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IT SEM VI GIS MCQ-Unit-4

Q 1. Which one of the following is incorrect?
A. GIS software supports spatial and attribute data
B. GIS offer better table functionality as compared to DBMS
C. GIS packages can store tabular data
D. DBMS offer better table functionality as compared to GIS
Ans. B
Q 2. In SQL query join condition can be written in ______ clause.
A. from
B. group by
C. where
D. order by
Ans. C
Q 3. What is the full form of OGC?
A. Open Geospatial Connection
B. Open Geographic Control
C. Open Geographic Consortium
D. Open Geospatial Consortium
Ans. D
Q 4. During the _____, object-oriented and object relational data models were developed to represent
and manage spatial data
A. 1990's
B. 1980's
C. 1970's
D. 1960's
Ans. A
Q 5. Spatial information theory' is the field which focuses specifically on ________.
A. providing the spatial data
B. providing the background for the production of tools that can handle spatial data
C. creating maps using spatial tools
D. providing the background for the projection
Ans. B
Q 6. Digital telephone links (ISDN) support network speed rates up to _____.
A. 8 Mbps
B. 2.5 Mbps
C. 1.5 Mbps
D. 5 Mbps
Ans. C
Q 7. UMTS protocol (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) allows digital communication of
text, audio and video at a rate of approximately ______
A. 8 Mbps
B. 6 Mbps
C. 4 Mbps
D. 2 Mbps
Ans. D

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Q 8. The two main reference surfaces to approximate the shape of the Earth are
__________________.
A. Gid, Eid
B. Geoid, Ellipse
C. Gid, Ellipse
D. Geoid, Ellipsoid
Ans. D
Q 9. The height of a point with respect to tide gauge is measured using technique known as
_________.
A. Graph Levelling
B. Geodetic levelling
C. Ellipsodetic levelling
D. Geo levelling point
Ans. B
Q 10. The local vertical datum is implemented through a __________.
A. Labelling Network
B. Levelling Network
C. Labelling Connection
D. Levelling Connection
Ans. B
Q 11. _________ Coordinate Systems are used to locate data on the Earth's surface in a 3D space.
A. Planar
B. Global
C. Local
D. Parallel
Ans. B
Q 12. Lines of equal longitude are called as ________
A. Parallels
B. Perpendiculars
C. Meridians
D. Deviations
Ans. C
Q 13. Lines of equal latitude are called as _________
A. Parallels
B. Perpendiculars
C. Meridians
D. Deviations
Ans. A
Q 14. A ________ is a mathematically described technique to represent Earth’s curved surface on a flat
map
A. Map Selection
B. Map Projection
C. Map Distortion
D. Map Reference
Ans. B

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Q 15. UTM stands for ____________________
A. Universal Transformation Mercator
B. Universal Transverse Mercator
C. Universal Transformation Meridian
D. Universal Transverse Meridian
Ans. B
Q 16. Which of this is not a class of map projection?
A. Cylindrical
B. Elliptical
C. Conical
D. Azimuthal
Ans. B
Q 17. GCP stands for ___________
A. Global Control Points
B. Ground Control Points
C. Global Communication Points
D. Ground Communication Points
Ans. B
Q 18. The Direction of gravity is known as __________.
A. Pump-line
B. Lumb-line
C. Glumb-line
D. Plumb-line
Ans. D
Q 19. The height determined with respect to a tide-gauge station is known as _________ height.
A. Ellipsoidal
B. Orthometric
C. Geoid
D. GPS
Ans. B
Q 20. Geoid is used to describe ________.
A. Heights
B. Width
C. Ranges
D. Weights
Ans. A
Q 21. The hardware implementations set-up by a satellite-based positioning system does not include
A. Space Segment
B. Control Segment
C. User Segment
D. Time Segment
Ans. D

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Q 22. A satellite equipped with a clock, at a specific moment sends a radio message that includes
A. Clock Reading
B. Space Reading
C. Hours Reading
D. Seconds Reading
Ans. A
Q 23. The determination of a position based on three distances is called _____________
A. Triangulation
B. Trilateration
C. Trial
D. Transformation
Ans. B
Q 24. Relative positioning is also known as _________
A. Differ Positioning
B. Similar positioning
C. Differential Positioning
D. Native positioning
Ans. C
Q 25. ________is an integrated, systematic network of reference receivers covering a large area.
A. Native positioning
B. Differential Positioning
C. Network Positioning
D. Reference Positioning
Ans. C
Q 26. The NAVSTAR Space Segment consists of _____ satellites operated by the U.S.
A. 24
B. 14
C. 25
D. 20
Ans. A
Q 27. Carrier Phase Measurement works on ____ Positioning.
A. Relative positioning
B. Absolute positioning
C. Carrier wave
D. Pseudo ranging
Ans. A
Q 28. GMT stands for__________.
A. Green Mean time
B. Green Medium Time
C. Greenwich Medium Time
D. Greenwich Mean Time
Ans. A

