A base map coextensive with the boundary of the cadastral project covering the entire municipality drawn in a convenient scale on drafting film or other stable transparent materials in the same size as a cadastral map and showing other pertinent information as required by the Manual of Procedures.

• A. Municipal Boundary and Index Map
• B. Cadastral Map
• C. Digital (Softcopy) Maps
• D. Orthophoto Map

Answer: (A)

The thing being tested is the base map that serves as the reference framework for the cadastral project—the Municipal Boundary and Index Map. This map is prepared to cover the entire municipality, matching the boundary of the cadastral project, and is drawn at a convenient scale on drafting film or other stable transparent material, in the same size as the cadastral map. It also includes other information required by the Manual of Procedures, making it the authoritative outer frame within which parcel surveys and cadastral work are organized.

Why this fits best: a cadastral map shows the individual parcels and their boundaries inside the municipality, but the base map is the larger reference layer that defines the project limits and provides context. Digital or softcopy maps describe electronic formats of maps, not the physical base map described here, and an orthophoto map is an aerial image map, which isn’t the stable base framework specified by the procedures.