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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Civil Engineering .
| 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 | |
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