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1.Duringchainingalongastraightline,the.leaderofthepartyhas4arrowsinhis

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handwhilethefollowerhas6.Distanceofthefollowerfromthestartingpointis

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a)4chains

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b)6chains
c)120m

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d)180m

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2.Ametallictapeismadeof
a)steel
b)invar
c)linen
d)clothandwires

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3.Forawellconditionedtriangle,noangleshouldbelessthan
a)20
b)30
c)45
d)60

Ans:b
4.Theangleofintersectionofthetwoplanemirrorsofanopticalsquareis
a)30
b)45
c)60
d)90

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5.Theallowablelengthofanoffsetdependsuponthe

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a)degreeofaccuracyrequired
b)methodofsettingouttheperpendicularsandnatureofground
c)scaleofplotting
d)alloftheabove

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6.WhichofthefollowinganglescanbesetoutwiththehelpofFrenchcrossstaff?
a)45only
b)90only
c)either45or90
d)anyangle

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7.Whichofthefollowingmethodsofoffsetsinvolveslessmeasurementonthe

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ground?
a)methodofperpendicularoffsets
b)methodofobliqueoffsets
c)methodofties
d)allinvolveequalmeasurementontheground

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8.Thepermissibleerrorinchainingformeasurementwithchainonroughorhilly

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groundis
a)1in100
b)1in250
c)1in500
d)1in1000

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9.Thecorrectionforsagis
a)alwaysadditive
b)alwayssubtractive
c)alwayszero
d)sometimesadditiveandsometimessubtractive

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10.Crossstaffisaninstrumentusedfor
a)measuringapproximatehorizontalangles
b)settingoutrightangles
c)measuringbearingsofthelines

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11.Normaltensionisthatpullwhich

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a)isusedatthetimeofstandardisingthetape
b)neutralizestheeffectduetopullandsag
c)makesthecorrectionduetosagequaltozero
d)makesthecorrectionduetopullequaltozero

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12.Whichofthefollowingisnotusedinmeasuringperpendicularoffsets?

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13.Ifthelengthofachainisfoundtobeshortontesting,itcanbeadjustedby

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14.Themaximumtoleranceina20mchainis
a)2mm
b)3mm
c)5mm
d)8mm

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15.Foraccuratework,thesteelbandshouldalwaysbeusedinpreferencetochain

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becausethesteelband
a)islighterthanchain
b)iseasiertohandle
c)ispracticallyinextensibleandisnotliabletokinkswheninuse
d)canbeeasilyrepairedinthefield

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a)centreofonehandletocentreofotherhandle
b)outsideofonehandletooutsideofotherhandle
c)outsideofonehandletoinsideofotherhandle
d)insideofonehandletoinsideofotherhandle
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17.Selecttheincorrectstatement.
a)Thetruemeridiansatdifferentplacesareparalleltoeachother.

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b)Thetruemeridianatanyplaceisnotvariable.
c)Thetruemeridiansconvergetoapointinnorthernandsouthernhemispheres.
d)Themapspreparedbynationalsurveydepartmentsofanycountryarebasedontrue
meridians.
Ans:a
18.IfthetruebearingofalineABis26930',thentheazimuthofthelineABis
a)030'
b)8930'
c)9030'
d)26930'
Ans:c
19.Intheprismaticcompass
a)themagneticneedlemoveswiththebox
b)thelineofthesightdoesnotmovewiththebox
c)themagneticneedleandgraduatedcircledonotmovewiththebox
d)thegraduatedcircleisfixedtotheboxandthemagneticneedlealwaysremainsinthe
NSdirection
Ans:c
20.ForalineAB
a)theforebearingofABandbackbearingofABdifferby180
b)theforebearingofABandbackbearingofBAdifferby180
c)both(a)and(b)arecorrect.
d)noneiscorrect
Ans:a
21.Localattractionincompasssurveyingmayexistdueto
a)incorrectlevellingofthemagneticneedle
b)lossofmagnetismoftheneedle
c)frictionoftheneedleatthepivot
d)presenceofmagneticsubstancesneartheinstrument
Ans:d
22.Inthequadrantalbearingsystem,awholecirclebearingof29330'canbe
expressedas
a)W2330'N
b)N6630'W
c)S11330'N
d)N2330'W
Ans:b

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23.Theprismaticcompassandsurveyor'scompass
a)givewholecirclebearing(WCB)ofalineandquadrantalbearing(QB)ofaline
respectively
b)bothgiveQBofalineandWCBofaline
c)bothgiveQBofaline
d)bothgiveWCBofaline
Ans:a
24.Thehorizontalanglebetweenthetruemeridianandmagneticmeridianataplace
iscalled
a)azimuth
b)declination
c)localattraction
d)magneticbearing
Ans:b
25.Anegativedeclinationshowsthatthemagneticmeridianistothe
a)easternsideofthetruemeridian
b)westernsideofthetruemeridian
c)southernsideofthetruemeridian
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
26.Ifthemagneticbearingofthesunataplaceatnooninsouthernhemisphereis
167,themagneticdeclinationatthatplaceis
a)77N
b)23S
c)13E
d)13W
Ans:c
27.Thegraduationsinprismaticcompass
i)areinverted
ii)areupright
iii)runclockwisehaving0atsouth
iv)runclockwisehaving0atnorth
Thecorrectansweris
a)(i)and(iii)
b)(i)and(iv)
c)(ii)and(iii)
d)(ii)and(iv)
Ans:a
28.Agatecapisfittedwitha
a)crossstaff
b)level
c)chain
d)prismaticcompass
Ans:d
29.Thetemporaryadjustmentsofaprismaticcompassare
i)Centering
ii)Levelling
iii)Focusingtheprism
Thecorrectorderis
a)(0,(iii),00
b)(0,(ii),(iii)

