Q. If the length of a transition curve to be introduced between a straight and a circular curve of radius 500 m is 90 m, the maximum perpendicular offset for the transition curve, is

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Q. The magnetic bearing of a line is 32° and the magnetic declination is 10° 15' W. The true bearing is

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Q. If deflection angles are measured in a closed traverse, the difference between the sum of the right-hand and that of the left hand angles should be equal to

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Q. Locating the position of a plane table station with reference to three known points, is known as

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Q. If D is the degree of the curve of radius R, the exact length of its specified chord, is

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Q. If the chain line which runs along N-S direction is horizontal and the ground in E-W direction is sloping

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Q. A lens or combination of lenses in which the following defect is completely eliminated is called aplanatic

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Q. While setting a plane table at a station it was found that the error in centering was 30 cm away from the ray of length 40 m drawn from the station. If the scale of the plan is 1 cm = 2 cm, the displacement of the end of the ray in plan from the true position will be

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Q. 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 30 metre tape duly corrected for temperature, slope and sag, the angular error of closure not to exceed (where n is the number of traverse legs)

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Q. Straight, parallel and widely spaced contours represent

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Q. The theodolites used for making tacheometric observations by optical wedge system, are

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Q. Tilt of the staff in stadia tacheometry increases the intercept if it is

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Q. To orient a plane table at a point with two inaccessible points, the method generally adopted, is

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Q. The combined effect of curvature and refraction over a distance L kilometres is

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Q. Number of links per metre length of a chain are

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Q. Staff readings on pegs x and y from X station are 1.755 m and 2.850 m, and from station Y on staff head at Y and X are 0.655 m and 1.560 m. If reduced level of X is 105.5 m, the reduced level of Y is

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Q. The constant vertical distance between two adjacent contours, is called

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Q. The reduced level of a floor is 99.995 m, the staff reading on the floor is 1.505 m. If the inverted staff reading against the roof is 1.795 m, the floor level below the slab, is

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Q. The correction to be applied to each 30 metre chain length along θ° slope, is

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Q. If + 0.8% grade meets - 0.7% grade and the rate of change of grade for 30 m distance is 0.05, the length of the vertical curve will be

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