GPS & GIS MCQ QUESTION
Q1. GIS stands for
1.
Geographic Information System
2.
Generic Information System
3.
Geological Information System
4.
Geographic Information Sharing
Answer : Geographic Information System
Q2. GIS deals with which kind
of data
1.
Numeric data
2.
Binary data
3.
Spatial data
4.
Complex data
Answer : Spatial data
Q3. Which of the following
statements is true about the capabilities of GIS
1.
Data capture and preparation
2.
Data management, including storage and maintenance
3.
Data manipulation and analysis
4.
Data presentation
5.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q4. By ‘spatial data’ we
mean data that has
1.
Complex values
2.
Positional values
3.
Graphic values
4.
Decimal values
Answer : Positional values
Q5. What is ‘Metadata’ ?
1.
It is ‘ data about data’
2.
It is ‘meteorological data’
3.
It is ‘oceanic data’
4.
It is ‘contour data’
Answer : It is ‘ data about data’.
Q6. Key components of ‘spatial
data’ quality include
1.
Positional accuracy
2.
Temporal accuracy
3.
Lineage and completeness
4.
Logical consistency
5.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q7. ‘Spatial databases’ are
also known as
1.
Geodatabases
2.
Monodatabases
3.
Concurrent databases
4.
None of the above
Answer : Geodatabases
Q8. Successful spatial analysis
needs
1.
Appropriate software
2.
Appropriate hardware
3.
Competent user
4.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q9. Which of the following is
related to GIS
1. Euclidean space
2.
Ramanujan space
3.
Pythagorian space
4.
None of the above
Answer : Euclidean space
Q10. A (geographic) field is a
geographic phenomena for which, for every point in the study area
1.
A value can be determined
2.
A value cannot be determined
3.
A value is not relevant
4.
A value is missing
Answer : A value can be determined
Q11. The following are the
examples of ‘geographic fields’
1.
Air temperature
2.
Barometric pressure
3.
Elevation
4.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q12.Which of the following statements are true?
1.
Natural phenomena are usually fields
2.
Man-made phenomena are usually objects
3.
Both ‘1’ & ‘2’ are true
4.
None of the above
Answer : Both ‘1’ & ‘2’ are true
Q13. Fields can be
1.
Discrete only
2.
Continuous only
3.
Discrete or continuous
4.
None of the above
Answer : Discrete or continuous
Q14. Examples of ‘continuous
fields’ are
1.
Air temperature
2.
Barometric pressure
3.
Soil salinity
4.
Elevation
5.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q15. Which of the
following is true about ‘Discrete fields’
1.
Discrete fields divide the study space in mutually exclusive,
bounded parts, with all locations in one part having the same field value
2.
‘Land classification’ is an example of discrete fields
3.
Discrete fields make use of ‘bounded’ features
4.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q16. Which of the following is
true about ‘Nominal Data Values’
1.
They are values that provide a name or identifier so that we can
discriminate between different values
2.
True computations cannot be done with these values
3.
When the values assigned are sorted according to some set of
non-overlapping categories, they are called ‘categorical data’
4.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q17. Which of the following is
true about ‘Ordinal Data Values’
1.
They are date values that can be put in some natural sequence
but that do not allow any other type of computation
2.
An example of Ordinal data value is classifying household income
as ‘low’, ‘average’ or ‘high’
3.
None of the above
4.
Both ‘1’ & ‘2’
Answer : Both ‘1’ & ‘2’
Q18. Which of the following is
true about ‘Internal Data Values’
1. They are quantities, in that they allow simple forms of computation like addition & subtraction
2.
They do not support multiplication or division
3.
Centigrade temperatures are internal data values
4.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q19. Which of the following is
true about ‘ Ratio Data Values’
1. They allow most, if not all, forms of arithmetic computation
2.
Multiplication & division of values are possible
3.
They have a natural zero value
4.
Continuous fields can have ratio data values
5.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q20. Which of the following is
true
1.
Nominal & categorical data values are referred to as ‘qualitative
data’
2.
Internal & Ratio data is known as ‘quantitative
data’
3.
Ordinal data refers to a ranking scheme or some kind of
hierarchical phenomena
4.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q21. Interpolation is made
possible by a principle called
1.
Spatial Autocorrelation
2.
Spatial auto-correction
3.
Thematic Autocorrelation
4.
Thematic auto-correction
Answer : Spatial Autocorrelation
Q22. The fundamental principle
which refers to the fact that locations that are closer together are more
likely to have similar values than locations that are far apart, is commonly
referred to as
1.
Tobler’s first low of Geography
2.
Kepler’s first law of Geography
3.
Anthony’s first law of Geography
4.
