Which one of the following statements with respect to Global Positioning System (GPS) is not correct?
- A.It is based on network of satellites orbiting above the Earth.
- B.It is based on the system of triangulation.
- C.GPS receivers provide location in terms of latitude, longitude and altitude.
- D.It provides information exclusively for military operations.
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, It provides information exclusively for military operations. This statement is false: GPS was built by the United States for its military, but it has been open to civilian users worldwide for decades.
GPS uses a constellation of about 24 or more satellites in medium Earth orbit, each sending time-stamped signals. A receiver measures how long the signals take to arrive from several satellites and works out its distance from each; at least four satellites fix its position and time. Today it guides cars, ships, aircraft, phones, surveying and farming. India has its own regional system, NavIC.
A is correct because GPS depends on a network of satellites orbiting the Earth. B is correct because the position is found by combining distances from several satellites, a method of triangulation (strictly, trilateration). C is correct because a receiver gives its location as latitude, longitude and altitude.
Exam tip: GPS is American, GLONASS Russian, Galileo European, BeiDou Chinese, NavIC Indian.
Practice Questions
View allWhich of the following pairs of Himalayan Glaciers and their location is/are correctly matched?
1. Siachen - Nubra Valley Region
2. Chungphar - Kumaon-Garhwal Region
3. Zemu - Central Nepal Region
4. Gasherbrum - Pir Panjal Range
Select the answer using the code given below :
- A.1 only
- B.1 and 2
- C.2 and 3
- D.3 and 4
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Only the Siachen pair is correct. The Siachen Glacier, about 76 km long, lies in the eastern Karakoram, and its meltwater gives rise to the Nubra river, which joins the Shyok; the Nubra Valley of Ladakh lies below its snout, so the glacier belongs to the Nubra Valley region.
Read the full explanation →Indore city in Madhya Pradesh is situated in which one of the following regions ?
- A.Bundelkhand
- B.Mahakoshal
- C.Malwa Plateau
- D.Nimar Region
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Indore stands on the Malwa Plateau in western Madhya Pradesh. Malwa is a volcanic upland of basalt rock, part of the Deccan Traps, lying north of the Vindhya Range; its black soil supports soybean, wheat and cotton, and the region also takes in Ujjain, Dewas, Ratlam and Mandsaur.
Read the full explanation →With regard to water transportation in India, which of the following statements are correct?
1. Headquarters of Central Inland Water Transport Corporation is located at Delhi.
2. Headquarters of Inland Waterways Authority of India is located at Noida.
3. National Inland Navigation Institute is located at Kolkata.
4. First National Inland Waterway was between Haldia and Allahabad.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A.1 and 2 only
- B.2 and 3
- C.2 and 4 only
- D.1, 2 and 4
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Statements 2 and 4 are correct, while statements 1 and 3 name the wrong city. The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), set up in 1986, has its headquarters at Noida in Uttar Pradesh and develops and regulates the national waterways.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following statements with regard to the Indian Railways is not correct?
- A.The Indian rail networks have been developed throughout the Konkan coast.
- B.There is very low density of railway lines in the Himalayan region.
- C.The north Indian plain has a dense network of railway.
- D.At present, India has the largest railway network in the world.
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India does not have the largest railway network in the world; the United States has the longest, followed by China and Russia, with India in fourth place.
Read the full explanation →Statement I : The interior part of Maharashtra does not receive adequate rain in the summer season.
Statement II : The interior part of Maharashtra lies in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats.
- A.Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
- B.Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
- C.Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D.Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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Both statements are true, and the rain shadow of the Western Ghats is exactly why interior Maharashtra gets little rain.
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