Surveying MCQs Set-1

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

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

3. The magnetic declination is the difference between

4. Refraction error is the least in case of

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

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

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. Chain surveying is well adopted for

9. Due to curvature of earth, an object looks

10. The difference between magnetic north and geographic north is

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

12. Radiation, Intersection and Resection are

13. 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?

14. How many types of Benchmark are there?

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

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

17. In Surveying, offsets are

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

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

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

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

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

23. How many types of cross staff are available?

24. The biggest of the survey line is called

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

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

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

28. EDM stands for

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

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

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

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

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 error due to bad ranging is

35. Altimetry may be depicted most accurately by

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

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

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

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

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

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

42. Hydrographic survey deal with the mapping of

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

44. __________errors are small unavoidable fluctuation.

45. A stone that marks boundary is called

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

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

48. Chain surveying uses the principle of

49. Gunter's chain consists of ________________ links.

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