatial data in decision-making
  3. To facilitate the sharing of geospatial data among different government agencies
  4. All of the above
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which government agency is responsible for developing and maintaining the National Geospatial Data Standards (NGDS) in India?

  1. Survey of India
  2. National Informatics Centre
  3. Ministry of Earth Sciences
  4. Department of Science and Technology
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the primary objective of the NGDS?

  1. To provide a framework for the development and use of geospatial data in India
  2. To promote the use of geospatial data in decision-making
  3. To facilitate the sharing of geospatial data among different government agencies
  4. All of the above
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which government agency is responsible for developing and maintaining the National Geospatial Data Exchange (NGDE) in India?

  1. Survey of India
  2. National Informatics Centre
  3. Ministry of Earth Sciences
  4. Department of Science and Technology
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the primary objective of the NGDE?

  1. To provide a platform for the exchange of geospatial data among different government agencies
  2. To promote the use of geospatial data in decision-making
  3. To facilitate the sharing of geospatial data among different government agencies
  4. All of the above
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which government agency is responsible for developing and maintaining the National Geospatial Data Portal (NGDP) in India?

  1. Survey of India
  2. National Informatics Centre
  3. Ministry of Earth Sciences
  4. Department of Science and Technology
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the primary objective of the NGDP?

  1. To provide a single point of access to geospatial data in India
  2. To promote the use of geospatial data in decision-making
  3. To facilitate the sharing of geospatial data among different government agencies
  4. All of the above
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which government agency is responsible for developing and maintaining the National Geospatial Data Infrastructure (NGDI) in India?

  1. Survey of India
  2. National Informatics Centre
  3. Ministry of Earth Sciences
  4. Department of Science and Technology
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the primary objective of the NGDI?

  1. To provide a framework for the development and use of geospatial data in India
  2. To promote the use of geospatial data in decision-making
  3. To facilitate the sharing of geospatial data among different government agencies
  4. All of the above