490+ Surveying Solved MCQs

201.

Which line passes through a point, such that plane passing that point and the north and south poles, intersects with the surface of the earth?

A. True Meridian
B. Magnetic Meridian
C. Arbitrary Meridian
D. Survey line
Answer» A. True Meridian
202.

When magnetic meridian is right side to true meridian, then Magnetic Declination is said to be _________

A. Eastern
B. Western
C. Southern
D. Northern
Answer» A. Eastern
203.

Which of the following are not sources of errors?

A. Instrumental
B. Personal
C. Natural
D. Artificial
Answer» D. Artificial
204.

Prism square works on the same principle as that of _______

A. Cross staff
B. Open cross staff
C. Optical square
D. Site square
Answer» C. Optical square
205.

How many number of arrows are required for chain surveying?

A. 10
B. 5
C. 15
D. 20
Answer» A. 10
206.

What instrument is used for centering the table?

A. Compass
B. Spirit level
C. Plumbing fork
D. Alidade
Answer» C. Plumbing fork
207.

Which of the following is used for the orientation of the table?

A. Compass
B. Spirit level
C. Dumpy level
D. Alidade
Answer» A. Compass
208.

The main lines should form well-conditioned triangles is the condition to be fulfilled by survey lines or survey stations.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. all
Answer» A. True
209.

Which of the following is not one among the three major kinds of obstacles of chaining?

A. obstacles to ranging
B. obstacles to chaining
C. obstacles to levelling
D. obstacles to ranging and chaining
Answer» C. obstacles to levelling
210.

Which meridian direction can be established with the help of a magnetic compass?

A. True Meridian
B. Magnetic Meridian
C. Arbitrary Meridian
D. All meridi
Answer» A. True Meridian
211.

Which of the following is not a part of the prismatic compass?

A. Agate cap
B. Prism cap
C. Brake pin
D. Jewel bearing
Answer» D. Jewel bearing
212.

In which of the following compass graduated card is attached to the box and not to the ring?

A. Prismatic compass
B. Surveyor’s compass
C. Theodolite
D. Sextant
Answer» B. Surveyor’s compass
213.

In which of the following compass sighting and reading taking cannot be done simultaneously from one position of the observer?

A. Prismatic compass
B. Surveyor’s compass
C. Theodolite
D. Sextant
Answer» B. Surveyor’s compass
214.

In which areas does compass surveying is not recommended?

A. Local attraction suspected areas
B. Large areas
C. Undulating areas
D. Crowded with many details
Answer» A. Local attraction suspected areas
215.

Which of the following is not under instrumental errors?

A. Sluggish needle
B. Blunt pivot joint
C. Inaccurate centering
D. Plane of sight not being vertical
Answer» C. Inaccurate centering
216.

Which branch of surveying is used to find the elevations of given points with respect to given or assumed datum?

A. Levelling
B. Contouring
C. Traversing
D. Plane table surveying
Answer» A. Levelling
217.

Which of the following is not a method of levelling?

A. Barometric levelling
B. Trigonometric levelling
C. Spirit levelling
D. Traverse levelling
Answer» D. Traverse levelling
218.

In surveyor’s telescope, the convex lens nearest to the object is called ______________

A. Eye piece
B. Objective
C. Diaphragm
D. Surveyor lens
Answer» B. Objective
219.

Which of the following type of levelling is necessary across a river ravine or any obstacle requiring a long site between two points?

A. Barometric levelling
B. Trigonometric levelling
C. Reciprocal levelling
D. Spirit levelling
Answer» C. Reciprocal levelling
220.

Which of the following is not a chief method of Interpolation?

A. By estimation
B. By arithmetic calculation
C. By graphical method
D. By cross sections
Answer» D. By cross sections
221.

Which of the following does not belong to the instruments of plane table?

A. Spirit level
B. Plumb bob
C. Compass
D. Theodolite
Answer» D. Theodolite
222.

Alidade is used for___________

A. Sighting
B. Levelling
C. Transferring point to ground
D. Drawing lines
Answer» A. Sighting
223.

Which of the following acts as an advantage of plane table surveying?

A. Accuracy in output
B. Inconvenient in wet climate
C. Heavy instruments
D. Used in magnetic areas
Answer» D. Used in magnetic areas
224.

Which are segment of GPS?

