Surveying MCQ Questions And Answers – Civil Engineering

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Surveying MCQ Questions And Answers - Civil Engineering

Surveying MCQ Questions (1-5)

The method generally preferred to for contouring an undulating area, is

  1. chain surveying
  2. plane table surveying
  3. tacheometrical surveying
  4. compass surveying
Check Answer

tacheometrical surveying

The horizontal angle between the true meridian and the magnetic meridian shown by needle at the time of observation is called ______

  1. True bearing
  2. Magnetic bearing
  3. Arbitrary bearing
  4. Magnetic declination
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Magnetic declination

Which of the following plane table survey has plotting errors?

  1. The edge of alidade is not straight
  2. Defective orientation
  3. Defective scale of map
  4. All of the above
Check Answer

Defective scale of map

The principle of plane table surveying is ______________________.

  1. Trigonometry
  2. Similarity
  3. Contouring
  4. Parallelism
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Parallelism

If fore bearing is 200°, what is back bearing?

  1. 20°
  2. N 20° E
  3. Both A and B
  4. None of the above
Check Answer

Both A and B

Surveying MCQ Questions (6-10)

Subtense bar is an instrument used for

  1. measuring horizontal distances in undulated area
  2. measuring horizontal distances in plane area
  3. measuring horizontal angles in undulated area
  4. measuring horizontal angles in plane area
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measuring horizontal distances in undulated area

Perpendicularity of an offset may be judged by eye, if the length of the offset is

  1. 5 m
  2. 10 m
  3. 15 m
  4. 20 m
Check Answer

15 m

Which of the following mean sea level in India has adopted as a datum surface?

  1. Mumbai
  2. Chennai
  3. Goa
  4. None of the above
Check Answer

Mumbai

Which of the following equation is used to find out combined correction for earth surface?

  1. 0.01122d2
  2. 0.0785d2
  3. 0.0673d2
  4. None of the above
Check Answer

0.0673d2

Which of the following instrument is not useful for levelling?

  1. Dumpy level
  2. Compass
  3. Wye level
  4. Auto set level
Check Answer

Compass

Surveying MCQ Questions (11-15)

Which of the following types of field book?

  1. Single line
  2. Double line
  3. Both A and B
  4. None of the above
Check Answer

Both A and B

What is the shape of contour lines in case of a valley?

  1. U
  2. V
  3. W
  4. O
Check Answer

V

Which of the following types of cross staff can setting out an angles between 0º to 360 º?

  1. Open cross staff
  2. Adjustable cross staff
  3. French cross staff
  4. All of the above
Check Answer

Adjustable cross staff

Basic principle of Surveying “working from whole to part” is:

  1. to complete the work rapidly
  2. to prevent accumulation of errors
  3. to avoid mistakes in work
  4. All of the above
Check Answer

to prevent accumulation of errors

What is the least count of reading for self reading staff?

  1. 5 mm
  2. 0.5 mm
  3. 0.005 mm
  4. 0.5 m
Check Answer

5 mm

Surveying MCQ Questions (16-20)

One link length of Engineer’s chain is ____

  1. 33ft
  2. 66ft
  3. 100ft
  4. 1ft
Check Answer

1ft

Mechanical method in Plane Table Surveying is also known as _____

  1. Graphical method
  2. Axis method
  3. Trial and error method
  4. Tracing paper method
Check Answer

Tracing paper method

The limiting length of an offset does not depend upon

  1. accuracy of the work
  2. method of setting out perpendiculars
  3. scale of plotting
  4. indefinite features to be surveyed
Check Answer

indefinite features to be surveyed

Which of the following line is the joining the points of same declination?

  1. Magnetic meridian
  2. Isogonic line
  3. Agonic line
  4. None of the above
Check Answer

Isogonic line

If the length of the chain is more, the measured distance will be

  1. More than
  2. Zero
  3. Less than
  4. Equal to
Check Answer

Less than

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