If S is the length of a subchord and R is the radius of simple curve, the angle

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If S is the length of a subchord and R is the radius of simple curve, the angle of deflection between its tangent and sub-chord, in minutes, is equal to
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A. 573 S/R
B. 573 R/S
C. 171.9 S/R
D. 1718.9 R/S
E. 1718.9 S/R.

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1718.9 S/R.

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1. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
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A. the eyepiece plays no part in defining the line of sight
B. the diaphragm plays no part in defining the line of sight
C. the optical centre of the objective plays no part in defining the line of sight
D. none of these.

4. The 'fix' of a plane table station with three known points, is bad if the plane table station lies
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A. in the great triangle
B. outside the great triangle
C. on the circumference of the circumscribing circle
D. none of these.

8. Pick up the method of surveying in which field observations and plotting proceed simultaneously from the following
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A. chain surveying
B. compass surveying
C. plan table surveying
D. tacheometric surveying.

9. The most reliable method of plotting a theodolite traverse, is
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A. by consecutive co-ordinates of each station
B. by independent co-ordinates of each station
C. by plotting included angles and scaling off each traverse leg
D. by the tangent method of plotting.

10. If h is the difference in level between end points separated by l, then the slope correction is . The second term may be neglected if the value of h in a 20 m distance is less than
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A. m
B. 1 m
C. 2 m
D. 3 m

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