Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (SSC) · Geography (भूगोल)
Chapter: Chapter 9 — Chapter 9: Map Scale
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is a statement scale? [1]
(A) 1 cm = 1 km format
(B) A fraction like 1:100000
(C) A bar on the map
(D) No specific format
2. What is a representative fraction scale? [1]
(A) A fraction like 1:100000
(B) A statement like 1cm=1km
(C) A bar scale only
(D) No specific format
3. What does a large-scale map show? [1]
(A) A small area in great detail
(B) A large area with less detail
(C) No specific area
(D) Only oceans
4. What does a small-scale map show? [1]
(A) A large area with less detail
(B) A small area in great detail
(C) No specific area
(D) Only cities
5. How do we calculate actual distance from a map? [1]
(A) Map distance × scale
(B) Map distance ÷ scale only sometimes
(C) Map distance + scale
(D) Map distance - scale
6. On a 1:100000 map, what does 5cm represent? [1]
(A) 5 km
(B) 5 m
(C) 50 km
(D) 500 m
7. Why is understanding scale important? [1]
(A) For accurately measuring distances on maps
(B) It's not important
(C) No reason
(D) Only for decoration
8. Why learn about map scale? [1]
(A) To interpret geographic information correctly
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What is a statement scale? [1]
(A) 1 cm = 1 km format
(B) A fraction like 1:100000
(C) A bar on the map
(D) No specific format
10. What is a representative fraction scale? [1]
(A) A fraction like 1:100000
(B) A statement like 1cm=1km
(C) A bar scale only
(D) No specific format
11. What does a large-scale map show? [1]
(A) A small area in great detail
(B) A large area with less detail
(C) No specific area
(D) Only oceans
12. What does a small-scale map show? [1]
(A) A large area with less detail
(B) A small area in great detail
(C) No specific area
(D) Only cities
13. How do we calculate actual distance from a map? [1]
(A) Map distance × scale
(B) Map distance ÷ scale only sometimes
(C) Map distance + scale
(D) Map distance - scale
14. On a 1:100000 map, what does 5cm represent? [1]
(A) 5 km
(B) 5 m
(C) 50 km
(D) 500 m
15. Why is understanding scale important? [1]
(A) For accurately measuring distances on maps
(B) It's not important
(C) No reason
(D) Only for decoration
16. Why learn about map scale? [1]
(A) To interpret geographic information correctly
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests