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Discussion Forum : Surveying - Section 3 (Q.No. 19)
19.
The main plate of a transit is divided into 1080 equal divisions. 60 divisions of the vernier coincide exactly with 59 divisions of the main plate. The transit can read angles accurate upto
5"
10"
15"
20"
30"
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Sourabh said:   3 years ago
All the explanations are correct assuming:

1 degree = 1hour equivalent.
So, we write 1° 00' 00"= 3600 secs.
(2)

Sandip Mondal said:   2 years ago
We know that the total angle of the lower plate is 360 degrees.= 360 * 3600 second = 12,96,000 second.
The lower plate is divided into 1080 divisions.
So each division is =12,96,000/1080 second = 1200 second =1200".

We know the least count = d/n =( 1200"/60)= 20".
Here, d= value of the smallest division of the main scale.
n = number of divisions of Vernier scale.
(9)

Biswanath said:   2 weeks ago
It's 360 * 60/1080 = 20.


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