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A leading GIS software package developed by the Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) ArcMap MapViews Intergraph MapInfo A 1
A mathematical and/or geometric method used to transfer the spherical surface of the Earth onto a flat Map Interlay Map Overlay Map Projection Map Algebra C 1
surface such as a map.
A two-dimensional, planar coordinate system in which x measures horizontal distance and y measures Mercantine coordinate Projected Coordinate Geographic Coordinate Cartesian coordinate D 1
vertical distance system System System system
A______ is a collection of tools that allows the entry, storage, input, output and organization of data, Database ArcCatalogue ArcMap DBMS D 1
serving as an interface between users and a database.
Among the following ____________ can be expressed as an example of hardware component. Keyboard Arc GIS Auto CAD Digitalization A 1
Among the following, which do not come under the components of GIS? Hardware Software Compiler Data C 1
Application of GIS in urban planning includes analysis of urban direction of expansion future development All the other three D 1
growth patterns choices
Choose the correct one, GIS can be used in floods management for Real Time Flood Prediction of flood Forecasting floods All are correct D 1
Mapping and discharge intensity
Monitoring
Choose the correct one, GIS can be used in water resources management for Locating water Locating Dam site Estimating storage All are correct D 1
harvesting site capacity of reservoir
Data collected through first hand observation Primary Data Secondary Data Tertiary Data All the other three A 1
choices
Determine the scale of the map if the distance on the map is given as 2cm which is equal to 1km on the 1:50000 1:5000 1:100000 1:500 A 1
ground.
Different data that can be related to GIS implementation in a University are Concrete, Steel Highways, Railways Classrooms, Buildings Shops C 1
For a university environment, which of the following represents spatial data Student Roll No Student Name Student Hometown Student CGPA C 1
GIS and RS can be used in agriculture for ______ Acreage Estimation Identification of crops Cropping System All are correct D 1
Analysis
GIS and RS can be used in forest management for Damage Assessment Damage Assessment Damage Assessment All are correct D 1
due to insects due to diseases due to forest fire
Google Maps is an excellent example of a ______________ solution that people use for everyday microsoft excel web-based GIS Auto CAD STAAD Pro B 1
navigation purposes mapping
In urban planning, GIS can used for______ Generation of thematic To plan developmental Solid waste All are correct D 1
maps activity management
Map projections in which the surface of the globe is projected onto a cone Mercator Projections Conic Projections Azimuthal Projections Lament Projections B 1
Multisided figure that represents area on a map can be termed as Polygon Line Polylin Point A 1
Non-graphical descriptors relating to geographical features or entities in a GIS are Cells Attributes Layers Themes B 1
Point entity representing the start or end point of a line or its intersection with another line. Line Area Node Polygon C 1
Single x,y coordinate that represents a geographic feature too small to be displayed as a line or area at Line Polygon Area Point D 1
that
scale
Software designed to assist in the process of designing and drafting. This is normally used for architectural CAD STAAD Pro MS Project Primevera A 1
and engineering applications, but can also be used for drafting maps as an input to GIS.
Spatial Databases are also known as: Geodatabases Monodatabases Concurrent databases None of the above A 1
Study of geometric objects will come under the category of ______________ Surveying Cartography Surface geometry Topology D 1
Successful Spatial Analysis needs Appropriate software Appropriate hardware Competent user All of the above D 1
The characteristic of columns and variables that defines what types of data values they can store. Data Design Data Name Data Rule Data Type A 1
The creation of a zone of equal width around a point, line or area feature is known as Slope Analysis Overlay Analysis Buffering Cartography C 1
The entire earth surface is divided into zones in which type of map projection? Poly conic projection Cylindrical projection UTM projection Lambert- Azimuthal C 1
system equal area projection
The following are the examples of ‘geographic fields’ Air temperature Barometric pressure Elevation All of the above D 1
The particular equipotential surface which coincides with mean sea level (MSL), and which may be GeoId Datum Bench Mark Temporary Bench Mark A 1
imagined to extend through the continents
The point data feature can be used to represent __________ Location Area 3D area Volume A 1
The point data feature can be used to represent __________ Location of a Road River contours A 1
raingauage station
The process of combining the data from two or more maps to generate a new data set or a new map Map Interlay Map Projection Map Overlay Map Algebra A 1
The process of converting data from analogue to digital format. Scanning Digitizing Plotting Printing B 1
The process to establish the relationship between page coordinates on a planar map and known real-world GeoDatabase GeoProcessing GeoTaggin Georeferencing D 1
coordinates is known as
The profession of map drawing; the study of maps Geography Biography Paleography Cartography D 1
The ratio or relationship between a distance or area on a map and the corresponding distance or area on Length Ratio Scale Zoom Factor Poisson's Ratio B 1
the ground is known as
The spatial extraction of those features from one coverage that reside entirely within a boundary defined Union Split Clip Join C 1
by features in another coverage, that acts like a cookie cutter
The system for locating a point by reference to its distance from axes intersecting at right angles, often Cartesian co-ordinates Geographic Azimuthal Coordinates None of the above A 1
represented as a grid on a map. Coordinates
What is "MetaData"? It is ‘data about data’ It is ‘meteorological It is ‘oceanic data’ It is ‘contour data’ A 1
data’
Which among the following is not related to GIS software’s? CAD Arc GIS Arc View STAAD Pro D 1
Which of the following can be used for representing a real world feature on two dimensional surfaces? Plan Drawing Scale Map D 1
Which of the following doesn’t determine the capability of GIS? Defining a map Representing Retrieving data Transferring data D 1
cartographic feature
Which of the following formats cannot be used for GIS output? DXF PDF GIF HTML D 1
Which of the following indicate topological primitive? Poly line Point Node Polygon C 1
Which of the following overlay methods would you use to calculate the length of road within a forest Union Erase Line-in-Polygon Point-in-Polygon C 1
polygon?
