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The true and mean suns occupy the same meridian at the same time on
Options
A. April 15
B. June 14
C. September 1
D. December 25
E. all the above.
Correct Answer
all the above.
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1. If
S
is the sum of three angles of a spherical triangle, the spherical excess equals
Options
A.
S
- 90°
B.
S
- 180°
C.
S
- 270°
D.
S
- 360°.
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Correct Answer:
S
- 180°
2. For a spherical triangle
ABC
, pick up incorrect statement
Options
A.
B.
C.
D.
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer:
3. The station pointer is generally used in
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A. Triangulation surveying
B. Astronomical surveying
C. Hydrographical surveying
D. Photogrammetric surveying.
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Correct Answer: Hydrographical surveying
4. When a star is between the pole and the horizon, the relationship between latitude (?), zenith distance (
z
) and declination ?, is
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A. ? =
z
+ ?
B. ? = ? -
z
C. ? = 180° - (
z
+ ?)
D. ? = (
z
+ ?) - 180°.
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Correct Answer: ? = 180° - (
z
+ ?)
5. The latitude of a place was obtained by subtracting the declination of a star from its zenith distance, the observed star was between
Options
A. horizon and equator
B. zenith and pole
C. equator and zenith
D. pole and horizon.
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Correct Answer: horizon and equator
6. With standard meridian as 82° 30' E the standard time at longitude 90° E is 8 h 30 m. The local mean time at the place will be
Options
A. 7 h 00 m
B. 7 h 30 m
C. 8 h 00 m
D. 8 h 30 m
E. 9 h 00 m.
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Correct Answer: 9 h 00 m.
7. The normal longitudinal overlap is generally kept
Options
A. 50%
B. 60%
C. 70%
D. 75%.
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Correct Answer: 60%
8. Polaris is usually observed for the determination of the latitude when it is
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A. at culmination
B. at elongation
C. neither at culmination nor at elongation
D. either at culmination or at elongation.
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Correct Answer: at culmination
9. Right ascension of a heavenly body is its equatorial angular distance measured
Options
A. westward from the first point of Libra
B. eastward from the first point of Aeries
C. westward from the first point of Aeries
D. eastward from the first point of Libra.
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Correct Answer: eastward from the first point of Aeries
10. If ? is the observed altitude, the refraction correction in seconds, is
Options
A. 58" cot ?
B. 58" tan ?
C. 58 sin ?
D. 58 cos ?.
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Correct Answer: 58" cot ?
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