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The elevation of the star at elongation is obtained by

A. sin α = sin φ cosec δ

B. sin α = sin φ sec δ

C. sin α = cos φ sec δ

D. sin α = cos φ cosec δ

Correct Answer :

A. sin α = sin φ cosec δ


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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. Centre of the celestial sphere is taken as the position of the observer

B. Centre of the celestial sphere is taken as the centre of the earth

C. Stars move and maintain their relative positions

D. All the above

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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 correction for parallax, is

A. - 8.8 cos α

B. + .8 sin α

C. + 8.8 cos α

D. - 8.8 cos α

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On vertical photographs, height displacement is

A. Positive for points above datum

B. Negative for points below datum

C. Zero for points vertically below the air station

D. All the above

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The zenith is the point on the celestial sphere

A. East of observer

B. West of observer

C. North of observer

D. South of observer

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If δ is the declination of the Polaris and λ is the latitude of the place, the azimuth of the Polaris, is

A. cos δ/cos λ

B. cos (90° - δ)/cos (90° - λ)

C. sin (90° - δ)/sin (90° - λ)

D. tan (90° + δ)/tan (90° + λ)

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The coverage is least if photography is

A. High oblique

B. Low oblique

C. Vertical

D. None of these

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The point at which sun's declination changes from north to south, is known as

A. First point of Aeries

B. First point of Libra

C. Vernal Equinox

D. Both (b) and (d) of the above

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In a spherical triangle ABC, right angled at C, sin b equals

A. sin a cos A

B. cos a sin A

C. tan a cot A

D. cot A tan a

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At eastern elongation, the pole star moves

A. Eastward

B. Westward

C. Northward

D. Southward

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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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The length of a parallel of λ latitude between two meridians is equal to difference in longitudes multiplied by

A. sin λ

B. cos λ

C. tan λ

D. cot λ

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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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If δ is the declination of the star and φ is the latitude of the observer then the hour angle of the star at elongation is given by

A. sin H = tan φ . cot δ

B. cos H = tan φ . cot δ

C. tan H = tan φ . cot δ

D. None of these

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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 relation between the air base (B), photographic base (b), flying height (H) and the focal length (f) of a vertical photograph, is

A. B = bH/f

B. B =f/bH

C. B = b/fH

D. B = H/bf

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. Ursa Minor's remains always north of pole star

B. Polar star remains always north of Polaris

C. Polaris remains always north of Ursa Minor's

D. Ursa Minor's pole star and Polaris are the names of the same star

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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 First Point of Aeries

A. Is the point in the celestial sphere where zero meridian crosses the celestial equator

B. Is usually denoted by the Greek letter γ

C. Is located near the very conspicuous rectangle of stars in the constellations of Pegasus and Andromeda

D. All the above

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Rotation of the camera at exposure about horizontal axis normal to the line of flight, is known as

A. Swing

B. Tilt

C. Tip

D. None of these

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The normal longitudinal overlap is generally kept

A. 50 %

B. 60 %

C. 70 %

D. 75 %

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The difference in longitude of two places expressed in time is equal to the difference in their

A. Sidereal time

B. Apparent solar time

C. Mean solar time

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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For plane ground the scale of a vertical photograph will be same as that of a tiled photograph along the photo parallel through

A. Isocenter

B. Plumb point

C. Principal point

D. None of these

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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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If α is the observed altitude, the refraction correction in seconds, is

A. 58 cot α

B. 58 tan α

C. 58 sin α

D. 58 cos α

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Stellar astronomy deals with

A. Plane surveying

B. Geodetic surveying

C. Star observations

D. Planet observations

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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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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