{"@context":"https://schema.org/","@type":"Quiz","dateCreated":"2024-12-21T12:17:26.354Z","dateModified":"2026-01-13T12:00:00.809Z","typicalAgeRange":"11-18","educationalLevel":"CBSE Class X","assesses":"National Cadet Corps (NCC) - Map Reading","educationalAlignment":[{"@type":"AlignmentObject","alignmentType":"educationalTopic","targetName":"Map Reading"},{"@type":"AlignmentObject","alignmentType":"educationalSubject","targetName":"National Cadet Corps (NCC)"},{"@type":"AlignmentObject","alignmentType":"educationalExam","targetName":"CBSE Class X"}],"name":"Quiz about Map Reading","about":{"@type":"Thing","name":"National Cadet Corps (NCC) - Map Reading"},"hasPart":[{"@type":"Question","eduQuestionType":"Multiple choice","learningResourceType":"Practice problem","educationalLevel":"intermediate","name":"Question About Map Reading","text":"Which of the following is true about Mercator projection?}","encodingFormat":"text/markdown","comment":{"@type":"Comment","text":"Mercator projection simplifies navigation by making rhumb lines appear straight."},"suggestedAnswer":[{"@type":"Answer","position":0,"encodingFormat":"text/markdown","text":"

Meridian is curved converging to the poles.

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The parallel of latitude is also curved.

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A rhumb line on the Earth appears as straight lines on the chart.

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Great circles appear as straight line and Rhumb line appears curved.

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A rhumb line on the Earth appears as straight lines on the chart.

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Which of the following is true about Mercator projection?

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The Correct Option is C

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