Surveying Online Test - Paper 2

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1. The area of the earth's surface is taken into account only if the extent of the survey is more than

a) 60 sq km

b) 160 sq km

c) 260 sq km

d) 500 sq km

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2. When the whole circle bearing of two lines AB and AC are 115° and 41° respectively, then the included angle BAC will be:

a) 74°

b) 45°

c) 115°

d) 156°

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3. 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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4. Overturning of vehicles on a curve can be avoided by using

a) transition curve

b) vertical curve

c) compound curve

d) reverse curve

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5. The direct method of contouring is

a) very slow method

b) most accurate method

c) suitable for contouring a small area

d) all of the above

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

a) 1/5

b) 1/50

c) 1/500

d) 1/5000

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7. Find the contour interval for the map, 1: 25000 in IS & FPS

a) 4m & 20.70ft

b) 6m & 19.70ft

c) 3m & 20.70ft

d) 5m & 19.70ft

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8. The projection of a line on a plane parallel to the meridian is known as

a) parallax

b) aberration

c) latitude

d) departure

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9. The method most suitable for plotting in hilly areas is:

a) radiation

b) resection

c) intersection

d) traversing

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10. The trunion axis or transverse axis is

a) the axis about which the telescope can be rotated in a vertical plane

b) the axis about which the telescope can be rotated in a horizontal plane

c) also known as the line of collimation

d) none of the above

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11. The levelling head of a transit theodolite consists of

a) parallel plates

b) a tribarch plate

c) leveling screws

d) all of the above

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12. 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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13. The boundary of water of a still lake is

a) level surface

b) contour

c) horizontal surface

d) concave surface

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14. *The instrument used to measure horizontal and vertical angle is

a) planimeter

b) clinometer

c) ghat tracer

d) sextant

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15. When the angular and linear measurements are equally precise in traversing, the balancing of the traverse is done by:

a) transit rule

b) empirical rule

c) Bowditch's rule

d) none of the above

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16. The angle subtended by the long chord of a simple curve at its center is equal to

a) 2* deflection angle

b) 3* deflection angle

c) none of the above

d) deflection angle

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17. Contours are used to determine

a) intervisibility of points on a contour map

b) area of the drainage basin and capacity of the reservoir

c) quantities of earth work

d) all of the above

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18. The three-point problem is concerned with:

a) chain survey

b) plane table survey

c) compass survey

d) leveling

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19. The effect of local attraction is observed in

a) chain survey

b) compass survey

c) PT survey

d) leveling

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20. The two-point problem and three-point problems are methods of:

a) orientation

b) resection

c) orientation and resection

d) none of the above

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21. The number of links in a 30 m metric chain is

a) 100

b) 150

c) 180

d) 200

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22. 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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23. Which one is the simplest survey?

a) chain survey

b) compass survey

c) plane table survey

d) leveling

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24. The spacing of crosshairs in a stadia diaphragm of a tacheometer is 1.5mm, and the focal length of the objective glass is 30cm, the multiplying constant of the tacheometer is

a) 200

b) 100

c) 50

d) 25

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25. In a traverse, the algebraic sum of the deflection angles, taking the right-hand deflection angles as positive and left-hand deflection as negative, should be equal to

a) (N-4) right angles

b) (2N-4) right angles

c) 180°

d) 360°

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26. 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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27. The angle that can be set by a French cross-staff is

a) 45°

b) 90°

c) 45° or 90°

d) none of the above

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28. The stadia hairs are not used in

a) movable hair method

b) fixed hair method

c) tangential hair method

d) substense hair method

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29. The accuracy of measurement in chain surveying does not depend upon

a) leader

b) follower

c) length of chain

d) length of offset

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30. Tacheometry is adopted where

a) too many curves at the borders exist

b) obstacles and undulations exist

c) limitations of space exist

d) none of the above

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