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c)(ii),(iii),0)
d)(in),(i),(ii)
Ans:b
30.Theodoliteisaninstrumentusedfor
a)tighteningthecapstanheadednutsofleveltube
b)measurementofhorizontalanglesonly
c)measurementofverticalanglesonly
d)measurementofbothhorizontalandverticalangles
Ans:d
31.Theprocessofturningthetelescopeabouttheverticalaxisinhorizontalplane
isknownas
a)transiting
b)reversing
c)plunging
d)swinging
Ans:d
32.Sizeofatheodoliteisspecifiedby
a)thelengthoftelescope
b)thediameterofverticalcircle
c)thediameteroflowerplate
d)thediameterofupperplate
Ans:c
33.Whichofthefollowingisnotthefunctionoflevellinghead?
a)tosupportthemainpartoftheinstrument
b)toattachthetheodolitetothetripod
c)toprovideameansforlevelingthetheodolite
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:d
34.Ifthelowerclampscrewistightenedandupperclampscrewisloosened,the
theodolitemayberotated
a)onitsouterspindlewitharelativemotionbetweenthevernierandgraduatedscaleof
lowerplate
b)onitsouterspindlewithoutarelativemotionbetweenthevernierandgraduatedscale
oflowerplate
c)onitsinnerspindlewitharelativemotionbetweenthevernierandthegraduatedscaleof
lowerplate
d)onitsinnerspindlewithoutarelativemotionbetweenthevernierandthegraduated
scaleoflowerplate
Ans:c
35.Atelescopeissaidtobeinvertedifits
a)verticalcircleistoitsrightandthebubbleofthetelescopeisdown
b)verticalcircleistoitsrightandthebubbleofthetelescopeisup
c)verticalcircleistoitsleftandthebubbleofthetelescopeisdown
d)verticalcircleistoitsleftandthebubbleofthetelescopeisup
Ans:a
36.Thecrosshairsinthesurveyingtelescopeareplaced
a)midwaybetweeneyepieceandobjectivelens
b)muchclosertotheeyepiecethantotheobjectivelens
c)muchclosertotheobjectivelensthantotheeyepiece
d)anywherebetweeneyepieceandobjectivelens
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37.Forwhichofthefollowingpermanentadjustmentsoftheodolite,thespiretestis
used?
a)adjustmentofplatelevels
b)adjustmentoflineofsight
c)adjustmentofhorizontalaxis
d)adjustmentofaltitudebubbleandverticalindexframe
Ans:c
38.Theadjustmentofhorizontalcrosshairisrequiredparticularlywhenthe
instrumentisusedfor
a)leveling
b)prolongingastraightline
c)measurementofhorizontalangles
d)alloftheabove
Ans:a
39.Whichofthefollowingerrorsisnoteliminatedbythemethodofrepetitionof
horizontalanglemeasurement?
a)errorduetoeccentricityofverniers
b)errorduetodisplacementofstationsignals
c)errorduetowrongadjustmentoflineofcollimationandtrunnionaxis
d)errorduetoinaccurategraduation
Ans:b
40.Theerrorduetoeccentricityofinnerandouteraxescanbeeliminatedby
a)readingbothverniersandtakingthemeanofthetwo
b)takingbothfaceobservationsandtakingthemeanofthetwo
c)doublesighting
d)takingmeanofseveralreadingsdistributedoverdifferentportionsofthegraduated
circle
Ans:a
41.Inthedoubleapplicationofprincipleofreversion,theapparenterroris
a)equaltotrueerror
b)halfthetrueerror
c)twotimesthetrueerror
d)fourtimesthetrueerror
Ans:d
42.Whichofthefollowingerrorscanbeeliminatedbytakingmeanofbotface
observations?
a)errorduetoimperfectgraduations
b)errorduetoeccentricityofverniers
c)errorduetoimperfectadjustmentofplatelevels
d)errorduetolineofcollimationnotbeingperpendiculartohorizontalaxis
Ans:d
43.Whichofthefollowingerrorscannotbeeliminatedbytakingbothface
observations?
a)errorduetohorizontalaxisnotbeingperpendiculartotheverticalaxis
b)indexerrori.e.errorduetoimperfectadjustmentoftheverticalcirclevernier
c)errorduetononparallelismoftheaxisoftelescopelevelandlineofcollimation
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:d
44.Ifatripodsettlesintheintervalthatelapsesbetweentakingabacksight
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a)increase
b)decrease
c)notchange
d)either'a'or'b'
Ans:a
45.Ifaltitudebubbleisprovidedbothonindexframeaswellasontelescopeofa
theodolite,thentheinstrumentislevelledwithreferenceto
i)altitudebubbleonindexframe
ii)altitudebubbleonindexframeifitistobeusedasalevel
iii)altitudebubbleontelescope
iv)altitudebubbleontelescopeifitistobeusedasalevelThecorrectansweris
a)only(i)
b)both(i)and(iv)
c)only(iii)
d)both(ii)and(iii)
Ans:b
46.A'levelline'isa
a)horizontalline
b)lineparalleltothemeanspheriodalsurfaceofearth
c)linepassingthroughthecenterofcrosshairsandthecenterofeyepiece
d)linepassingthroughtheobjectivelensandtheeyepieceofadumpyortiltinglevel
Ans:b
47.Thefollowingsightsaretakenona"turningpoint"
a)foresightonly
b)backsightonly
c)foresightandbacksight
d)foresightandintermediatesight
Ans:c
48.Theriseandfallmethodoflevellingprovidesacompletecheckon
a)backsight
b)intermediatesight
c)foresight
d)alloftheabove
Ans:d
49.IftheR.L.ofaB.M.is100.00m,thebacksightis1.215mandtheforesightis
1.870m,theR.L.oftheforwardstationis
a)99.345m
b)100.345m
c)100.655m
d)101.870m
Ans:a
50.Inaninternalfocussingtypeoftelescope,thelensprovidedis
a)concave
b)convex
c)planoconvex
d)planoconcave
Ans:a
51.Whichofthefollowingerrorscanbeneutralisedbysettingthelevelmidway
betweenthetwostations?
a)errorduetocurvatureonly
b)errorduetorefractiononly

