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  • Question
  • Pick up the correct statement from the following :


  • Options
  • A. A level surface is perpendicular at all points to the direction of gravity
  • B. A level line lies in level surface
  • C. A horizontal surface is normal to the direction of gravity at only one point
  • D. A horizontal line is tangential to the level surface
  • E. All the above.

  • Correct Answer
  • All the above. 


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    • 1. Imaginary line passing through points having equal magnetic declination is termed as

    • Options
    • A. isogon
    • B. agonic line
    • C. isoclinic line
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

    • Options
    • A. If the slope of the curve of a mass diagram in the direction of increasing abscissa is downward, it indicates an embankment
    • B. The vertical distance between a maximum ordinate and the next forward maximum ordinate represents the whole volume of the embankment
    • C. The vertical distance between a minimum ordinate and the next forward maximum ordinate represents the whole volume of a cutting
    • D. The area enclosed by a loop of the curve and balancing line, measures the haul in that direction.
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 3. In tacheometrical observations, vertical staff holding is generally preferred to normal staffing, due to

    • Options
    • A. ease of reduction of observations
    • B. facility of holding
    • C. minimum effect of careless holding on the result
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 4. If the smallest division of a vernier is longer than the smallest division of its primary scale, the vernier is known as

    • Options
    • A. direct vernier
    • B. double vernier
    • C. retrograde vernier
    • D. simple vernier.
    • Discuss
    • 5. In reciprocal levelling, the error which is not completely eliminated, is due to

    • Options
    • A. earth's curvature
    • B. non-adjustment of line of collimation
    • C. refraction
    • D. non-adjustment of the bubble tube.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Volume of the earth work may be calculated by

    • Options
    • A. mean areas
    • B. end areas
    • C. Prismoidal formula
    • D. Trapezoidal
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 7. In an internal focusing telescope

    • Options
    • A. the objective is at a fixed distance from the diaphragm
    • B. the focusing is done by the sliding of a divergent lens.
    • C. the focusing divergent lens is situated at about the middle of the tube
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 8. The 'fix' of a plane table from three known points, is good, if

    • Options
    • A. middle station is nearest
    • B. middle station is farthest
    • C. either the right or left station is nearest
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Ramsden eye-piece consists of

    • Options
    • A. two convex lenses short distance apart
    • B. two concave lenses short distance apart
    • C. one convex lens and one concave lens short distance apart
    • D. two plano-convex lenses short distance apart, with the convex surfaces facing each other.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Removal of parallax, may be achieved by focussing

    • Options
    • A. the objective
    • B. the eye-piece
    • C. the objective and the eye-piece
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss


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