Civil Engineering - Advanced Surveying

Exercise : Advanced Surveying - Section 3
26.
The station pointer is generally used in
Triangulation surveying
Astronomical surveying
Hydrographical surveying
Photogrammetric surveying.
Answer: Option
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27.
The angular distance of a heavenly body from the equator, measured along its meridian, is called
declination
altitude
zenith distance
co-latitude.
Answer: Option
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28.
The length of a parallel of λ latitude between two meridians is equal to difference in logitudes multiplied by
sin λ
cos λ
tan λ
cot λ.
Answer: Option
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29.
The nautical mile is the length of
1 minute of latitude
1 minute of longitude
1 degree of latitude
1 degree of longitude.
Answer: Option
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30.
The meridian of a place is
a great circle passing through the place and the poles
a great circle whose plane is perpendicular to the axis of rotation and it also passes through the place
a semi-circle which passes through the place and is terminated at the poles
an arc of the great circle which passes through the place and is perpendicular to the equator.
Answer: Option
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