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GATE CE 2024 Set 2
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.33
For a reconnaissance survey, it is necessary to obtain vertical aerial photographs of a terrain at an average scale of 1: 13000 using a camera. If the permissible flying height is assumed as 3000 m above a datum and the average terrain elevation is 1050 m above the datum, the required focal length (in mm) of the camera is
2
GATE CE 2022 Set 1
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.33
A line between stations P and Q laid on a slope of 1 in 5 was measured as 350 m using a 50 m tape. The tape is known to be short by 0.1 m.
The corrected horizontal length (in m) of the line PQ will be
3
GATE CE 2014 Set 2
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
The survey carried out to delineate natural features, such as hills, rivers, forests and manmade
features, such as towns, villages, buildings, roads, transmission lines and canals is
classified as
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GATE CE 2008
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
The type of surveying in which the curvature of the earth is taken into account is
called
Questions Asked from Basic Concepts (Marks 1)
Number in Brackets after Paper Indicates No. of Questions
GATE CE Subjects
Engineering Mechanics
Strength of Materials Or Solid Mechanics
Structural Analysis
Construction Material and Management
Reinforced Cement Concrete
Steel Structures
Geotechnical Engineering
Origin of Soils Definitions and Properties of Soils Classification of Soils and Clay Mineralogy Effective Stress and Permeability Seepage Analysis Compaction of Soil Compressibility and Consolidation Shear Strength of Soil Stress Distribution of Soil Retaining Wall and Earth Pressure Stability of Slopes Shallow Foundation Pile Foundation Soil Stabilization
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines
Hydrology
Geomatics Engineering Or Surveying
Levelling Traversing Theodolites and Plane Table Surveying Measurement of Area, Volume and Theory of Errors and Survey Adjustment Field Astronomy and Photogrammetric Surveying Basics of GIS, GPS and Remote Sensing Angular Measurements and Compass Survey Basic Concepts Linear Measurements and Chain Survey
Environmental Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Engineering Mathematics
General Aptitude