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Basic Surveying Mcq Questions and Answer
1) classification of surveying based on nature of field
(a) Land surveying
(b) Marine or Navigation surveying
(c) Astronomical surveying
(d) All of the above
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2) State the object of surveying
(a) To prepare contour maps
(b) To determine the area of a given piece of land.
(c) To determine relative heights of different points.
(d) All of the above
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3) Instruments used for linear measurementÂ
(a) Tape
(b) Chain
(c) Arrows
(d) All of the above
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4) A negative declination shows that the magnetic meridian is to the’
a) eastern side of the true meridian
b) western side of the true meridian
c) southern side of the true meridian
d) none of the above
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5) Which of the following is not used in measuring perpendicular offsets ?
a) line ranger
b) steel tape
c) optical square
d) cross staff
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6) causes of local attraction
(a) Iron or steel structure
(b) Electric cable line
(c) Wires
(d) All of the above
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7) Cross staff is an instrument used for
a) measuring approximate horizontal angles
b) setting out right angles
c) measuring bearings of the lines
d) none of the above
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8) Sources of error in levelling
(a) Instrumental Errors.
(b) Personal Errors.
(c) Errors due to Natural Causes
(d) All of the above
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9) A metallic tape is made of
a) steel
b) invar
c) linen
d) cloth and wires
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10) For a well-conditioned triangle, no angle should be less than
a) 20°
b) 30°
c) 45°
d) 60°
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11) The angle of intersection of the two plane mirrors of an optical square is
a) 30°
b) 45°
c) 60°
d) 90°
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12) The allowable length of an offset depends upon the
a) degree of accuracy required
b) method of setting out the perpendiculars and nature of ground
c) scale of plotting
d) all of the above
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13) Which of the following methods of offsets involves less measurement on the ground?
a) method of perpendicular offsets
b) method of oblique offsets
c) method of ties
d) all involve equal measurement on the ground
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14) The permissible error in chaining for measurement with chain on rough or hilly ground is
a) 1 in 100
b) 1 in 250
c) 1 in 500
d) 1 in 1000
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15) Types of meridian
(a) True meridian
(b) Magnetic meridian
(c) Arbitrary meridian
(d) All of the above
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16) Normal tension is that pull which
a) is used at the time of standardising the tape
b) neutralizes the effect due to pull and sag
c) makes the correction due to sag equal to zero
d) makes the correction due to pull equal to zero
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17) Types of benchmarks.
(a) Permanent Benchmark
(b) Temporary Benchmark
(c) Arbitrary Benchmark
(d) All of the above
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 18) The horizontal angle between the true meridian and magnetic meridian at a place is called
a) azimuth
b) declination
c) local attraction
d) magnetic bearing
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19) Types of tapes
(a) Invar Tape
(b) Steel Tape
(c) Metallic Tape
(d) All of the above
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20) If the magnetic bearing of the sun at a place at noon in southern hemisphere is 167°, the magnetic declination at that place is
a) 77° N
b) 23° S
c) 13° E
d) 13° W
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21) A telescope is said to be inverted if its
a) vertical circle is to its right and the bubble of the telescope is down
b) vertical circle is to its right and the bubble of the telescope is up
c) vertical circle is to its left and the bubble of the telescope is down
d) vertical circle is to its left and the bubble of the telescope is up
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22) The cross hairs in the surveying telescope are placed
a) midway between eyepiece and objective lens
b) much closer to the eye-piece than to the objective lens
c) much closer to the objective lens than to the eye piece
d) anywhere between eye-piece and objective lens
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State Whether the following statements are True or False
23) The Brake pin is used to lift the magnetic needle when the sight vane is folded..
(a) True
(b) False
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24) Lifting pin is used to stop the oscillations of aluminium rings.
(a) True
(b) False
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25) Line of sight is also called the Line of collimation.
(a) True
(b) False
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26) Height of the Instrument Method is more accurate.
(a) True
(b) False
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27) The survey in which curvature of the earth is not taken into consideration is called a plane survey.Â
(a) True
(b) False
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28) The bearing of a line measured with respect to magnetic north in clockwise manner is called fore bearing.
(a) True
(b) False
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29) The survey in which curvature of the earth is taken into consideration is called a geodetic survey.
(a) True
(b) False
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30) The bearing observed in the direction of progress of survey with respect to the north direction in a clockwise manner is called magnetic bearing.Â
(a) True
(b) False
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31. The horizontal angle between true meridian and magnetic meridian, is known
A. bearing
B. magnetic declination
C. dip
D. convergence.
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32. Ranging in chain survey means
A. looking at an isolated point not on the line
B. establishing an intermediate point on the line
C. determining the distance between end points
D. determining the offset distance
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33. Reduced bearing of a line is an angle between
A. north line and given line measured clockwise
B. north line and given line measured anticlockwise
C. east or west and the given line
D. given line and the part of the meridian whether N end or S end, lying adjacent to it.
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34. The magnetic meridian at any point, is the direction indicated by a freely suspended
A. magnetic needle
B. and properly balanced magnetic needle
C. properly balanced and uninfluenced by local attractive force
D. magnetic needle over an iron pivot.
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35. The zero of the graduated circle of a prismatic compass is located at
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