Picture Based Question Answers-Chapter 1- Locating Places on the Earth-Class 6-Social Science

 

Chapter 1-Locating Places on the Earth(Picture Based Question Answers)-Class 6-Social Science

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Directions:

Q1. What direction is exactly opposite to North on the compass?

A) East
B) South
C) West
D) Southeast
✅ Answer: B) South

Q2. Which direction lies between North and East?

A) Southeast
B) Northwest
C) Northeast
D) Southwest
✅ Answer: C) Northeast

Q3. In which direction does the sun rise?

A) West
B) South
C) East
D) North
✅ Answer: C) East

Q4. Which direction comes between South and West?

A) Southeast
B) Northwest
C) Northeast
D) Southwest
✅ Answer: D) Southwest

Q5. What is the total number of directions shown in the compass?

A) 4
B) 6
C) 8
D) 10
✅ Answer: C) 8

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Q1. What does the symbol with a blue wavy shape represent on a map?

A) Road
B) River
C) Railway
D) Post Office
✅ Answer: B) River

Q2. What is represented by the symbol 'PS' in the image?

A) Police Station
B) Public School
C) Post Office
D) Petrol Station
✅ Answer: A) Police Station

Q3. Which symbol in the image shows a railway line with a station?

A) Double black line
B) Dotted line
C) Line with small black boxes and ‘RS’
D) Solid black line
✅ Answer: C) Line with small black boxes and ‘RS’

Q1. What is the line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

A) Prime Meridian
B) Equator
C) Tropic of Cancer
D) North Pole
✅ Answer: B) Equator

Q2. Which line is marked as 0° longitude on the map?

A) Equator
B) Tropic of Capricorn
C) Prime Meridian
D) North Latitude
✅ Answer: C) Prime Meridian

Q3. What is the latitude of the North Pole?

A) 60°N
B) 30°N
C) 0°
D) 90°N
✅ Answer: D) 90°N

Q4. Which continent lies on both sides of the Equator and the Prime Meridian?

A) Asia
B) Europe
C) Africa
D) Australia
✅ Answer: C) Africa

Q5. What is the direction of longitudes on the globe?

A) Horizontal
B) Circular
C) Vertical from North Pole to South Pole
D) Diagonal
✅ Answer: C) Vertical from North Pole to South Pole

Q1. Which modern city is shown closest to the southern tip of India?

A) Chennai
B) Bengaluru
C) Kanyakumari
D) Mumbai
✅ Answer: C) Kanyakumari

Q2. What does the circle symbol (⚪) represent on the map?

A) Modern cities
B) Capitals
C) Ancient cities
D) Ports
✅ Answer: C) Ancient cities

Q3. Which ancient city is shown near the location of modern Ujjain?

A) Nagar
B) Kurukshetra
C) Maheshwar
D) Ujjayini
✅ Answer: D) Ujjayini

Q1. Which line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

A) Prime Meridian
B) Tropic of Cancer
C) Greenwich Meridian
D) Equator
✅ Answer: D) Equator

Q2. What is another name for the Greenwich Meridian?

A) Equator
B) Tropic of Capricorn
C) Prime Meridian
D) International Date Line
✅ Answer: C) Prime Meridian

Q3. Which hemisphere lies to the east of the Prime Meridian?

A) Western Hemisphere
B) Northern Hemisphere
C) Southern Hemisphere
D) Eastern Hemisphere
✅ Answer: D) Eastern Hemisphere

Q4. Which two hemispheres does Africa lie in?

A) Northern and Western
B) Eastern and Southern
C) Northern and Eastern
D) Southern and Western
✅ Answer: C) Northern and Eastern

Q5. The Western Hemisphere is located to the ______ of the Prime Meridian.

A) East
B) South
C) West
D) North
✅ Answer: C) West

Q1. How many degrees of longitude make a difference of 1 hour in time?

A) 10°
B) 15°
C) 20°
D) 30°
✅ Answer: B) 15°

Q2. If it is 12 PM at 0° longitude, what time will it be at 30°E?

A) 11 AM
B) 12 PM
C) 1 PM
D) 2 PM
✅ Answer: D) 2 PM

Q3. What is the time at 45°W if it is 12 PM (noon) at 0° longitude?

A) 11 AM
B) 10 AM
C) 9 AM
D) 8 AM
✅ Answer: C) 9 AM

Q1. What is the time difference between India and the U.K. according to the map?

A) 4 hours
B) 5 hours 30 minutes
C) 6 hours
D) 2 hours
✅ Answer: B) 5 hours 30 minutes

Q2. Which country lies in the time zone of +9 according to the image?

A) India
B) China
C) Japan
D) Australia
✅ Answer: C) Japan

Q3. Which country is closest to the International Date Line on the eastern side?

A) Australia
B) New Zealand
C) Brazil
D) China
✅ Answer: B) New Zealand

Q1. What is the time zone of India as shown in the image?

A) +5
B) +5.5
C) +6
D) +4.5
✅ Answer: B) +5.5

Q2. Which country lies in the time zone of +9.5 according to the map?

A) China
B) Russia
C) Australia
D) Japan
✅ Answer: C) Australia

Q3. What is the time difference between India (+5.5) and Japan (+9)?

A) 3 hours
B) 2 hours
C) 3.5 hours
D) 1.5 hours
✅ Answer: C) 3.5 hours

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