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c)errorduetobothcurvatureandrefraction
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
52.Heightofinstrumentmethodoflevellingis
a)moreaccuratethanriseandfallmethod
b)lessaccuratethanriseandfallmethod
c)quickerandlesstediousforlargenumberofintermediatesights
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
53.Theriseandfallmethod
a)isless.accuratethanheightofinstrumentmethod
b)isnotsuitableforlevellingwithtiltinglevels
c)providesacheckonthereductionofintermediatepointlevels
d)quickerandlesstediousforlargenumberofintermediatesights
Ans:c
54.Ifthestaffisnotheldverticalatalevellingstation,thereducedlevelcalculated
fromtheobservationwouldbe
a)trueR.L.
b)morethantrueR.L.
c)lessthantrueR.L.
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
55.Thedifferencebetweenalevellineandahorizontallineisthat
a)levellineisacurvedlinewhilehorizontallineisastraightline
b)levellineisnormaltoplumblinewhilehorizontallinemaynotbenormaltoplumblineat
thetangentpointtolevelline
c)horizontallineisnormaltoplumblinewhilelevellinemaynotbenormaltotheplumbline
d)botharesame
Ans:a
56.Thesensitivityofabubbletubecanbeincreasedby
a)increasingthediameterofthetube
b)decreasingthelengthofbubble
c)increasingtheviscosityofliquid
d)decreasingtheradiusofcurvatureoftube
Ans:a
57.Withtheriseoftemperature,thesensitivityofabubbletube
a)decreases
b)increases
c)remainsunaffected
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
58.Refractioncorrection
a)completelyeliminatescurvaturecorrection
b)partiallyeliminatescurvaturecorrection
c)addstothecurvaturecorrection
d)hasnoeffectoncurvaturecorrection
Ans:b
59.TheR.L,ofthepointAwhichisontheflooris100mandbacksightreadingonA
is2.455m.IftheforesightreadingonthepointBwhichisontheceilingis2.745m,
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a)94.80m
b)99.71m
c)100.29m
d)105.20m
Ans:d
60.Asappliedtostaffreadings,thecorrectionsforcurvatureandrefractionare
respectively
Theabovetableshowsapartofalevelfieldbook.ThevalueofXshouldbe
a)98.70
b)100.00
c)102.30
d)103.30
Ans:b
63.Ifthehorizontaldistancebetweenthestaffpointandthepointofobservationis
d,thentheerrorduetocurvatureofearthisproportionalto
a)d
b)1/d
c)d2
d)1/d2
Ans:c
64.Sensitivenessofaleveltubeisdesignatedby
a)radiusofleveltube
b)lengthofleveltube
c)lengthofbubbleofleveltube
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
65.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisincorrect?
a)Errorduetorefractionmaynotbecompletelyeliminatedbyreciprocallevelling.
b)Tiltinglevelsarecommonlyusedforprecisionwork.
c)Thelastreadingoflevellingisalwaysaforesight.
d)Alloftheabovestatementsareincorrect.
Ans:d
66.Dumpylevelismostsuitablewhen
a)theinstrumentistobeshiftedfrequently
b)flylevellingisbeingdoneoverlongdistance
c)manyreadingsaretobetakenfromasinglesettingoftheinstrument
d)alloftheabove
Ans:c
67.ThedifferenceoflevelsbetweentwostationsAandBistobedetermined.Forbest
results,theinstrumentstationshouldbe
a)equidistantfromAandB
b)closertothehigherstation
c)closertothelowerstation
d)asfaraspossiblefromthelineAB
Ans:a
68.Contourintervalis
a)inverselyproportionaltothescaleofthemap
b)directlyproportionaltotheflatnessofground
c)largerforaccurateworks
d)largerifthetimeavailableismore
Ans:a

