Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 5 (SSC) · Science (सामान्य विज्ञान)
Chapter: Chapter 9 — Chapter 9: Maps - Our Companions
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What does a map use to represent real places? [1]
(A) Symbols, scale, directions
(B) Only colours
(C) Only numbers
(D) Nothing specific
2. What is a road map used for? [1]
(A) Travel
(B) Showing landforms only
(C) Showing political boundaries only
(D) Nothing useful
3. What is a physical map used for? [1]
(A) Showing landforms
(B) Only travel
(C) Only political boundaries
(D) Nothing useful
4. What does a map's legend do? [1]
(A) Explains its symbols
(B) Shows the map's age
(C) Shows the map's price
(D) Nothing useful
5. What does a map's scale show? [1]
(A) Relationship between map and real distance
(B) Only symbols
(C) Only colours
(D) Nothing useful
6. Why are maps called our 'companions'? [1]
(A) They help us in daily life like travel
(B) They have no use
(C) They are only decorative
(D) They confuse us
7. What skill does reading maps build? [1]
(A) A valuable life skill for travel and geography
(B) No useful skill
(C) Only drawing skill
(D) Only counting skill
8. Why learn about maps? [1]
(A) To navigate and understand geography
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What does a map use to represent real places? [1]
(A) Symbols, scale, directions
(B) Only colours
(C) Only numbers
(D) Nothing specific
10. What is a road map used for? [1]
(A) Travel
(B) Showing landforms only
(C) Showing political boundaries only
(D) Nothing useful
11. What is a physical map used for? [1]
(A) Showing landforms
(B) Only travel
(C) Only political boundaries
(D) Nothing useful
12. What does a map's legend do? [1]
(A) Explains its symbols
(B) Shows the map's age
(C) Shows the map's price
(D) Nothing useful
13. What does a map's scale show? [1]
(A) Relationship between map and real distance
(B) Only symbols
(C) Only colours
(D) Nothing useful
14. Why are maps called our 'companions'? [1]
(A) They help us in daily life like travel
(B) They have no use
(C) They are only decorative
(D) They confuse us
15. What skill does reading maps build? [1]
(A) A valuable life skill for travel and geography
(B) No useful skill
(C) Only drawing skill
(D) Only counting skill
16. Why learn about maps? [1]
(A) To navigate and understand geography
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests