Advanced Surveying problems
- 1. If ?, H, A and ? be the altitude, hour angle, azimuth and declination of a circumpolar star at its elongation, in latitude ?, the following relation holds good
Options- A.
- B.
- C.
- D. all the above. Discuss
Correct Answer: all the above.
- 2. If ? and ? be the latitude of a place and declination of a star respectively, the upper culmination of the star will be north of zenith if its zenith distance, is
Options- A. ? - ?
- B. ? - ?
- C. ? + ?
- D.
.
Discuss
Correct Answer: ? - ?
- 3. The shortest distance between two places measured along the surface of the earth, is
Options- A. length of the equator between their longitudes
- B. length of the parallel between their longitudes
- C. length of the arc of the great circle passing through them
- D. none of these. Discuss
Correct Answer: length of the arc of the great circle passing through them
- 4. The latitude (?) of a place and the altitude (?) of the pole are related by
Options- A. ? = ?
- B. ? = 90° - ?
- C. ? = ? - 90°
- D. ? = 180° - ?. Discuss
Correct Answer: ? = ?
- 5. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
Options- A. Sidereal time at any instant is equal to the hour angle of the first point of Aries
- B. Local sidereal time of any place is equal to the right ascension of its meridian
- C. Sidereal time is equal to the right ascension of a star at its upper transit
- D. All the above. Discuss
Correct Answer: All the above.
- 6. Perspective centre relates to
Options- A. parallel projection
- B. orthogonal projection
- C. central projection
- D. none of these. Discuss
Correct Answer: central projection
- 7. Places having same latitude
Options- A. lie on the parallel of the latitude
- B. are equidistant from the nearer pole
- C. are equidistant from both the poles
- D. are equidistant from the equator
- E. all the above. Discuss
Correct Answer: all the above.
- 8. The point on the celestial sphere vertically below the observer's position, is called
Options- A. zenith
- B. celestial point
- C. nadir
- D. pole. Discuss
Correct Answer: nadir
- 9. Longitude of a place is the angular distance between the meridian of the place and
Options- A. the standard meridian
- B. the international date line
- C. that of Greenwich
- D. both (a) and (c) of above. Discuss
Correct Answer: both (a) and (c) of above.
- 10. A nautical mile is
Options- A. one minute arc of the great circle passing through two points
- B. one minute arc of the longitude
- C. 6080 ft
- D. 1855.109 m
- E. all the above. Discuss
Correct Answer: all the above.
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