Advance Surveying Sheet 2

1) Question.

The shortest distance between two places measured along the surface of the earth,is
Answer.
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  length of the equator between their longitudes
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  length of the parallel between their longitudes
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  length of the arc of the great circle passing through them
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  none of these
Answer: 3

Explanation:
2) Question.

Pick up the correct statement from the following. The difference between the longitudes of the places is obtained
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  by subtracting their longitudes if places are in the same hemisphere
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  by adding their longitudes if places are in the different hemisphere
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  by subtracting the sum of their longitudes exceeding $180^{0}$ from $360^{0}$ if places are in different hemispheres
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  all the above
Answer: 3

Explanation:
3) Question.

The longitudes of two places at latitude $60^{0}$ N are $93^{0}$ E and $97^{0}$ W. Their departure is
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  5100 nautical miles
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  5700 nautical miles
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  120 nautical miles
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  500 nautical miles
Answer: 2

Explanation:
4) Question.

A nautical mile is
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  one minute arc of the longitude
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  6080 ft
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  1855.109m
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  all the above
Answer: 4

Explanation:
5) Question.

Pick up the correct statement from the following $\cdot$
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  One degree of longitude has greatest value at the equator
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  One degree of longitude is about 111km at equator
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  One degree of latitude is about 111km everywhere
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  All the above
Answer: 4

Explanation:
6) Question.

The length of a parallel of $λ$ latitude between two meridians is equal to difference in logitudes multiplied by
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  sin $λ$
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  cos $λ$
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  tan $λ$
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  cot $λ$
Answer: 2

Explanation:
7) Question.

Places having same latitude
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  are equidistant from the nearer pole
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  are equidistant from both the poles
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  are equidistant from the equator
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  all the above
Answer: 4

Explanation:
8) Question.

International date line is located along
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  standard meridian
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  Greenwich meridian
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  equator
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  $180^{0}$ longitude
Answer: 4

Explanation:
9) Question.

Longitudes are measured from $0^{0}$ to
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  $180^{0}$ eastward
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  $180^{0}$ westward
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  $180^{0}$ east or westward
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  $360^{0}$ eastward
Answer: 3

Explanation:
10) Question.

Latitude of a place is the angular distance from
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  equator to the poles
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  equator to the nearer pole
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  equator to the nearer pole along the meridian of the place
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  none of these
Answer: 4

Explanation:

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