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69.Animaginarylinelyingthroughoutthesurfaceofgroundandpreservingaconstant
inclinationtothehorizontalisknownas
a)contourline
b)horizontalequivalent
c)contourinterval
d)contourgradient
Ans:d
70.Thesuitablecontourintervalforamapwithscale1:10000is
a)2m
b)5m
c)10m
d)20m
Ans:a
71.Selectthecorrectstatement.
a)Acontourisnotnecessarilyaclosedcurve.
b)Acontourrepresentsaridgelineiftheconcavesideoflowervaluecontourliestowards
thehighervaluecontour.
c)Twocontoursofdifferentelevationsdonotcrosseachotherexceptincaseofan
overhangingcliff.
d)Alloftheabovestatementsarecorrect.
Ans:c
72.Aseriesofcloselyspacedcontourlinesrepresentsa
a)steepslope
b)gentleslope
c)uniformslope
d)planesurface
Ans:a
73.Directmethodofcontouringis
a)aquickmethod
b)adoptedforlargesurveysonly
c)mostaccuratemethod
d)suitableforhillyterrains
Ans:c
74.Indirectmethodofcontouring,theprocessoflocatingoridentifyingpointslyingona
contouriscalled
a)ranging
b)centring
c)horizontalcontrol
d)verticalcontrol
Ans:d
75.Inthecrosssectionmethodofindirectcontouring,thespacingofcrosssections
dependsupon
i)contourinterval
ii)scaleofplan
iii)characteristicsofground
Thecorrectansweris
a)only(i)
b)(i)and(ii)
c)(ii)and(iii)
d)(i),(ii)and(iii)
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76.Whichofthefollowingmethodsofcontouringismostsuitableforahillyterrain?
a)directmethod
b)squaremethod
c)crosssectionsmethod
d)tacheometricmethod
Ans:d
77.Selectthecorrectstatement.
a)Contourintervalonanymapiskeptconstant.
b)Directmethodofcontouringischeaperthanindirectmethod.
c)Intervisibilityofpointsonacontourmapcannotbeascertained.
d)Slopeofahillcannotbedeterminedwiththehelpofcontours.
Ans:a
78.Closedcontours,withhighervalueinwards,representa
a)depression
b)hillock
c)plainsurface
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
79.Contourintervalis
a)theverticaldistancebetweentwoconsecutivecontours
b)thehorizontaldistancebetweentwoconsecutivecontours
c)theverticaldistancebetweentwopointsonsamecontour
d)thehorizontaldistancebetweentwopointsonsamecontour
Ans:a
80.Benchmarkisestablishedby
a)hypsometry
b)barometriclevelling
c)spiritlevelling
d)trigonometricallevelling
Ans:c
81.Thetypeofsurveyingwhichrequiresleastofficeworkis
a)tacheomefry
b)trigonometricallevelling
c)planetablesurveying
d)theodolitesurveying
Ans:c
82.Intersectionmethodofdetailedplottingismostsuitablefor
a)forests
b)urbanareas
c)hillyareas
d)plains
Ans:c
83.Detailedplottingisgenerallydoneby
a)radiation
b)traversing
c)resection
d)alloftheabove
Ans:a
84.Threepointproblemcanbesolvedby

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a)Tracingpapermethod
b)Besselsmethod
c)Lehman'smethod
d)alloftheabove
Ans:d
85.Thesizeofaplanetableis
a)750mmx900mm
b)600mmx750mm
c)450mmx600mm
d)300mmx450mm
Ans:b
86.Theprocessofdeterminingthelocationsoftheinstrumentstationbydrawingre
sectorsfromthelocationsoftheknownstationsiscalled
a)radiation
b)intersection
c)resection
d)traversing
Ans:c
87.Theinstrumentusedforaccuratecenteringinplanetablesurveyis
a)spiritlevel
b)alidade
c)plumbingfork
d)troughcompass
Ans:c
88.Whichofthefollowingmethodsofplanetablesurveyingisusedtolocatethepositionof
aninaccessiblepoint?
a)radiation
b)intersection
c)traversing
d)resection
Ans:b
89.Thetwopointproblemandthreepointproblemaremethodsof
a)resection
b)orientation
c)traversing
d)resectionandorientation
Ans:d
90.Theresectionbytwopointproblemascomparedtothreepointproblem
a)givesmoreaccurateproblem
b)takeslesstime
c)requiresmorelabour
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
91.Themethodsusedforlocatingtheplanetablestationsare
i)radiation
ii)traversing
iii)intersection
iv)resection
Thecorrectansweris
a)(i)and(ii)
b)(iii)and(iv)

