The staff intercept will be
(A) Greater farther off the staff is held
(B) Smaller, farther off the staff is held
(C) Smaller, nearer the staff is held
(D) Same, wherever the staff is held
Description : The intercept of a staff (A) Is maximum if the staff is held truly normal to the line of sight (B) Is minimum if the staff is held truly normal to the line of sight (C) Decreases if the staff is tilted away from normal (D) Increases if the staff is tilted towards normal
Last Answer : (B) Is minimum if the staff is held truly normal to the line of sight
Description : If the intercept on a vertical staff is observed as 0.75 m from a tachometer, the horizontal distance between tachometer and staff (A) 7.5 m (B) 25 m (C) 50 m (D) 75 m
Last Answer : (D) 75 m
Description : Tilt of the staff in stadia tacheometry increases the intercept if it is (A) Away from the telescope pointing down hill (B) Towards the telescope pointing up-hill (C) Away from the telescope pointing up-hill (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Away from the telescope pointing up-hill
Description : Diurnal variation of magnetic declination is (A) Greater at equator than nearer the poles (B) Less at equator than nearer the poles (C) Less in summer than in winter (D) Same at all latitudes and during different months
Last Answer : (B) Less at equator than nearer the poles
Description : Diaphragm of a surveying telescope is held inside (A) Eye-piece (B) Objective (C) Telescope tube at its mid point (D) Telescope at the end nearer the eye-piece
Last Answer : (D) Telescope at the end nearer the eye-piece
Description : An object nearer to a converging lens than its focal point always has a/an ______ image. a. Inverted b. The same in size c. Virtual d. Smaller size
Last Answer : c. Virtual
Description : An object nearer to a converging lens than its focal point always has a/an ______ image. ∙ a. Inverted ∙ b. The same in size ∙ c. Virtual ∙ d. Smaller size
Description : An object farther from a converging lens than its focal point always has a/an _____ image. a. Inverted b. The same in size c. Virtual d. Smaller size
Last Answer : a. Inverted
Description : An object farther from a converging lens than its focal point always has an _______ image. A. virtual B. the same in size C. inverted D. smaller size
Last Answer : C. inverted
Description : An object farther from a converging lens than its focal point always has a/an _____ image. ∙ a. Inverted ∙ b. The same in size ∙ c. Virtual ∙ d. Smaller size
Description : When dry bulb temperature (DBT) and wet bulb temperature (WBT) are measured, greater the difference between DBT and WBT, A. greater the amount of water vapour held in the mixture B. smaller the amount of ... the mixture C. same the amount of water vapour held in the mixture D. none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER : B
Description : What is the criterion for DNA fragments movement on agarose gel during gel electrophoresis ? (a) The smaller the fragment size, the farther it moves. (b) Positively charged fragments move to farther end. ... charged fragments do not move. (d) The larger the fragment size, the farther it moves.
Last Answer : (a) The smaller the fragment size, the farther it moves
Description : What is the criterion for DN A fragments movement on agarose gel during gel electrophoresis ? (1) The smaller the fragment size, the farther it moves (2) Positively charged fragments move to farther ... Negatively charged fragments do not move (4) The larger the fragment size, the farther it moves
Last Answer : (1) The smaller the fragment size, the farther it moves
Description : Stars twinkle but planets do not twinkle because - (1) they emit light of a constant intensity (2) their distance from the earth does not change with time (3) they are very far away ... and hence we receive a greater amount of light and therefore minor variations in intensity are not noticeable
Last Answer : (4) they are nearer to the earth and hence we receive a greater amount of light and therefore minor variations in intensity are not noticeable Explanation: Eris is the most massive and second-largest ... orbiting the Sun, and the largest known body in the Solar System not visited by a spacecraft.
