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Pick up the correct statement from the following :
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A. The star's movement is apparent due to the actual steady rotation of the earth about its axis
B. The stars move round in circular concentrated parts
C. The centre of the circular paths of stars is the celestial pole
D. The axis of rotation is a fixed direction of a particular diameter of the celestial sphere either end of which is a pole
E. All the above.
Correct Answer
All the above.
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1. In triangulation surveys
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A. the area is divided into triangular figures
B. control stations are located from which detailed surveys are carried out
C. sides are not measured excepting the base line
D. angular measurements are only resorted to
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
2. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
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A. The plane passing through the perspective centre of a stereo pair and a ground point, is known as basal plane
B. Each pair of image points on stereo pair have their own basal plane
C. Relative orienation means reconstructing the basal plane
D. Relative orientation of the model is achieved only when five points within the model are cleared of
Y
-parallax
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
3. According to Napier's Rules of circular parts for a right angled triangle, sine of middle part equals the product of
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A. tangents of two adjacent parts
B. sines of two adjacent parts
C. cosines of two adjacent parts
D. cosines of two opposite parts
E. both (a) and (b) above.
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b) above.
4. The want of correspondence in stereo-photographs
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A. is a good property
B. is a function of tilt
C. is not affected by the change of flying height between photographs
D. is minimum when ? is 3°.
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Correct Answer: is a function of tilt
5. The latitude of a place was obtained by subtracting the zenith distance of a star from its declination, the observed star was between
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A. horizon and equator
B. equator and zenith
C. zenith and pole
D. pole and horizon.
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Correct Answer: zenith and pole
6. The Polaris describes a small circle round the pole whose radius is approximately
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A. 1°
B. 2°
C. 3°
D. 4°.
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Correct Answer: 1°
7. A plate parallel is the line on the plane of the negative
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A. parallel to the principal line
B. perpendicular to the principal line
C. along the bisector of the angle between the principal line and a perpendicular line through principal plane
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: perpendicular to the principal line
8. The great circle whose plane is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the earth, is called
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A. equator
B. terrestrial equator
C. 0° latitude
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
9. If
E
is the spherical excess and
R
the radius of the earth, the surface area of the triangle, is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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10. If the altitudes of a star at its upper and lower transits are 60° 30' and 19° 30' respectively, the latitude of the place, is
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A. 30°
B. 35°
C. 40°
D. 45°.
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Correct Answer: 40°
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