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c)(ii)and(iv)
d)(i)and(iii)
Ans:c
92.Afterfixingtheplanetabletothetripod,themainoperationswhichareneededateach
planetablestationare
i)levelling
ii)orientation
iii)centering
Thecorrectsequenceoftheseoperationsis
a)(i),(ii),.(iii)
b)(i),(iii),(ii)
c)(iii),(i),(ii)
d)(ii),(Hi),(i)
Ans:b
93.Bowditchruleisappliedto
a)anopentraverseforgraphicaladjustment
b)aclosedtraverseforadjustmentofclosingerror
c)determinetheeffectoflocalattraction
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
94.Ifinaclosedtraverse,thesumofthenorthlatitudesismorethanthesumofthesouth
latitudesandalsothesumofwestdeparturesismorethanthesumoftheeastdepartures,
thebearingoftheclosinglineisinthe
a)NEquadrant
b)SEquadrant
c)NWquadrant
d)SWquadrant
Ans:b
95.IfthereducedbearingofalineABisN60Wandlengthis100m,thenthelatitudeand
departurerespectivelyofthelineABwillbe
a)+50m,+86.6m
b)+86.6m,50m
c)+50m,86.6m
d)+70.7m,50m
Ans:b
96.Theanglebetweentheprolongationoftheprecedinglineandtheforwardlineofa
traverseiscalled
a)deflectionangle
b)includedangle
c)directangle
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
97.Transitruleofadjustingtheconsecutivecoordinatesofatraverseisusedwhere
a)linearandangularmeasurementsofthetraverseareofequalaccuracy
b)angularmeasurementsaremoreaccuratethanlinearmeasurements
c)linearmeasurementsaremoreaccuratethanangularmeasurements
d)alloftheabove
Ans:b
98.Whichofthefollowingmethodsoftheodolitetraversingissuitableforlocatingthe
detailswhicharefarawayfromtransitstations?
a)measuringangleanddistancefromonetransitstation

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b)measuringanglestothepointfromatleasttwostations
c)measuringangleatonestationanddistancefromother
d)measuringdistancefromtwopointsontraverseline
Ans:b
99.Subtensebarisaninstrumentusedfor
a)levelling
b)measurementofhorizontaldistancesinplaneareas
c)measurementofhorizontaldistancesinundulatedareas
d)measurementofangles
Ans:c
100.Horizontaldistancesobtainedbythermometricobservations
a)requireslopecorrection
b)requiretensioncorrection
c)requireslopeandtensioncorrections
d)donotrequireslopeandtensioncorrections
Ans:d
101.Thenumberofhorizontalcrosswiresinastadiadiaphragmis
a)one
b)two
c)three
d)four
Ans:c
102.Iftheinterceptonaverticalstaffisobservedas0.75mfromatacheometer,the
horizontaldistancebetweentacheometerandstaffstationis
a)7.5m
b)25m
c)50
d)75m
Ans:d
103.Foratacheometertheadditiveandmultiplyingconstantsarerespectively
a)0and100
b)100and0
c)0and0
d)100and100
Ans:a
104.Ifthefocallengthoftheobjectglassis25cmandthedistancefromobjectglasstothe
trunnionaxisis15cm,theadditiveconstantis
a)0.1
b)0.4
c)0.6
d)1.33
Ans:b
105.Overturningofvehiclesonacurvecanbeavoidedbyusing
a)compoundcurve
b)verticalcurve
c)reversecurve
d)transitioncurve
Ans:d
106.Differentgradesarejoinedtogetherbya
a)compoundcurve

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b)transitioncurve
c)reversecurve
d)verticalcurve
Ans:d

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