Surveying
The altitude of a heavenly body is its angular distance, measured on the vertical circle passing through the body, above

None of these
Equator
Horizon
Pole

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Surveying
Pick up the correct statement from the following. The difference between the longitudes of the places is obtained.

All of these
By subtracting the sum of their longitudes exceeding 180° from 360° if places are in different hemispheres
By subtracting their longitudes if places are in the same hemisphere
By adding their longitudes if places are in the different hemispheres

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Surveying
Dumpy level is most suitable when

many readings are to be taken from a single setting of the instrument
the instrument is to be shifted frequently
All of these
fly levelling is being done over long distance

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Surveying
Which of the following errors is not eliminated by the method of repetition of horizontal angle measurement ?

error due to displacement of station signals
error due to eccentricity of verniers
error due to inaccurate graduation
error due to wrong adjustment of line of collimation and trunnion axis

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Surveying
If the lower clamp screw is tightened and upper clamp screw is loosened, the theodolite may be rotated

on its outer spindle without a relative motion between the vernier and gra-duated scale of lower plate
on its inner spindle with a relative motion between the vernier and the graduated scale of lower plate
on its inner spindle without a relative motion between the vernier and the graduated scale of lower plate
on its outer spindle with a relative motion between the vernier and graduated scale of lower plate

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