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  1. If 16 flight lines are run perpendicular to an area 30 km wide, their spacings on a photographical map on scale 1 : 50,000 , will be

  2. A.

     1 cm

    B.

     2 cm

    C.

     3 cm

    D.

     4 cm


  3. Which of the following methods of contouring is most suitable for a hilly terrain?

  4. A.

     Direct method

    B.

     Square method

    C.

     Cross-sections method

    D.

     Tachometric method


  5. The size of a plane table is

  6. A.

     750 mm × 900 mm

    B.

     600 mm × 750 mm

    C.

     450 mm × 600 mm

    D.

     300 mm × 450 mm


  7. The angle between the plane of the equator and the plane of the ecliptic, is known as obliquity of the ecliptic and its value is

  8. A.

     22° 30'

    B.

     23° 27'

    C.

     23° 30'

    D.

     24° 0'


  9. For a tacheometer the additive and multi-plying constants are respectively

  10. A.

     0 and 100

    B.

     100 and 0

    C.

     0 and 0

    D.

     100 and 100


  11. From the principal point the horizon point lies on the principal line at a distance of

  12. A.

     f tan θ

    B.

     f sin θ

    C.

     f cot θ

    D.

     f cos θ


  13. If the magnetic bearing of the sun at a place at noon in southern hemisphere is 167°, the magnetic declination at that place is

  14. A.

     77° N

    B.

     23° S

    C.

     13° E

    D.

     13° W


  15. Overturning of vehicles on a curve can be avoided by using

  16. A.

     compound curve

    B.

     vertical curve

    C.

     reverse curve

    D.

     transition curve


  17. The error due to eccentricity of inner and outer axes can be eliminated by

  18. A.

     reading both verniers and taking the mean of the two

    B.

     taking both face observations and taking the mean of the two

    C.

     double sighting

    D.

     taking mean of several readings distributed over different portions of the graduated circle


  19. The Polaris remains below horizon at

  20. A.

     10° N

    B.

     50° N Latitude

    C.

     Equator

    D.

     5° S latitude