Question 1

The axis of bubble tube must be perpendicular to the vertical axis.

Accepted Answer

A) Right 
B) Wrong 
A) Right 
B) Wrong A

Question 2

The plotting of small areas which can be commanded from a single station, is usually done on the plane table by the method of

Accepted Answer

A) radiation 
B) intersection 
C) traversing 
D) resection 
A) radiation 
B) intersection 
C) traversing 
D) resection A

Question 3

The positive error makes the measured distance

Accepted Answer

A) less than 
B) more than 
A) less than 
B) more than B

Question 4

The instrument, belonging to a class of reflecting instrument, is

Accepted Answer

A) line ranger 
B) box sextent 
C) prismatic compass 
D) all of these 
A) line ranger 
B) box sextent 
C) prismatic compass 
D) all of these

Question 5

When the length of offset is 20 m, it is called

Accepted Answer

A) short 
B) long 
A) short 
B) long

Question 6

The horizon glass in an optical square is

Accepted Answer

A) wholly silvered 
B) wholly unsilvered 
C) one-fourth silvered and three-fourth unsilvered 
D) half silvered and half unsilvered 
A) wholly silvered 
B) wholly unsilvered 
C) one-fourth silvered and three-fourth unsilvered 
D) half silvered and half unsilvered

Question 7

When several contours coincide, it indicates

Accepted Answer

A) a vertical cliff 
B) a valley 
C) a ridge 
A) a vertical cliff 
B) a valley 
C) a ridge

Question 8

In tachcometric method of setting out a curve, no chain or tape is used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The brightness of the image

Accepted Answer

A) is directly proportional to 
B) is inversely proportional to 
C) varies directly as the square of 
D) varies inversely as the square of 
A) is directly proportional to 
B) is inversely proportional to 
C) varies directly as the square of 
D) varies inversely as the square of

Question 10

The contour interval

Accepted Answer

A) should be constant 
B) need not be constant 
A) should be constant 
B) need not be constant

Question 11

When the centres of the arcs lie on the opposite sides of the common tangent at the junction of the two curves, it is known as a

Accepted Answer

A) simple curve 
B) vertical curve 
C) compound curve 
D) reverse curve 
A) simple curve 
B) vertical curve 
C) compound curve 
D) reverse curve

Question 12

In the surveying telescopes, cross hairs are fitted in

Accepted Answer

A) centre of the telescope 
B) optical centre of the eye piece 
C) front of the eye piece 
D) front of the objective 
A) centre of the telescope 
B) optical centre of the eye piece 
C) front of the eye piece 
D) front of the objective

Question 13

According to Lehman's rule of plane tabling

Accepted Answer

A) the distance to the point sought from each of the three rays is proportional to the distance of the three known points from the instrument station 
B) when the instrument station is outside the great circle, the point sought is always on the same side of the ray drawn to the most distant point as the intersection of the other two rays 
C) when looking in the direction of the reference points, the point sought is on the same side of each of the three rays 
D) all of the above 
A) the distance to the point sought from each of the three rays is proportional to the distance of the three known points from the instrument station 
B) when the instrument station is outside the great circle, the point sought is always on the same side of the ray drawn to the most distant point as the intersection of the other two rays 
C) when looking in the direction of the reference points, the point sought is on the same side of each of the three rays 
D) all of the above

Question 14

A line normal to the plumb line at all points is known as

Accepted Answer

A) horizontal line 
B) vertical line 
C) level line 
D) line of collimation 
A) horizontal line 
B) vertical line 
C) level line 
D) line of collimation

Question 15

in measuring horizontal angles, the theodolite should be turned

Accepted Answer

A) clockwise from the forward station to the back station 
B) clockwise from the back station to the forward station 
C) anticlockwise from the forward station to the back station 
D) anticlockwise from the back station to the forward station 
A) clockwise from the forward station to the back station 
B) clockwise from the back station to the forward station 
C) anticlockwise from the forward station to the back station 
D) anticlockwise from the back station to the forward station

Question 16

An angle between the inclined line of sight and the horizontal is called

Accepted Answer

A) direct angle 
B) vertical angle 
C) horizontal angle 
D) deflection angle 
A) direct angle 
B) vertical angle 
C) horizontal angle 
D) deflection angle

Question 17

The longest of the chain lines used in making a survey is generally regarded as a base line.

Accepted Answer

A) Agree 
B) Disagree 
A) Agree 
B) Disagree

Question 18

In a prismatic compass, the zero of the graduated ring is located at

Accepted Answer

A) north end 
B) south end 
C) east end 
D) west end 
A) north end 
B) south end 
C) east end 
D) west end

Question 19

A back sight indicates the

Accepted Answer

A) shifting 
B) setting up 
C) height 
A) shifting 
B) setting up 
C) height

Question 20

The object of introducing a transition curve at each end of the circular curve is

Accepted Answer

A) to obtain a gradual increase of curvature from zero at the tangent point to the specified quantity at the junction of the transition curve with the circular curve 
B) to provide a satisfactory means of obtaining a gradual increase of super-elevation from zero on the tangent point to the specified amount on the main circular curve 
C) to accomplish gradually the transition from the tangent to the circular curve and from the circular curve to the tangent 
D) all of the above 
A) to obtain a gradual increase of curvature from zero at the tangent point to the specified quantity at the junction of the transition curve with the circular curve 
B) to provide a satisfactory means of obtaining a gradual increase of super-elevation from zero on the tangent point to the specified amount on the main circular curve 
C) to accomplish gradually the transition from the tangent to the circular curve and from the circular curve to the tangent 
D) all of the above

The axis of bubble tube must be perpendicular to the vertical axis.

The plotting of small areas which can be commanded from a single station, is usually done on the plane table by the method of

The positive error makes the measured distance

The instrument, belonging to a class of reflecting instrument, is

When the length of offset is 20 m, it is called

The horizon glass in an optical square is

When several contours coincide, it indicates

In tachcometric method of setting out a curve, no chain or tape is used.

The brightness of the image

The contour interval

When the centres of the arcs lie on the opposite sides of the common tangent at the junction of the two curves, it is known as a

In the surveying telescopes, cross hairs are fitted in

According to Lehman's rule of plane tabling

A line normal to the plumb line at all points is known as

in measuring horizontal angles, the theodolite should be turned

An angle between the inclined line of sight and the horizontal is called

The longest of the chain lines used in making a survey is generally regarded as a base line.

In a prismatic compass, the zero of the graduated ring is located at

A back sight indicates the

The object of introducing a transition curve at each end of the circular curve is

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Exam 20: Surveying Techniques and Instruments

The axis of bubble tube must be perpendicular to the vertical axis.

The plotting of small areas which can be commanded from a single station, is usually done on the plane table by the method of

The positive error makes the measured distance

The instrument, belonging to a class of reflecting instrument, is

When the length of offset is 20 m, it is called

The horizon glass in an optical square is

When several contours coincide, it indicates

In tachcometric method of setting out a curve, no chain or tape is used.

The brightness of the image

The contour interval

When the centres of the arcs lie on the opposite sides of the common tangent at the junction of the two curves, it is known as a

In the surveying telescopes, cross hairs are fitted in

According to Lehman's rule of plane tabling

A line normal to the plumb line at all points is known as

in measuring horizontal angles, the theodolite should be turned

An angle between the inclined line of sight and the horizontal is called

The longest of the chain lines used in making a survey is generally regarded as a base line.

In a prismatic compass, the zero of the graduated ring is located at

A back sight indicates the

The object of introducing a transition curve at each end of the circular curve is

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