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  1. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The angular distance of heavenly bodies on observer's meridian measured from the pole, is

  2. A.

     Co-declination

    B.

     Co-altitude

    C.

     Co-latitude

    D.

     Polar distance


  3. Detailed plotting is generally done by

  4. A.

     radiation

    B.

     traversing

    C.

     resection

    D.

     all of the above


  5. The station pointer is generally used in

  6. A.

     Triangulation surveying

    B.

     Astronomical surveying

    C.

     Hydrographical surveying

    D.

     Photogrammetric surveying


  7. Which of the following errors is not eliminated by the method of repetition of horizontal angle measurement ?

  8. A.

     error due to eccentricity of verniers

    B.

     error due to displacement of station signals

    C.

     error due to wrong adjustment of line of collimation and trunnion axis

    D.

     error due to inaccurate graduation


  9. The negative sign is assigned to

  10. A.

     Reduction to mean sea level

    B.

     Correction for horizontal alignment

    C.

     Correction for slope

    D.

     All the above


  11. The scale of a tilted photograph of focal length f, taken from an altitude H, along the plate parallel through plumb point, is

  12. A.

     f/H sec θ

    B.

     f sec θ/H

    C.

     f/H

    D.

     f/H cos ½θ


  13. The altitude of a heavenly body is its angular distance, measured on the vertical circle passing through the body, above

  14. A.

     Equator

    B.

     Horizon

    C.

     Pole

    D.

     None of these


  15. ‘H’ is the flying height above mean ground level and ‘f’ is the principal distance of a vertical photograph. The mean scale of the photographs is

  16. A.

     H. f

    B.

     H/f

    C.

     f/H

    D.

     H + f


  17. Which of the following errors can be neutralised by setting the level midway between the two stations ?

  18. A.

     error due to curvature only

    B.

     error due to refraction only

    C.

     error due to both curvature and re-fraction

    D.

     none of the above


  19. The longitudes of two places at latitude 60° N are 93° E and 97° W. Their departure is

  20. A.

     5100 nautical miles

    B.

     5700 nautical miles

    C.

     120 nautical miles

    D.

     500 nautical miles