Top 350+ Solved Surveying MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The projection of a traverse line on a line parallel to the meridian is known as
a. latitude
b. departure
Q. Direct ranging is possible only when the end stations are
a. close to each other
b. not more than 100 m apart
c. mutually intervisible
d. located at highest points in the sea
Q. The index glass in an optical square is
a. wholly silvered
b. wholly unsilvered
c. one-fourth silvered and three-fourth unsilvered
d. half silvered and half unsilvered
Q. The method of intersection in plane tabling is commonly used for
a. locating the distant and inaccessible points
b. locating the broken boundaries
c. locating the points which may be used subsequently as the instrument stations
d. all of the above
Q. A scale which has a common representative fraction, but read in different measures, is called a
a. plain scale
b. diagonal scale
c. shrunk scale
d. comparative scale
Q. In levelling, the correction for combined curvature and refraction (in metres) is equal to
a. 0.00785 D2
b. 0.0785 D2
c. 0.0112 D2
d. 0.0673 D2
Q. In locating the details of inaccessible objects visible atleast from transit stations, the method used is
a. by angles and distances from the same station
b. by angle from one station and distance from the other station
c. by distances from two different stations
d. none of the above
Q. In geodetic surveying, the curvature of the earth is taken into consideration.
a. Agree
b. Disagree
Q. When the image formed by the objective is not situated in the plane of cross-hairs,
a. the cross-hairs should be adjusted
b. the eye-piece should be focussed
c. the objective should be focussed
d. the parallex should be removed
Q. In order to determine the natural features such as valleys, rivers, lakes etc., the surveying preferred is
a. city surveying
b. location surveying
c. cadastral surveying
d. topographical surveying