Q1.

GIS stands for

a) Geographic Information System

b) Generic Information System

c) Geological Information System

d) Geographic Information Sharing

Answer : A

Q2. GIS deals with which kind of data

a) Numeric data
b) Binary data
c) Spatial data
d) Complex data

Answer : C

Q3. Which of the following statements is true about the capabilities of GIS

a) Data capture and preparation

b) Data management, including storage and maintenance
c) Data manipulation and analysis
d) Data presentation
e) All of the above

Answer : E

Q4. By spatial data we mean data that has

a) Complex values
b) Positional values
c) Graphic values
d) Decimal values

Answer : B

Q5. What is Metadata ?

a) It is data about data

b) It is meteorological data
c) It is oceanic data
d) It is contour data

Answer : A

Q6. Key components of spatial data quality include

 a) Positional accuracy
b) Temporal accuracy
c) Lineage and completeness
d) Logical consistency
e) All of the above

Answer : E

Q7. Spatial databases are also known as

a) Geodatabases
b) Monodatabases
c) Concurrent databases
d) None of the above

Answer : A

Q8. Successful spatial analysis needs

a) Appropriate software
b) Appropriate hardware
c) Competent user
d) All of the above

Answer : D

9. In GPS, receivers used are;

(A) Electronic clocks

(B) Atomic clocks

(C) Quartz clocks

(D) Mechanical clocks

Answer: Option C

10. The instruments which provide electromagnetic radiation of specified wave length or a band of

wave lengths to illuminate the earth surface are called:

(A) Sensors

(B) Passive sensors

(C) Active sensors

(D) None of these

Answer: Option C
2 marks questions

1. Is A Geographic Coordinate System?

Geographic Coordinate Systems as data that is defined by a 3-D surface and measured in
latitude and longitude. An example of a Geographic Coordinate System would be "WGS
1983" or "North American Datum 1983". You may also wonder what a "Datum" is. Just
remember that the term "Datum" and "Geographic Coordinate System" can be used
interchangeably. Essentially a Datum provides a "frame of reference for measuring locations
on the surface of the earth i.e. lines of latitude and longitude.

2. What is catosat?
The Cartosat series of satellites are a type of earth observation satellites indigenously built
by India. Up till now 6 Cartosat satellites have been launched by ISRO. The Cartosat series is
a part of the Indian Remote Sensing Programme. They were specifically launched for Earth's
resource management and monitoring.

3. What is remote sensing?

Remote sensing is the art and science of making measurements of the earth using
sensors on airplanes or satellites. These sensors collect data in the form of images and
provide specialized capabilities for manipulating, analyzing, and visualizing those
images. Remote sensed imagery is integrated within a GIS.

4. What is ArcGIS?
ArcGIS is a suite consisting of a group of geographic information system software products
producd by esri.

5. What is raster data?

In its simplest form, a raster consists of a matrix of cells (or pixels) organized into rows
and columns (or a grid) where each cell contains a value representing information, such
as temperature. Rasters are digital aerial photographs, imagery from satellites, digital
pictures, or even scanned maps.