Surveying MCQs Set-1

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

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

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

4. A stone that marks boundary is called

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

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

7. Altimetry may be depicted most accurately by

8. Refraction error is the least in case of

9. The difference between magnetic north and geographic north is

10. Radiation, Intersection and Resection are

11. Chain surveying uses the principle of

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

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

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

15. Hydrographic survey deal with the mapping of

16. Chain surveying is well adopted for

17. In Surveying, offsets are

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

19. The magnetic declination is the difference between

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

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

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

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

24. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

30. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

36. __________errors are small unavoidable fluctuation.

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

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

39. How many types of Benchmark are there?

40. Gunter's chain consists of ________________ links.

41. EDM stands for

42. The biggest of the survey line is called

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

44. The error due to bad ranging is

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

46. Due to curvature of earth, an object looks

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

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

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

50. How many types of cross staff are available?