Question

What is a map? Name the organisation which prepares and publishes maps of the country.

Hint:

Define a map in one line, then name the national body that publishes maps.

Answer 1

Step 1: Understand the question:
The question has two parts, each worth 1 mark. First we define a map. Then we name the organisation that prepares and publishes the maps of our country.

Step 2: Part 1: What is a map?:
A map is a picture of the whole earth or a part of it drawn on a flat sheet of paper to a scale. It shows man-made features such as roads, railway lines and buildings, along with natural features such as rivers and hills.

Step 3: Part 2: Who makes the maps?:
The maps of a country are prepared and published by its National Mapping Organisation. In India this organisation is the Survey of India.

Final Answer:
A map shows man-made and natural features of the earth, or a part of it, on a sheet of paper. In India maps are prepared and published by the Survey of India, the National Mapping Organisation. \[ \boxed{\text{Map: features of earth on paper; Survey of India}} \]