Surveying MCQs Set-1

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

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

3. Altimetry may be depicted most accurately by

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

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

11. __________errors are small unavoidable fluctuation.

12. EDM stands for

13. Refraction error is the least in case of

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

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

16. Due to curvature of earth, an object looks

17. The difference between magnetic north and geographic north is

18. Hydrographic survey deal with the mapping of

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

20. How many types of Benchmark are there?

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

22. Gunter's chain consists of ________________ links.

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

24. Radiation, Intersection and Resection are

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

26. A stone that marks boundary is called

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

28. How many types of cross staff are available?

29. In Surveying, offsets are

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

31. The biggest of the survey line is called

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

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

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

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

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

37. Chain surveying is well adopted for

38. The magnetic declination is the difference between

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

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

41. The error due to bad ranging is

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

50. Chain surveying uses the principle of