Surveying Online Test - Paper 3 » Winning Questions

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1. Bench marks are fixed by

a) trigonometric leveling

b) barometric leveling

c) spirit leveling

d) profile leveling

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2. 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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3. Normal tension is that pull which

a) neutralizes the effect due to pull and sag

b) makes sag correction zero

c) makes pull correction zero

d) none of the above

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4. Closed contours with higher value inside represent a

a) depression

b) hill

c) plain surface

d) none

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5. 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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6. Parallax may be eliminated by

a) focusing the eyepiece

b) focusing the objective

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

d) none of the above

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7. Staff intercept means

a) top reading

b) bottom reading

c) middle reading

d) the difference between top and bottom reading

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8. 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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9. Leveling across a river is done by

a) fly leveling

b) reciprocal leveling

c) trigonometrical leveling

d) cross leveling

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

a) bad

b) good

c) not reliable

d) unique

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11. Hydrographic survey deals with the mapping of

a) large water bodies

b) canal system

c) cloud movement

d) none of the above

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12. 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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13. The maximum number of omitted measurements that can be calculated from latitudes and departures of a closed traverse is

a) one

b) two

c) three

d) four

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14. In the case of a telescopic alidade, the adjustment done is

a) the line of collimation should be perpendicular to the axis of the telescope

b) the horizontal axis should be parallel to the alidade rule

c) the bubble line of the telescope level should be parallel to the plane of collimation

d) all of the above

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15. The location of the contour gradient for a highway is best set out from

a) ridge down the hill

b) saddle down the hill

c) bottom to the ridge

d) bottom to the saddle

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16. The types of survey in which fieldwork and plotting proceed simultaneously are:

a) plane table

b) compass

c) leveling

d) tacheometric

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17. The perpendicular distance of the midpoint of the line from the reference meridian is known as

a) double meridian distance

b) meridian distance

c) departure of the line

d) latitude of the line

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18. *For the construction of highway/railway

a) longitudinal sections are required

b) cross sections are required

c) both longitudinal and cross sections are required

d) none of these

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19. 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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20. The rise and fall method of leveling provides a complete check on

a) back sight

b) fore sight

c) intermediate sight

d) all of the above

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21. The quadrantal bearing of a line is determined by:

a) prismatic compass

b) surveyor's compass

c) celestial observations

d) none of the above

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22. Natural error in leveling is caused due to

a) wind vibration

b) atmospheric refraction

c) temperature variation

d) all of the above

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23. Distomats is a type of

a) direct distance measuring instrument

b) optical distance measuring instrument

c) electromagnetic distance measuring instrument

d) none of the above

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24. 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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25. Axis method of traverse correction is used when

a) the angles are measured very accurately

b) the lengths are measured very accurately

c) both (a) and (b) are not measured very accurately

d) any of the above

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26. 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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27. The foremost work to be executed while traversing with a compass is

a) marking and referencing of stations

b) running survey lines

c) picking up of details

d) reconnaissance

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28. An invert is taken when the point is

a) having high elevation

b) below the line of sight

c) above the line of sight

d) below ground level

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29. *Total station measures

a) horizontal & slope distance

b) slope & difference in level

c) difference in level & coordinates

d) all of the above

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30. If the included angle is less than 180°, the deflection angle is

a) right-handed or positive

b) left-handed or negative

c) 90°

d) none of the above

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