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Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions

Exercise : UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Section 10
1.
Which one of the following closely represents the shape of the earth?
Spheroid
Ellipsoid
Oblate spheroid
Prolate spheroid
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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2.
In an old map, line PQ was drawn to a magnetic bearing of 6°32', the magnetic declination at that time being 1° East. The present magnetic declination is 9°42' East. The magnetic bearing to which the line is set at present is
357° 50'
356° 50'
3° 10'
2° 10'
Answer: Option
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3.
Based on the Gaussian law of distribution of random errors, the number of errors that are expected to exceed the limit of ± a, where 0 represents the standard deviation, out of 1000 observations is
317
46
30
3
Answer: Option
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4.
In a trigonometric levelling, the height of the signal used is 4.62 m and the instrument height is 1.25 m. If the horizontal distance of the target from the instrument is 5780 m, then the axis-signal correction is
seconds
seconds
seconds
seconds
Answer: Option
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5.
The rotation of a rigid body is governed by What is its angular velocity at t - 2s ?
18 rad/s
π/4 rad /s
π/8 rad /s
zero.
Answer: Option
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