Description : Stars twinkle but planets do not twinkle because (1) they emit light of a constant intensity (2) their distance from the earth does not change with time (3) they are very far away from ... and hence we receive a greater amount of light and therefore minor variations in intensity are not noticeable
Last Answer : they are nearer to the earth and hence we receive a greater amount of light and therefore minor variations in intensity are not noticeable
Description : A level when set up 25 m from peg A and 50 m from peg B reads 2.847 on a staff held on A and 3.462 on a staff held on B, keeping bubble at its centre while reading. If the reduced levels of A and B are 283.665 m ... collimation error per 100 m is (A) 0.015 m (B) 0.030 m (C) 0.045 m (D) 0.060 m
Last Answer : (D) 0.060 m
Description : R.L. of floor at a building is 74.4 m, staff reading on the floor is 1.625 and staff reading when it is held inverted with bottom touching the ceiling of a hall is 2.870; then the height of the ceiling above the floor is (a) 3.593 m (b) 3.953 m (c) 4.495 m (d) 4. 594 m
Last Answer : (c) 4.495 m
Description : A small mass is placed on a turntable that is rotating at 45 r.p.m. The acceleration of the mass is (a) Greater the closer the mass is to the centre of the turntable (b) Greater the farther the mass is from the centre (c) Independent of the location of the mass (d) Zero
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. Intake of water supply should (A) Be nearer to the treatment plant (B) Receive water from purer zone of the source (C) Be located downstream of waste water disposal point (D) Remain easily accessible during floods
Last Answer : (C) Be located downstream of waste water disposal point
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) A refracting telescope consists optically of two lenses (B) The principal axes of both the lenses coincide the optical axis of the telescope (C) The lens nearer the object to be viewed is convex and is called objective (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The diaphragm is placed between eyepiece and the objective but nearer to the former (B) The diaphragm is placed between the eyepiece and objective ... outer component of the objective is a double-convex lens of crown glass (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) In the earth's magnetic field, a magnetic needle rests in magnetic meridian (B) The angle between the true meridian and the magnetic meridian is ... gravity tends to dip down towards the nearer magnetic pole of the earth (D) All the above
Description : A shaft 9 m long is subjected to a torque 30 t-m at a point 3 m distant from either end. The reactive torque at the nearer end will be (A) 5 tonnes metre (B) 10 tonnes metre (C) 15 tonnes metre (D) 20 tonnes metre
Last Answer : (D) 20 tonnes metre
Description : If K is a constant depending upon the ratio of the width of the slab to its effective span l, x is the distance of the concentrated load from the nearer support, bw is the width of the area of contact of the concentrated load measured ... ) Kx (1 - x/l) + bw (C) Kx (1 + x/l) + bw (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : By payment of overtime allowance a) When no leave reserve is available b) When the work cannot be distributed among the staff on duty c) When the work cannot be assigned to an official form another dept, ... cannot be held up d) When the work is such that it cannot be postponed e) All the above
Last Answer : e) All the above
Description : The drain which is provided parallel to roadway to intercept and divert the water from hill slopes is known as (A) Sloping drain (B) Catch-water drain (C) Side drain (D) Cross drain
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 : Select the correct statement. (A) The greater the viscosity, the greater is permeability (B) The greater the unit weight, the greater is permeability (C) The greater the unit weight, the smaller is permeability (D) Unit weight does not affect permeability
Description : The minimum clear cover for R.C.C. columns shall be (A) Greater of 40 mm or diameter (B) Smaller of 40 mm or diameter (C) Greater of 25 mm or diameter (D) Smaller of 25 mm or diameter
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The load stress of a section can be reduced by (A) Decreasing the lever arm (B) Increasing the total perimeter of bars (C) Replacing larger bars by greater number of small bars (D) Replacing smaller bars by greater number of greater bars
Description : The lower water cement ratio in concrete, introduces (A) Smaller creep and shrinkage (B) Greater density and smaller permeability (C) Improved frost resistance (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The internal size of mould used in brick preparation is (A) Equal to the size of a fully burnt brick (B) Smaller than the size of a fully burnt brick (C) Greater than the size of a fully burnt brick (D) None of the above
Description : The maximum bending moment and deflection for two way slab is much _________than that of a one wayslad. (a) Greater (b) Smaller (c) Equal (d) All of these
Last Answer : (b) Smaller
Description : The Maximum spacing of Main reinforcement „m‟ slabs shall be [ A ] Less than three times of the effective depth [ B ] Less than 300mm [ C ] Smaller of (a) and (b) [ D ] Greater of (a) and (b)
Last Answer : [ C ] Smaller of (a) and (b)
Description : Can two non vertical parallel lines can have the same y-intercept?
Last Answer : No, they cannot - unless the two lines are effectively the sameline.
Last Answer : The horizontal intercept of dc load line is the same as ideal cut off point.
