1. During chaining along a straight line, the .
leader of the party has 4 arrows in his hand while the follower has 6. Distance
of the follower from the starting point is
a) 4 chains
b)
6 chains
c)
120 m
d)
180 m
Ans: b
2. A metallic tape is made of
a)
steel
b)
invar
c)
linen
d)
cloth and wires
Ans: d
3. For a well-conditioned triangle, no angle
should be less than
a) 20°
b)
30°
c)
45°
d)
60°
Ans: b
4. The angle of intersection of the two plane
mirrors of an optical square is
a) 30°
b)
45°
c)
60°
d)
90°
Ans: b
5. The allowable length of an offset depends
upon the
a)
degree of accuracy required
b)
method of setting out the perpendiculars and nature
of ground
c) scale of plotting
d) all of the above
Ans: d
6. Which of the following angles can be set
out with the help of French cross staff?
a) 45° only
b)
90° only
c)
either 45° or 90°
d)
any angle
Ans: c
7. Which of the following methods of offsets
involves less measurement on the ground?
a) method of perpendicular offsets
b)
method of oblique offsets
c)
method of ties
d)
all involve equal measurement on the ground
Ans: a
8. The permissible error in chaining for
measurement with chain on rough or hilly ground is
a) 1 in 100
b)
1 in 250
c)
1 in 500
d)
1 in 1000
Ans: b
9. The correction for sag is
a)
always additive
b)
always subtractive
c)
always zero
d)
sometimes additive and sometimes subtractive
Ans: b
10. Cross staff is an instrument used for
a)
measuring approximate horizontal angles
b)
setting out right angles
c)
measuring bearings of the lines
d)
none of the above
Ans: b
11. Normal tension is that
pull which
a)
is used at the time of standardising the tape
b) neutralizes
the effect due to pull and sag
c)
makes the correction due to sag equal to zero
d) makes
the correction due to pull equal to zero
Ans: b
12.
Which of the following is not used in measuring perpendicular offsets ?
a) line ranger
b) steel
tape
c)
optical square
d) cross
staff
Ans: a
13.
If the length of a chain is found to be short on testing, it can be
adjusted by
a) straightening the links
b) removing
one or more small circular rings
c)
closing the joints of the rings if opened out
d) all
of the above
Ans: a
14. The
maximum tolerance in a 20 m chain is
a)
±2 mm
b) ±3
mm
c)
±5 mm
d) ±8
mm
Ans: c
15.For accurate work, the steel band should always be used in preference to
chain because the steel band
a) is lighter than chain
b) is easier to handle
c ) can
be easily repaired in the field
d) is
practically inextensible and is not liable to kinks when in use
Ans: d
16. The length of a chain is measured from
a)
centre of one handle to centre of other handle
b) outside
of one handle to outside of other handle
c)
outside of one handle to inside of other handle
d) inside
of one handle to inside of other handle
Ans: b
17. Select the incorrect statement.
a)
The true meridians at different places are
parallel to each other.
b) The
true meridian at any place is not variable.
c)
The true meridians converge to a point in
northern and southern hemispheres.
d) The
maps prepared by national survey departments of any country are based on true
meridians.
Ans: a
18. If the
true bearing of a line AB is 269° 30', then the azimuth of the line AB is
a) 0° 30'
b) 89°
30'
c)
90° 30'
d) 269°
30'
Ans: c
19. In the prismatic compass
a)
the magnetic needle moves with the box
b) the
line of the sight does not move with the box
c)
the magnetic needle and graduated circle do not
move with the box
d) the
graduated circle is fixed to the box and the magnetic needle always remains in
the N-S direction
Ans: c
20. For a line AB
a)
the forebearing of AB and back bearing of AB
differ by 180°
b) the
forebearing of AB and back bearing of BA differ by 180°
c)
both (a) and (b) are correct.
