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
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Which of the following methods of contouring is most suitable for a hilly terrain?
A. Direct method
B. Square method
C. Cross-sections method
D. Tachometric method
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The size of a plane table is
A. 750 mm × 900 mm
B. 600 mm × 750 mm
C. 450 mm × 600 mm
D. 300 mm × 450 mm
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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
A. 22° 30'
B. 23° 27'
C. 23° 30'
D. 24° 0'
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For a tacheometer the additive and multi-plying constants are respectively
A. 0 and 100
B. 100 and 0
C. 0 and 0
D. 100 and 100
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From the principal point the horizon point lies on the principal line at a distance of
A. f tan θ
B. f sin θ
C. f cot θ
D. f cos θ
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If the magnetic bearing of the sun at a place at noon in southern hemisphere is 167°, the magnetic declination at that place is
A. 77° N
B. 23° S
C. 13° E
D. 13° W
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Overturning of vehicles on a curve can be avoided by using
A. compound curve
B. vertical curve
C. reverse curve
D. transition curve
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The error due to eccentricity of inner and outer axes can be eliminated by
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
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The Polaris remains below horizon at
A. 10° N
B. 50° N Latitude
C. Equator
D. 5° S latitude
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Three point problem can be solved by
A. Tracing paper method
B. Bessels method
C. Lehman’s method
D. all of the above
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The zenith is the point on the celestial sphere
A. East of observer
B. West of observer
C. North of observer
D. South of observer
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The allowable length of an offset depends upon the
A. degree of accuracy required
B. method of setting out the perpendiculars and nature of ground
C. scale of plotting
D. all of the above
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The great circle whose plane is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the earth, is called
A. Equator
B. Terrestrial equator
C. 0° latitude
D. All the above
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The plane at right angle to the zenith-nadir line and passing through the centre of the earth, is called
A. Rational horizon
B. True horizon
C. Celestial horizon
D. All the above
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To obtain photographs of an area of 1000 m average elevation, on scale 1 : 30,000, with a camera of 30 cm focal length, the flying height is
A. 4000 m
B. 5000 m
C. 6000 m
D. 7000 m
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The difference of height of two points whose parallax difference is 0.8 mm on a pair of stereo pair taken from a height ‘H’ is 100 m. If mean photo base is 95.2 mm, the flying height is
A. 8,000 m
B. 10,000 m
C. 12,000 m
D. 14,000 m
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The correction for parallax, is
A. - 8".8 cos α
B. + .8" sin α
C. + 8".8 cos α
D. None of the above
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The Polaris describes a small circle round the pole whose radius is approximately
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Sensitiveness of a level tube is designated by
A. radius of level tube
B. length of level tube
C. length of bubble of level tube
D. none of the above
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