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  • 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.

  • Correct Answer
  • middle station is nearest 


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    • 1. 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
    • 2. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 4. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 5. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 6. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 7. 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
    • 8. The slope correction may be ignored if

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    • A. the slope of the ground is less than 3°
    • B. to slope of the ground is say 1 in 19
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. neither (a) nor (b)
    • Discuss
    • 9. The main plate of a transit is divided into 1080 equal divisions. 60 divisions of the vernier coincide exactly with 59 divisions of the main plate. The transit can read angles accurate upto

    • Options
    • A. 5"
    • B. 10"
    • C. 15"
    • D. 20"
    • E. 30"
    • Discuss
    • 10. The whole circle bearing of a line is 290°. Its reduced bearing is

    • Options
    • A. N 20° E
    • B. N 20° W
    • C. N 70° W
    • D. S 70° E
    • Discuss


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