d) none
is correct
Ans: a
21. Local attraction in compass surveying may
exist due to
a)
incorrect levelling of the magnetic needle
b) loss
of magnetism of the needle
c)
friction of the needle at the pivot
d) presence
of magnetic substances near the instrument
Ans: d
22. In the
quadrantal bearing system, a whole circle bearing of 293° 30' can be expressed
as
a) W23°30'N
b) N66°30'W
c)
S113°30'N
d) N23°30'W
Ans: b
23. The prismatic compass and surveyor's
compass
a) give
whole circle bearing (WCB) of a line and quadrantal bearing (QB) of a line
respectively
b) both give
QB of a line and WCB of a line
c)
both give QB of a line
d) both
give WCB of a line
Ans: a
24. The
horizontal angle between the true meridian and magnetic meridian at a place is
called
a) azimuth
b) declination
c)
local attraction
d) magnetic
bearing
Ans: b
25. A negative declination shows that the
magnetic meridian is to the
a)
eastern side of the true meridian
b) western
side of the true meridian
c)
southern side of the true meridian
d) none
of the above
Ans: b
26. If the
magnetic bearing of the sun at a place at noon in southern hemisphere is 167°,
the magnetic declination at that place is
a) 77° N
b) 23°
S
c)
13° E
d) 13°
W
Ans: c
27. The graduations in prismatic compass
i) are
inverted
ii) are
upright
iii)run
clockwise having 0° at south
iv) run
clockwise having 0° at north The correct answer is
a)
(i) and (iii)
b) (i)
and (iv)
c)
(ii) and (iii)
d) (ii)
and (iv)
Ans: a
28. Agate cap is fitted with a
a)
cross staff
b) level
c)
chain
d) prismatic
compass
Ans: d
29.The
temporary adjustments of a prismatic compass are
i) Centering
ii) Levelling
iii) Focusing the prism
The correct order is
a)
(0, (iii), 00
b) (0,
(ii), (iii)
c)
(ii), (iii), 0)
d) (in),
(i), (ii)
Ans: b
30. Theodolite is an instrument used for
a)
tightening the capstan-headed nuts of level tube
b) measurement
of horizontal angles only
c)
measurement of vertical angles only
d) measurement
of both horizontal and vertical angles
e)
Ans: d
31. The
process of turning the telescope about the vertical axis in horizontal plane is
known as
a)
transiting
b) reversing
c)
plunging
d) swinging
Ans: d
32. Size of a theodolite is specified by
a)
the length of telescope
b) the
diameter of vertical circle
c)
the diameter of lower plate
d) the
diameter of upper plate
Ans: c
33. Which of the following is not the function
of levelling head ?
a)
to support the main part of the instrument
b) to
attach the theodolite to the tripod
c)
to provide a means for leveling the theodolite
d) none
of the above
Ans: d
34. If the lower clamp screw is
tightened and upper clamp screw is loosened, the theodolite may be rotated
a) on
its outer spindle with relative motion between the vernier and graduated scale
of lower plate
b) on
its outer spindle without relative motion between the vernier and graduated
scale of lower plate
c) on
its inner spindle with relative motion between vernier and the graduated scale
of lower plate
d) on
its inner spindle without relative motion between vernier and the graduated
scale of lower plate
Ans: c
35. A telescope is said to be inverted if its
a)
vertical circle is to its right and the bubble
of the telescope is down
b) vertical
circle is to its right and the bubble of the telescope is up
c)
vertical circle is to its left and the bubble of
the telescope is down
d) vertical
circle is to its left and the bubble of the telescope is up
Ans: a
36. The cross hairs in the surveying telescope
are placed
a)
midway between eye piece and objective lens
b) much
closer to the eye-piece than to the objective lens
c)
much closer to the objective lens than to the
eye piece
d) anywhere
between eye-piece and objective lens
Ans: b
37. For which of the following permanent adjustments
of theodolite, the spire test is used ?
a) adjustment
of plate levels
b) adjustment
of line of sight
c)
adjustment of horizontal axis
d) adjustment
of altitude bubble and vertical index frame
Ans: c
38.The adjustment of horizontal cross hair is
required particularly when the instrument is used for
a) leveling
b) prolonging
a straight line
c)
measurement of horizontal angles
d) all
of the above
Ans: a
39. Which of the following errors is not
eliminated by the method of repetition of horizontal angle measurement ?
a)
error due to eccentricity of verniers
b) error
due to displacement of station signals
c)
error due to wrong adjustment of line of
collimation and trunnion axis
d) error
due to inaccurate graduation
Ans: b
40. The error due to eccentricity
of inner and outer axes can be eliminated by
a) reading
both verniers and taking the mean of the two
b) taking
both face observations and taking the mean of the two
c) double sighting
d) taking
mean of several readings distributed over different portions of the graduated
circle
Ans: a
41. In the double application of principle of
reversion, the apparent error is
a) equal to
true error
b) half
the true error
c)
two times the true error
d) four
times the true error
Ans: d
42. Which of the following errors can be eliminated
by taking mean of bot face observations ?
a) error due
to imperfect graduations
b) error
due to eccentricity of verniers
c)
error due to imperfect adjustment of plate
levels
d) error
due to line of collimation not being perpendicular to horizontal axis
Ans: d
43. Which of the following errors
cannot be eliminated by taking both face observations?
