Surveying Online Test - Paper 3 » Winning Questions

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1. *Due to the curvature of the earth, objects look

a) higher than they really are

b) lower than they really are

c) at their real height

d) all of the above

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2. In compass surveying

a) the direction and lengths of the survey line are measured by compass

b) the direction is measured by the compass

c) length is measured by the chain or tape

d) both (b) and (c) of above

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3. Handles are connected to the link by

a) flexible joint

b) rigid joint

c) swivel joint

d) ball and socket joint

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4. *Accuracy of 'fix' by two-point problem is

a) bad

b) good

c) not reliable

d) unique

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5. Short offsets are measured with

a) an ordinary chain

b) an invar tape

c) a metallic tape

d) a steel tape

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6. The order of accuracy of the elevation of points obtained from a contour map is equal to

a) contour interval

b) 1/2 x control interval

c) 1/4 x contour interval

d) none of the above

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7. The Normal chord of a curve should be

a) less than sub chord

b) equal to sub chord

c) greater than sub chord

d) all of the above

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8. The magnetic bearing of a line is 60°, and the true bearing of the same line is 70°. Find the declination

a) 10°E

b) 10°W

c) 0°

d) none of the above

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9. If the needle is truly magnetic and is not sluggish

a) it will always be oscillating and never stop

b) when it stops, it will be exactly on the magnetic meridian

c) it will always be free from local attraction

d) all of the above

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10. The angle of intersection of a curve is the angle between

a) forward tangent and long chord

b) back tangent and long chord

c) back tangent and forward tangent

d) none of the above

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11. Direct distance measurement method is more suitable to measure in

a) hilly area

b) plain area

c) line of sight

d) none of the above

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12. The upper plate

a) is attached to the inner spindle and is called the vernier plate

b) has two verniers 180° apart for reading the horizontal angles

c) is also called the alidade of the theodolite

d) all of the above

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13. An offset more than 15m in length is known as

a) long offset

b) short offset

c) oblique offset

d) right-angled offset

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14. For a tacheometer, the additive and multiplying constants are respectively

a) zero and zero

b) zero and 100

c) 100 and zero

d) 100 and 100

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15. Actually, which is not the method of plane tabling?

a) radiation

b) intersection

c) resection

d) traversing

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16. The types of leveling used for Geodetic survey is

a) fly leveling

b) precise leveling

c) profile leveling

d) none of the above

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17. The errors due to bad ranging are

a) cumulative positive

b) cumulative negative

c) compensating

d) cumulative positive or negative

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18. A chain is made up of mild steel or galvanized iron wire of diameter

a) 1 mm

b) 3 mm

c) 5 mm

d) 7 mm

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19. The triangle formed by joining the position of the known points on plane table survey is known as:

a) small triangle

b) medium triangle

c) great triangle

d) equilateral triangle

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20. For the route survey of a contour map, the method used is

a) square method

b) cross-profile method

c) quantities of earthwork

d) all of the above

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21. The Philadelphia rod is a type of

a) solid staff

b) folding staff

c) telescopic staff

d) none of the above

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22. The chord of curve less than peg interval is known as

a) small chord

b) short chord

c) long chord

d) sub chord

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23. An anallatic lens is provided in a tacheometer to measure the horizontal distance.

a) nullify both constant

b) render the additive constant zero

c) multiplying constant 100 and additive constant zero

d) improve visibility

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24. The angular and linear measurement of the part of the traverse can be checked by

a) astronomical error

b) cut off lines

c) well-defined objects

d) all of the above

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25. The outer spindle attached to the lower plate in a transit theodolite is known as

a) vernier plate

b) scale plate

c) alidade

d) none of the above

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26. The principle of surveying to prevent the accumulation of errors is

a) to work from whole to the part

b) to work from part to whole

c) both (a) and (b) above

d) none of the above

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27. Height of instrument method of leveling, as compared to the rise and fall method, is

a) more accurate

b) less accurate

c) quicker and less tedious

d) none of the above

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28. A 30 m long chain when tested should not show errors exceeding

a) ±2mm per metre and ±5mm overall length

b) ±3mm per metre and ±8mm overall length

c) ±2mm per metre and ±8mm overall length

d) ±5mm per metre and ±2mm overall length

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29. Level surface is parallel to

a) horizontal surface

b) vertical surface

c) datum surface

d) none of the above

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30. The process of turning the telescope about the vertical axis in a horizontal plane is known as

a) reversing

b) transiting

c) plunging

d) swinging

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31. Metallic tapes are made of

a) steel

b) invar

c) cloth and wires

d) nickel

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32. The height of instrument method is

a) less tedious

b) more rapid

c) includes less calculation

d) all of the above

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33. In survey, it was recorded that Σfall = 0 then

a) the ground is sloping

b) it is continuously rising

c) it is continuously falling

d) none of the above

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34. Find the R.F. of 1cm = 5m

a) 1/5

b) 1/50

c) 1/500

d) 1/5000

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35. The purpose of triangulation in a chain survey is

a) finding the direction of points

b) establishment of accurate control points

c) transferring the control point

d) none of the above

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36. Bench marks are fixed by

a) trigonometric leveling

b) barometric leveling

c) spirit leveling

d) profile leveling

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37. The correction for curvature as applied to staff reading is

a) d² / 2R

b) -d² / 2R

c) d² / R

d) -d² / R

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38. In survey works, declination varies from time to time and place to place. The main important variation is

a) secular variation

b) annual variation

c) diurnal variation

d) irregular variation

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39. The method of tacheometry in which the stadia hair intercept is fixed is known as

a) movable hair method

b) fixed hair method

c) tangential hair method

d) substense hair method

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40. The prismatic compass and the surveyor's compass respectively give

a) the whole circle bearing of a line & quadrantal bearing

b) both the quadrantal bearing of a line & the whole circle bearing of a line

c) both the whole circle bearing of a line

d) quadrantal & whole circle bearing of a line

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41. Cubic parabola is a type of

a) transition curve

b) vertical curve

c) compound curve

d) simple curve

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42. The chain length which is not the standard metric chain length is

a) 10m

b) 20m

c) 25m

d) 30m

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43. *The method of leveling used to carry out the reconnaissance of an area is

a) check leveling

b) fly leveling

c) profile leveling

d) simple leveling

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44. In the whole circle system, the bearings are measured

a) clockwise from the north point of the reference meridian towards the line of sight round the circle

b) anticlockwise from the north point

c) with the notations of cardinal points N, E, S & W

d) none of the above

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45. Least count is given by

a) the smallest division of the primary scale

b) the smallest division of the secondary scale

c) both a) and b) above

d) none of the above

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46. Personal error in leveling occurs due to

a) careless leveling of the instrument

b) bubble not centered

c) staff not held vertical

d) all of the above

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47. The range of accuracy in measuring distance by EDM with respect to ODM is

a) more

b) equal

c) less

d) none of the above

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48. If the magnetic declination is (-)6°0' and the reduced bearing of a line is S40°01'E, the true bearing of the line is

a) S 134°0'E

b) S 146°01'E

c) S 46°0'E

d) S 34°01'E

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49. *Total station is

a) total no. of stations in traverse

b) even/odd no. of stations in traverse

c) optical distance measurement instrument

d) electromagnetic distance measurement instrument

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50. Angle of 45° with the chain line may be set out with

a) optical square

b) prismatic square

c) open cross-staff

d) French cross-staff

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