A. Space segment
B. Control segment
C. User segment
D. All of above
Answer» D. All of above
225.

Control segment consists:

A. a master control station
B. an alternate master control station
C. Four dedicated ground antennas
D. All of above
Answer» D. All of above
226.

Full form of RTK is…

A. Real time kinematic
B. Real talk kinematic
C. none
D. all
Answer» A. Real time kinematic
227.

Types of GPS maps is:

A. Rester maps
B. Vector maps
C. Both of above
D. all
Answer» C. Both of above
228.

Anroid map used by GPS is:

A. Street map
B. Topographical map
C. Aerial photography
D. All of above
Answer» D. All of above
229.

What type of surveys needs to fix the boundaries of municipalities and of state and federal jurisdictions?

A. Topographic Surveying
B. Hydrographic Surveying
C. Cadastral Surveying
D. City Surveying
Answer» C. Cadastral Surveying
230.

Determining different strata in the earth’s crust is called as_______

A. Mine Survey
B. Geological Survey
C. Geodetic Survey
D. Archaeological Survey
Answer» B. Geological Survey
231.

Metric chains are generally available in _________

A. 15m
B. 120m
C. 20m
D. 25m
Answer» C. 20m
232.

What triangles are generally preferred to get good results in plotting?

A. Isosceles
B. Obtuse angled
C. Equilateral
D. Acute angle
Answer» C. Equilateral
233.

Survey lines must be as few as possible is the condition to be fulfilled by survey lines or survey stations.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. all
Answer» A. True
234.

When it is possible to chain round the obstacle, i.e a pond, hedge etc. This case comes under which among the three kinds of obstacles to chaining?

A. obstacles to ranging but not chaining
B. obstacles to chaining but not ranging
C. obstacles to levelling
D. obstacles to ranging and chaining
Answer» B. obstacles to chaining but not ranging
235.

In surveyor’s compass, graduations are in a Q.B system.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. all
Answer» A. True
236.

Two contour lines of different elevations cannot cross each other.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. all
Answer» A. True
237.

A series of straight parallel and equally spaced contours represent ________

A. Hills
B. Ponds
C. Plane surface
D. Desert
Answer» C. Plane surface
238.

Contour lines cross a watershed or ridge line at _____

A. 90°
B. 100°
C. 45°
D. 30°
Answer» A. 90°
239.

In plane table surveying, plotting and recording of values are done simultaneously.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. all
Answer» A. True
240.

Orientation of table involves which among the following?

A. Traversing
B. Fore sighting
C. Back sighting
D. Measuring bearing
Answer» C. Back sighting
241.

Levelling deals with measurements in a ______

A. Horizontal plane
B. Inclined plane
C. Vertical plane
D. Both vertical and horizontal plane
Answer» C. Vertical plane
242.

Which line is normal to the level line at a point?

A. Datum line
B. Vertical line
C. Horizontal line
D. Plumb line
Answer» B. Vertical line
243.

For removing the parallex,

A. the eye-piece should be focussed for distinct vision of cross-hairs
B. the image of the object should be brought in the plane of cross-hairs
C. either (a) or (b)
D. both (a) and (b)
Answer» D. both (a) and (b)
244.

An imaginary line joining the point of intersection of the cross-hairs of the diaphragm and the optical centre of the object glass, is known as

A. fundamental line
B. axis of telescope
C. axis of level tube
D. line of collimation
Answer» D. line of collimation
245.

At the magnetic poles, the amount of dip is

A. 0?
B. 45?
C. 60?
D. 90?
Answer» D. 90?
246.

Collimation method is used in

A. profile levelling
B. differential levelling
C. check levelling
D. both (a) and (b)
Answer» A. profile levelling
247.

The autogenous curve of an automobile corresponds to a

A. cubic parabola
B. clothoid spiral
C. true spiral
D. lemniscate
Answer» D. lemniscate
248.

In a lemniscate curve, the angle between the tangent at the end of the polar ray and the tangent at the commencement of the curve (i.e. straight) is

A. equal to
B. double
C. three times
D. four times
Answer» C. three times
249.

The mimiting length of the offset is

A. 5 m
B. 10 m
C. 15 m
D. 20 m
Answer» C. 15 m
250.

The value of additive constant for the tacheometer varies from

A. 0 to 15 cm
B. 15 to 30 cm
C. 30 to 45 cm
D. 45 to 60 cm
Answer» C. 30 to 45 cm
251.

A tie line in a chain surveying

A. checks the accuracy of the framework
B. enables the surveyor to locate the interior details which are far away from the main chain lines
C. fixes up the directions of all other lines
D. all of the above
Answer» B. enables the surveyor to locate the interior details which are far away from the main chain lines
252.

