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Pick up the correct statement from the following :
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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
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A. isogon
B. agonic line
C. isoclinic line
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: isogon
2. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
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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.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
3. In tacheometrical observations, vertical staff holding is generally preferred to normal staffing, due to
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A. ease of reduction of observations
B. facility of holding
C. minimum effect of careless holding on the result
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: minimum effect of careless holding on the result
4. If the smallest division of a vernier is longer than the smallest division of its primary scale, the vernier is known as
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A. direct vernier
B. double vernier
C. retrograde vernier
D. simple vernier.
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Correct Answer: retrograde vernier
5. In reciprocal levelling, the error which is not completely eliminated, is due to
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A. earth's curvature
B. non-adjustment of line of collimation
C. refraction
D. non-adjustment of the bubble tube.
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Correct Answer: refraction
6. Volume of the earth work may be calculated by
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A. mean areas
B. end areas
C. Prismoidal formula
D. Trapezoidal
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
7. In an internal focusing telescope
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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.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
8. The 'fix' of a plane table from three known points, is good, if
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A. middle station is nearest
B. middle station is farthest
C. either the right or left station is nearest
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: middle station is nearest
9. Ramsden eye-piece consists of
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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.
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Correct Answer: two plano-convex lenses short distance apart, with the convex surfaces facing each other.
10. Removal of parallax, may be achieved by focussing
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A. the objective
B. the eye-piece
C. the objective and the eye-piece
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: the objective and the eye-piece
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