M.Sc.(Applied Geology) (Semester IV) Examination, 2017
Remote Sensing and GIS
Day Date: Friday, 21-04-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 02.30 PM to 05.00 PM
N.B. Answer any Five Questions
ALL Question carry equal marks
Question No. 1 is Compulsory
Attempt any two from Q.No.2,3 and 4
Attempt any two from Q. No. 5,6 and 7
draw neat and labeled diagrams wherever necessary
Q.1 Fill in the blanks: 14
The number of attributes for Raster data
2 1 4 7
A Buffer zone around a point object is
Square Circle Rectangle hexagonal
GIS day is held in conjunction with Geographers awareness week which
falls on
Third Wednesday of November
First Sunday of February
First Thursday of December
10th of July
GIS software
ArcGIS Mapinfo ERDAS All of the above
The number of LISS-III sensors is
4 2 3 1
The Geospatial data best suited of quantitative analysis using
mathematical techniques is
Raster data Vector data Both None
Water appears in color on FCC infrared images
Black Blue Red Green
Digital Terrain Models can be created from
Toposheet Using an algorithm From coordinates None
The scale of measurements used to represent area is
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Nominal Interval Ordinal Ratio
10) The number of GPS satellites
15 20 24 30
11) A Raster model consists of
Points, lines and Polygons
Cartesian coordinates
Matrix of cells organized as rows and columns
None of the above
12) Among the following parameters that can be modeled using DTM is
Geology Land use Runoff Conductivity
13) The GPS has orbits
9 8 7 6
14) GPS satellites transmit to obtain coordinates of a point on the
earth
Ephemeris Cartesian coordinates
Latitude, Longitude and elevation Time only
Q.2 Discuss the use of remote sensing in geomorphology 14
Q.3 Discuss with a case history mineral exploration using remote sensing 14
Q.4 Explain the importance of map projections in GIS 14
Q.5 Write notes on: 14
Spatial reference
Spatial entities
Q.6 Write notes on: 14
Scale
Resolution
Q.7 Write notess on 14
Photogrammetry
Electromagnetic Spectrum