Generally, the deflection angle is measured twice, once with the telescope normal and once with the telescope reversed.

A. True
B. False
Answer» A. True
253.

Contour lines cross ridge or valley lines at

A. 30?
B. 45?
C. 60?
D. 90?
Answer» D. 90?
254.

The instrument used for setting out an offset at a right angle, is called

A. open cross-staff
B. french cross-staff
C. adjustable cross-staff
D. optical square
Answer» A. open cross-staff
255.

The fundamental principle of surveying is to work from the

A. whole to the part
B. part to the whole
C. lower level to higher level
D. higher level to lower level
Answer» A. whole to the part
256.

In levelling, the effect of refraction may be taken as

A. one-half
B. one-third
C. one-fifth
D. one-seventh
Answer» D. one-seventh
257.

The latitude of a traverse line is obtained by multiplying its length with the cosine of its reduced bearing.

A. Correct
B. Incorrect
Answer» A. Correct
258.

In a whole circle system, the bearing of a line is measured

A. always clockwise from the south point of the reference meridian towards the line right round the circle
B. clockwise or anticlockwise from the east or west whichever is nearer the line towards north or south
C. clockwise or anticlockwise from the north or south whichever is nearer the line towards east or west
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
259.

The horizontal angle between the true meridian and magnetic meridian is known as

A. true bearing
B. dip
C. local attraction
D. magnetic declination
Answer» D. magnetic declination
260.

If the fore bearing of a line is

A. 36? 15'
B. 126? 15'
C. 143? 45'
D. 216? 15'
Answer» D. 216? 15'
261.

When the magnetic bearing of the sun at noon is 185? 20', the magnetic declination will be

A. 5? 20' east
B. 5? 20' west
C. 5? 20' north
D. 5? 20' south
Answer» B. 5? 20' west
262.

The optical square is used to measure angles by

A. refraction
B. reflection
C. double refraction
D. double reflection
Answer» B. reflection
263.

The multiplying constant for the tacheometer is, generally, kept as

A. 20
B. 40
C. 60
D. 100
Answer» D. 100
264.

The projection of a traverse line on a line parallel to the meridian is known as

A. latitude
B. departure
C. bearing
Answer» A. latitude
265.

Direct ranging is possible only when the end stations are

A. close to each other
B. not more than 100 m apart
C. mutually intervisible
D. located at highest points in the sea
Answer» C. mutually intervisible
266.

The index glass in an optical square is

A. wholly silvered
B. wholly unsilvered
C. one-fourth silvered and three-fourth unsilvered
D. half silvered and half unsilvered
Answer» A. wholly silvered
267.

The method of intersection in plane tabling is commonly used for

A. locating the distant and inaccessible points
B. locating the broken boundaries
C. locating the points which may be used subsequently as the instrument stations
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
268.

A scale which has a common representative fraction, but read in different measures, is called a

A. plain scale
B. diagonal scale
C. shrunk scale
D. comparative scale
Answer» D. comparative scale
269.

When the position of a point is to be fixed most accurately, it should be located by oblique offsets.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
270.

In levelling, the correction for combined curvature and refraction (in metres) is equal to

A. 0.00785 D2
B. 0.0785 D2
C. 0.0112 D2
D. 0.0673 D2
Answer» D. 0.0673 D2
271.

In locating the details of inaccessible objects visible atleast from transit stations, the method used is

A. by angles and distances from the same station
B. by angle from one station and distance from the other station
C. by distances from two different stations
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
272.

In geodetic surveying, the curvature of the earth is taken into consideration.

A. Agree
B. Disagree
Answer» A. Agree
273.

The height of instrument is the height of the centre of the telescope above the ground where the level is set up.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
274.

When the image formed by the objective is not situated in the plane of cross-hairs,

A. the cross-hairs should be adjusted
B. the eye-piece should be focussed
C. the objective should be focussed
D. the parallex should be removed
Answer» C. the objective should be focussed
275.

The magnitude of super-elevation depends upon the speed of the vehicle and the radius of the curve

A. Correct
B. Incorrect
Answer» A. Correct
276.

When the anallatic lens is provided in the telescope of a tacheometer, the additive constant is zero.

