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Nathu La and Sipki La are names of __________.

  1. Rivers

  2. Mountains peaks

  3. Mountain passes

  4. Mountain glaciers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Himalayas.
  •  It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China's Tibet autonomous Region.
  •  In 1904, Major Francis Younghusband, serving as the British Commissioner to Tibet, led a successful mission through Nathu La to capture Lhasa.
  •  Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post on the India-Tibet border.
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 Most common map projections are based on _________.

  1. four shapes

  2. three shapes

  3. five shapes

  4. two shapes
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B Correct answer
Explanation

 Most common map projections are based on three shapes.

The three types of developable surfaces are cylinder, cone and plane, and their corresponding projections are called cylindrical, conical and planar. Projections can be further categorized based on their point(s) of contact (tangent or secant) with the reference surface of the Earth and their orientation (aspect).

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Which countries are linked by the Khyber Pass?

  1. Afghanistan and Pakistan

  2. Afghanistan and Tajikistan

  3. India and Pakistan

  4. India and Afghanistan
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Khyber Pass, Khyber also spelled Khaybar, or Khaibar is one of the important passes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The pass connects Kabul with Peshawar. The pass has historically been the gateway for invasions of the Indian subcontinent from the northwest.

The Khyber Pass has long been one of the most important trade routes and strategic military locations in the world. Nestled in the mountains that divide present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan, it forms the bridge between Central and South Asia.

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Survey of India prepares the topographical maps of India.

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The above statement is True.
The Survey of India  is India's central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying. Restricted category maps require due approval from government authorities. Many other rules govern the sale and use of Survey of India maps.

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What is the main aim of maps?

  1. To show the location of a place

  2. To show the distribution of variables

  3. To show the distribution of people

  4. All of above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The main aim of maps is to show the location of a place and distribution of variables with distribution of people. Maps are useful to explain the variable of these variables in the region.