civil engineering Mcqs
5901. A passive sensor uses ________________?
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A. Flash light as a source of energ

B. Its own source of energy

C. Sun as the source of energy

D. None of these

5903. Critical angle of electromagnetic radiation takes place if__________________?
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A. Angle of incidence is equal to 90

B. Angle of incidence is equal to angle of refraction

C. Angle of incidence is greater than the angle of refraction

D. Angle of refraction is equal to 90
5904. Pick up the correct statement from the following_________________?
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A. All of these

B. When the electric vector is at right angles to the plane of incidence, horizontal polarization wave is formed

C. When the electric field oscillates in the direction of the electric vector, a plane polarised wave is formed

D. When the electric vector is in the plane of incidence, vertical polarisation is formed

5905. Pick up the correct statement from the following?
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A. Frequency of a wave is measured in Hertz (Hz)

B. Amplitude of a wave is the height of its crust from the mid-point

C. Frequency is the number of wave crests passing a fixed point in one second

D. All of these
5906. The value of energy quantum for radiation of any frequency is proportional to________________?
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A. The reciprocal of the energy

B. The square of the frequency

C. The square root of the frequency

D. The frequency
5907. The changes in the reflectivity/emissivity with time, is called ?
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A. Temporal variation

B. None of these

C. Spectral variation

D. Spatial variation

5908. Geodimeter is based on_________________?
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A. The visible light as carrier with frequency of the order of 5 1014 Hz

B. Propagation of modulated light waves

C. Propagation of infrared radiation

D. High frequency radio waves

5909. In case of reflection and refraction of electromagnetic radiation ?
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A. Angle of incidence = angle of refraction

B. Angle of refraction = sum of the angles of incidence and refraction

C. All the above

D. Angle of incidence = angle of reflection
5910. Which one of the following statement is incorrect regarding the electromagnetic radiation ?
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A. The oscillation of charged particles sets up changing electric fields

B. These are produced by the motion of electric charge

C. The changing electric fields induce the changing magnetic fields in the surrounding medium

D. None of these
5915. Which one of the following statement is correct ?
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A. All of these

B. The rate of transfer of radiant energy is called flux and is expressed in watts

C. The radiant energy which falls upon a surface is termed as irradiance

D. Radiant energy expressed in Joules, is the energy associated with electromagnetic radiation

5916. Consider the following statements regarding the satellite imaging_________________?
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A. During successive across-track imaging, the earth rotates beneath the sensor

B. The satellite orbit is fixed in the inertial space

C. The satellite images a skewed area</strong>

D. ch one of the following statements is/are correct?

5917. A reduction of nitrogen nutrient in plants_______________?
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A. All of these

B. Reduces pigment concentration

C. Increase the visible reflectivity

D. Affects leaf colour

5918. Pick up the correct statement from the following ?
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A. The three elements of topology are adjacency, containment, and connectivity

B. All of these

C. Topological characteristics of an object are independent of scale measurement

D. Topology describes the geometric characteristic of objects which do not change under transformations and are independent of any coordinate system

5920. Pick up the correct statement from the following?
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A. The ratio of the up flux and down flux just above the snow surface, is called albedo

B. All of these

C. Spectral albedo of snow is calculated for the semi-infinite snow thickness

D. Water equivalent height of snow is the height of water column obtained by melting snow

5921. The basic requirement of any sensor system is___________________?
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A. Radiometric resolution

B. Spatial resolution

C. Spectral resolution

D. All of these
5922. Earth observations from a satellite platform provide____________?
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A. All of these

B. Constant solar zenith angles and similar illumination conditions

C. Synoptic view of a large area

D. Repetitive observations of the same area with intervals of a few minutes to a few weeks

5923. Pick up the correct statement from the following ?
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A. Permeability is expressed as the ratio of the magnetic flux density B. to the field strength of the magnetizing field

B. Permeability is a measure of conducting the magnetic lines of force in the material

C. All of these

D. Permeability is a measure of the extent to which magnetic lines of force can penetrate a medium

5924. Which one of the following statements is correct ?
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A. All of these

B. The effect of grain size on reflection is maximum in the near-IR region

C. The effect of grain size on reflection is low in the visible region of the spectrum

D. Snow albedo falls at all wave length with the increase of grain size

5925. Spatial variation in horizontal and vertical directions is caused due to_________________?
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A. Biological weathering of rocks

