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(1)
Which of the following is true
[A]
Nominal & categorical data values are referred to as ‘qualitative data’
[B]
Internal & Ratio data is known as ‘quantitative data’
[C]
Ordinal data refers to a ranking scheme or some kind of hierarchical phenomena
[D]
All of the above
(2)
Which of the following is true about ‘ Ratio Data Values’
[A]
They allow most, if not all, forms of arithmetic computation
[B]
Multiplication & division of values are possible
[C]
Continuous fields can have ratio data values
[D]
All of the above
(3)
Which of the following is true about ‘Internal Data Values’
[A]
They are quantities, in that they allow simple forms of computation like addition & subtraction
[B]
They do not support multiplication or division
[C]
Centigrade temperatures are internal data values
[D]
All of the above
(4)
Which of the following is true about ‘Ordinal Data Values’
[A]
They are date values that can be put in some natural sequence but that do not allow any other type of computation
[B]
An example of Ordinal data value is classifying household income as ‘low’, ‘average’ or ‘high’
[C]
Both A and B
[D]
None of the above
(5)
Which of the following is true about ‘Nominal Data Values’
[A]
They are values that provide a name or identifier so that we can discriminate between different values
[B]
True computations cannot be done with these values
[C]
When the values assigned are sorted according to some set of non-overlapping categories, they are called ‘categorical data’
[D]
All of the above
(6)
Which of the following is true about ‘Discrete fields’
[A]
Discrete fields divide the study space in mutually exclusive, bounded parts, with all locations in one part having the same field value
[B]
‘Land classification’ is an example of discrete fields
[C]
Discrete fields make use of ‘bounded’ features
[D]
All of the above
(7)
Examples of ‘continuous fields’ are
[A]
Air temperature
[B]
Barometric pressure
[C]
Soil salinity
[D]
All of the above
(8)
Fields can be
[A]
Discrete only
[B]
Continuous only
[C]
Discrete or continuous
[D]
None of the above
Answer: Discrete or continuous
(9)
Which of the following statements are true?
[A]
Natural phenomena are usually fields
[B]
Man-made phenomena are usually objects
[C]
Both A and B
[D]
None of the above
(10)
The following are the examples of ‘geographic fields’
[A]
Air temperature
[B]
Barometric pressure
[C]
Elevation
[D]
All of the above
(11)
A (geographic) field is a geographic phenomena for which, for every point in the study area
[A]
A value can be determined
[B]
A value cannot be determined
[C]
A value is not relevant
[D]
A value is missing
Answer: A value can be determined
(12)
Which of the following is related to GIS
[A]
Euclidean space
[B]
Ramanujan space
[C]
Pythagorian space
[D]
None of the above
(13)
Successful spatial analysis needs
[A]
Appropriate software
[B]
Appropriate hardware
[C]
Competent user
[D]
All of the above
(14)
‘Spatial databases’ are also known as
[A]
Geodatabases
[B]
Monodatabases
[C]
Concurrent databases
[D]
None of the above
(15)
Key components of ‘spatial data’ quality include
[A]
Positional accuracy
[B]
Temporal accuracy
[C]
Lineage and completeness
[D]
All of the above
(16)
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: It is ‘ data about data’
(17)
By ‘spatial data’ we mean data that has
[A]
Complex values
[B]
Positional values
[C]
Graphic values
[D]
Decimal values
Answer: Positional values
(18)
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]
All of the above
(19)
GIS deals with which kind of data
[A]
Numeric data
[B]
Binary data
[C]
Spatial data
[D]
Complex data
(20)
GIS stands for
[A]
Geographic Information System
[B]
Generic Information System
[C]
Geological Information System
[D]
Geographic Information Sharing
Answer: Geographic Information System
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