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This section includes 164 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
The equation which is obtained by multiplying each equation by the coefficient of its un-knowns and by adding the equations thus formed, is known as |
| A. | observation equation |
| B. | conditional equation |
| C. | normal equation |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. none of these. | |
| 152. |
The parallax equation is applicable to entire overlap of the photographs only if parallax is measured |
| A. | normal to base line |
| B. | parallel to base line |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | neither (a) nor (b). |
| Answer» C. both (a) and (b) | |
| 153. |
If two points differing by 1° of latitude and of the same longitude is 110 km apart on the earth, then two astronomical positions on the moon is about |
| A. | 10 km |
| B. | 25 km |
| C. | 30 km |
| D. | 50 km. |
| Answer» D. 50 km. | |
| 154. |
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. |
| Answer» D. none of these. | |
| 155. |
At western elongation, the pole star moves |
| A. | eastward |
| B. | westward |
| C. | northward |
| D. | southward. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 156. |
The stereo plotting instruments are generally manufactured on the principle of |
| A. | optical projection |
| B. | optical mechanism projection |
| C. | mechanical projection |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 157. |
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. | 1° |
| B. | 2° |
| C. | 3° |
| D. | 4° |
| Answer» D. 4¬∞ | |
| 158. |
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. | equator to the nearer pole along the meridian of the place |
| Answer» E. | |
| 159. |
The angle between the direction of star and the direction of earth's axis of rotation is called |
| A. | co-declination |
| B. | co-latitude |
| C. | declination |
| D. | latitude. |
| Answer» B. co-latitude | |
| 160. |
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. | 50° |
| Answer» E. | |
| 161. |
The angle between the axis of earth and the vertical at the station of observation is called |
| A. | astronomical latitude |
| B. | astronomical co-latitude |
| C. | co-declination of star |
| D. | declination of star. |
| Answer» C. co-declination of star | |
| 162. |
International date line is located along |
| A. | standard meridian |
| B. | Greenwich meridian |
| C. | equator |
| D. | 180° longitude |
| Answer» E. | |
| 163. |
Invar tapes used for measuring base lines, is made of nickel-iron alloy containing nickel |
| A. | 0.24 |
| B. | 0.36 |
| C. | 0.4 |
| D. | 60%. |
| Answer» C. 0.4 | |
| 164. |
The point on the celestial sphere vertically below the observer's position, is called |
| A. | zenith |
| B. | celestial point |
| C. | nadir |
| D. | pole. |
| Answer» D. pole. | |