Pick up the correct statement from the following
(A) 1 second of arc corresponds to a displacement ratio of 1:206, 300
(B) 1 degree of arc corresponds to a displacement ratio of 1:57
(C) The angular errors tend to propagate themselves along a traverse as the square root of the
number of stations
(D) All the above

1 Answer

Answer :

(D) All the above

Related questions

Description : Angles to a given pivot station observed from a number of traverse stations when plotted, the lines to the pivot station intersect at a common point (A) Angular measurements are correct and ... plotting of traverse (D) Angular and linear measurements and also plotting of the traverse are correct

Last Answer : (D) Angular and linear measurements and also plotting of the traverse are correct

Description : Under ordinary conditions, the precision of a theodolite traverse is affected by (A) Systematic angular errors (B) Accidental linear errors (C) Systematic linear errors (D) Accidental angular errors

Last Answer : (C) Systematic linear errors

Description : The Random errors tend to accumulate proportionally to (A) Numbers of operations involved (B) Reciprocal of operations involved (C) Square root of the number of operation involved (D) Cube root of the number of operation involved

Last Answer : (C) Square root of the number of operation involved

Description : In precision theodolite traverse if included angles are read twice and the mean reading accepted using both verniers having a least count of 30". Assuming the instrument to be in perfect adjustment, linear measurements correct to 6 mm per ... legs) (A) 50" n (B) 30" n (C) 60" n (D) None of these

Last Answer : (A) 50" n

Description : The angular displacement between two interconnected stations is mainly due to (a) armature reactance of both alternators (b) reactance of the interconnector (c) synchronous reactance of both the alternators (d) all of the above

Last Answer : (a) armature reactance of both alternators

Description : When the interconnector between two stations has large reactance (a) the transfer of power will take place with voltage fluctuation and noise (b) the transfer of power will take place with least loss ... out of step be¬cause of large angular displacement between the stations (d) none of the above

Last Answer : (c) the stations will fall out of step be¬cause of large angular displacement between the stations

Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The framework which consists of a series of connected lines, the lengths and directions of which are found from measurements, is called a traverse ... system and ends on another such point, is called a controlled traverse (D) All the above

Last Answer : (D) All the above

Description : If a linear traverse follows a sharp curve round a large lake where it is difficult to have long legs,  the accuracy of the traverse may be improved by  (A) Taking short legs  (B) Making ... (C) Making a subsidiary traverse to determine the length of a long leg  (D) All the above 

Last Answer : (C) Making a subsidiary traverse to determine the length of a long leg 

Description : If the angular measurements of a traverse are more precise than its linear measurements,  balancing of the traverse, is done by  (A) Bowditch's rule  (B) Transit rule  (C) Empirical rule  (D) All of the above 

Last Answer : (B) Transit rule 

Description : Transit rule of adjusting the consecutive coordinates of a traverse is used where (A) Linear and angular measurements of the traverse are of equal accuracy (B) Angular measurements are more accurate ... (C) Linear measurements are more accurate than angular measurements (D) All of the above

Last Answer : (B) Angular measurements are more accurate than linear measurements

Description : Which of the following methods of theodolite traversing is suitable for locating the details which are far away from transit stations? (A) Measuring angle and distance from one transit station (B) ... at one station and distance from other (D) Measuring distance from two points on traverse line

Last Answer : (B) Measuring angles to the point from at least two stations

Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The minimum frequency of light for which no electrons are emitted, is called threshold frequency (B) Polarising angle of glass is 57.5° (C) At the polarising angle, the reflected and refracted rays are orthogonal (D) All the above

Last Answer : Answer: Option D

Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) A maximum value of dry density is obtained at optimum water content (B) At low value of water content most soils tend to be stiff (C) At high water content, the dry density decreases with an increase of water content (D) All the above

Last Answer : Answer: Option D

Description : In physics, a radian per second squared is a unit of: w) angular displacement x) angular velocity y) angular acceleration z) angular momentum.

Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ANGULAR ACCELERATION

Description : In physics, a radian per second is a unit of: w) angular displacement x) angular velocity y) angular acceleration z) angular momentum.

Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ANGULAR VELOCITY 

Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) For the same feature, the photograph taken from the satellite vertically above the aircraft, the height displacement is lesser than the aerial photograph ... C) The feature at the principal point has no height displacement (D) All of the above

Last Answer : Answer: Option D

Description : A sewer is laid from a manhole to a manhole , 250 m away along a gradient of 1 in 125. If the  reduced level of the invert at is 205.75 m and the height of the boning rod is 3 m, the reduced  level of the sight rail at , is  (A) 208.75 m  (B) 202.75 m  (C) 206.75 m  (D) 211.75 m

Last Answer : (C) 206.75 m 

Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Phase of a wave is expressed as a fraction of a period with respect to a reference (B) Phase is usually specified by angular measure with ... from the previous passage through zero from the negative to the positive direction (D) All of these

Last Answer : Answer: Option D

Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) According to the petrological characteristics, concrete aggregates are classified as heavy weight, normal weight and light weight (B) According to ... glassy, smooth, granular, rough, crystalline, honey combed and porous (D) All the above

Last Answer : Answer: Option D

Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) An increase in water content must be accompanied by an increase in cement content (B) Angular and rough aggregates reduce the workability of the ... The slump of the concrete mix decreases due to an increase in temperature (D) All the above

Last Answer : Answer: Option D

Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Mistakes arise from inattention, inexperience or carelessness (B) Systematic errors persist and have regular effects in the survey performances (C) Accidental errors occur inspite of every precaution is taken (D) All the above

Last Answer : (D) All the above

Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The property of a soil that enables it to become stiff in a relatively short time on standing is called thixotropy (B) The ratio ... the undisturbed shear strength and remoulded shear strength is known remoulding loss (D) All the above

Last Answer : (D) All the above

Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Coefficient of compressibility is the decrease in void ratio per unit increase of pressure (B) The percent settlement at any time is called degree of consolidation (C) Time factor is a dimensionless quantity (D) All the above

Last Answer : Answer: Option D

Description : 11. If a body floating in a liquid does not return back to its original position and heels farther "away when given a small angular displacement, the body is said to be in neutral equilibrium. A) Yes B) No

Last Answer : B

Description : If a body floating in a liquid returns back to its original position, when given a small angular displacement, the body is said to be in (A) Neutral equilibrium (B) Stable equilibrium (C) Unstable equilibrium (D) None of these

Last Answer : Answer: Option B

Description : When a body, floating in a liquid, is given a small angular displacement, it starts oscillating about a point known as (A) Centre of pressure (B) Centre of gravity (C) Centre of buoyancy (D) Metacentre

Last Answer : Answer: Option D

Description : If a body floating in a liquid occupies a new position and remains at rest in this new position, when given a small angular displacement, the body is said to be in __________ equilibrium. (A) Neutral (B) Stable (C) Unstable (D) None of these

Last Answer : Answer: Option A

Description : Offsets are measured with an accuracy of 1 in 40. If the point on the paper from both sources of error (due to angular and measurement errors) is not to exceed 0.05 cm on a scale of 1 cm = 20 m, the maximum length of ... should be limited to (A) 14.14 m (B) 28.28 m (C) 200 m (D) None of these

Last Answer : (B) 28.28 m

Description : Total number of bones in man is - (1) 206 (2) 266 (3) 300 (4) 306

Last Answer : (1) 206 Explanation: A typical adult human skeleton consists of 206 bones. The 206 bones of the skeleton provide a framework and points of attachment for many of the soft tissues of the ... of bones changrs with age as multiple ossify nuclei joined by synchondroses fuse into fewer mature bones.

