MCQs Geospatial Technology
MCQs Geospatial Technology
Which resolution refers to sensing and recording power of the sensor in different bands of
EMR?
A. Spatial B. Spectral
C. Radiometric D. Temporal
Q2. Which is not a spatial analysis tool?
A. TIN B. Buffer
C. Merge D. Resolution
Q3. What is the accuracy of real time kinetic fixed GPS?
A. 15m-100m B. 0.5m-5m
C. 20cm-1m D. 1cm-5cm
Q4. Which sensor provide high resolution Pan images?
A. Cartosat 2 B. LISS- III
C. Hyperion D. TIROS
Q5. Where is Doddahalla watershed located?
A. Delhi B. Karnataka
C. Bihar D. Maharashtra
Q6. ___________ is the first step of supervised classification?
A. Signature analysis B. Define training sites
C. Post Classification Smoothening D. Selection of appropriate
algorithms
Q7. galileo global navigation satellite system is developed by European space agency?
Q8. The first GPS satellite was launched in the year of 1964.
Q9. GIS mapping program was developed by the Harvard School of Design?
Q10. What is SIRF?
Q11. How many minimum numbers of satellites are required to calculate 3D positions? 4
Q12. Remote sensing techniques make use of the properties of ___________ emitted, reflected
or diffracted by the sensed objects:
A. Electric waves B. Sound waves
C. Electromagnetic waves D. Wind waves
Q13. A reduction of nitrogen nutrient in plants:
A. Affects leaf color C. Increase the visible reflectivity
B. Reduces pigment concentration D. All of these
Q14. Which one of the following statements is incorrect regarding the electromagnetic radiation?
1. These are produced by the motion of electric charge
2. The oscillation of charged particles sets up changing electric fields
3. The changing electric fields induce the changing magnetic fields in the surrounding
medium
4. None of these
Q15. The altitudinal distance of a geostationary satellite from the earth is about:
A. 26,000 km C. 36,000 km
B. 30,000 km D. 44,000 km
Q16. The ratio of the total solar radiant energy returned by a planetary body to the total radiant
energy incident on the body, the called:
A. Reflectance C. Albedo
B. Reflectance factor D. None of these
Q42. Which of the following factors does not affect the quality of aerial photos?
A. Cloud
B. Haze
C. Sun angle
D. Photo scale
Q44. ________________ is the art and science of examining image to identify the objects and
evaluate their significance.
A. Image interpretation
B. Image classification
C. Image rectification
D. None of the above
Q51. Which of the following object mainly reflect in visible band only?
A. Soil
B. Vegetation
C. Water
D. Coal
Q59. What are the words we should use when we communicate verbally?
A. Use straight words C. Use precise words
B. Use simple words D. Use fixed words
Q60. Which of the following is a good choice of clothes when you go out to meet friends
socially?
A. School uniform C. Casual shirt and jeans
B. Formal shirt and pants D. Salwar kameez
Q61. Kavita is collecting donations in her neighbourhood to help an old age home fix their water
issues. What should she do while asking strangers to donate money?
A. Narrate the whole story of old age home
B. Directly ask for the donation money
C. Start a small conversation and then talk about the project which needs donation
D. All of the above
A. 4m C. 72.5m
B. 30m D. 2.5m
Q67. If the moisture is low in leaves of the plants, then it ___________ more energy in all bands.
A. Absorb C. Scatter
B. Reflect D. Transmit
Q68. The system that uses the Sun as a source of electromagnetic energy and records the
naturally radiated and reflected energy from the object is called.
A. Geographical Information system C. Active Remote Sensing
B. Global Positioning System D. Passive Remote Sensing
Q69. When temperature of an object increases, the wavelength of emitted radiation___________
A. Increases C. Remain same
B. Decreases D. Sometimes increases, sometimes decreases
Q70. The system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage and present spatial or
geographical data can be termed as
A. Geographical Information system C. Contours
B. Global Positioning System D. Topography
Q71. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) In remote sensing technique, the observation place, is called a platform
(B) Platforms may be either stationary or mobile
(C) Spatial resolution of the imaging system becomes poorer with increase of platform
height
(D) All of these
Q72. Brown colour is used for showing
A. Plateaus C. Mountains.
B. Plains D. Water
Q73. A _________map is used to show large areas like continents or countries on a paper.
A. Small scale map C. Globe
B. Large scale map D. None of the above
Q75. A simplified map drawn freehand which fails to preserve the true scale or orientation is
known as
A. Topographical maps C. Sketch Map
B. Wall map D. Cadastral maps
Q76. Which one of the following is essential for the network of lines and polygons to be called a
map?
