Surveying MCQs Set-2

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1.

A digital level reads a

Digital staff

Barcoded staff

Telescopic staff

Target staff

2.

Dumpy level was originally designed by

Stanley

Fennel

Heerbrugg

Gravatt

3.

Which one of the following errors is more severe in plane-table surveying?

movement of board between sights

Defective sighting

non-horizontality board when points sighted are at large differences of their elevation

Defective orientation

4.

How many meridians are used in surveying?

6

5

3

8

5.

Plane table is made of

Wood

Rubber

Plastic

Metal

6.

The whole circle bearings of lines OP and OQ are 18°15' and 335°45' respectively. What is the value of the included angle QOP?

354°

307°

177°

42°30'

7.

Curvature correction to a staff reading in a differential levelling survey is

dependent on latitude

always additive

always subtractive

always zero

8.

How many ways are there to orient a plane table?

3

1

2

4

9.

A levelling staff is used to establish

Location of Points

Vertical line of sight

Distance of points

Horizontal line of sight

10.

Which of the below is not a method of doing resection?

Back sighting

Solving three-point problem

Solving four-point problem

Solving two-point problem

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11.

___________________bearing is measured in the direction of survey.

First

Primary

Front

Fore

12.

Plane table surveying is a ___________method.

Angular

Circular

Linear

Graphical

13.

How many chief types of levels are used in levelling?

4

6

3

2

14.

Which of the below is not common in all levelling equipment?

Level rods

Tilting screws

Level vials

Telescope

15.

In a reduced bearing system, bearing is measured from

West

North

South

Nearest one (north or south)

16.

What is the angle between two plane mirrors of an optical square?

45°

30°

90°

60°

17.

___________________line is the line drawn through points of the same declination.

Agonic

Polygonic

Syngonic

Isogonic

18.

Plane table surveying uses the methodology of

Traversing

Triangulation

Contouring

Ranging

19.

Which one of the following methods of levelling eliminates the error due to curvature and refraction?

Precise levelling

Fly levelling

Check levelling

Levelling by equalizing the distances of back sight and fore sight

20.

Which of the below is not an advantage of Plane table survey?

Less costly

Rapid method

Used for accurate works

Field book is not required

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21.

The point at which both foresight and back sight are taken during the course of levelling is called as

benchmark

station

intermediate sight

change point

22.

How many categories of levelling staff are there?

4

2

5

3

23.

A circle of radius 7m has a standard error of 0.02m on the radius. The standard error of its area is

0.88 m²

0.14 m

0.04 m

0.28 m²

24.

Which of the following errors can be eliminated by reciprocal measurements in differential levelling?

I. Error due to earth curvature

II. Error due to atmospheric correction

Neither I nor II

Only II

Both I and II

Only I

25.

Which of the below is not a temporary adjustment of the prismatic compass?

Adjusting sight vane

Levelling

Focussing prism

Centring

26.

The line joining the intersection of the cross hairs to the optical centre of the object glass and its continuation is called as

Horizontal axis

Line of collimation

Telescopic axis

Vertical axis

27.

The plan of a survey plotted to a scale of 10m to 1cm is reduced in such a way that a line originally 10cm long now measures 9cm. The area of the reduced plan is measured as 81 cm^2. The actual area (m^2) of the survey is

656

1000

6561

10000

28.

How many types of self reading staff are available?

2

4

5

3

29.

A plumbing fork is used to______________the plane table.

Level

Focus

Centre

Orient

30.

Which of the below cannot be used to measure vertical heights?

self level

hypsometer

aneroid barometer

transit

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31.

Which of the below is used to make a line of sight horizontally in a level?

Levelling Head

Foot screws

Tangent screws

Telescope

32.

How many types of variations in declination are there?

3

5

4

2

33.

Level vials can be of __________________types.

2

5

3

4

34.

Which of the below is used for levelling a plane table?

Spirit level

U-frame

Plumb bob

Compass

35.

Which of the following instruments is used for measurement of angles?

Sextant

Telescope

Tellurometer

Geodimeter

36.

For accurate levelling ___________________ is attached inside telescope in an automatic level.

Double lens

Alinometer

Compensator

Cross hairs

37.

__________is a term used that prevents the needle from pointing to the magnetic North in a given locality.

Declination

Deviation

Local attraction

Local distraction

38.

How many methods of plane table surveying are there?

1

3

4

2

39.

________________instrument is used to sight to an object.

Plumbing fork

U-frame

Compass

Alidade

40.

Which of the following instruments can be used for the direct measurement of directions?

b) Prismatic compass

None of these

a) Surveyor's compass

Either a) or b)

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