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The value of geo-centric parallax to be added to the observed altitude of sun is
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A. 9" cos ?
B. 9" sin ?
C. 9" tan ?
D. 9" cot ?.
Correct Answer
9" cos ?
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1. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. In a spherical triangle
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A. every angle is less than two right angles
B. sum of the three angles is equal to two right angles
C. sum of the three angles less than six right angles and greater than two right angles
D. if the sum of any two sides is ?, the sum of the angles opposite them is also ?
E. sum of any two sides is greater than the third.
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Correct Answer: sum of the three angles is equal to two right angles
2. The length of a parallel of ? latitude between two meridians is equal to difference in logitudes multiplied by
Options
A. sin ?
B. cos ?
C. tan ?
D. cot ?.
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Correct Answer: cos ?
3. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
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A. North end of the polar axis is known as north pole
B. South end of the polar axis is known as south pole
C. Point where polar axis when produced northward intersects the celestial sphere, is known as north celestial pole
D. Point where polar axis when produced southward intersects the celestial sphere, is known as south celestial pole
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
4. Limiting gradient for locating the base line on evenly-sloping ground, is
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A. 1 in 12
B. 1 in 10
C. 1 in 8
D. 1 in 6.
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Correct Answer: 1 in 12
5. The distance between the minor control point and the principal point should be equal to
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A. base line of the left photograph of stereo pair
B. base line of the right photograph of stereo pair
C. sum of the base lines of stereo pair
D. mean of the base lines of the stereo pair.
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Correct Answer: mean of the base lines of the stereo pair.
6. The great circle which passes through the zenith, nadir and the poles, is known as
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A. meridian
B. vertical circle
C. prime vertical
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: meridian
7. The nautical mile is the length of
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A. 1 minute of latitude
B. 1 minute of longitude
C. 1 degree of latitude
D. 1 degree of longitude.
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Correct Answer: 1 minute of longitude
8. The altitudes of a circumpolar star at culminations are 70° and 10°, both culminations being north of zenith. The declination of the star, is
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A. 80°
B. 70°
C. 60°
D. 50°
E. 40°.
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Correct Answer: 60°
9. In a spherical triangle ABC right angled at
C
, sin
b
equals to
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A. sin
c
sin
B
B. cos
c
cos
B
C. tan
c
tan
B
D. sin
c
cos
B
E. cos
c
sin
B
.
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Correct Answer: sin
c
sin
B
10. The solar tidal force divided by lunar tidal force is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
.
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