Surveying Online Test - Paper 3 » Winning Questions

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

a) radiation

b) resection

c) intersection

d) traversing

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2. When the following scale is the smallest one

a) 1cm = 10m

b) 1cm = 100m

c) 1cm = 1000m

d) 1cm = 10,000m

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3. Revolving of the telescope of a theodolite in a horizontal plane is

a) transiting

b) swinging

c) face right

d) face left

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4. When several contours coincide, it indicates

a) an overhanging

b) a saddle

c) a valley

d) a vertical cliff

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5. In a prismatic compass,

a) the magnetic needle moves with the box

b) the magnetic needle and graduated circle do not move with the box

c) the line of sight does not move with the box

d) the graduated circle is fixed to the box, and the magnetic needle always remains in the N-S direction

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6. Different grades are joined together by a

a) transition curve

b) vertical curve

c) compound curve

d) reverse curve

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

a) the length of the offset

b) the scale of the plotting

c) the importance of the features

d) the general layout of the chain lines

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8. 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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9. "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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10. 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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11. The strength of fix' is poor when:

a) the station is within the great triangle

b) the station is outside the great circle

c) the station is on the great circle

d) the station is within the great circle but outside the great triangle

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12. The needle is adjusted for

a) balancing

b) straightening vertically and horizontally

c) all of the above

d) sensitivity

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13. For accurate work, in comparison to the chain, the steel band is used because it

a) is light in weight

b) is easy to handle

c) is practically inextensible

d) all of the above

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

a) foresight

b) bench mark

c) bearing

d) change point

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15. The instrument used for measuring area on a contour map is

a) graph meter

b) planimeter

c) area meter

d) clinometers

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16. Secular variation is an important factor because

a) the variation is due to seasonal changes

b) the magnitude of variation is of a high order, and the needle after coming to a standstill may move in the opposite direction

c) the needle will stop

d) the variation is less

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17. A staff reading taken on a benchmark/ known elevation or change point is known as

a) back sight

b) foresight

c) intermediate sight

d) none of the above

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18. The method of offset laying involving minimum measurement on the ground is

a) perpendicular offset method

b) oblique offset method

c) tie offset method

d) none of the above

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19. 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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20. If the magnetic bearing of a line is 65° and the true bearing 45°, then the magnetic declination is

a) 10°W

b) 20°W

c) 20°E

d) none of the above

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21. In trigonometrical leveling, the combined correction is given by (where m=coefficient of refraction)

a) d^2/ 2R

b) (1-2m) d^2 / 2R

c) 0.0673 d^2

d) none of the above

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22. A negative declination shows the magnetic meridian to the

a) eastern side of the true meridian

b) western side of the true meridian

c) southern side of the true meridian

d) none of the above

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23. *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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24. Choose the correct statement:

a) discrepancy in the difference between two measured values of the same quantity

b) residual error is the difference between a measured quantity and the most probable value

c) variance is the square of the standard deviation

d) all of the above

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25. The magnetic north is indicated by

a) magnetic compass

b) prismatic compass

c) theodolite

d) leveling

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26. 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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27. 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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28. Crosshairs in a surveying telescope are fitted

a) in the objective glass

b) in the ground

c) in the optical center of the eyepiece

d) all of the above

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29. An offset scale always has the zero mark at

a) middle

b) end

c) either middle or at the end

d) none of the above

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30. In plane table instrument for horizontal & vertical measurement without chaining

a) theodolite

b) tacheometer

c) telescopic alidade

d) compass

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31. A curve consists of two areas of different radii bending in the same direction and lying on the same side of their common tangent and their centers being on the same side of the curve is known as a

a) transition curve

b) vertical curve

c) compound curve

d) reverse curve

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32. The difference between a level line and a horizontal line is that

a) the level line is normal to the plumb line, while the horizontal line is not necessarily

b) the level line is curved, but the horizontal line is a straight line

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

d) none of the above

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33. Closed contours with higher value inside represent a

a) depression

b) hill

c) plain surface

d) none

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34. 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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35. 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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36. 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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37. Boning rod is used

a) setting out of sewer

b) setting out of road

c) setting out of canal

d) all of the above

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38. 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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39. 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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40. 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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41. The scale used to measure and to set out the angles is

a) diagonal scale

b) comparative scale

c) vernier scale

d) scale of chords

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42. 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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43. 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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44. In a double-line river, contours are

a) stopped at the bank of the river

b) stopped at the edge of the river

c) drawn across the water

d) none of the above

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45. 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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46. Horizontal equivalent of a uniform slope must be

a) equal

b) unequal

c) contour interval

d) none of the above

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47. 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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48. Contour lines of different elevations can unite to form one line only in the case of

a) vertical cliff

b) a saddle

c) a watershed line

d) a hilltop

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49. While measuring horizontal distance by stepping method we should follow

a) down hill

b) up hill

c) center

d) all of the above

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50. If the included angle is greater 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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