Question

If two points located 10 kms apart on ground are shown 5 cm apart on a map, then the scale of the map is

• A. 1 : 200
• B. 1 : 20000
• C. 1 : 200000
• D. 1 : 2000

Hint:

Convert the ground distance and map distance to the same unit before calculating scale.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Scale is calculated by dividing the actual distance by the map distance. The scale of the map is 1:200000 based on the given measurements.