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Q 29. Universal Time is not classified as_____________.
A. UT0
B. UT1
C. UT2
D. UTC
Ans. C
Q 30. GPS: US Military, GLONASS: _______?
A. Indian Military
B. UK Military
C. Australian Military
D. Russian Military
Ans. D
Q 31. Which of the following satellite based augmentation system is not operational?
A. North America WAAS
B. EGNOS
C. MSAS
D. SDCM
Ans. D
Q 32. Which of the following overlay methods would you use to calculate the length of road within a
forest polygon?
A. Union
B. Point-In-Polygon
C. Erase
D. Line-in-Polygon
Ans. D
Q 33. Which of the following spatial interpolation techniques is an example of a local, exact, abrupt
and deterministic interpolator?
A. TIN
B. Spatial moving average
C. Thiessen polygon
D. polygons
Ans. C
Q 34. What is the difference between slope and aspect?
A. Slope is the gradient directly down the fall line, while aspect is the direction of the fall line
relative to north.
B. Slope is the gradient of the fall line relative to vertical, while aspect is the direction of the fall
line relative to the line of greatest slope.
C. Slope is the distance down the fall line from the top of the slope to its bottom, while aspect is the
percentage gradient of this line averaged over its full distance.
D. Slope is the direction of the fall line, while aspect is the gradient of the fall line.
Ans. B

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Q 35. What is not needed for Successful Spatial analysis?
A. Competent User
B. Soil Sample
C. Appropriate Software
D. Appropriate Hardware
Ans. B
Q 36. What is location-allocation modelling?
A. A method of site location based on overlaying multiple siting criteria maps
B. A method of allocating resources within an area of interest using buffer analyses.
C. A method within network analysis used to determine delivery routes.
D. A method of matching supply with demand across a network by locating a limited set of
resources using network analysis.
Ans. D
Q 37. Spatial Analysis is also called one of these names?
A. Spatial Integration
B. Spatial Statistics
C. Spatial Unification
D. Spatial System
Ans. B
Q 38. An area is __________has the properties of area (size) and perimeter.
A. one Dimensional
B. Two Dimensional
C. Three Dimensional
D. Zero Dimensional
Ans. A
Q 39. A __________is a set of objects with similar attributes.
A. BLOB
B. Class
C. Aggregation
D. Association
Ans. B
Q 40. Kriging is also called as _________.
A. Spatial Interpolation
B. Geostatistical Method
C. Kernel density estimation
D. Spatial System
Ans. B
Q 41. __________Convert street addresses or street interpolation into point feature.
A. Geocoding
B. Path Distance
C. Networking
D. Coding
Ans. A

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Q 42. The conversion of raster data into vector data is called_______.
A. Rasterization
B. Vectorization
C. Spatial system
D. Geospatial
Ans. B
Q 43. A digital image prepared from aerial photograph or other remotely sensed data, in which the
displacement, caused by camera tilt and terrain relief has been removed, is called_______.
A. Digital on/off service
B. Double Orthophoto quad
C. Digital orthophoto quad
D. Double on/off service
Ans. C
Q 44. ______is a proprietary “ESRI” format for raster data
A. ESRI grod
B. X and Y grod
C. DOQ
D. Geospatial
Ans. A
Q 45. A raster that contains cells of continuous values is called________.
A. Floating point Raster
B. Georeference Raster
C. Contiguous Raster
D. Poly Raster
Ans. A
Q 46. What does GPS stand for?
A. Going Places Sometimes
B. Global Positioning Satellites
C. Government Positioning Satellites
D. Global Positioning System
Ans. D
Q 47. When was the first GPS satellite launched?
A. 1978
B. 1994
C. 1776
D. 1963
Ans. B
Q 48. PPS Stand for ______.
A. Precise Positioning Services
B. Point-Point Service
C. Precise Position System
D. Point to Point System
Ans. A

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Q 49. A better option for representing continuous phenomenon is the_______
A. Raster Data Model
B. Vector Data Model
C. Binary Data Model
D. Digital Data Model
Ans. A
Q 50. The raster data model uses a _____to cover the space.
A. Regular grid
B. Irregular grid
C. one directional grid
D. Bi directional grid
Ans. A

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