OMR BASED EXAM
NCC MCQ CERTIFICATE EXAM-2025-26
MAP READING – MCQ/OBJECTIVE/OMR
Q.1 ………. North is always constant.
A) True ✅
B) Magnetic
C) Grid
D) All of the above
Q.2. True North shows the direction of ………. from the viewer.
A) South North
B) Grid North
C) South Pole
D) North Pole ✅
Q.3 Official maps are made by ……….
A) survey of India ✅
B) survey of Maharashtra
C) Survey of Rajasthan
D) Survey of Gujarat
Q.4 There are ……….. ways to set the map.
A) 3 ways
B) 4 ways
C) 5 ways
D) 2 ways ✅
Q.5 The compass needle always points towards ……….
A) Magnetic North ✅
B) Grid North
C) True North
D) South pole
Q.6 The full form of GPS is….
A) Global Positioning System ✅
B) Global Positioning Secret
C) Google Picture System
D) Google Photos System
Q.7 On the top of the compass there are …….to …….degree marks.
A) 120- 280 degree
B) 20- 90 degree
C) 180 – 280 degree
D) 0- 360 degree ✅
Q.8 Prismatic compass is of …… and …… types.
A) Dry and Liquid ✅
B) Dry
C) Liquid
D) High Gross and Low Gross
Q.9 What is the R.F. of the meter map used?
(a) 1/5,000
(b) 50,000
(c) 1/50,000 ✅
(d) 5,000
Q.10 What is the back bearing of 255 degrees?
(a) 75 degrees ✅
(b) 110 degrees
(c) 55 degrees
(d) 35 degrees
Q.11 What is black/red colour used to show on a map?
(a) Vegetation
(b) Man-made things ✅
(c) Aquatic shapes
(d) Surface shapes
Q.12 Through which medium can the true north be found without a compass at night?
(a) Through a temple
(b) Through Idgah
(c) Through the pole star ✅
(d) Through the leaves of a tree
Q.13 How many types of scales are there?
(a) 5 types
(b) 2 types
(c) 6 types
(d) 3 types ✅
Q.14 If the forward bearing is 40 degrees, then what will be the degree of back bearing?
(a) 210°
(b) 220° ✅
(c) 120°
(d) 110°
Q.15 What is the brown colour used to show on a map?
(a) Vegetation
(b) Man-made things
(c) Water features
(d) Surface shape ✅
Q.16 What degrees can be read with the help of hand?
(a) Up to 12°
(b) Up to 8°
(c) Up to 1°
(d) Upto 19° ✅
Q.17 What is the ground pressed between the target and the observer called?
(a) Low ground
(b) Dead ground ✅
(c) Broken ground
(d) Plain ground
Q.18 Which chart is used for marching at night?
(A) Night march chart ✅
(B) Control chart
(C) Growth chart
(D) Day march chart
Q.19 Answer Maps are of ………, ……… and…….. types.
A) TN & GN
B) TN GN & MN ✅
C) MN & GN
D) GN & TN
Q.20 Maps are of ……… types
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 7 ✅
Q.21 In map green and yellow colour represents ………… and ……….
A) Water and Road
B) Tree and Glass
C) Conv Sign and Military Sign
D) Vegetation and Land ✅
Q.22 In compass we can read ………… degrees.
A) 0 degree Se 360 Degree ✅
B) 360 Degree
C) 270 Degree
D) 180 Degree
Q.23.Map helps you to find your position on the ground.
A) Own Position ✅
B) Degree
C) Distance
D) Bearing
Q.24 Back bearing of 190° is …….. degrees.
A) 16 degree
B) 20 degree
C) 10 degree ✅
D) 170 degree
Q.25 Back bearing of 210° is …….. degrees.
A) 30 degree ✅
B) 40 degree
C) 50 degree
D) 70 degree
Q.26 Bearing from one place to another on the map is measured by …….
A) Service Protector ✅
B) Prismatic Compass
C) Romer
D) Scale
Q.27 Which line is considered first in the map to find the GR of any place?
(a) East Line
(b) North Line
(c) Longitude ✅
(d) Latitude
Q.28 To know one’s own position on the map, _ is/are the essential accessories?
(a) Map Sheet
(b) Compass
(c) Service Protractor
(d) All of the above ✅
Q.29 South is located at __ of the map?
(a) Right
(b) Left
(c) Top
(d) Bottom ✅
Q.30 With the help of prismatic compass we can find _ North?
