Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (ICSE) · Geography
Chapter: Chapter 5 — Chapter 5: Conventional Signs and Symbols
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What are conventional symbols? [1]
(A) Standardised representations of map features
(B) Random symbols with no meaning
(C) Only colours
(D) Only numbers
2. Are conventional symbols consistent across maps? [1]
(A) Yes
(B) No, they vary randomly
(C) Only sometimes
(D) Symbols don't exist
3. What might a line represent on a map? [1]
(A) A road or railway
(B) Only a building
(C) Only vegetation
(D) Nothing specific
4. What might shading represent? [1]
(A) Vegetation or water bodies
(B) Only roads
(C) Only buildings
(D) Nothing specific
5. What explains map symbols? [1]
(A) The legend (or key)
(B) The title only
(C) Nothing explains them
(D) The scale only
6. Why is the legend important? [1]
(A) For correctly interpreting map information
(B) It has no importance
(C) Only for decoration
(D) It confuses map reading
7. Why learn conventional signs? [1]
(A) To read maps quickly and accurately
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
8. Do we need to guess symbol meanings? [1]
(A) No, we check the legend
(B) Yes, always guess
(C) Only sometimes guess
(D) Symbols have no meaning to check
9. What are conventional symbols? [1]
(A) Standardised representations of map features
(B) Random symbols with no meaning
(C) Only colours
(D) Only numbers
10. Are conventional symbols consistent across maps? [1]
(A) Yes
(B) No, they vary randomly
(C) Only sometimes
(D) Symbols don't exist
11. What might a line represent on a map? [1]
(A) A road or railway
(B) Only a building
(C) Only vegetation
(D) Nothing specific
12. What might shading represent? [1]
(A) Vegetation or water bodies
(B) Only roads
(C) Only buildings
(D) Nothing specific
13. What explains map symbols? [1]
(A) The legend (or key)
(B) The title only
(C) Nothing explains them
(D) The scale only
14. Why is the legend important? [1]
(A) For correctly interpreting map information
(B) It has no importance
(C) Only for decoration
(D) It confuses map reading
15. Why learn conventional signs? [1]
(A) To read maps quickly and accurately
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
16. Do we need to guess symbol meanings? [1]
(A) No, we check the legend
(B) Yes, always guess
(C) Only sometimes guess
(D) Symbols have no meaning to check