A. Map Legend C. North Direction
B. Symbols D. Map Scale
Q77. Imaginary lines on a map that represent areas of constant elevation are
A. Bands C. Digital line graphs
B. Contours D. Collars
Q78. ____________ serves to absorb the harmful (to most living things) ultraviolet radiation for
the sun.
A. Mesosphere C. Lithosphere
B. Ozone D. Ionosphere
Q79. Which interaction occurs when EMR interacts with an opaque medium?
A. Transmittance C. Reflectance
B. Absorption D. Scattering
Q80. If the intensity of wave length decreases, the energy released will ___________
A. Increase C. Remain same
B. Decrease D. Zero
Q81. GIS is an emerging tool where the focus is mainly on which of the following components?
A. Designing C. Mapping skill
B. Spatial analysis D. RS technology
Q82. It is easy to integrate GIS, Remote Sensing and GPS technologies because these are:
A. Digital, special and generic C. Digital, spatial and generic
B. Digital, analogue and manual D. Negative, positive and neutral
Q93. What makes you complete your work or studies without others cheering you?
A. Self-confidence C. Self-motivation
B. Communication D. Self-esteem
Q94. Which of the following can help you manage time better?
A. Talking to friends C. Make sure we go out to play
B. Making a to-do-list D. Watching favourite movie
Q95. Which menu option has the commands Save, Print and Close?
A. Insert C. Tools
B. File D. Format
Q96. Which
shortcut key will you use to start the Spell Checker?
A. F5 C. F7
B. F1 D. F9
Q103. The system designed to find out locations in the form of latitudes and longitudes can be
termed as
A. Geographical Information system C. Contours
B. Global Positioning System D. Topography
Q106. A _________map is used to show small areas like cinema hall, school or a temple on a
paper.
E. Small scale map G. Globe
F. Large scale map H. None of the above
Q107. If the moisture is high in leaves of the plants, then it ___________ more energy in all
bands.
A. Absorb C. Scatter
B. Reflect D. Transmit
Q108. Which of the following maps are drawn to register the ownership of landed property by
demarcating the boundaries of fields and building etc.?
E. Cadastral maps G. Wall maps
F. Topographical maps H. Chorographical maps
Q109. The cadastral maps, topographical maps and the city plans come under the category of
A. Medium scale maps C. Small scale maps
B. Large scale maps D. All of the above
Q110. Imaginary lines on a map that represent areas of constant elevation are
A. Bands C. Digital line graphs
B. Contours D. Collars
Q111. ____________ serves to absorb the harmful (to most living things) ultraviolet radiation for
the sun.
E. Mesosphere G. Lithosphere
F. Ozone H. Ionosphere
Q112. Which interaction occurs when EMR interacts with a rough surface?
E. Transmittance G. Reflectance
F. Absorption H. Scattering
Q116. Which type of remote sensing uses its own source of electromagnetic energy?
A. Active remote sensing C. Both A & B
B. Passive remote sensing D. None of above
Q119. All the communication satellites follow which of the following orbits
A. Sun synchronous orbit C. Polar or near polar orbit
B. Geostationary orbit D. None of the above
Q120. The relation between velocity, wavelength and frequency can be given as _________
E. λ = c / r G. λ = c / h
F. λ = c / f H. λ = h*c / f
Q121. Remote sensing uses which of the following waves in its procedure?
A. Electric field B. Sonar waves
C. Gamma- rays D. Electro-magnetic waves
Q122. In visible region, the red light is having a wave length range of __________
E. 0.42-0.52 micrometer G. 0.62-0.7 micrometer
F. 0.24-0.52 micrometer H. 0.22-0.32 micrometer
Q123. While interacting with the earth’s surface, the solar radiation _________
E. Gets scattered G. Gets absorbed partially
F. Some part of it reflects back H. All of the above
Q127. A cell with 1m spatial resolution covers an area of 1m2, whereas a pixel with 0.1m
spatial resolution covers an area of:
(a) 0.1m2
(b) 0.001m2
(c) 10cm2
(d) 100cm2
Q128. Resampling of a raster image:
(a) Increases the accuracy
(b) Increases the precision
(c) Decreases data details
(d) Increases data details
Q129. A 1:50,000 scale map can be compared to the following spatial resolution:
(a) 50000m
(b) 50m
(c) 1/50000m
(d) Not possible to compare
Q130. In geographic coordinate system 1° at equator is equivalent to:
(a) 43.49km
(b) 78.71km
(c) 111.32km
(d) 102.47km
Q131. Image can have only ………….…integer pixel values, whereas grid can have
………….…. and ………….….real and …….……..cell values.
