Related Mcqs:

1. Remote sensing techniques make use of the properties of ______________ emitted, reflected or diffracted by the sensed objects?

   A. Electric waves
   B. Sound waves
   C. Electromagnetic waves
   D. Wind waves

2. Which one of the following statements is correct regarding the GPS satellites ?

   A. The nominal altitude is about 20,200 km
   B. The inclination of axis satellite is 55°
   C. The satellite transmits two L band signals (L1 with 1575.42 MHz and L2 with 1276.6 MHz)
   D. All of these

3. Consider the following statements regarding the satellite imaging_________________?

   1. The satellite orbit is fixed in the inertial space
   2. During successive across-track imaging, the earth rotates beneath the sensor
   3. The satellite images a skewed area
   Which one of the following statements is/are correct?

   A. 1, 2, 3
   B. 1, 3
   C. 2, 3
   D. 1, 2

4. The part radiation due to scattered/diffused radiation entering the field of view of a remote sensor other than that from the required target_________________?

   A. Reduces the contrast of the image and also its sharpness
   B. Increases the contrast of the image but reduces the sharpness
   C. Increases both the contrast and sharpness
   D. Reduces the contrast but increases the sharpness

5. Who coined the term, ‘Remote sensing_______________?

   A. Evelyn L. Pruitt, a geographer
   B. Gaspard Felix Tournachon, a French scientist
   C. Wilbur Wright, an Italian scientist
   D. None of these

6. Which one of the following statements is correct ?

   A. Snow albedo falls at all wave length with the increase of grain size
   B. The effect of grain size on reflection is maximum in the near-IR region
   C. The effect of grain size on reflection is low in the visible region of the spectrum
   D. All of these

7. A and B are two towers of equal height diametrically opposite on either side of the nadir point, at 3 km and 5 km distances. Which one of the following statements is correct?

   A. Height displacement of A will be less than that of B
   B. Height displacement of B will be less than that of A
   C. Height displacement of A and B is equal
   D. Height displacement of A and B will be towards each other

8. Which one of the following statements is correct ?

   A. The function of an information system is to improve one s ability to make decisions
   B. The information system is the chain of operations
   C. A map is a collection of stored, analysed data, its stored information is suitability used in making decisions
   D. All the above

9. Which one of the following statements is correct ?

   A. During the day, earth reflects solar radiation
   B. During the day, earth reflects both solar radiations the emission from its surface
   C. During the night, earth emits radiation from its surface
   D. All of these

10. Which one of the following statement is incorrect regarding the electromagnetic radiation ?

    A. These are produced by the motion of electric charge
    B. The oscillation of charged particles sets up changing electric fields
    C. The changing electric fields induce the changing magnetic fields in the surrounding medium
    D. None of these