GUWAHATI, Sept 24 - The Indian National Cartographic Association (INCA) will hold the online version of National Map Quiz 2020 for students of classes VIII, IX and X in two phases. The online version has been taken recourse to in view of the ongoing pandemic, said Prof Bimal K Kar, Department of Geography, Gauhati University, and executive committee member of the INCA, in a press release.
The first phase of the quiz at zonal level (North, South, East and West Zone) will be held on October 16 all over India. The final quiz will be held tentatively on December 6, in which the zonal level winners will participate. Trophies, prizes and certificates will be awarded to the first three winners from all the four zones at zonal level and the first three winners at the national final.
Interested persons can visit the website: www. incaindia.org. The last date of registration for participation is October 15.
The INCA, with headquarters at Survey of India, Hyderabad, has been conducting the National Map Quiz for 28 years to create awareness about the usefulness of maps.