Different grades are joined together by a
A. Compound curve
B. Transition curve
C. Reverse curve
D. Vertical curve
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If in a closed traverse, the sum of the north latitudes is more than the sum of the south latitudes and also the sum of west departures is more than the sum of the east departures, the bearing of the closing line is in the
A. NE quadrant
B. SE quadrant
C. NW quadrant
D. SW quadrant
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In triangulation surveys
A. The area is divided into triangular figures
B. Control stations are located from which detailed surveys are carried out
C. Sides are not measured excepting the base line
D. All the above
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If θ and δ be the latitude of a place and declination of a star respectively, the upper culmination of the star will be north of zenith if its zenith distance, is
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Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. One degree of longitude has greatest value at the equator
B. One degree of longitude has greatest value at the poles
C. One degree of longitude has the same value everywhere
D. One degree of latitude decreases from the equator to the poles
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Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. Refraction correction is zero when the celestial body is in the zenith
B. Refraction correction is 33' when the celestial body is on the horizon
C. Refraction correction of celestial bodies depends upon their altitudes
D. All the above
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If θ and δ be the latitude of an observer and declination of a heavenly body respectively, the upper culmination of the body will be south of zenith if its zenith distance, is
A. δ - θ
B. θ - δ
C. θ + δ
D. 2 1 (θ - δ)
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Which of the following methods of offsets involves less measurement on the ground?
A. method of perpendicular offsets
B. method of oblique offsets
C. method of ties
D. all involve equal measurement on the ground
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The difference between a level line and a horizontal line is that
A. level line is a curved line while hori-zontal line is a straight line
B. level line is normal to plumb line while horizontal line may not be normal to plumb line at the tangent point to level line
C. horizontal line is normal to plumb line while level line may not be normal to the plumb line
D. both are same
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Pick up the correct statement for horizontal photographs.
A. Parallel lines do not appear parallel in central projection
B. The two sides of a road meet at the vanishing point
C. The lines parallel to the negative plane are projected as parallel lines
D. All the above
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In observations of equal precision, the most probable values of the observed quantities are those that render the sum of the squares of the residual errors a minimum, is the fundamental principle of
A. Gauss' Mid Latitude formula
B. D'Alembert's method
C. Legendre's method
D. Least square method
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Contour interval is
A. Inversely proportional to the scale of the map
B. Directly proportional to the flatness of ground
C. Larger for accurate works
D. Larger if the time available is more
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Assuming human normal vision distance 25 cm, smallest measurable angle 20", and intraocular distance 6.5 cm, the smallest depth to be discerned is
A. 0.1 mm
B. 0.5 mm
C. 1.00 mm
D. 1.1 mm
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If the distance between the projectors is altered by a movement along X-axis of one projector,
A. The length of the air base is increased
B. The scale of the model is altered
C. y-parallax is not affected
D. All the above
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Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. Centre of the celestial sphere is taken as the position of the observer
B. Centre of the celestial sphere is taken as the centre of the earth
C. Stars move and maintain their relative positions
D. All the above
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Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
A. Correction for refraction is always negative
B. Correction for parallax is always positive
C. Correction for semi-diameter is always negative
D. Correction for dip is always negative
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The relief displacement of a building 72 m high on photograph is 7.2 mm and its top appears 10 cm away from principal point. The flying height of the camera, is
A. 500 m
B. 1000 m
C. 1500 m
D. 2000 m
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If the true bearing of a line AB is 269° 30′, then the azimuth of the line AB is
A. 0° 30′
B. 89° 30′
C. 90° 30′
D. 269° 30′
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The orthogonal projection of the perspective centre on a tilted photograph, is called
A. Nadir
B. Isocenter
C. Principal point
D. Plumb point
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The distance between the projection centre and the photograph, is called
A. Principal distance
B. Principal line
C. Isocentric distance
D. Focal length
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