Geographic Instruments: MCQ Test
25 questions · pick one option for each · submit when you finish to see your score and the correct answers.
Question 1 of 25
Which of the following instruments is used to measure distances on a map?
- Aplanimeter
- BRotameter
- Copisometer
- Dtellurometer
Question 2 of 25
Seasonal conditions, net area, crop period etc. can be shown simultaneously.
- AOn the heathergraph
- Bon the ergograph
- Con the climograph
- Don the bandgraph
Question 3 of 25
Relative humidity is shown on which of the following graphs?
- ABarograph
- Bclimograph
- CHeathergraph
- Dhypsometric graph
Question 4 of 25
Which of the following instruments is used for enlarging and reducing maps?
- Apantograph
- BEpiscope
- Cpantographic camera
- Dall of which
Question 5 of 25
Which of the following is related to the ergograph?
- AClimatic conditions and crop growth period
- Bwet bulb temperature and humidity
- CTemperature and annual rainfall
- DRelative humidity and temperature
Question 6 of 25
Which of the following is measured by a Nephometer?
- Aamount of rainfall
- Bamount of ocean salinity
- Cdirection and speed of clouds
- Dall of which
Question 7 of 25
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
- ADistance between two places on a map - Opisometer
- BArea on a Map - Planimeter
- Cvolcanic lava temperature - pyrometer
- DAmount of solar radiation - chronometer
Question 8 of 25
Which instrument measures the waves reaching the surface during an earthquake?
- AManometer
- Bseismograph
- CBarograph
- DChronometer
Question 9 of 25
Which of the following is measured on the Richter scale?
- AThe speed of the rocket 5 minutes after its lift-off
- Bintensity of thunderstorm
- Cintensity of the earthquake
- DThe speed of the ball hit by a player in lawn tennis
Question 10 of 25
Which of the following is measured on the 'T-Scale'?
- Aseismic waves
- Bwind speed
- CThe power of cyclones
- Dvolcanic eruption
Question 11 of 25
Which of the following is measured by a lysometer?
- Aatmospheric humidity
- Bdirection and speed of clouds
- Camount of solar radiation
- Dthe amount of percolation water that moves down through the soil
Question 12 of 25
Which geographical instrument measures the blueness of the sky?
- Acyanometer
- BActinometer
- Cclinometer
- Dpyrometer
Question 13 of 25
The instrument used to measure relative humidity in air is-
- AHygrograph
- BHydrograph
- Cpantograph
- DBarograph
Question 14 of 25
Which of the following is shown on the Beaufort scale?
- Aspeed of seismic waves
- Bwind speed
- Cspeed of flowing water
- Dall of which
Question 15 of 25
Opisometer is used for-
- Ain area measurement
- BIn direction measurement
- CIn distance measurement
- DIn gradient measurement
Question 16 of 25
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
- AEvaporimeter - measurement of water vapor
- BCurrent meter - water flow measurement
- CAttometer – Measurement of distance between two places
- DRotameter - Measurement of water humidity
Question 17 of 25
Which instrument is used to measure high temperature?
- Acyanometer
- BActinometer
- Cpyrometer
- DLysimeter
Question 18 of 25
The instrument used to measure the direction and speed of clouds is called-
- AAnemometer
- BRain Gauge
- Cnephoscope
- DHygrometer
Question 19 of 25
Which instrument is used to measure the intensity of radiation?
- AChronometer
- BVenetuometer
- Cactinometer
- Dclinometer
Question 20 of 25
What is measured by a calorimeter?
- Atemperature
- Bamount of heat
- CAbsorption
- DColour
Question 21 of 25
Wind speed is measured by which of the following instruments?
- Abarometer
- Bwindvane
- CAnemometer
- Dclinometer
Question 22 of 25
Which of the following is measured by Moh's Scale?
- Athickness of soil layers
- Bhardness of rocks
- Csoil water content
- Dthe amount of acidity in the soil
Question 23 of 25
What does a seismograph record?
- Aheartbeat
- Batmospheric pressure
- Cintensity of the earthquake
- Dnone of these
Question 24 of 25
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
- ABathymeter - ocean depths
- BAstrolab - Altitudes of Planets and Stars
- CActinometer - cooling of substances
- DPyrometer - high temperature of distant objects
Question 25 of 25
Octave scale is used to measure what?
- Aatmospheric humidity
- Bamount of cloud cover
- Cdew point level
- Damount of solar light