Question

Consider the following statements-
1. Usually, maps are prepared in such a manner that the north direction is at the top of the map and the South side is at the bottom.
2. In some special cases maps may be made with the Southside on the top or on the left side.

Which of the above statements are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. both 1 and 2
D. neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

Hint:North was once in a while put at the top for the straightforward actuality that north is the place where murkiness comes from. West is likewise probably not going to be put at the top since West is the place where the sun vanishes.

Complete answer:Indeed, in antiquated occasions, the guide was arranged to the sun, or toward the East. An explanation East is alluded to as the "Orient". In antiquated India, maps were likely highlighted East. Despite the fact that there is no actual proof to help this, in Sanskrit "Dakshina" signifies both "right" and "south", accordingly showing that maps in those occasions were East-arranged. Abundant confirmations can be drawn from the Old Testament to state that the East was at the highest point of guides in pre-Biblical and Biblical occasions. In Genesis, when Lot (Abraham's nephew) is caught and is being diverted, Abraham and his men find the captors, and Lot is liberated in "Chovah, which is to one side of Damascus. At the point when South is to your right side, you are confronting east while perusing the guide. In archaic Europe as well, Jerusalem was on top since that was the Holy Land, along these lines inferring East was at the top. At that point someplace it took a South turn. Early Egyptian guides show south on top. This could be a direct result of the northwards stream of the Nile and since waterways were accepted to be streaming "downwards", they felt that "up" was south. Notwithstanding, Egyptian space expert Ptolemy (90-168 AD) is known to have utilized a North-up methodology.

Thus, Option (C) is correct.

Note:It is quite in the sixteenth century with current European dominion at its pinnacle and the incredible impact of their development over the world that made the guide Europe-driven — and consequently North on top, quite different from the Chinese with their compass as South-pointing. Furthermore, since Europe was arranged in Northern Hemisphere, which at any rate had more landmass to be investigated, North-up guides turned into a norm.