Docks and Harbours MCQ

For location of soundings a range and one angle from the shore involves the following operations. Which one is correct?

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Correct Answer: All these

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The low water datum for a lake is defined as the surface of the lake when it is at elevation

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Correct Answer: 180.5 m above M.S.L.

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Which one of the following land marks on the coast line must be depicted on hydrographic maps?

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Correct Answer: Shore line

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Surf zone is:

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Correct Answer: The swell of the sea breaking on the shore or reefs

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Pick the correct statement from the following:

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Correct Answer: The direction of the littoral drift depends upon the direction of the wave with respect to the coastline

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Choose the correct statement from the following:

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Correct Answer: The Mediterranean sea is considered to be a huge harbour

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Flow of air from one place to the other is caused due to

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Correct Answer: Velocity head

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Which one of the following lines is used for tying a ship with a dock

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Correct Answer: Bow line

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At a place the shore line is along North West-South East. The wind is blowing from the north. The littoral drift will be along

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Correct Answer: South east

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The smoothened surface of the front face of the guay walls, is known as fending which is made of

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Correct Answer: Granite stone

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Correct Answer: The breakwater which can be used as a platform for loading and unloading of cargo is called a mole

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On a hydrographic map, the following feature is shown:

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Correct Answer: High and low water lines

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A harbour is a place where

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Correct Answer: Port buildings are constructed for commercial purposes

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The beach is built:

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Correct Answer: With largest material locally available to the waves

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Pick Up the correct statement from the following:

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Correct Answer: The operation of removing material from the sea or river bed is known as

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Soundings are required for

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Correct Answer: Making nautical charts for navigation

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Littoral drift

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Correct Answer: Is a current parallel to the shore, caused due to tangential component of the wind

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The shore line survey includes:

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Correct Answer: Depicting the shore line

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The heaviest line is used to democrate

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Correct Answer: The high water line

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Which one of the following statements is correct?

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Correct Answer: The decimal point of the sounding value is at the exact position of the sounding

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