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The following points form a pair of homologous points:

A. Photo principal point and ground principal point

B. Photo isocenter and ground isocenter

C. Photo plumb point and ground plumb point

D. All the above

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D. All the above


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The main object of the astronomer to obtain

A. Astronomical latitude

B. Astronomical longitude

C. Astronomical bearing

D. All of these

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At lower culmination, the pole star moves

A. Eastward

B. Westward

C. Northward

D. Southward

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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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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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Invar tapes used for measuring base lines, is made of nickel-iron alloy containing nickel

A. 24 %

B. 36 %

C. 40 %

D. 60 %

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The orthogonal projection of the perspective centre on a tilted photograph, is called

A. Nadir

B. Isocenter

C. Principal point

D. Plumb point

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For mapping any country

A. Geodetic triangulation of greatest possible sides and accuracy is carried out

B. Primary triangles are broken down into secondary triangles of somewhat lesser accuracy

C. Secondary triangles are further broken into third and fourth order triangles, the points of which are used for detail surveys

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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The sidereal day is the time interval between two successive upper transits of

A. Mean sun

B. First point of Aries

C. First point of Libra

D. The polar star

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. The sun's right ascension increases for 0 h to 24 h when it returns to the First point of Aries

B. The maximum declination of the sun increases up to 23 ½° N on about 21st June

C. The minimum declination of the sun is zero' on 22nd September

D. All the above

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23 cm × 23 cm photographs are taken from a flying height with a camera of focal length of 3600 m and 15.23 cm respectively. A parallax difference of 0.01 mm represents

A. 1 m

B. 2 m

C. 4 m

D. 8 m

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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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The altitudes of a circumpolar star at culminations are 70° and 10°, both culminations being north of zenith. The latitude of the place, is

A. 80°

B. 70°

C. 60°

D. 40°

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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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Assuming human normal vision distance 25 cm, smallest measurable angle 20, and intraocular distance 6.5 cm, the smallest depth to be discerned is

A. 0.1 mm

B. 0.5 mm

C. 1.00 mm

D. 1.1 mm

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The distance between the projection centre and the photograph, is called

A. Principal distance

B. Principal line

C. Isocentric distance

D. Focal length

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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 nearest star is so far away from the earth that the directions to it from two diametrically opposite points on the earth differs less than

A. 0.01 second

B. 0.001 second

C. 0.0001 second

D. None of these

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The nautical mile is the length of

A. 1 minute of latitude

B. 1 minute of longitude

C. 1 degree of latitude

D. 1 degree of longitude

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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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Equation of time which is the difference between apparent solar time and mean solar time at any instant, vanishes during one year

A. Once

B. Twice

C. Thrice

D. Four times

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A star in northern sphere is said to transit

A. When its altitude is maximum

B. When its azimuth is 180°

C. When it is in south

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

A. sin c sin B

B. cos c cos B

C. tan c tan B

D. sin c cos B

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. The horizontal direction of the pole is called astronomical north

B. The angle between the direction of true north and the direction of a survey line is called astronomical bearing

C. The astronomical bearing is generally called azimuth

D. All the above

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Parallax bar measures

A. Parallax

B. Height

C. Parallax difference

D. Height difference

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If f is the focal length of the camera lens and θ is the angle of tilt, the distance of the plumb point from the principal point will be

A. f sin θ

B. f cos θ

C. f tan θ

D. f sec θ

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The point on the celestial sphere vertically below the observer's position, is called

A. Zenith

B. Celestial point

C. Nadir

D. Pole

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Longitude of a place is the angular distance between the meridian of the place and

A. The standard meridian

B. The international date line

C. That of Greenwich

D. Both (a) and (c) of above

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Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. In a spherical triangle

A. Every angle is less than two right angles

B. Sum of the three angles is equal to two right angles

C. Sum of the three angles less than six right angles and greater than two right angles

D. Sum of any two sides is greater than the third