(a) True North
(b) Magnetic North ✅
(c) Grid North
(d) All of the above
Q.31 The length of a service protractor is _ inches and width is _ inches?
(a) 6/4 inch
(b) 5/2 inch
(c) 6/3 inch
(d) 6/2 inch ✅
Q.32 How many degrees can be read with the help of a compass?
(a) 0-90 degrees
(b) 0-360 degrees ✅
(c) 0-180 degrees
(d) 0-170 degrees
Q.33 For setting a map, _ of a map should be matched with the mark of the tongue of the compass and the thumb ring?
(a) East line
(b) North direction
(c) Longitude ✅
(d) Latitude
Q.34 How many types of bearings are there?
(a) 2 ✅
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
Q.35 What is the full form of Compass?
(a) Service Liquid Prismatic Compass (Mk-IIIA) ✅
(b) Prismatic Compass
(c) Compass Prismatic MK-IIA
(d) None of these
Q.36 To find the grid bearing of 290 degrees with the help of service protector, the position of service protector should be at __?
(a) Down
(b) Right
(c) Left ✅
(d) Up
Q.37 Forests are represented by __ colour on the map?
(a) Red
(b) Blue
(c) Black
(d) Green ✅
Q.38 What is the back bearing of 100 degrees?
A. 160 degrees
B. 280 degrees ✅
C. 240 degrees
D. 180 degrees
Q.39 The line formed by combining vertical and horizontal lines is called……….
A. Grid line ✅
B. Map line
C. Survey line
D. Map sheet
Q.40 Which of the following is not a use of compass?
A. Setting the map
B. Finding the bearing of different places
C. Giving wrong direction to soldiers ✅
D. All of the above
Q.41 Which of the following is not a type of map?
A. Rail/ Road map
B. Industrial map ✅
C. Geographical map
D. Statistical map
Q.42 In the map, blue colour represents …….. symbolic sign?
A. Agricultural land
B. Land
C. Sky
D. Water features ✅
Q.43 Identify the type of north from the following?
A. True north
B. Magnetic north
C. Grid north
D. All of the above ✅
Q.44 How many degrees does North-West represent?
A. 315 degrees ✅
B. 90 degrees
C. 225 degrees
D. 270 degrees
Q.45 ……. It is the point at which a magnetic needle is marked while being freely suspended.
A. Magnetic north ✅
B. True north
C. Grid north
D. All of the above
Q.46 In the map, red colour ……… represents the symbolic sign?
A. Water features
B. Road ✅
C. Sky
D. Man-made building
Q.47 What is the width of a service protector?
A. 2 inch ✅
B. 6 inch
C. 8 inch
D. 12 inch
Q.48 ……… refers to a system of satellites and receivers that helps people and equipment pinpoint their exact location on Earth.
A. Rocket launcher
B. Service system
C. Romar
D. Global Positioning System ✅
Q.49 How many degrees does South – South West represent?
A. 202 & 1 /2 degree ✅
B. 180 degree
C. 185 degree
D. 200 degree
Q.50 What is the line going from south to north in a map called?
A. Super line
B. Northing line ✅
C. Map line
D. Easting line
Q.51 Which one of the following is not a type of map?
A. Metrological map
B. Topographical map
C. Working map ✅
D. Atlas map
Q.52 In a map, brown colour represents …….symbolic symbol?
A. Water features
B. Surface features ✅
C. Sky
D. Contour line
Q.53 How many types of barring are there?
A. Four types
B. Three types ✅
C. Five types
D. Eight types
Q.54 Which one of the following is a type of compass?
A. Liquid prismatic compass
B. Dry prismatic compass
C. a and b are correct ✅
D. None of these
Q.55 Which of the following are the boundaries of a map?
A. It is a sketch and not a real picture
B. It is subject to change
C. It is made on paper, it is impossible to display all the information
D. All of the above ✅
Q.56 What is the full form of RF?
A. Report Fraction
B. Representation Fraction ✅
C. Revenue Fraction
D. Remittance Fraction
Q.57 How is bearing always measured?
A. Clockwise ✅
B. Anti clockwise
C. Straight
D. Angle
Q.58 In the map, black colour represents …….. symbolic sign?
A. Road
B. Man-made building ✅
C. Vegetation, grass, trees
D. All of the above
Q.59 The difference between north and magnetic north is called ……?
A. Magnetic Variation ✅
B. Magnetic North
C. Magnetic East
D. Magnetic South
Q.60 Which of the following is the use of GPS?
