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The average eye base is assumed as

A. 58 mm

B. 60 mm

C. 62 mm

D. 64 mm

Correct Answer :

D. 64 mm


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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. The angle between the plane of the negative and the horizontal plane containing perspective axis is the tilt of the photograph

B. The direction of maximum tilt is defined by the photo principal line

C. The principal plane is truly vertical plane which contains perspective centre as well as principal point and plumb point

D. All the above

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The method of surveying by triangulation was first introduced by the Dutchman Snell in

A. 1600

B. 1615

C. 1630

D. 1650

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Pick up the correct statement from the following. The difference between the longitudes of the places is obtained.

A. By subtracting their longitudes if places are in the same hemisphere

B. By adding their longitudes if places are in the different hemispheres

C. By subtracting the sum of their longitudes exceeding 180° from 360° if places are in different hemispheres

D. All the above

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If the image of a triangulation station of R.L. 500 m is 4 cm from the principal point of a vertical photo taken from an altitude of 2000 m, above datum, the height displacement will be

A. 2 mm

B. 4 mm

C. 6 mm

D. 10 mm

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The rate of change of parallax dp/dh with respect to change in h, may be expressed as

A. fB/(H - h)

B. fB/(H - h)2

C. fB/(H + h)

D. fB/(H + h)2

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Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

A. In truly vertical photographs without relief angles are true at the plumb point

B. In tilted photographs without relief, angles are true at the iso-centre

C. In tilled photographs with relief, angles are true at the principal point

D. None of these

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Polaris is usually observed for the determination of the latitude when it is

A. At culmination

B. At elongation

C. Neither at culmination nor at elongation

D. Either at culmination or at elongation

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The foot of the perpendicular on the picture plane through the optical centre of the camera lens, is known as

A. Isocenter

B. Principal point

C. Perspective centre

D. Plumb line

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Latitude of a place is the angular distance from

A. Greenwich to the place

B. Equator to the poles

C. Equator to the nearer pole

D. None of these

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For any star to be a circumpolar star, its

A. Declination must be 0°

B. Declination must be 90°

C. Distance from the pole must be less than the latitude of the observer

D. Hour angle must be 180°

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The scale of a tilted photograph of focal length f, taken from an altitude H, along the plate parallel through plumb point, is

A. f/H sec θ

B. f sec θ/H

C. f/H

D. f/H cos ½θ

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. The measured stereoscopic base of photographs is obtained by dividing the air base in metres by the mean scale of the photograph

B. The difference between the absolute parallax of two points depends upon the difference in their elevations

C. The line joining the principal point of a photograph and the transferred principal point of the adjoining photograph, is called stereoscopic base

D. All the above

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The net ground area of a vertical photograph 20 cm × 20 cm on scale 1 : 10,000 having overlaps 60% and 30%, is

A. 0.50 sq km

B. 0.56 sq km

C. 0.60 sq km

D. 0.64 sq km

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A star may culminate at zenith if its declination is

A. Greater than the longitude of the place

B. Less than the latitude of the place

C. Equal to the latitude of the place

D. None of these

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The scale of the photography taken from a height of 300 m, with a camera of focal length 15 cm, is

A. 1 : 10,000

B. 1 : 15,000

C. 1 : 20,000

D. 1 : 30,000

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To have greatest coverage of the area, the type of photography used, is

A. High oblique

B. Low oblique

C. Vertical

D. None of these

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At western elongation, the pole star moves

A. Eastward

B. Westward

C. Northward

D. Southward

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Pick up the in-correct statement from the following:

A. Correction for refraction is always negative

B. Correction for parallax is always positive

C. Correction for semi-diameter is always negative

D. Correction for dip is always negative

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To obtain photographs of an area of 1000 m average elevation, on scale 1 : 30, 000, with a camera of 30 cm focal length, the flying height is

A. 4000 m

B. 5000 m

C. 6000 m

D. 7000 m

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The great circle along which the sun appears to trace on the celestial sphere with earth as centre during the year, is called

A. Equator

B. Celestial equator

C. Ecliptic

D. None of these

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The latitude of a place was obtained by subtracting the declination of a star from its zenith distance, the observed star was between

A. Horizon and equator

B. Zenith and pole

C. Equator and zenith

D. Pole and horizon

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The altitude of a heavenly body is its angular distance, measured on the vertical circle passing through the body, above

A. Equator

B. Horizon

C. Pole

D. None of these

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Accidental errors

A. Do not follow any definite mathematical law

B. Cannot be removed by applying corrections to the observed values

C. Are generally small

D. All the above

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The distance between the minor control point and the principal point should be equal to

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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Pick up the in-correct statement from the following:

A. Apparent solar time is measured from the lower transit of the true sun

B. Mean solar time is measured from the lower transit of the mean sun

C. Sidereal time is measured from the lower transit of the first point of Aries

D. Sidereal time is measured from the upper transit of the first point of Aries

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The want of correspondence in stereo-photographs

A. Is a good property

B. Is a function of tilt

C. Is not affected by the change of flying height between photographs

D. Is minimum when θ is 3°

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Homologous point is

A. Photo principal point

B. Ground principal point

C. Ground isocenter

D. All the above

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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. All the above

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The declination and right ascension of the sun becomes 23° 27' S and 270° respectively on

A. March 21

B. June 21

C. September 21

D. December 22

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Pick up the correct statement for horizontal photographs.

A. Parallel lines do not appear parallel in central projection

B. The two sides of a road meet at the vanishing point

C. The lines parallel to the negative plane are projected as parallel lines

D. All the above