{"id":7852,"date":"2024-04-15T02:51:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T02:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=7852"},"modified":"2024-04-15T02:51:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T02:51:22","slug":"the-total-length-of-a-runway-is-1000-m-the-elevation-at-distance-0200-m-400-m-600-m-800-m-and-1000-m-are-100-0-m-99-2-m-101-0-m-101-8-m-101-4-m-and-101-0-m-respectively-the-effective-gradien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-total-length-of-a-runway-is-1000-m-the-elevation-at-distance-0200-m-400-m-600-m-800-m-and-1000-m-are-100-0-m-99-2-m-101-0-m-101-8-m-101-4-m-and-101-0-m-respectively-the-effective-gradien\/","title":{"rendered":"The total length of a runway is 1000 m. The elevation at distance 0,200 m, 400 m, 600 m, 800 m and 1000 m are 100.0 m, 99.2 m, 101.0 m, 101.8 m, 101.4 m and 101.0 m respectively. The effective gradient of runway will be. 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