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Geographic Instruments

29 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 1 of 2

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Q1. Opisometer is used for-

  1. Ain area measurement
  2. BIn direction measurement
  3. CIn distance measurement
  4. DIn gradient measurement
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Answer: C) In distance measurement

Q2. Which instrument is used to measure relative humidity?

  1. AHydrometer
  2. BHygrometer
  3. Cbarometer
  4. DManometer
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Answer: B) Hygrometer

Q3. Which instrument is used to measure high temperature?

  1. Acyanometer
  2. BActinometer
  3. Cpyrometer
  4. DLysimeter
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Answer: C) pyrometer

Q4. Which geographical instrument measures the blueness of the sky?

  1. Acyanometer
  2. BActinometer
  3. Cclinometer
  4. Dpyrometer
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Answer: A) cyanometer

Q5. Which instrument is used to measure the intensity of radiation?

  1. AChronometer
  2. BVenetuometer
  3. Cactinometer
  4. Dclinometer
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Answer: C) actinometer

Q6. Wind speed is measured by which of the following instruments?

  1. Abarometer
  2. Bwindvane
  3. CAnemometer
  4. Dclinometer
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Answer: C) Anemometer

Q7. Which instrument measures the waves reaching the surface during an earthquake?

  1. AManometer
  2. Bseismograph
  3. CBarograph
  4. DChronometer
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Answer: B) seismograph

Q8. Octave scale is used to measure what?

  1. Aatmospheric humidity
  2. Bamount of cloud cover
  3. Cdew point level
  4. Damount of solar light
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Answer: B) amount of cloud cover

Q9. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

  1. AEvaporimeter - measurement of water vapor
  2. BCurrent meter - water flow measurement
  3. CAttometer – Measurement of distance between two places
  4. DRotameter - Measurement of water humidity
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Answer: D) Rotameter - Measurement of water humidity

Q10. Which of the following instruments is used for enlarging and reducing maps?

  1. Apantograph
  2. BEpiscope
  3. Cpantographic camera
  4. Dall of which
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Answer: D) all of which

Q11. What is measured by a calorimeter?

  1. Atemperature
  2. Bamount of heat
  3. CAbsorption
  4. DColour
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Answer: B) amount of heat

Q12. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

  1. ADistance between two places on a map - Opisometer
  2. BArea on a Map - Planimeter
  3. Cvolcanic lava temperature - pyrometer
  4. DAmount of solar radiation - chronometer
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Answer: D) Amount of solar radiation - chronometer

Q13. Which of the following is measured by Moh's Scale?

  1. Athickness of soil layers
  2. Bhardness of rocks
  3. Csoil water content
  4. Dthe amount of acidity in the soil
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Answer: B) hardness of rocks

Q14. Which of the following is measured by a Nephometer?

  1. Aamount of rainfall
  2. Bamount of ocean salinity
  3. Cdirection and speed of clouds
  4. Dall of which
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Answer: C) direction and speed of clouds

Q15. Which of the following is shown on the Beaufort scale?

  1. Aspeed of seismic waves
  2. Bwind speed
  3. Cspeed of flowing water
  4. Dall of which
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Answer: B) wind speed

Q16. Which of the following is measured on the 'T-Scale'?

  1. Aseismic waves
  2. Bwind speed
  3. CThe power of cyclones
  4. Dvolcanic eruption
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Answer: C) The power of cyclones

Q17. Which of the following is measured by a lysometer?

  1. Aatmospheric humidity
  2. Bdirection and speed of clouds
  3. Camount of solar radiation
  4. Dthe amount of percolation water that moves down through the soil
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Answer: D) the amount of percolation water that moves down through the soil

Q18. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

  1. ABathymeter - ocean depths
  2. BAstrolab - Altitudes of Planets and Stars
  3. CActinometer - cooling of substances
  4. DPyrometer - high temperature of distant objects
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Answer: C) Actinometer - cooling of substances

Q19. Which of the following is related to the ergograph?

  1. AClimatic conditions and crop growth period
  2. Bwet bulb temperature and humidity
  3. CTemperature and annual rainfall
  4. DRelative humidity and temperature
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Answer: A) Climatic conditions and crop growth period

Q20. Relative humidity is shown on which of the following graphs?

  1. ABarograph
  2. Bclimograph
  3. CHeathergraph
  4. Dhypsometric graph
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Answer: B) climograph

Q21. Which of the following instruments is used to measure distances on a map?

  1. Aplanimeter
  2. BRotameter
  3. Copisometer
  4. Dtellurometer
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Answer: C) opisometer

Q22. The use of a hygrometer best explains –

  1. Amovement of fluids
  2. BTo measure humidity in the air
  3. CTo measure the purity of water
  4. Dto measure atmospheric pressure
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Answer: B) To measure humidity in the air

Q23. Seasonal conditions, net area, crop period etc. can be shown simultaneously.

  1. AOn the heathergraph
  2. Bon the ergograph
  3. Con the climograph
  4. Don the bandgraph
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Answer: B) on the ergograph

Q24. What is the Richter scale used to measure?

  1. Adepth of the sea
  2. Bdirection of the sea
  3. Cearthquake tremors
  4. Dnone of these
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Answer: C) earthquake tremors

Q25. The Richter scale measures the intensity of:

  1. Aearthquake
  2. BAir
  3. CSea depths
  4. Dbody heat
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Answer: A) earthquake

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