Top 350+ Solved Surveying MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Direct ranging is done when the two ends of the survey lines are _______
a. Invisible
b. Intervisible
c. Visible from a particular point
d. Faraway from each other
Q. 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
Q. When magnetic meridian is right side to true meridian, then Magnetic Declination is said to be _________
a. Eastern
b. Western
c. Southern
d. Northern
Q. Which of the following are not sources of errors?
a. Instrumental
b. Personal
c. Natural
d. Artificial
Q. Prism square works on the same principle as that of _______
a. Cross staff
b. Open cross staff
c. Optical square
d. Site square
Q. What instrument is used for centering the table?
a. Compass
b. Spirit level
c. Plumbing fork
d. Alidade
Q. Which of the following is used for the orientation of the table?
a. Compass
b. Spirit level
c. Dumpy level
d. Alidade
Q. 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
Q. 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
Q. 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
Q. Which of the following is not a part of the prismatic compass?
a. Agate cap
b. Prism cap
c. Brake pin
d. Jewel bearing
Q. 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
Q. In which of the following compass sighting and reading taking cannot be done simultaneouslyfrom one position of the observer?
a. Prismatic compass
b. Surveyor’s compass
c. Theodolite
d. Sextant