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A nautical mile is
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A. one minute arc of the great circle passing through two points
B. one minute arc of the longitude
C. 6080 ft
D. 1855.109 m
E. all the above.
Correct Answer
all the above.
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1. Longitude of a place is the angular distance between the meridian of the place and
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A. the standard meridian
B. the international date line
C. that of Greenwich
D. both (a) and (c) of above.
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (c) of above.
2. The maximum percentage of chemical ingredient of cement is that of
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A. magnesium oxide
B. iron oxide
C. aluminium
D. lime
E. silica.
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Correct Answer: lime
3. Bulking of sand is
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A. mixing of different sizes of sand particles
B. mixing of lime with sand
C. maximum water with sand
D. swelling of sand when wetted.
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Correct Answer: swelling of sand when wetted.
4. The size of fine aggregates does not exceed
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A. 2.75 mm
B. 3.00 mm
C. 3.75 mm
D. 4.75 mm
E. 5.75 mm
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Correct Answer: 4.75 mm
5. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
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A. Workability of the concrete mix decreases with an increase in the moisture content
B. Concrete for which preliminary tests are conducted, is called controlled concrete
C. Bulking of sand depends upon the fineness of grains
D. Concrete mix 1 : 6 : 12, is used for mass concrete in piers.
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
6. The scale of a tilted photograph of focal length
f
taken from an altitude
H
, along the plate parallel through principal point is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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7. The nearest star is so far away from the earth that the directions to it from two diametrically opposite points on the earth differs less than
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A. 0.01 second
B. 0.001 second
C. 0.0001 second
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: 0.0001 second
8. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. High oblique photographs
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A. may have tilt up to 30°
B. may include the image of the horizon
C. may not include the image of the horizon
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: none of these.
9. To obtain photographs of an area of 1000 m average elevation, on scale 1 : 30, 000, with a camera of 30 cm focal length, the flying height is
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A. 4000 m
B. 5000 m
C. 6000 m
D. 7000 m.
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Correct Answer: 6000 m
10. For mapping any country
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A. geodetic triangulation of greatest possible sides and accuracy is carried out
B. primary triangles are broken down into secondary triangles of somewhat lesser accuracy
C. secondary triangles are further broken into third and fourth order triangles, the points of which are used for detail surveys
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
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