Surveying MCQs
Hydrographic surveys deal with the mapping of
A) large water bodies
B) heavenly bodies
C) mountaineous region
D) canal system
Check Answer
A) large water bodies
The intercept of a staff
A) is maximum if the staff is held truly normal to the line of sight.
B) is minimum if the staff is held truly normal to the line of sight.
C) decreases if the staff is tilted away from normal
D) increases if the staff is tilted towards normal
Check Answer
B) is minimum if the staff is held truly normal to the line of sight
For true difference in elevations between two points A and B, the level must be set up
A) at any point between A and B
B) at the exact mid point of A and B
C) near the point A
D) near the point B
Check Answer
B) at the exact mid point of A and B
The main principle of surveying is to work
A) from part to the whole
B) from whole to the part
C) from higher level to the lower level
D) from lower level to higher level
Check Answer
B) from whole to the part
For the construction of highway or railway
A) longitudinal sections are required
B) cross sections are required
C) both longitudinal and cross sections are required
D) none of these
Check Answer
C) both longitudinal and cross sections are required
A bearing of a line is also known as
A) magnetic bearing
B) true bearing
C) azimuth
D) reduced bearing
Check Answer
B) true bearing
True meridians are generally preferred to magnetic meridians because
A) these converge to a point
B) these change due to change in time
C) these remain constant
D) None of these
Check Answer
C) these remain constant
In chain surveying field work is limited to
A) linear measurements only
B) angular measurements only
C) both linear and angular measurements
D) all the above
Check Answer
A) linear measurements only
The limiting length of an offset does not depend upon
A) accuracy of the work
B) method of setting out perpendiculars
C) scale of plotting
D) indefinite features to be surveyed
Check Answer
D) indefinite features to be surveyed
The accuracy of measurement in chain surveying, does not depend upon
A) length of the offset
B) scale of the plotting
C) importance of the features
D) general layout of the chain lines
Check Answer
D) general layout of the chain lines