Description : The title of the problem tells you how to approach these four questions.(A). A bus leaves Moscow for Tula at noon. An hour later a cyclist leaves Tula for mosco, moving slower than the bus. ... Now check the answers. Did you fall into any of the traps which lurk in these simple problems? -Riddles
Last Answer : (A). Neither (B). A pound of metal is always more than half a pound of the same metal. (C). Six strokes took 30 seconds, therefore 12 strokes will take 60 seconds. But when the clock struck ... , therefore 12 strokes will take 66 seconds. (D). There is always a plane that contains any 3 points
Description : For a slab supported on its four edges with corners held down and loaded uniformly, the Marcus correction factor to the moments obtained by Grashoff Rankine's theory (A) Is always less than 1 (B) Is always greater than 1 (C) Can be more than 1 (D) Can be less than 1
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : 7. Between which two whole numbers on the number line are the given numbers lie? Which of these whole numbers is nearer the number? -Maths 9th
Last Answer : (a) 0.8 lies between 0 and 1 0.8 is nearer to 1 (b) 5.1 lies between 5 and 6 5.1 is nearer to 5 (c) 2.6 lies between 2 and 3 2.6 is nearer to 3 (d) 6.4 lies between 6 and 7 6.4 is nearer to 6 (e) 9.1 lies between 9 and 10 9.1 is nearer to 9 (f) 4.9 lies between 4 and 5 4.9 is nearer to 5
Description : Why do fishes in the aquarium appear nearer to the surface than they really are?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : In 1928 Herbert Hoover said America has come nearer to the abolition of poverty than humanity has ever reached before. What group of Americans at that time would disagree with his statement?
Last Answer : farmers
Description : Is 4 over 7 nearer to 0 or 1?
Last Answer : 4/7 is closer to 1.
Description : The temperature of Thiruvananthapuram is lower than that of Mumbai in May and higher than that of Mumbai in January, because: [IAS 2004] (a) Thiruvananthapuram has cold current and Mumbai is faced ... side and Mumbai is on the leeward side (d) Thiruvananthapuram is Vegetated while Mumbai is not
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Cherapunji receives more rainfall than Shillong because: (a) the former is nearer to the sea (b) the air of different densities and temperature tends to converge towards Cherapunjl from ... Cherapunji is located on the windward side (d) convective precipitation brings more rain at Cherapunji
Description : Match the following: [IAS 2007] Town River Nearer to it A. Betul 1.lndravati B. Jagdalpur 2. Narmada C. Jabalpur 3. Shipra D. Ujjain 4. Tapti A B C D (a) 1 4 2 3 (b) 4 1 2 3 (c) 4 1 3 2 (d) 1 4 3 2
Description : Planets do not twinkle because they (a) emit light continuously (b) are luminous sources of light (c) are nearer to us and therefore their light does not pass through the atmosphere (d) are nearer to us and therefore minor variations in their intensity are not noticeable
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : Which one of the following Directive principles is nearer to Gandhi's philosophy? (1) Equal pay for equal work (2) Separation of executive from judiciary (3) Strengthening of Gram Panchayats (4) Equal justice and free legal aid
Last Answer : (3) Strengthening of Gram Panchayats Explanation: Gandhi's philosophy was about strengthening of Gram Panchayats.
Description : Where are the hot deserts generally found? (1) On the eastern margins of the Tropics (2) On the western margins of the Tropics (3) Nearer the Equator (4) In the middle of the Continents
Last Answer : (2) On the western margins of the Tropics Explanation: The deserts lie in the belt of the trade winds which blow from northeast in the northern hemisphere and southeast in the southern hemisphere. ... west side of continents. Examples are the Thar Desert in Pakistan and the Atacama desert in Chile.
Description : The freezer in a refrigerator is fitted near the top – (1) to keep it away from hot compressor which is nearer to the bottom (2) because of convenience (3) it facilitates convection currents (4) to minimise power consumption
Last Answer : (3) it facilitates convection currents Explanation: The freezer in a refrigerator is fitted near the top so that it can cool the whole interior by setting up ... compartment temperature excessively causes difficulties in maintaining above-reezing temperature in the refrigerator compartment.
Description : What happens when an electron moves nearer to the nucleus of the atom?
Last Answer : Its energy decreases