Surveying Online Test - Paper 2

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1. A Cadastral Map is a map having

a) small-scale map

b) medium-scale map

c) large-scale map

d) all of the above

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2. A poor fix of the table is:

a) when the station is within the great triangle

b) when the station is near the great circle

c) when the angle subtended is small

d) all of the above

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3. Plane table survey is considered good as compared to other surveys since:

a) it is easy to shift & carry

b) the number of equipment is less

c) plotting is done outdoor

d) chances of missing details are less

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4. Plane table surveying is a graphical method of surveying in which:

a) fieldwork and plotting proceed simultaneously

b) plotting is done later while records are taken in the field book

c) only fieldwork is done

d) none of the above

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5. The designation of scale recommended by IS: 1491-1959 is

a) A to C

b) A to D

c) A to E

d) A to F

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6. A discrepancy is the difference between

a) true value and error

b) measured value and actual value

c) two measured values of the same quantity

d) none of the above

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7. The curvature and refraction corrections applied to staff readings respectively are

a) both +ve

b) both -ve

c) +ve and -ve

d) -ve and +ve

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8. Well-conditioned triangle having an angle between

a) 30° & 60°

b) 30° & 90°

c) 30° & 120°

d) 60° & 120°

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9. The direction of the steepest slope on a contour is

a) along the contour

b) at an angle to the contour

c) at right angles to the contour

d) none of the above

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10. If the length of a transition curve is such that the full super elevation is attained at the junction with the circular curve, the resultant curve is known as

a) transition curve

b) vertical curve

c) compound curve

d) reverse curve

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11. The important points selected at the ends of the chain lines to command the boundaries of the survey are known as

a) main stations

b) subsidiary stations

c) tie stations

d) none of the above

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12. 'SPIRE TEST' is used in the permanent adjustment of theodolite for

a) adjusting the plate levels

b) adjusting the line of sight

c) adjusting the vertical axis

d) adjustment of the horizontal axis

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13. An anallatic lens is a.... used to remove an additive constant in a tacheometer.

a) convex lens

b) concave lens

c) compound concave and convex lens

d) plain lens

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14. Local attraction at a place may be due to

a) key bunches

b) steel buttons

c) current-carrying base wire

d) electric storm

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15. In a theodolite, the line passing through the intersection of the horizontal and vertical crosshairs and the optical center of the object glass and its continuation is known as

a) horizontal glass

b) line of collimation

c) line of sight

d) none of the above

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16. 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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17. Invar tapes are made of an alloy of

a) nickel and steel

b) copper and steel

c) tin and steel

d) aluminum and steel

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18. Staff intercept means

a) top reading

b) bottom reading

c) middle reading

d) the difference between top and bottom reading

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19. The "point of tangency" of a simple circular curve is

a) point of commencement

b) point of curve

c) point of intersection

d) the point where the curve joins the forward tangent

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20. In a closed traverse, the algebraic sum of deflection angles is

a) 0°

b) 360°

c) (2n-4) 90°

d) (2n+4) 90°

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21. If the intercept on the vertical staff is observed as 1.5mm from a tacheometer, the horizontal distance between the tacheometer and staff station is

a) 100m

b) 150m

c) 300m

d) 75m

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22. Setting up the plane table consists of operations:

a) leveling

b) centering

c) leveling and centering

d) orienting

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23. A diagonal eyepiece is provided with a

a) plane convex lens

b) reflecting prism

c) mirror fitted at 45° with the axis of the telescope

d) both (b) and (c) above

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24. The most probable value of an observed quantity available from a given set of observations is the one for which the sum of the square of errors is a minimum. This statement is called

a) the principle of least square

b) the law of errors

c) the principle of square errors

d) none of the above

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25. If a chain is found too short on testing, it can be adjusted by

a) straightening the links

b) inserting additional circular rings

c) flattening the circular rings

d) any of the above

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26. 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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27. The tie line is run through the survey to

a) take off sets for detailed surveying

b) take details of nearby objects

c) check accuracy of work

d) all of the above

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28. The inclination of the needle to the horizontal towards the pole is called

a) dip

b) declination

c) azimuth

d) bearing

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29. The position of a point can be fixed more accurately by

a) perpendicular offset

b) optical square

c) prism square

d) oblique offsets

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30. In a theodolite, staff readings for upper, middle, and lower crosshairs are 1.4, 0.9 & 0.4, respectively. If the height of the tower is 100m, then find the horizontal distance between the instrument station and the base of the tower

a) 40m

b) 90m

c) 140m

d) 100m

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