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- Question
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
Options- A. 30°
- B. 35°
- C. 40°
- D. 45°.
- Correct Answer
- 40°
- 1. If E is the spherical excess and R the radius of the earth, the surface area of the triangle, is
Options- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
Discuss
- 2. The great circle whose plane is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the earth, is called
Options- A. equator
- B. terrestrial equator
- C. 0° latitude
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 3. A plate parallel is the line on the plane of the negative
Options- 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. Discuss
- 4. The Polaris describes a small circle round the pole whose radius is approximately
Options- A. 1°
- B. 2°
- C. 3°
- D. 4°. Discuss
- 5. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
Options- 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. Discuss
- 6. Sidereal day
Options- A. is the period of time taken by the earth in making a complete rotation with reference to stars
- B. is slightly shorter than an ordinary solar day
- C. is divided into the conventional hours, minutes and seconds
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 7. The meridian of a place is
Options- A. a great circle passing through the place and the poles
- B. a great circle whose plane is perpendicular to the axis of rotation and it also passes through the place
- C. a semi-circle which passes through the place and is terminated at the poles
- D. an arc of the great circle which passes through the place and is perpendicular to the equator. Discuss
- 8. Homologous point is
Options- A. photo principal point
- B. ground principal point
- C. ground isocentre
- D. photo isocentre
- E. all the above. Discuss
- 9. 23 cm x 23 cm photographs are taken from a flying height with a camera of focal length of 3600 m and 15.23 cm respectively. A parallax difference of 0.01 mm represents
Options- A. 1 m
- B. 2 m
- C. 3 m
- D. 4 m
- E. 5 m. Discuss
- 10. Homologous points are
Options- A. opposite corners of a photograph
- B. nodal points of the camera lens
- C. corresponding points on the ground and photograph
- D. plumb points of stereo pair of photographs. Discuss
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