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Elements of Remote Sensing problems


  • 1. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  • Options
  • A. For the same feature, the photograph taken from the satellite vertically above the aircraft, the height displacement is lesser than the the aerial photograph.
  • B. The scale of the aerial photograph depends upon the scale of the topography
  • C. The feature at the principal point has no height displacement.
  • D. The scale of the topography of regions of higher elevation with the same flying height, is larger than that of the area of lower elevation.
  • E. All of the above
  • Discuss
  • 2. Which one of the following statement is correct?

  • Options
  • A. Radiant energy expressed in Joules, is the energy associated with electromagnetic radiation
  • B. The rate of transfer of radiant energy is called flux and is expressed in watts.
  • C. The radiant energy which falls upon a surface, is termed as irradiance.
  • D. The radiant energy which falls away from the surface is termed as radient exitance and is measured in Wm-2
  • E. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 3. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

  • Options
  • A. Frequency is the number of wave crests passing a fixed point in one second
  • B. Frequency of a wave is measured in Hertz (Hz)
  • C. Amplitude of a wave is the height of its crust from the mid-point.
  • D. The square of the amplitude is proportional to the energy transported by the wave.
  • E. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 4. DGPS is based on the concept that bais errors in the position of locations in a given local area, are same if their distances are within

  • Options
  • A. 25 km
  • B. 50 km
  • C. 75 km
  • D. 100 km
  • E. 1250 km
  • Discuss
  • 5. Geodimeter is based on :

  • Options
  • A. propogation of modulated light waves
  • B. propogation of infrared radiation
  • C. the visible light as carrier with frequency of the order of 5 x 1014Hz
  • D. high frequency radio waves.
  • Discuss
  • 6. Orbital radius of GPS satellites is approximately:

  • Options
  • A. 15,200 km
  • B. 26,600 km
  • C. 18,400 km
  • D. 36,000 km
  • Discuss
  • 7. Who coined the term, 'Remote sensing'.

  • Options
  • A. Evelyn L. Pruitt, a geographer
  • B. Gaspard Felix Tournachon, a French scientist
  • C. Wilbur Wright, an Italian sciencist
  • D. None of these
  • Discuss
  • 8. The object of photo-intepretation is:

  • Options
  • A. identification
  • B. recognition of objects
  • C. judging the significance of objects
  • D. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 9. The optical property of a water body depends on:

  • Options
  • A. absorption by the disolved material
  • B. absorption by the suspended particulate matter
  • C. scattering by the surpended particulate matter
  • D. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 10. Earth observations from a satellite platform provides :

  • Options
  • A. synoptic view of a large area
  • B. constant solar zenith angles and similar illumination conditions.
  • C. repetitive observations of the same area with intervals of a few minutes to a few weeks
  • D. All of these
  • Discuss

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