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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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D. Mean of the base lines of the stereo pair


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If the general ground level of any area is 10% of the flying height, the principal points may be used as the centres of radial directions for small scale mapping even in tilted photograph up to

A.

B.

C.

D.

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At eastern elongation, the pole star moves

A. Eastward

B. Westward

C. Northward

D. Southward

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Triangulation surveys are carried out for providing

A. Planimetric control

B. Height control

C. Both planimetric and height control

D. None of these

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If the altitudes of a star at its upper and lower transits are 60° 30' and 19° 30' respectively, the latitude of the place, is

A. 30°

B. 35°

C. 40°

D. 45°

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From the principal point the horizon point lies on the principal line at a distance of

A. f tan θ

B. f sin θ

C. f cot θ

D. f cos θ

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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 relief displacement of a building 72 m high on photograph is 7.2 mm and its top appears 10 cm away from principal point. The flying height of the camera, is

A. 500 m

B. 1000 m

C. 1500 m

D. 2000 m

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The altitude of a circumpolar star is maximum when it is

A. At east elongation

B. At upper culmination

C. At west elongation

D. At lower culmination

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Limiting gradient for locating the base line on evenly-sloping ground, is

A. 1 in 12

B. 1 in 10

C. 1 in 8

D. 1 in 6

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The most convenient co-ordinate system for specifying the relative positions of heavenly bodies on the celestial sphere, is

A. Altitude and azimuth system

B. Declination and hour angle system

C. Declination and right ascension system

D. Declination and altitude system

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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 point on the photograph where bisector between the vertical line through optical centre of the camera lens and the plate perpendicular meets, is known as

A. Principal point

B. Isocenter

C. Plumb point

D. Perspective centre

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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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If θ and δ be the latitude of an observer and declination of a heavenly body respectively, the upper culmination of the body will be south of zenith if its zenith distance, is

A. δ - θ

B. θ - δ

C. θ + δ

D. ½ (θ - δ)

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Places having same latitude

A. Lie on the parallel of the latitude

B. Are equidistant from the nearer pole

C. Are equidistant from both the poles

D. All the above

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The shortest distance between two places measured along the surface of the earth, is

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

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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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At lower culmination, the pole star moves

A. Eastward

B. Westward

C. Northward

D. Southward

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The latitude of the observer's position, is

A. Elevation of the elevated pole

B. Declination of the observer's zenith

C. Angular distance along the observer's meridian between equator and the observer

D. All the above

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The station where observations are not made, but the angles at the station are used in triangulation series, is known as

A. Satellite station

B. Subsidiary station

C. Pivot station

D. Main station

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Right ascension of a heavenly body is its equatorial angular distance measured

A. Westward from the first point of Libra

B. Eastward from the first point of Aeries

C. Westward from the first point of Aeries

D. Eastward from the first point of Libra

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The station which is selected close to the main triangulation station, to avoid intervening obstruction, is not known as

A. Satellite station

B. Eccentric station

C. False station

D. Pivot station

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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 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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If v, t and f/H are the ground speed of the aircraft, the shutter speed of the camera and the scale of the photograph respectively, then the amount of image displacement

A. i = v. t. H/f

B. i = v. f/t. H

C. i = v. t. (f/H)

D. i = t. H/v. f

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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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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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The time interval between successive transits of the moon, is

A. 24 hours 10 minutes

B. 20 hours 25 minutes

C. 24 hours 50 minutes

D. 23 hours 50 minutes

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The principal plane contains

A. Nadir point

B. Iso centre

C. Principal point

D. All the above

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The average eye base is assumed as

A. 58 mm

B. 60 mm

C. 62 mm

D. 64 mm