Which of the following sets represent the correct set of map classification? Cadastral, thematic Thematic, geographic Cadastral, geographic Geographic, A 1
topographic
Which type of data set is not used in GIS related software’s? Vertex Point Poly line Polygon A 1
______ is an automated system for the design, drafting and display of graphically oriented information BIM STAAD CAD CAM C 2
________ is the most common filetype for geographic or spatial data, and is the most frequently used CAD file Shapefile KML file PDF file B 2
filetype in ArcGIS
______________ is the conversion from a non-projected coordinate system to a coordinate system using a geoprocessing, tools coordinate ArcCatelog, Maps ArcMap, Layers B 2
series of _______________. transformation,
mathematical
equations
A __________ is a set of regularity spaced (and contiguous) cells with associated (field) values. The Crystal Raster Segment Polygon B 2
associated values represent call values, not point values. This means that the value for a cell is assumed to
valid for all locations within the cell
A characteristic of a geographic feature, typically stored in tabular format and linked to the feature in a Attribute Record Data Theme A 2
relational database is known as
A GIS package cannot be called full-fledged if the following capabilities are missing Data capture and Data storage & Presentation of spatial All the other three D 2
preparation Analysis data choices
A logical set of thematic data described and stored in a map library in GIS is known as Drawing Layer Database Image B 2
A mathematical model that transforms the locations of features on the Earth's surface to locations on a two- map mathematicss map feature map projection map model C 2
dimensional surface is known as
A zone of a specified distance around a feature is known as _________ and the process is knows as Join, Joining Buffer, Buffering Zone, Zoning Clip, Clipping B 2
___________
AM/FM system in GIS terminology stands for Amplitude Modulation / Active Mapping / Automated Mapping / Amplitude Mapping / C 2
Frequency Modulation Facility Maintenance Facilities Management Facility Modulation

An abstract representation of the physical features of a portion of the Earth's surface Drawing Map Attribute Database B 2
graphically displayed on a planar surface
Appending the fields of one table to those of another through an attribute or field common to both tables is Join Append Attach Relate A 2
known as
Applications of GIS in Agriculature include: Disease Control & Crop
Real-time Crop Yields Water Stress & Hunger All the other three D 2
Productivity & Crop Forecasting Map choices
Base Map means map showing details of
map containing visible map showing the base general map B 2
all naval bases in asurface features and of different structures
particular area boundaries, essential in a locality
for locating additional
layers or types of
georeferenced
information
By 'spatial data',we mean data that has Complex values Positional values Graphic values Decimal values B 2
DBMS stands for Database Management Database Monitoring Database Database Mixing A 2
System System Manufacturing System Station
DXF file is a default file in AutoCAD ArcGIS Google Earth Microsoft Office A 2
Full form of SQL Systematic Query Layer Structured Query Layer Systematic Query Structured Query D 2
Language Language
GIS and RS can be used in water resources management for ______ Inventory of Irrigated Assessment of Both None C 2
Agriculture Sedimentation
GIS deals with what kind of data Numeric data Binary data Spatial data Complex data C 2
In an attribute table, a single 'row' of thematic descriptors is termed as record form data book A 2
In cartography, text placed on or near a map feature that describes or identifies it Title Name Desciption Label D 2
In GIS, the process of identifying a location by one or more attributes from a base layer is known as GeoCoding GeoProcessing GeoAddressing AddressMatching A 2
In which aspect of agriculture GIS is used? Soil analysis Seed requirement Fertilizer Pesticides A 2
Information about the location and shape of, and relationships among, geographic features, usually stored shape data spatial data location data coordinate data B 2
as coordinates and topology can be termed as
Map containing visible surface features and boundaries, essential for locating additional layers or types of trough map crest map base map street map C 2
georeferenced information
Name the tool used to move the viewing window up, down, or sideways to display areas in a geographic tilt magnify pan zoom C 2
data set which, at the current viewing scale, lie outside the viewing window
