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If the long chord and tangent length of a circular curve of radius
R
are equal the angle of deflection, is
Options
A. 30°
B. 60°
C. 90°
D. 120°
E. 150°.
Correct Answer
120°
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1. The bearing of
C
from
A
is N 30° E and from
B
, 50 metres east of
A
, is N 60° W. The departure of
C
from
A
is
Options
A. 50 m
B. 50
3
m
C. 25
3
m
D. 25 m
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Correct Answer: 25 m
2. The smaller horizontal angle between the true meridian and a survey line, is known
Options
A. declination
B. bearing
C. azimuth
D. dip.
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Correct Answer: azimuth
3. For high sensivity of the bubble tube
Options
A. a liquid of low viscosity is used
B. a liquid of low surface tension is used
C. the bubble space should be long
D. the bubble tube should not be too narrow
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
4. The method of reversal
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A. is usually directed to examine whether a certain part is truly parallel or perpendicular to another
B. makes the erroneous relationship between parts evident
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b).
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
5. Mistakes which may produce a very serious effect upon the final results arise due to
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A. in attention
B. in experience
C. carelessness
D. all of these.
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Correct Answer: all of these.
6. The difference in the lengths of an arc and its subtended chord on the earth surface for a distance of 18.2 km, is only
Options
A. 1 cm
B. 5 cm
C. 10 cm
D. 100 cm.
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Correct Answer: 10 cm
7. If ? and ? be the elevations of two objects
A
and
B
respectively, ? be the angle observed by a sextant. The correct horizontal angle is
Options
A.
B.
C.
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer:
8. An imaginary line lying throughout on the surface of the earth and preserving a constant inclination to the horizontal, is called
Options
A. contour line
B. contour gradient
C. level line
D. line of gentle scope.
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Correct Answer: contour gradient
9. In horizontal angles, the error due to imperfect levelling of the plate bubble is
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A. large when sights are nearly level
B. large for long sights
C. less for steeply inclined sights
D. large for steeply inclined sights.
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Correct Answer: large for steeply inclined sights.
10. The slope correction for a 3° slope for a length of 100 m, is
Options
A. -0.11 m
B. -0.12 m
C. -1.87 m
D. -0.137 m
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Correct Answer: -0.137 m
Explanation:
Slope correction = -L(1-cos ?). Where L Slope Distance, ? Slope angle
(Slope correction is always negative).
= -100(1-cos 3°)
= -0.137
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