Sample Paper containing questions on Surveying for geology and Civil Engineering exams

Sample Paper  containing questions on Surveying for geology and Civil Engineering exams
Free 25 Objective questions on surveying
1: The curvation of the earth is considered in:
(a) Plane surveying
(b) Geodetic surveying
(c) Cadastral surveying
(d) Hydrographic surveying
Answer. (b)

2: Surveys which depict the natural ‘features of a country are known as:
(a) Cadastral surveys
(b) Engineering surveys
(c) Topographic surveys
(d) Geological surveys.
Answer. (c)

3: A 30 m chain is divided into:
(a) 100 links
(b) 150 links
(c) 200 links
(d) 250 links.
Answer. (b)

4: The length of Gunter’s chain is:
(a) 100 ft
(b) 75 ft
(c) 66 ft
(d) 55 ft
Answer. (c)

5: “One link” Ina chain means the distance from:
(a) Centre to centre of inner rings
(b) Centre to centre of outer rings
(c) One end of the link to another end
(d) Centre to centre of middle rings
Answer. (d)

6: Chain survey is recommended when the area is:
(a) Simple and fairly level
(b) Undulating
(c) Crowded
(d) Hilly.
Answer. (a)

7: A triangle said to be well conditioned when its angles should be between:
(a) 20° to 100°
(b) 30° to 90°
(c) 15° to 115°
(d) 30° to 120°.
Answer. (d)

8: Perpendicular offsets may be taken by setting the right angle in the ratio:
(a) 3:4:5.
(b) 2:4:9.
(c) 3:6:9.
(d) 2:4:5.
Answer. (a)

9: ln a surveyor’s compass, the ring is graduated:
(a) From 0° to 360 °.
(b) From 0° to 180 °.
(c) From 0° to 90°.
(d) In any way.
Answer. (c)

10: The plane table map cannot be plotted to a different scale, as there is no:
(a) Field book.
(b) Log book.
(c) Level book.
(d) Rough book.
Answer. (a)

11: In plane table survey, the operation which must be carried out is:
(a) Resection.
(b) Orientation.
(c) Radiation.
(d) Intersection.
Answer. (b)

12: The U-fork and plumb bob are required for:
(a) Levelling.
(b) Orientation.
(c) Centring.
(d) Marking the north line.
Answer. (c)

13:The instrument which is used for sighting of a object in plane tabling is known as:
(a) Trough compass.
(b) Alidade.
(c) Spirit level.
(d) U-fork.
Answer. (b)

14:The north line of the map is marked on the:
(a) Right-hand top corner.
(b) Highs-hand bottom corner.
(c) Left-hand lop corner.
(d) Left-hand bottom corner.
Answer. (a)

15:The horizontal angle between true meridian and magnetic meridian is known as:
(a) Magnetic line.
(b) Magnetic declination.
(c) Dip.
(d) Agonic line.
Answer. (b)

16:The true meridian passes through:
(a) Geographical poles.
(b) Magnetic poles.
(c) East-west of the earth.
(d) Arbitary poles.
Answer. (a)

17: At the magnetic pole, the dip of the needle is:
(a) 0°.
(b) 45°
(c) 90°.
(d) 180°.
Answer. (c)

18: ln the Quadranatal Bearing, line is said to free from local attraction, if the FB and BB
are:
(a) Numerically equal.
(b) Numerically equal with opposite quadrants.
(c) Numerically unequal.
(d) None of these.
Answer. (b)

19: The Bench Mark (BM) established by the survey of India is known as the:
(a) GTS BM.
(b) Arbitrary BM.
(c) Permanent BM.
(d) Levelled BM.
Answer. (a)

20: The datum adopted for India is the:
(a) MSL at Calcutta.
(b) MSL at Karachi.
(c) MSL at Madras.
(d) MSL at Mumbai.
Answer. (b)

21: The line of collimation and axis of the telescope should:
(a) Coincide.
(b) Be diagonal.
(c) Be perpendicular.
(d) Be parallel.
Answer. (a)

22: Mean sea level at any place is the average datum of hourly tide heightsover a period
of:
(a) 10 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 19 years.
(d) 25 years.
Answer. (c)

23: A metric levelling staff is divided into metres, decimetres and the smallest division is:
(a) 1 cm.
(b) 0.5 cm.
(c) 0.8 cm.
(d) 0.2 cm.
Answer. (b)

24: The point on which both back-sight and fore-sight are taken is known as:
(a) Back levelling point.
(b) Fore levelling point.
(c) Change point.
(d) Replacement point.
Answer. (c)

25: When there is a relative movement between the cross-hairs and staff reading, it is
known as:
(a) Parallex.
(b) Collination error.
(c) Refraction error.
(d) Axial error.
Answer. (a)