Description : Closed contours of decreasing values towards their centre, represent (A) A hill (B) A depression (C) A saddle or pass (D) A river bed
Last Answer : (B) A depression
Description : Closed contours, with higher value inwards, represent a (A) Depression (B) Hillock (C) Plain surface (D) None of the above
Last Answer : (B) Hillock
Description : Select the correct statement. (A) A contour is not necessarily a closed curve. B) A contour represents a ridge line if the concave side of lower value contour lies towards the higher value contour ... each other except in case of an overhanging cliff (D) All of the above statements are correct
Last Answer : (C) Two contours of different elevations do not cross each other except in case of an overhanging clif
Description : Select the correct statement. . A) Contour interval on any map is kept constant. (B) Direct method of contouring is cheaper than indirect method. (C) Intervisibility of points on a contour map cannot be ascertained. (D) Slope of a hill cannot be determined with the help of contours.
Last Answer : (A) Contour interval on any map is kept constant.
Description : The constant vertical distance between two adjacent contours, is called (A) Horizontal interval (B) Horizontal equivalent (C) Vertical equivalent (D) Contour interval
Last Answer : (D) Contour interval
Description : Contour interval is (A) The vertical distance between two consecutive contours (B) The horizontal distance between two consecutive contours (C) The vertical distance between two points on same contour (D) The horizontal distance between two points on same contour
Last Answer : (A) The vertical distance between two consecutive contours
Description : Two hill tops and 20 km apart are intervened by a third top . If the top most contour of the three hill tops are of the same value, state whether the line of sight AB (A) Passes clear of hill top C (B) Passes below the hill top C (C) Grazes the hill top C (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Passes below the hill top C
Description : Contour lines of different elevations can unite to form one line, only in the case of (A) A vertical cliff (B) A saddle (C) A water shed line (D) A hill top
Last Answer : (A) A vertical cliff
Description : is a method of ploughing in which the soil broken and turn along the contours. a. Normal ploughing c. Contour ploughing b. Sub soil plough. d. Disc plough
Last Answer : Contour ploughing
Description : The height of formation depends upon the a) Ground contours and the gradient adopted* b) Ground contour only c) Gradient adopted only d) Rainfall intensity over the year
Last Answer : a) Ground contours and the gradient adopted*
Description : In a contour map, if contours are crossing each other, what will be nature of topography? Draw the sketch to support your answer.
Last Answer : If contours are crossing or intersecting each other, then there is overhanging cliff as shown in figure 1 below.
Description : Straight, parallel and widely spaced contours represent (A) A steep surface (B) A flat surface (C) An inclined plane surface (D) Curved surface
Last Answer : (C) An inclined plane surface
Description : Isopiestic lines are the contours (A) Drawn to represent water table (B) Drawn to represent piezometric heads (C) Drawn to piezometric surface (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Location of contour gradient for a high way is best set out from (A) Ridge down the hill (B) Saddle down the hill (C) Bottom to the ridge (D) Bottom to the saddle
Last Answer : (B) Saddle down the hill
Description : Draw neat sketch of contour for the following i)Hill ii) Valley iii)Gentle Slope iv) Ridge Line
Last Answer : i)Hill ii) Valley iii)Gentle Slope iv) Ridge Line
Description : Profile levelling is usually done for determining (A) Contours of an area (B) Capacity of a reservoir (C) Elevations along a straight line (D) Boundaries of property
Last Answer : (C) Elevations along a straight line
Description : In case of a double line river, contours are (A) Stopped at the banks of the river (B) Stopped at the edge of the river (C) Drawn across the water (D) Drawn by parabolic curves having their vertex at the centre of the water
Last Answer : (B) Stopped at the edge of the river
Description : Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by – (1) Afforestation (2) Terrace cultivation (3) Strip cropping (4) Contour ploughing
Last Answer : (2) Terrace cultivation Explanation: Terrace farming is a type of farming that was developed first by the Inca people. This method of farming uses "steps", called andenes that are built into the side of ... of water that would take plants with it and destroy the all of the crops on the hillside.
Description : Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by (1) Afforestation (2) Terrace cultivation (3) Strip cropping (4) Contour ploughing
Last Answer : Terrace cultivation
Description : A series of closely spaced contour lines represent a (a) Steep slope* (b) Gentle slope (c) Uniform slope (d) Plane surface
Last Answer : (a) Steep slope*
Description : The best method of interpolation of contours, is by (A) Estimation (B) Graphical means (C) Computation (D) All of these
Last Answer : (C) Computation
Description : Contours of different elevations may cross each other only in the case of (A) An overhanging cliff (B) A vertical cliff (C) A saddle (D) An inclined plane
Last Answer : (A) An overhanging cliff
Description : The representation of general topography of a very flat terrain is possible only (A) By drawing contours at large interval (B) By drawing contours at small interval (C) By giving spot levels at large interval (D) By giving spot levels to salient features at close interval
Last Answer : (D) By giving spot levels to salient features at close interval
Description : On a hydrographic map, the following feature is shown: (A) High and low water lines (B) Depth contours (C) Land and water areas (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Through a sea of green and islands of brown, leaving a crystal path behind, safe inside a spiral cave, preparing to come out again. What animal am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : A snail.
Description : Deviation of the actual road gradient from the proposed contour gradient uphill side, involves (A) Embankment on the centre line (B) Excavation on the centre line (C) Earth work on the centre line (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Excavation on the centre line
Description : The angle of intersection of a contour and a ridge line, is (A) 30° (B) 45° (C) 60° (D) 90°
Last Answer : (D) 90°
Description : The boundary of water of a still lake represents (A) Level surface (B) Horizontal surface (C) Contour line (D) A concave surface
Last Answer : (C) Contour line
Description : An imaginary line lying throughout the surface of ground and preserving a constant inclination to the horizontal is known as (A) Contour line (B) Horizontal equivalent (C) Contour interval (D) Contour gradient
Last Answer : (D) Contour gradient
Description : An imaginary line joining the points of equal elevation on the surface of the earth, represents (A) Contour surface (B) Contour gradient (C) Contour line (D) Level line
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following (A) The contour lines having the same elevation cannot unite and continue as one line (B) A contour can not end abruptly, but must ultimately close itself not ... slope at a point on a contour is at right angles to the contour (D) All the above
Description : An imaginary line lying throughout on the surface of the earth and preserving a constant inclination to the horizontal, is called (A) Contour line (B) Contour gradient (C) Level line (D) Line of gentle scope
Last Answer : (B) Contour gradient
Description : A closed circulatory system is one in which blood circulates only inside blood vessels. For this reason the blood pressure is higher in animals with closed circulatory system. The ... annelids, cephalopod molluscs and vertebrates. The Circulatory System - Image Diversity: closed circulatory system
Last Answer : What are the advantages of the closed circulatory system over the open circulatory system?
Description : Question No. 216 If the specific capacity of a well is 0.3183 × 10-3 per sec, the discharge from a well of 4 m diameter under a depression head of 4 m, is (A) 8 litres/sec (B) 10 litres/sec (C) 12 litres/sec (D) 16 litres/sec
Last Answer : (D) 16 litres/sec
Description : While determining the yield of open wells by the pumping test (A) Velocity of recharging water, increases with depression head (B) Depression head resulting at critical velocity, is called critical ... (D) Maximum safe yield of an open well, is expected at critical depression head
Last Answer : (D) Maximum safe yield of an open well, is expected at critical depression head
Description : The expected discharge to be obtained from an open well sunk in coarse sand is 0.0059 cumec. If the working depression head of the well is 3 m, the minimum diameter of the well, is (A) 2 m (B) 2.25 m (C) 2.50 m (D) 3.00 m
Last Answer : (D) 3.00 m
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The water level in a still well, represents the ground water table level (B) The difference between water table level and the water ... water table surrounding a well during pumping, forms a cone of depression (D) All the above
Description : Contour interval is (A) Inversely proportional to the scale of the map (B) Directly proportional to the flatness of ground (C) Larger for accurate works (D) Larger if the time available is more
Last Answer : (A) Inversely proportional to the scale of the map
Description : To orient a plane table at a point roughly south of the mid-point of two inaccessible conical hill stations and in the plains, a point is selected in line with AB and table is oriented at by bringing ab ... , is (A) Unique and correct (B) Incorrect (C) Manifold and correct (D) Not reliable
Last Answer : (C) Manifold and correct
Description : What happened to the money in the banks when the banks closed great depression?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : Regarding the illustrated electrical schematic, 'S1-P', 'S1-Q', and 'S1-R' represent ____________. EL-0016 A. capacitors B. normally-closed contacts C. normally-open contacts D. normally-closed pushbutton switches
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : What are two contours of Nichols chart?
Last Answer : Nichols chart of M and N contours, superimposed on ordinary graph. The M contours are the magnitude of closed loop system in decibels and the N contours are the phase angle locus of closed loop system.
Description : From any point on the surface with a given inclination (A) Only one contour gradient is possible (B) Two contour gradients are possible (C) Indefinite contour gradients are possible (D) All of the above
Last Answer : (C) Indefinite contour gradients are possible
Description : Two contour lines, having the same elevation (A) Cannot cross each other (B) Can cross each other (C) Cannot unite together (D) Can unite togethe
Last Answer : (D) Can unite togethe
Description : What allows the wheel to follow the contours of the ground when travelling on uneven ground?
Last Answer : Workers must follow the method statement unless they feel it is not suitable traction by allowing all 4 wheels to remain on the ground when travelling on slopes carrying uneven loads turning at spped poor tyre pressure
Description : The imaginary lines joining places of same height at equal intervals are – (1) Hachures (2) Contours (3) Spot-heights (4) Isomers
Last Answer : (2) Contours Explanation: In cartography, a contour line (often just called a "contour") joins points of equal elevation (height) above a given level, such as mean sea level.
Description : Contours are imaginary lines showing (1) places of equal atmospheric pressure (2) same temperature areas (3) places of equal altitudes (4) equal sunshine areas
Last Answer : (3) places of equal altitudes Explanation: In cartography, a contour line (often just called a "contour") joins points of equal elevation (height) above a given level, such as mean sea ... allows map readers to infer relative gradient of a parameter and estimate that parameter at specific places.
Description : Isolines joining places of equal rainfall are called – (1) Isohyets (2) Isotherms (3) Isobars (4) Contours
Last Answer : (1) Isohyets Explanation: Isohyet is a line drawn on a map connecting points that receive equal amounts of rainfall in a given period. A map with isohyets is called an isohyetal map.
Description : The disconnected lines drawn on a map for showing slope- (1) Bench marks (2) Contours (3) Form lines (4) Hachure
Last Answer : (4) Hachure Explanation: Hachures are short disconnected lines drawn on the map to depict the slope of the ground surface. They are drawn in rows; each row being disconnected from the other. They ... gentler slopes. Hachures are not drawn for leveled areas, such as flat valley or a plateau top.
Description : State any four characteristics of contours with sketches.
Last Answer : Characteristics of contours - The characteristics of contours are described in following statements with the help of necessary sketches. 1. All the points on contour line represent same reduced level or equal ... 8. The summit of four ridge lines represents saddle as shown in sketch 8.