Surveying MCQs Set-1

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

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

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

4. Chain surveying uses the principle of

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

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

7. Hydrographic survey deal with the mapping of

8. Gunter's chain consists of ________________ links.

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

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

11. The difference between magnetic north and geographic north is

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

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

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

15. The biggest of the survey line is called

16. Altimetry may be depicted most accurately by

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

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

19. Refraction error is the least in case of

20. The error due to bad ranging is

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

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

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

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

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

26. Radiation, Intersection and Resection are

27. A stone that marks boundary is called

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

29. In Surveying, offsets are

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

31. Due to curvature of earth, an object looks

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

33. How many types of Benchmark are there?

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

35. Chain surveying is well adopted for

36. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

43. How many types of cross staff are available?

44. 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?

45. __________errors are small unavoidable fluctuation.

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

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

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

49. EDM stands for

50. The magnetic declination is the difference between