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Q: A cloth map of India has been drawn at a scale of 1:5,00,000. If the cloth shrinks after washing and the distance between Jaipur and Delhi is calculated from the shrunken cloth map, the distance as per map will be :
  • A. Same as the actual distance
  • B. More than the actual distance
  • C. Less than the actual distance
  • D. Infinite
Correct Answer: Option C - As the map shrink the scale line of map also shrink the distance between Jaipur and Delhi calculated from shrunken cloth map will be less than the actual distance.
C. As the map shrink the scale line of map also shrink the distance between Jaipur and Delhi calculated from shrunken cloth map will be less than the actual distance.

Explanations:

As the map shrink the scale line of map also shrink the distance between Jaipur and Delhi calculated from shrunken cloth map will be less than the actual distance.