Description : Total number of bones in man is (1) 206 (2) 266 (3) 300 (4) 306

Last Answer : 206

Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) In drying a solid containing moisture above the critical moisture content the number of degrees of freedom is 2 (B) Sherwood number in mass transfer corresponds to ... tube heat exchangers. At higher pressure, however, it is customary to put gas in the tube side

Last Answer : (C) Forced convection is relatively more effective in increasing the rate of mass transfer, if Schmidt number is larger

Description : For a fluid rotating at constant angular velocity about vertical axis as a rigid body, the pressure intensity varies as the (A) Square of the radial distance (B) Radial distance linearly (C) Inverse of the radial distance (D) Elevation along vertical direction

Last Answer : (A) Square of the radial distance

Description : How many bones are there in a newly born infant? (1) 206 (2) 230 (3) 280 (4) 300

Last Answer : (4) 300 Explanation: At birth, there are over 270 bones in an infant body. But many of these fuse together as the child grows, leaving a total of 206 separate bones in a typical adult.

Description : How many bones are there in a newly born infant? A. 206 B. 230 C. 280 D. 300 (Answer)

Last Answer : D. 300 (Answer)

Description : How many bones are there in an adult human being? A. 210 B. 260 C. 206 (Answer) D. 300

Last Answer : C. 206 (Answer)

Description : How many bones are there in a newly born infant? A.206 B.230 C.280 D.300

Last Answer : D.300

Description : How many bones are there in an adult human being? A.210 B.260 C.206 D.300

Last Answer : C.206

Description : How many bones are there in a newly born infant ? (1) 206 (2) 230 (3) 280 (4) 300

Last Answer : 280

Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The plywoods do not split or crack due to changes in atmosphere (B) The commercial plywoods are available upto 150 cm wide and upto 300 cm long (C) The plywoods possess uniform tensile strength in all directions (D) All the above

Last Answer : Answer: Option D

Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) At two meteorologically homogeneous stations, the average annual precipitation is same (B) If the average annual precipitation at two places is same these are ... homogeneous stations (C) Neither (a) nor (b) (D) Both (a) and (b)

Last Answer : Answer: Option B

Description : The slenderness ratio of a vertical column of a square cross-section of 2.5 cm sides and 300 cm  length, is  (A) 200  (B) 240  (C) 360  (D) 416

Last Answer : (D) 416

Description : While working on a plane table, the correct rule is: (A) Draw continuous lines from all instrument stations (B) Draw short rays sufficient to contain the points sought (C) Intersection ... drawing second rays (D) Take maximum number of sights as possible from each station to distant objects

Last Answer : (B) Draw short rays sufficient to contain the points sought

Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following regarding the pressure conduits:  (A) Pressure conduits are permitted to run ¾th full  (B) Pressure conduits are always laid along down grades  ... ) The hydraulic gradient line always coincides the invert of the conduit  (D) None of these

Last Answer : (D) None of these

Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following:  (A) Large solids carried along the river bed, is known as bed load  (B) The fine sediment deposits are generally near the face of ... ) Deposition of sediment in the reservoir, reduces the capacity of the reservoir  (D) All the above 

Last Answer : (D) All the above 

Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) An unconfined compression test is a special case of triaxial compression test (B) An unconfined compression test is a special case of direct ... subjected to major principal stress till it fails due to shearing along the plane of the failure

Last Answer : Option A

Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Detailed survey is carried out for a strip of land about 30 m at sharp curves (B) Levels are taken along the trace cut at an interval of 20 m (C) Contour interval is generally adopted at 2 metres vertical interval (D) All the above

Last Answer : Answer: Option D

Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) All pipes and fittings are classified according to their diameters (B) The diameter of the pipes is the nominal diameter of internal bore (C) All pipes are measured along the centre line of the pipes in metres (D) All the above

Last Answer : (D) All the above

Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The distinct plane of division along which a stone can easily be split, is called natural bed of stone (B) The natural bed of sedimentary ... planes of stratification (C) The natural bed of igneous rocks is not defined (D) All the above

Last Answer : Answer: Option D