Surveying Online Test - Paper 3 » Winning Questions

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1. Horizontal equivalent of a uniform slope must be

a) equal

b) unequal

c) contour interval

d) none of the above

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2. 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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3. 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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4. The instrument used for centering the plane table accurately is:

a) spirit level

b) trough compass

c) plumbing fork

d) alidade

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5. The quadrantal system confines the user to measure the bearings from

a) the north point clockwise

b) the north point or south point, whichever is nearer

c) the north point anticlockwise

d) none of the above

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6. *The two-peg method is used to check the parallelism between the

a) line of collimation and the axis of the bubble tube

b) line of collimation and the axis of the telescope

c) axis of the bubble tube and the vertical axis

d) all of the above

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7. The observed reading on a leveling staff was 3.525 m. If the staff was 0.125m off from the original ground level, what should be the correct reading?

a) 3.65m

b) 3.525m

c) 3.4m

d) all of the above

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8. 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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9. Bench marks are fixed by

a) trigonometric leveling

b) barometric leveling

c) spirit leveling

d) profile leveling

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10. The error eliminated by taking the mean of both face observations is

a) error due to eccentricity of verniers

b) error due to imperfect adjustment of levels

c) error due to the line of collimation not being perpendicular to the horizontal axis

d) all of the above

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11. The process of turning the telescope about the horizontal axis in a vertical plane by a complete revolution is known as

a) reversing

b) transiting

c) plunging

d) all of the above

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12. 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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13. The contour lines merge or cross one another on the map in the case of

a) cave

b) overhang ground surfaces

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

d) vertical surfaces

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14. The type of survey in which horizontal and vertical distance is measured

a) compass

b) tacheometric

c) plane table

d) contour

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15. 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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16. The main difference between an optical square and a prism square is

a) no adjustment is required in a prism Square as the angle between the reflecting surfaces is fixed

b) an optical square is more accurate

c) the principle of working is different

d) all of the above

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17. Theodolite is an instrument used for measuring

a) vertical angles

b) deflection angle

c) all of the above

d) horizontal angles

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18. The advantage of anallatic lens is

a) helps in external focusing

b) protection against moisture

c) computation becomes easy as the additive constant in the distance formula vanishes

d) all of the above

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19. *The correction for refraction is given by

a) 0.0785d^2m

b) 0.0112 d^2m

c) 0.0673 d^2m

d) none of the above

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

a) 1/5

b) 1/50

c) 1/500

d) 1/5000

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21. The angular error of closure or summation error should not exceed (Where N is the number of stations or sides.)

a) 15√N

b) 153√N

c) √N

d) 3√N

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22. The fix of the table is good when:

a) the station is within the great triangle

b) the middle station is farther than the other two stations

c) the angle subtended between two stations is not very small

d) all of the above

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23. The spacing of cross-sections in the indirect method of contouring depends upon

a) character of the ground

b) scale of the map

c) contour intervals

d) all of the above

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24. *When it is not possible to set up the level, midway between the two points, then the difference in elevation between them is measured by

a) fly leveling

b) precise leveling

c) differential leveling

d) reciprocal leveling

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25. "Fiducial edge" is the working edge of

a) plumbing fork

b) alidade

c) belidade

d) all of the above

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26. If the focal length of the objective glass is 20cm, and the distance from the object glass to the trunnion axis is 12cm, the additive constant is

a) 0.8m

b) 0.4m

c) 0.32m

d) 0.20m

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27. Which of the following terms is not associated with leveling:

a) foresight

b) bench mark

c) bearing

d) change point

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28. The multiplying constant of a tacheometer is

a) f/d

b) f/I

c) f(i+d)

d) none of the above

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29. 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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30. A traverse survey can be plotted

a) by rectangular coordinates or plotting by tangents

b) by paper protractor or by included angles

c) by parallel meridian method or plotting by chords

d) all of the above

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31. Size of a theodolite is specified by

a) the diameter of the lower plate

b) the diameter of the upper plate

c) the length of the telescope

d) the diameter of the vertical circle

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32. 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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33. A level line is a

a) line parallel to the mean spherical surface of the earth

b) line normal to the plumb line at all points

c) horizontal line

d) both (a) and (b) of the above

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34. *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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35. Dumpy level is used when

a) the number of observations to be taken is large from one level position

b) the number of observations to be taken is small from one level position

c) fly leveling is to be done

d) none of the above

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36. The bearing of line AB is 200° and that of BC is 270°, the included angle ABC is

a) 110°

b) 80°

c) 90°

d) none of the above

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37. 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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38. The imaginary line passing through the intersection of crosshairs and the optical center of the object is known as:

a) line of sight

b) line of collimation

c) line of axis

d) axis of the telescope

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39. The telescope is said to be normal when the

a) bubble of the telescope is down and the face of the vertical circle is right

b) bubble of the telescope is up and the face of the vertical circle is left

c) bubble of the telescope is up and the face of the vertical circle is right

d) none of the above

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40. 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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41. 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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42. Methods adopted for traversing are

a) chain traversing and loose needle method

b) chain angle method and fast needle method

c) all of the above

d) none of the above

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43. 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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44. A disadvantage of plane table survey is:

a) It is heavy, cumbersome, and awkward to carry

b) It can't be used in a wet climate

c) Details may not be available while redrawing to a different scale.

d) All of the above

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45. The Q.B of the lines are given by...., ...., & ..... If W.C.B. of the lines are 0°, 135°, 270° respectively

a) S, S45°E, E90°

b) N, N45°W, E90°

c) N, S45°E, E90°

d) N, S45°E, W90°

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46. A traverse deflection angle is

a) less than 90°

b) between 90° and 180°

c) the difference between the included angle and 180°

d) none of the above

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47. For any point on the surface with a given inclination, the contour gradient possible is

a) one

b) two

c) infinite

d) none of the above

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48. If the sum of northing of a traverse exceeds the sum of southing by 2m and the sum of easting exceeds the sum of westing by 2m, the resulting closing error will be

a) √2 m

b) 2√2 m

c) 2m

d) 4m

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49. "Cross-sectioning" and "Longitudinal sectioning" is

a) when less number of intermediate sights exist

b) in profile leveling

c) in reciprocal leveling

d) in differential leveling

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50. For a station to be free from local attraction

a) the fore and back bearings of the line should be measured accurately

b) the fore and back bearings of the line should differ by exactly 180°

c) the fore and back bearing of the line should be exactly the same but with opposite signs

d) none of the above

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