Surveying MCQs Set-1

1. Negative errors are caused in chain, when its length is

2. The type of surveying in which the curvature of earth is taken into account is called

3. An error under the same conditions always of the same size and sign is called as

4. For setting out the right angles, the instrument used is

5. Altimetry may be depicted most accurately by

6. The polar axis of Earth is shorten than equatorial axis by

7. Which of the below is not an instrument used to set right angles?

8. In surveying, the triangles having angles smaller than 30 degree are called as

9. The error due to bad ranging is

10. Theory of errors and adjustments deals with minimizing the effect of

11. Plane and Geodetic surveying are classifications of surveying based on

12. How many types of cross staff are available?

13. In the triangulation method, the whole area is divided into:

14. A stone that marks boundary is called

15. The difference between magnetic north and geographic north is

16. Chain surveying is well adopted for

17. Gunter's chain consists of ________________ links.

18. Which of the following sight will be applicable for a change point?

19. How many types of chains are used in chain surveying?

20. EDM stands for

21. The "point of curvature" of a simple circular curve is

22. The permissible limits of errors in chaining for measurement on rough or hilly ground is

23. Survey stations may be marked on the ground using a

24. A 20 m chain was found to be 10 cm too long after chaining a distance of 2000m. It was found to be 18 cm too long at the end of day's work after chaining a total distance of 4000 m. What is the true distance, if the chain was correct before the commencement of the day's work?

25. The error in measured length due to sag of chain or tape is known as

26. How many types of Benchmark are there?

27. An offset is a _______________distance of an object measured from the survey line.

28. Due to curvature of earth, an object looks

29. The biggest of the survey line is called

30. The direction of a line relative to a given meridian is called

31. Hydrographic survey deal with the mapping of

32. Which of the below is not a classification of surveying?

33. The imaginary surface connecting points to which water would rise in tightly cased wells from a given point in an aquifer is called as

34. In surveying, the angle on the horizontal plane between magnetic north and true north is called as

35. Chain surveying uses the principle of

36. Plan is a small-scale representation of a large area.

37. The magnetic declination is the difference between

38. The process of a location of intermediate points on a survey line is

39. How many types of a compass are used in surveying?

40. A 30 m metric chain is found to be 10cm too short throughout a measurement. If the distance measured is recorded as 300 m, what is the actual distance?

41. In how many ways can ranging be carried out?

42. When a chain is used at a temperature more than the temperature it was calibrated the error in measured length will be

43. Refraction error is the least in case of

44. __________errors are small unavoidable fluctuation.

45. The angle between true meridian and the magnetic meridian at the time of observations is known as

46. In Surveying, offsets are

47. The book in which chain measurements are entered is called

48. Radiation, Intersection and Resection are

49. Which of the below is not a means of linear surveying methods?

50. The fundamental principle of surveying is to work from the