B. Chemical weathering of rocks

C. All of these

D. Physical weathering of rocks

5926. The code based GPS receivers are generally used for_________________?
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A. Trans movement

B. Vehicle tracking

C. All of these

D. Land navigation

5928. The various stages occuring in GPS system are described below ?
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A. Detection of the GPS signals

B. Processing the data in the built-in-computer

C. Generation of an output to the user

D. Decoding the GPS signal</strong>

5929. The part radiation due to scattered/diffused radiation entering the field of view of a remote sensor other than that from the required target_________________?
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A. Reduces the contrast of the image and also its sharpness

B. Increases the contrast of the image but reduces the sharpness

C. Increases both the contrast and sharpness

D. Reduces the contrast but increases the sharpness

5930. Pick up the correct statement from the following ?
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A. All of these

B. The first man-made satellite, Sputnik-l was launched on 4th October, 1957

C. Television Infrared Observation Satellite (TIROS) designed for meteorological observations, started systematic earth observations from space from 1, April, 1960

D. The United States Explorer 6 transmitted the first picture of the earth in August 1959

5931. Which one of the following statements is correct ?
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A. During the day, earth reflects solar radiation

B. During the day, earth reflects both solar radiations the emission from its surface

C. During the night, earth emits radiation from its surface

D. All of these
5933. Which one of the following statements is correct ?
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A. The function of an information system is to improve one s ability to make decisions

B. The information system is the chain of operations

C. A map is a collection of stored, analysed data, its stored information is suitability used in making decisions

D. All the above
5934. The most widely used antenna in GPS is_______________?
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A. Horn antenna

B. Microstrip antenna

C. Slotted antenna

D. Parabolic antenna

5935. Electromagnetic spectrum contains________________?
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A. Gamma rays (wave length < 10-10 m)

B. All of these

C. Infrared rays (wave length < 10 -4 m)

D. Ultraviolet rays (wave length < 10-6 m)

5936. Which one the following is a correct statement ?
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A. The layers of the soil parallel to the earth surface are called horizons

B. The vertical section of the soil extending into the parent material, is called profile

C. The transitional layer between two adjoining horizons is called boundary

D. All of these
5937. Which one of the following frequency regions is a part of suns radiation ?
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A. Radio frequency region

B. All of these

C. Infrared frequency region

D. Ultraviolet frequency region

5938. Which one of the following statements regarding remote sensing is correct ?
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A. The interaction of the electromagnetic radiation with the target

B. The emission of electromagnetic radiation from the target

C. Both A. and B.

D. Neither A. nor B.

5939. A perfect gas_________________?
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A. is incompressible

B. is of theoretical interest

C. none of the above

D. has zero viscosity

E. has constant viscosity

5940. Surface tension has the units of____________________?
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A. newton m

B. newtons/m

C. new tons/m

D. newtons

E. newtons/m

5941. A balloon lifting in air follows the following principle_________________?
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A. Archimedes principle

B. principle of buoyancy

C. all of the above

D. continuity equation

E. law of gravitation

5944. The normal stress in a fluid will be constant in all directions at a point only if_________________?
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A. it is at rest.

B. it is frictionless

C. it is incompressible

D. it has zero viscosity

E. it has uniform viscosity

5945. An ideal flow of any fluid must fulfill the following______________?
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A. Continuity equation

B. Newtons law of viscosity

C. Boundary layer theory

D. Pascal law

E. Newtons law of motion

5946. Property of a fluid by which its own molecules are attracted is called ________________?
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A. viscosity

B. surface tension

C. adhesion

D. compressibility

E. cohesion
5947. The specific weight of water is 1000 kg/m _______________?
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A. at mean sea level

B. all the above

C. none of the above.

D. at 4C temperature

E. at norma] pressure of 760 mm

5948. Specific weight of sea water is more that of pure water because it contains ________________?
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A. dissolved air

B. heavy water

C. suspended matter

D. all of the above

E. dissolved salt

5949. The buoyancy depends on__________________?
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A. depth of immersion

B. pressure of the liquid displaced

C. viscosity of the liquid

D. none of the above.

E. mass of liquid displaced