Points and/or cells that are used to establish map coordinate control for ungeoreferenced coordinate points chainage points clipping points control points D 2
objects are knows as
Tabular file containing rows and columns in GIS is commonly known as Geographic Table Attribute Table Spatial Table Analysis Table B 2
Temporal changes can be assessed by ________ Network analysis overlay analysis Both None B 2
The art and science of graphically representing a geographical area, usually on a flat surface such as a map Cartography Geography Scriptography Cryptography A 2
or chart; it may involve the superimposition of political, cultural, or other non-geographical divisions onto
the representation of a geographical area
The estimation of values of a surface at an unsampled point based on the known values of Standardization Interpolation Normalization Specification B 2
surrounding points is known as
The measure of average number of acres planted with a particular crop is known as Crop estimation crop acreage Crop monitoring None B 2
estimation
The process of selecting information from GIS by asking spatial or logical questions of the geographic data Mapping Process Map Query Map Logistics Map Data Mining B 2
is known as
The process to enlarge and display greater detail of a portion of a geographic data set is known as select extract pan zoom D 2
The rectangular limits (xmin,ymin and xmax,ymax) of the area of the Earth's surface displayed using a GIS Map Limits Map Factor Map Dimensions Map Extents D 2
is known as
The reference specifications of a measurement system, usually a system of coordinate positions on a datum plane height elevation A 2
surface or heights above or below a surface
The topological integration of two spatial data sets that preserves features that fall within the area common Intersect Union Join Merge A 2
to both input data sets falls under which anaysis tool
The________tool is a proximity function that creates a ________ at a set distance surrounding a selected Buffer, Polygon Proximity, Feature Union selection Python Programming A 2
feature or features.
What is point-in-polygon overlay? An overlay method An overlay method A method interpolating An overlay method B 2
used to determine the used to determine point data. used to reclassify
distance between a which points lie within polygon data.
point and its nearest the boundary of a
neighbouring polygon. polygon.
What is spatial interpolation? The process of The process of The process of he process of B 2
establishing values for establishing values for establishing a statistical modelling spatial
areas outside the areas between an relationship between pattern from a set of
boundary of an existing set of discrete two spatially correlated one or more data
existing set of data observations. variables. layers.
points.
What is the type of GIS data where cellular data structure composed of rows and columns is used for Polygon Node Vector Raster D 2
storing images known as
Which data type comprised of x-y coordinate representations of locations on the earth that take the form of Polygon Node Vector Raster C 2
single points, strings of points (lines or arcs) or closed lines (polygons)
Which of the following could you use a buffer operation for? Calculating the Calculating the number Determining the area Calculating the area of C 2
distance from one of observations within within a set distance overlap between two
point to another. a set distance of a from a point, line or polygon data layers.
point, line or area area feature.
feature.

Which of the following is an OpenSource GIS Software? Intergraph Bentley Map GRASS ArcMAP C 2
Which of the following is irrevalent to GIS and RS with respect to infrastructure planning? More Accurate Flexible Efficient Decision Expensive D 2
making tool
Which of the following is irrevalent to GIS and RS with respect to solid waste management? planning collection locating transfer locating disposal sites Treating solid waste D 2
routes station
Which of the following is not a data type in GIS? hyperlink floating point integer character D 2
Which of the following is not a property of coordinate in GIS? Line of sight Origin Axis Units of measurement A 2
Which of the following is true about DBMS A DBMS provides a A DBMS supports the A DBMS includes ‘data All the other three D 2
high-level, ‘declaration use of a ‘data model’ backup’ and ‘recovery’ choices
query language’ functions to ensure
data availability at all
times
Which of the following represents the correct set of coordinate classification in GIS? Spherical, projected Geographic, projected Geographic, spherical Geographic, geometric B 2
systems systems systems systems
Which of the following software can be used in case of property tax assessment? STAAD Pro Revit Remote sensing GIS D 2