A. Agree
B. Disagree
Answer» A. Agree
277.

In order to determine the natural features such as valleys, rivers, lakes etc., the surveying preferred is

A. city surveying
B. location surveying
C. cadastral surveying
D. topographical surveying
Answer» D. topographical surveying
278.

An angle made by a survey line with the prolongation of the proceeding line, is known as

A. direct angle
B. vertical angle
C. horizontal angle
D. deflection angle
Answer» D. deflection angle
279.

The bearing observed with a prismatic compass is

A. whole circle bearing
B. quadrantal bearing
Answer» A. whole circle bearing
280.

Due to the magnetic influence of the earth, the magnetic needle of the prismatic compass will be inclined downward towards the pole. This inclination of the needle with the horizontal is known as

A. true bearing
B. dip
C. local attraction
D. magnetic declination
Answer» B. dip
281.

The real image of an object formed by the objective must lie at the centre of telescope.

A. Agree
B. Disagree
Answer» B. Disagree
282.

The direction of a true meridian at a station is invariable.

A. Right
B. Wrong
Answer» A. Right
283.

In a whole circle bearing system N 25? 15' W corresponds to

A. 115? 15'
B. 154? 45'
C. 205? 15'
D. 334? 45'
Answer» D. 334? 45'
284.

An open cross-staff is commonly used for setting out

A. short offsets
B. long offsets
C. oblique offsets
D. none of these
Answer» B. long offsets
285.

The adjustable cross-staff is used for setting out an offset

A. at an angle of 45?
B. at an angle of 60?
C. at a right angle
D. at any angle
Answer» D. at any angle
286.

To the sum of the first and last ordinates, add twice the sum of the intermediate ordinates. The total sum thus obtained is multiplied by the common distance between the ordinates. One-half of this product gives the required area. This rule of finding the area is called

A. mid-ordinate rule
B. trapezoidal rule
C. average ordinate rule
D. Simpson's rule
Answer» B. trapezoidal rule
287.

The reduced level of the plane of collimation is

A. equal to
B. less than
C. greater than
Answer» A. equal to
288.

The deflection angle may have any value between

A. 0? and 45?
B. 0? and 90?
C. 0? and 120?
D. 0? and 180?
Answer» D. 0? and 180?
289.

The strength of 'fix' of a plane table from three known points is good if the middle station is

A. nearer
B. farther
Answer» A. nearer
290.

The angle by which the forward tangent deflects from the back tangent of a curve is called

A. deflection angle
B. central angle
C. angle of intersection
D. none of these
Answer» A. deflection angle
291.

If the fore bearing of a line is N 26? 35' W, its back bearing will be

A. S 26? 35' E
B. S 26? 35' W
C. N 26? 35' E
D. N 53? 25' W
Answer» A. S 26? 35' E
292.

A staff reading taken on a bench mark or a point of known elevation is called

A. fore sight reading
B. back sight reading
C. intermediate sight
D. any one of these
Answer» B. back sight reading
293.

If the definition of a telescope is poor, it will produce a clear and district image.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
294.

When the magnetic declination is negative, the magnetic meridian is towards the west of true meridian.

A. Correct
B. Incorrect
Answer» A. Correct
295.

The theodolite is an instrument used for measuring very accurately

A. horizontal angles only
B. vertical angles only
C. horizontal and vertical angles
D. linear measurements
Answer» C. horizontal and vertical angles
296.

The spacing of cross-sections in a hilly country is usually

A. 5 m
B. 10 m
C. 15 m
D. 20 m
Answer» D. 20 m
297.

In a retrograde vernier, the smallest division of a vernier is

A. equal to
B. shorter than
C. longer than
Answer» C. longer than
298.

The diurnal variation of the magnetic needle is more in

A. summer than winter
B. winter than summer
Answer» A. summer than winter
299.

An optical square is used for the same purpose as the cross-staff, but it is more accurate.

A. Yes
B. No
Answer» A. Yes
300.

A reverse curve consists of

A. a single curve of a circle connecting two straights
B. two arcs of different radii bending in the same direction
C. two arcs of equal radii bending in the same direction
D. two arcs of equal or different radii bending in the opposite directions
Answer» D. two arcs of equal or different radii bending in the opposite directions
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