A. Generally for travel purposes
B. By fishermen and hackers to navigate
C. In the battlefield by armed forces and their equipment
D. All of the above ✅
Q.61 ……. is used to measure bearings on the map.
A. Compass
B. Service protector ✅
C. Direction
D. Roamer
Q.62 Which of the following is a use of compass?
A. Showing magnetic north direction
B. Setting the map
C. Finding the bearing of another place from a place
D. All of the above ✅
Q.63 Which of the following is not a part of compass.
A. Calendar Digital ✅
B. Card and Dial
C. Tongue and Notch
D. Thumb Ring and Prism
Q.64 What is the full form of GR?
A. Grid Reference ✅
B. General Reference
C. Great Report
D. Grade Remittance
Q.65 The clockwise angle formed by a straight line and the north direction between two points is called ……..
A. North
B. Bearing ✅
C. Map
D. Survey
Q.66 Which of the following is the use of map?
A. Finding your position
B. All of the above ✅
C. Finding the direction and distance from one place to another
D. Finding the different features of the land
Q.67 What is the length and width of a service protector?
A. 6×2 inch ✅
B. 8×4 inch
C. 2×6 inch
D. 4×2 inch
Q.68 What is a straight vertical rock called?
A. Rock ✅
B. Plateau
C. Mountain
D. Ridge
Q.69 The amount of magnetic change depends on two factors?
A. Time & place ✅
B. Time & map
C. Time & game
D. Time & reference
Q.70 What are the lines going from west to east in the map called?
A. Northing line
B. Super line
C. Map line
D. Easting Line ✅
Q.71 Which compass is mostly used in the army?
A. Dry prismatic compass
B. Water prismatic compass ✅
C. Liquid prismatic compass
D. All of the above
Q.72 The higher and narrower part of the natural surface of the earth whose height is less than 1000 meters is called?
A. Mountain ✅
B. Plateau
C. Dead land
D. Peak
Q.73 Service Protector …… Mark IV is an instrument used to measure map bearings.
A. “A” ✅
B. “B”
C. “D”
D. “F”
Q.74 How many degrees does the west direction represent?
A. 0 degrees
B. 270 degrees ✅
C. 360 degrees
D. 90 degrees
Q.75 The angular difference between the grid and true north is called …….?
A. Great reference
B. Grid reference ✅
C. Grid convergence
D. Grid point
Q.76 A line drawn on a map joining all the points of equal height above sea level is?
A. Map line
B. Yellow line
C. Red line
D. Contour line ✅
Q.77 A large pile of sand and soil etc. formed by the velocity of wind is called……?
A. Dune ✅
B. Spur
C. Hill
D. Knoll
Q.78 How many degrees does North – North East represent?
A. 22 & 1/2 degrees ✅
B. 70 degrees
C. 120 degrees
D. 25 degrees
Q.79 A small hill separated from a range of hills whose size and height is relatively less is called?
A. Rock
B. Dead land
C. Mound ✅
D. All of the above
Q.80 The low flat land situated between two peaks of a mountain is called……?
A. Knoll
B. Col ✅
C. Hill
D. Cliff
Q.81 How many degrees does East – North East represent?
A. 67 & 1/2 degrees ✅
B. 80 degrees
C. 250 degrees
D. 140 degrees
Q.82 What is the flat land between two mountain crests called?
A. Mountain
B. Peak
C. Grid system
D. Inner valley ✅
Q.83 How many degrees does East – South East represent?
A. 112 & 1/2 degrees ✅
B. 180 degrees
C. 35 degrees
D. 20 degrees
Q.84 What is the land hidden under a hill called?
A. Plateau
B. Peak
C. Dead land ✅
D. Basin
Q.85 How many types of slopes are there?
A. Three types
B. Two types ✅
C. Four types
D. Five types
Q.86 How many degrees does South – South East represent?
A. 157 & 1/2 degrees ✅
B. 60 degrees
C. 355 degrees
D. 370 degrees
Q.87 What is the name given to the steepest slope of a mountain?
A. Ridge
B. Pass
C. Edge ✅
D. Mound
Q.88 …… here it is the proportional fraction which represents the slope between two points situated on the ground?
A. Grid north
B. Magnetic north
C. Gradient ✅
D. Map setting
Q.89 What is the largest and highest part of the earth’s natural surface whose height is more than 1000 meters, called?
A. Mountain ✅
B. Peak
C. Edge
D. Ridge
Q.90 What is the rough land with a very uneven surface called?
A. Wavy land ✅
B. Map
C. High land
D. Low land