Satellite Geodesy Questions
GEOM 201 - Surveying I Past Papers
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1. Which of the following is not one of the three pillars of geodesy?
a. Geokinematics
b. Gravity field
c. Earth rotation…
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2. Which time period in the development of satellite geodesy is called the ‘Phase of scientific projects’?
a. 1950s-1960s…
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3. Which coordinate system uses longitude, latitude and height above the ellipsoid?
a. Earth — centred Earth — fixed coord…
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4. Why does a geostationary satellite appear stationary to an observer on Earth?
a. It is stationary in space
b. It's orbi…
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5. The number of orbital planes and satellites in each orbit for a GPS are respectively
a. 6 4
b. 4,6
c. 4,3
d. 3,4
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6. Selective Availability in GPS is a
a. Natural Error
b. Systematic error
c. Intentional error
d. Bias
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7. What is the value of argument of periapsis and RAAN when the inclination of orbital plane is 0 degrees?
a. 0
b. 90
c. 3…
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8. Convert Solar Time interval of 4:20:30 into equivalent sidereal time interval.
a. 3 hr 12 min 4 sec
b. 4 hr 21 min 12 s…
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9. Which of the following isn’t the perturbation on the basis of their periods?
a. Secular perturbations
b. Long period pe…
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10. The drag force acting on the surface of the spacecraft doesn’t depends on
a. The satellite’s velocity
b. The geometry o…
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11. What is the principle of satellite laser ranging?
a. Time of flight
b. Phase difference
c. Triangulation
d. Trilaterati…
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12. Which of the following isn’t the information carried by GNSS satellite signal?
a. Navigation message
b. Coarse acquisit…
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13. One of the carrier frequencies in a GPS is
a. Li with 1520 MHz
b. L, with 1575.45 MHz
c. Ly with 1227.60 MHz
d. Ly with…
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14. Which of the following is not a characteristic of LASER?
a. Monochromatic
b. Intense
c. Coherent
d. Divergent
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15. Which of the following is the most widely used Laser for SLR?
a. Nd:YAG
b. Ruby
c. He-Ne
d. semi-conductor laser
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16. Satellite maintain accurate time by the means of
a. Quartz clock
b. Digital clock
c. Atomic clock
d. Stop watch
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17. Which of the following is an Uplink System?
a. GNSS
b. DORIS
c. SLR
d. VLBI
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18. What does GGOS stand for?
a. Global Geodetic Operational system
b. Global Geodetic Observing System
c. Geodetic Global…
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19. Which organization oversees GGOS?
a. United Nations
b. International Astronomical Union
c. International Association of…
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20. What is the primary law governing orbital motion in astrodynamics?
a. Newton’s 3" law of motion
b. Kepler’s laws of pla…
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