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GS Geography Physical Geography of World
Q.

Instrument used for measuring area on maps is called:

Explanation:

ANS. (A) 
The plan meter is a drafting instrument used to measure the area of a graphically represented planar region. The region being measured may have any irregular shape, making this instrument remarkably versatile. In this age of CAD and digital images, the plan meter is heading toward obsolescence, but not just yet. They are still being manufactured.

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