(a) Positive, Positive, Negative, Integer
(b) Negative, Negative, Positive, Integer
Q133. There are two Survey of India 1:50,000 toposheets with 15' X 15' angular coverage,
one from Jammu and another from Kerala. Which of the following statement is true?
(a) Both the toposheets will cover exactly same size of area
(b) The toposheet from Jammu will cover a larger area than that of the Kerala
(c) The toposheet from Kerala will cover a larger area than that of the Jammu
(d) Projection will affect the size of area coverage
Q134. If 0 is the angle of scan measured from the nadir, the ground distance swept by the
sensor IFOV is proportional to:
(a) sin2θ
(b) cos2θ
(c) tan2θ
(d) sec2θ
Q135. GPS measurement is accurate to within 25 meters (95% confidence). This means
that you can be 95% sure that your measurement is somewhere within a … meter
error circle and there is a 5% chance that the error is LARGER than … meters.
(a) 2.5
(b) 5
(c) 25
(d) 50
Q136. Apart from location, GPS data can also be used for:
(a) Precise timing
(b) Frequency calibration
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Q144. The altitudinal distance of a geostationary satellite from the earth is about:
(a) 26, 000 km
(b) 30, 000 km
(c) 36, 000 km
(d) 44, 000 km
Q146. Which one of the following geometric errors of satellite sensors is random?
(a) Scan skew
(b) Panoramic distortion
(c) Earth rotation
(d) Altitude variation
Q148. In the process of image classification, which of the following methods results in a
greater accuracy of classes within an image actually matching land use patterns on
the ground?
(a) Manual/supervised by a user
(b) Robotic classification
(c) Fully automated
(d) Unprocessed image interpretation
Q149. A 512 x 512 image of 8 bits would require computer memory to store:
(a) 512 MB
(b) 1.44 MB
(c) 2.1 MB
(d) 8 MB
Q150. For edge detection which spatial filter would be most suitable?
(a) Gaussian
(b) Laplacian
(c) Low-pass
(d) None of the above
36. An image enhancement technique that attempts to improve the contrast in an image by
`stretching' the range of intensity values it contains to span a desired range of values
is called?
(a) Non-histogram Equalization
(b) Non-linear contrast stretching
(c) Histogram Equalization
(d) Linear contrast stretching
38. The process of examining a remote sensing image and manually identifying the features
in that image is called:
(a) Image interpretation
(b) Image classification
(c) Image building
(d) Image compression
39. In which process of remote sensing these fundamental parameters
(size, shape, tone, texture, site, association, shadow, and pattern) are used:
(a) Image interpretation
(b) Image classification
(c) Image building
(d) Image compression
41. There are two main modes of scanning to acquire multispectral image data:
(a) Parallel-track and side-track scanning
(b) Parallel-track and along-track scanning
(c) Across-track and along-track scanning
(d) Across-track and side-track scanning
42. Which type of instrument provides the opportunity for each detector to have a longer
dwell time, or residence time, over which to measure the energy from each ground
resolution cell:
(a) Across-track scanner
(b) Side-track scanner
(c) Parallel-track scanner
(d) Linear arrays
45. ERS, Envisat, Sentinel and RISAT are example of which type of satellites:
(a) Optical
(b) Passive
(c) Thermal
(d) Microwave
51. Which one of the following helps to identify the objects on the earth surface?
(a) Atmospheric window
(b) Signature
(c) Radiometric error
(d) None of these
52. The spectral region of the electromagnetic radiation which passes through the
atmosphere without much attenuation is known as:
(a) Ozone hole
(b) Atmospheric window
(c) Ozone window
(d) Black hole
The rock which contains _____________ water content will absorb more.
The rocks which contains Iron will exhibit more ___________ in ultraviolet and blue
band and ____________ in infrared band.
Concrete is light and bright in color as compare to asphalt. Therefore, it shows
____________ reflectance as compare to all rocks.
The spatial resolution of SPOT -MSS is
i) 56m ii) 0.8m iii) 30m-80m iv) 1m
SPOT revisits the same area in ___________ days.
INSAT Satellite is placed at a height of
(a) 1000 km
(b) 20000 km
(c) 650 km
(d) 35000 km
Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) Satellite rotates around the Earth in the following direction:
(a) North to South
(b) East to West
(c) South to North
(d) West to East
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