NCRC Locating Information 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A legend on a map uses: blue = water, green = park/recreation, yellow = commercial zone, red = restricted access. A yellow area on the map represents:
- A park
- A restricted zone
- A commercial zone (Correct answer)
- A water feature
Correct answer: A commercial zone
According to the legend, yellow corresponds to a commercial zone.
Question 2: A bar chart shows monthly sales figures. The y-axis goes from $0 to $50,000 in $10,000 increments. A bar that reaches halfway between $30,000 and $40,000 represents approximately:
- $32,000
- $35,000 (Correct answer)
- $38,000
- $40,000
Correct answer: $35,000
Halfway between $30,000 and $40,000 is exactly $35,000.
Question 3: A freight bill of lading has fields for: Shipper, Consignee, Origin, Destination, Weight, and Freight Class. To verify where a shipment is being delivered, which field should you check?
- Shipper
- Consignee (Correct answer)
- Origin
- Freight Class
Correct answer: Consignee
The 'Consignee' field identifies the recipient and delivery address for the shipment.
Question 4: A pie chart shows department budget allocations. Operations = 40%, Marketing = 25%, HR = 15%, IT = 20%. Which department has the smallest allocation?
- Operations
- Marketing
- HR (Correct answer)
- IT
Correct answer: HR
HR at 15% is the smallest slice among the four departments.
Question 5: A work order has a field labeled 'Priority: 1–High, 2–Medium, 3–Low.' A work order marked '2' should be addressed:
- Before all priority 1 tasks
- After priority 1 but before priority 3 tasks (Correct answer)
- Last, after all other tasks
- At the same time as priority 3 tasks
Correct answer: After priority 1 but before priority 3 tasks
A priority of 2 (Medium) means it comes after High (1) but before Low (3) priority tasks.
Question 6: A production log has rows for each day and columns for Machine A, B, and C output. To find Machine B's total output for the week, you should:
- Add all values in the Machine A column
- Add all values in the Machine B column (Correct answer)
- Add all values in the Machine C column
- Add the entire row for Monday
Correct answer: Add all values in the Machine B column
Each column represents one machine's output; summing all rows in the Machine B column gives its weekly total.
NCRC Locating Information 2
A legend on a map uses: blue = water, green = park/recreation, yellow = commercial zone, red = restricted access.
A yellow area on the map represents: