Whole circle bearing of a line is preferred to a quadrantal bearing merely because
(A) Bearing is not completely specified by an angle
(B) Bearing is completely specified by an angle
(C) Sign of the correction of magnetic declination is different in different quadrants
(D) Its Trigonometrical values may be extracted from ordinary tables easily

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Answer :

(B) Bearing is completely specified by an angle

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