Surveying MCQs
The smaller horizontal angle between the true meridian and a survey line, is known
A) declination
B) bearing
C) azimuth
D) dip
Check Answer
C) azimuth
The chord of a curve less than peg interval, is known as
A) small chord
B) sub-chord
C) normal chord
D) short chord
Check Answer
B) sub-chord
A well conditioned triangle has no angle less than
A) 20°
B) 30°
C) 45°
D) 60°
Check Answer
B) 30°
Perpendicular offset from a tangent to the junction of a transition curve and circular curve is equal to
A) shift
B) twice the shift
C) thrice the shift
D) four times the shift
Check Answer
D) four times the shift
Rankine’s deflection angle in minutes is obtained by multiplying the length of the chord by
A) degree of the curve
B) square of the degree of the curve
C) inverse of the degree of the curve
D) none of these
Check Answer
A) degree of the curve
The line of collimation method of reduction of levels, does not provide a check on
A) intermediate sights
B) fore sights
C) back sights
D) reduced levels
Check Answer
A) intermediate sights
Designation of a curve is made by :
A) angle subtended by a chord of any length
B) angle subtended by an arc of specified length
C) radius of the curve
D) curvature of the curve
Check Answer
C) radius of the curve
Profile levelling is usually done for determining
A) contours of an area
B) capacity of a reservoir
C) elevations along a straight line
D) boundaries of property
Check Answer
C) elevations along a straight line
For indirect ranging, number of ranging rods required, is
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Check Answer
D) 4
The bubble tube is nearly filled with
A) alcohol or chloroform
B) a liquid which is very mobile
C) a liquid having low freezing point
D) all the above
Check Answer
D) all the above
