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Question
The nautical mile is the length of
Options
A. 1 minute of latitude
B. 1 minute of longitude
C. 1 degree of latitude
D. 1 degree of longitude.
Correct Answer
1 minute of longitude
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1. 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
2. The value of geo-centric parallax to be added to the observed altitude of sun is
Options
A. 9" cos ?
B. 9" sin ?
C. 9" tan ?
D. 9" cot ?.
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Correct Answer: 9" cos ?
3. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. In a spherical triangle
Options
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
4. 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 ?
5. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
Options
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.
6. The altitudes of a circumpolar star at culminations are 70° and 10°, both culminations being north of zenith. The declination of the star, is
Options
A. 80°
B. 70°
C. 60°
D. 50°
E. 40°.
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Correct Answer: 60°
7. 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
8. The solar tidal force divided by lunar tidal force is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
.
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9. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
Options
A. the horizontal direction of the pole is called astronomical north.
B. the angle between the direction of true north and the direction of a survey line is called astronomical bearing
C. the astronomical bearing is generally called azimuth
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
10. The sidereal day is the time interval between two successive upper transits of
Options
A. mean sun
B. first point of Aries
C. first point of Libra
D. the polar star
E. moon.
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Correct Answer: first point of Aries
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