Thompson’s first law of Geography
Answer: Tobler’s first low of Geography
Q23. A ……………….. is a set of
regularity spaced (and contiguous) cells with associated (field) values. The
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
1.
Crystal
2.
Raster
3.
Segment
4.
Polygon
Answer : Raster
Q24. Which of the following is
true
1.
Tessellations partition the study space into cells & assign
a value to each cell
2.
A raster is a regular tessellation with square cells (by far the
most commonly used)
3.
Both ‘1’ & ‘2’
4.
None of the above
Answer : Both ‘1’ & ‘2’
Q25. TIN stands for
1.
Traffic Internet Network
2.
Triangulated Irregular Network
3.
Temporal Interest Network
4.
Temperature Interface Node
Answer : Triangulated Irregular Network
Q26. Which of the following is
true about ‘Delaunay Triangulation’
1.
The triangles are as equilateral s they can be
2.
For each triangle, the circumcircle through its anchor points
does not contain any other anchor point
3.
Both ‘1’ & ‘2’
4.
None of the above
Answer : Both ‘1’ & ‘2’
Q27. The ‘boundary
model’ is sometimes also called
1.
Topological data model
2.
Temporal data model
3.
Topological discrete model
4.
Temporal discrete model
Answer : Topological data model
Q28. Which of the following relationships is correct
1.
Point : (0-Simplex)
2.
Line segment : (1-simplex)
3.
Triangle : (2-simplex)
4.
Tetrahedron : (3-simplex)
5.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q29. Which of the following
belong to the eight spatial relationships?
1.
Disjoint, meets, equals
2.
Inside, covered by
3.
Contains, covers, overlaps
4.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q30. Which of the following
statements are true about the ‘temporal dimension’
1.
Time can be measured along a ‘discrete’ or ‘continuous’ scale.
2.
Valid time (or world time) is the time when an event really
happened, or a string of events took place.
3.
Time can be considered to be ‘linear’ extending from past to the
present (‘now’), & into the future
4.
When measuring time, we speak of granularity as the precision of
a time value in a GIS or database.
5.
Time can be represented as ‘absolute’ or ‘relative’
6.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q31. Which of the following is
true?
1.
‘Fields’ are geographic phenomena that occur everywhere in the
study area
2.
‘Objects’ are geographic phenomena that occur ‘sparsely’ over
the study area
3.
Fields can be continuous or discrete
4.
Objects can be classified based on location, shape, size &
orientation
5.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q32. Which of the following are
full-fledged GIS packages
1.
ILWIS
2.
GeoMedia
3.
ArcGIS
4.
Corp
5.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q33. A GIS package cannot be
called full-fledged if the following capabilities are missing
1.
Data capture and preparation
2.
Data storage
3.
Data analysis
4.
Presentation of spatial data
5.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q34. SDI stands for
1.
Spatial Data Interface
2.
Spatial Data Infrastructure
3.
Spatial Data Intention
4.
Spatial Data International
Answer : Spatial Data Infrastructure
Q35. DBMS stands for
1.
Database Management System
2.
Database Monitoring System
3.
Database Manufacturing System
4.
Database Mixing Station
Answer : Database Management System
Q36. What are the various
reasons for which DBMS is used
1.
A DBMS supports the storage and manipulation of very large data
sets
2.
A DBMS can be instructed to guard over data correctness
3.
A DBMS supports the concurrent use of the same data set by many
users
4.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q37. Which of the following is
true about DBMS
1.
A DBMS provides a high-level, ‘declaration query language’
2.
A DBMS supports the use of a ‘data model’
3.
A DBMS includes ‘data backup’ and ‘recovery’ functions to ensure
data availability at all times
4.
A DBMS allows the control of ‘data redundancy’
5.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q38. A ‘data model’ is a
language that allows the definition of
1.
The ‘structures’ that will be used to store the base data
2.
The ‘integrity constraints’ that the stored data has to obey at
all moments in time
3.
The ‘computer programs’ used to manipulate the data
4.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q39. Which of the following
statements is true
1.
A table or relation is itself a collection of ‘tuples’ (or
records)
2.
Each table is a collection of tuples that are similarly shaped
3.
An ‘attribute’ is a named field of a tuple, with which each
tuple associates a value, the tuple’s ‘attribute value’
4.
All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Q40. Which of the following
statements is true in connection with a ‘tuple’
1.
The set of tuples in a relation at some point in time is called
the ‘relational instance’ at that moment
2.
This tuple set is always finite
3.
It is possible to count how many tuples are there
4.
Only ‘1’ & ‘2’ are true
5.
‘1’ , ‘2’ & ‘3’ are true
Answer : ‘1’ , ‘2’ & ‘3’ are true
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