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Surveying Questions Set 10:

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In surveying, the lines used to check the accuracy of the triangulation framework are known as

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Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:


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The reading on a 4 m staff at a point is observed as 1.756 m. If the staff was 10 cm out of the plumb line, the correct reading should be:

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A scale of 1 inch = 50 feet is mentioned on an old map. What is the corresponding equivalent scale in centimeters to meters?

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The type of surveying in which the curvature of the Earth's surface is taken into consideration is

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Which one of the following figures are equal to one acre?

1) 43560 sq.ft

2) 40 gunthas

3) 10 sq. gunters chain

4) 4850 sq. yard

Select the correct answer using codes given below:


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Determine the scale of the photograph for terrain lying at an elevation of 120 m if a vertical photograph was taken at an altitude of 900 m above mean sea level, and the focal length of the camera is 10 cm.

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Column I

P. Coriolis effect

Q. Fumigation

R. Ozone layer

S. Maximum mixing depth (mixing height)


Column II

1) Rotation of earth

2) Lapse rate and vertical temperature profile

3) Inversion

4) Dobson

The correct match of Column I with Column II is


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A camera with a focal length of 20 cm fitted in an aircraft is used for taking vertical aerial photographs of a terrain. The average elevation of the terrain is 1200 m above mean sea level (MSL). What is the height above MSL at which an aircraft must fly in order to get the aerial photographs at a scale of 1:8000?

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Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion [A] and the Reason [R]:
Assertion [A]: Curvature correction must be applied when the sights are long.
Reason [R]: The line of collimation is not a level line but is tangential to the level line.

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