Practice Test: Question Set - 12
1. A star in northern sphere is said to transit
- (A) When its
altitude is maximum
- (B) When its
azimuth is 180°
- (C) When it is
in south
- (D) All the
above
2. Invar tapes used for measuring base lines, is made of nickel-iron alloy containing nickel
- (A) 24 %
- (B) 36 %
- (C) 40 %
- (D) 60 %
3. The value of geocentric parallax to be added to the observed altitude of sun is
- (A) 9" cos
α
- (B) 9" sin
α
- (C) 9" tan
α
- (D) 9" cot
α
4. In a tropical year, the numbers of sidereal days are
- (A) 365
- (B) 365.2224
- (C) 365.2422
- (D) 366.2422
5. Homologous point is
- (A) Photo
principal point
- (B) Ground
principal point
- (C) Ground
isocenter
- (D) All the
above
6. Perspective centre relates to
- (A) Parallel
projection
- (B) Orthogonal
projection
- (C) Central
projection
- (D) None of
these
7. To have greatest coverage of the area, the type of photography used, is
- (A) High oblique
- (B) Low oblique
- (C) Vertical
- (D) None of
these
8. The moon rotates round the earth once in every
- (A) 29 days
- (B) 29.35 days
- (C) 29.53 days
- (D) 30 days
9. The angle between the observer's meridian and declination circle of a heavenly body, is known as
- (A) Hour angle
- (B) Azimuth
- (C) Right
ascension
- (D) Declination
10. Places having same latitude
- (A) Lie on the
parallel of the latitude
- (B) Are
equidistant from the nearer pole
- (C) Are
equidistant from both the poles
- (D) All the
above
11. The product of the distances of plumb point and horizon point of a vertical photograph from its principal point, is
- (A) f2
- (B) 2f2
- (C) 3f2
- (D) ½f
12. The net ground area of a vertical photograph 20 cm × 20 cm on scale 1 : 10,000 having overlaps 60% and 30%, is
- (A) 0.50 sq km
- (B) 0.56 sq km
- (C) 0.60 sq km
- (D) 0.64 sq km
13. The Polaris remains below horizon at
- (A) 10° N
- (B) 50° N Latitude
- (C) Equator
- (D) 5° S latitude
14. The average eye base is assumed as
- (A) 58 mm
- (B) 60 mm
- (C) 62 mm
- (D) 64 mm
15. The declination and right ascension of the sun becomes 23° 27' S and 270° respectively on
- (A) March 21
- (B) June 21
- (C) September 21
- (D) December 22
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