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Surveying Questions Set 33:

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Which line is drawn through points of the same declination?

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The required slope correction for a length of 60 m along a gradient of 1 in 20 is:

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Who is known as the "Father of Photogrammetry"?

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If the fore bearing of line AB is 225° and the back bearing of line BC is 315° what is the included angle between AB and BC?


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A star has a declination of 55 °N. Its upper culmination is in the zenith of the place. The altitude of the lower culmination is


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An astronomical sextant has main scale divisions of 20 minutes. If the desired least count for an extended vernier is 10 seconds, design the extended vernier.

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In the prismatic compass, the graduations start from zero, marked at the _______ end of the needle and run______



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A tachometer is set up at point A, and the staff readings at point B are 1.77 m, 2.12 m, and 2.34 m. The inclination of the line of sight is 1 degree 9 minutes (1°9').

Calculate the vertical distance between points A and B. Take k = 100 and C = 0.3.

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The local means time at a place located in longitude 90 ° 40' E when the standard time is 6 hours and 30 minutes and the standard meridian is 82 ° 30' E is


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In the leveling between two points A and B on the opposite sides of a pond, the level is first set up near the point A and staff reading on A and B are2.5 m and 2.0 m respectively. Then the level is moved and set near the point B, staff reading on points A and B are 1.2 m and 1.7 m respectively. Calculate the difference of heights between the two points A and B (in metre).


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