a)
error due to horizontal axis not being
perpendicular to the vertical axis
b)
index error i.e. error due to imperfect
adjustment of the vertical circle vernier
c)
error due to non-parallelism of the axis of
telescope level and line of collimation
d)
none of the above
Ans: d
44. If a
tripod settles in the interval that elapses between taking a back sight reading
and the following foresight reading, then the elevation of turning point will
a) increase
b) decrease
c)
not change
d) either
'a' or 'b'
Ans: a
45. If altitude bubble is provided both on
index frame as well as on telescope of a theodolite, then the instrument is
levelled with reference to
i) altitude bubble on index frame
ii) altitude bubble on index frame if it is to
be used as a level
iii) altitude bubble on telescope
iv) altitude bubble on telescope if it is to be
used as a level
The correct answer is
a) only (i)
b) both
(i) and (iv)
c)
only (iii)
d) both
(ii) and (iii)
Ans: b
46. A'level line'is a
a)
horizontal line
b) line
parallel to the mean spheriodal surface of earth
c)
line passing through the center of cross hairs
and the center of eye piece
d) line
passing through the objective lens and the eye-piece of a dumpy or tilting
level
Ans: b
47. The following sights are taken on a
"turning point"
a)
foresight only
b) backsight
only
c)
foresight and backsight
d) foresight
and intermediate sight
Ans: c
48. The rise
and fall method of levelling provides a complete check on
a) backsight
b) intermediate
sight
c)
foresight
d) all
of the above
Ans: d
49. If the
R.L. of a B.M. is 100.00 m, the back- sight is 1.215 m and the foresight is
1.870 m, the R.L. of the forward station is
a) 99.345 m
b) 100.345
m
c)
100.655m
d) 101.870m
Ans: a
50. In an
internal focussing type of telescope, the lens provided is
a) concave
b) convex
c)
plano-convex
d) plano-concave
Ans: a
51. Which of the following errors can be
neutralised by setting the level midway between the two stations ?
a)
error due to curvature only
b) error
due to refraction only
c)
error due to both curvature and re-fraction
d) none
of the above
Ans: c
52. Height of instrument method of levelling is
a)
more accurate than rise and fall method
b) less
accurate than rise and fall method
c)
quicker and less tedious for large number of
intermediate sights
d) none
of the above
Ans: c
53. The rise and fall method
a)
is less.accurate than height of instrument
method
b) is
not suitable for levelling with tilting levels
c)
provides a check on the reduction of
intermediate point levels
d) quicker
and less tedious for large number of intermediate sights
Ans: c
54. If the staff is not held vertical at a
level¬ling station, the reduced level calculated from the observation would be
a)
true R.L.
b) more
than true R.L.
c)
less than true R.L.
d) none
of the above
Ans: c
55. The difference between a level line and a
horizontal line is that
a) level
line is a curved line while hori-zontal line is a straight line
b) level
line is normal to plumb line while horizontal line may not be normal to plumb
line at the tangent point to level line
c)
horizontal line is normal to plumb line while
level line may not be normal to the plumb line
d) both are same
Ans: a
56. The sensitivity of a bubble tube can be
increased by
a)
increasing the diameter of the tube
b) decreasing
the length of bubble
c)
increasing the viscosity of liquid
d) decreasing
the radius of curvature of tube
Ans: a
57.With the rise of temperature, the sensitivity of
a bubble tube
a) decreases
b) increases
c)
remains unaffected
d) none
of the above
Ans: a
58. Refraction correction
a) completely eliminates curvature correction
b) partially eliminates curvature
correction
c)
adds to the curvature correction
d) has
no effect on curvature correction
Ans: b
59. The R.L, of the point A which is on the
floor is 100 m and back sight reading on A is 2.455 m. If the foresight reading
on the point B which is on the ceiling is 2.745 m, the R.L. of point B will be
a) 94.80 m
b) 99.71
m
c)
100.29 m
d) 105.20
m
Ans: d
63. If the horizontal distance between the staff
point and the point of observation is d, then the error due to curvature of
earth is proportional to
a) d
b) 1/d
c)
d2
d) 1/d2
Ans: c
64. Sensitiveness of a level tube
is designated by
a)
radius of level tube
b) length
of level tube
c)
length of bubble of level tube
d) none
of the above
Ans: a
65. Which of the following
statements is in-correct ?
a)
Error due to refraction may not be completely
eliminated by reciprocal levelling.
b) Tilting
levels are commonly used for precision work.
c)
The last reading of levelling is always a
foresight.
d) All
of the above statements are incorrect.
Ans: d
66. Dumpy level is most suitable when
a)
the instrument is to be shifted frequently
b) fly
levelling is being done over long distance
c) many readings are to be taken from
a single setting of the instrument
d)
all of the above
Ans: c
67. The difference of levels between two
stations A and B is to be determined. For best results, the instrument station
should be
a)
equidistant from A and B
b) closer
to the higher station
c)
closer to the lower station
d) as
far as possible from the line AB
Ans: a
68. Contour interval is
a)
inversely proportional to the scale of the map
b) directly
proportional to the flatness of ground
c)
larger for accurate works
d) larger
if the time available is more
Ans: a
69. An imaginary line lying throughout the
surface of ground and preserving a constant inclination to the horizontal is
known as
a) contour line
b) horizontal
equivalent
c)
contour interval
d) contour
gradient
Ans: d
70. The
suitable contour interval for a map with scale 1 : 10000 is
a) 2 m
b) 5m
c)
10 m
d) 20
m
Ans: a
71. Select the correct statement.
a) A
contour is not necessarily a closed curve.
b) A
contour represents a ridge line if the concave side of lower value con¬tour
lies towards the higher value contour.
c)
Two contours of different elevations do not
cross each other except in case of an overhanging cliff.
d) All of the above statements are correct.
Ans: c
72. A
series of closely spaced contour lines represents a
a) steep slope
b) gentle
slope
c)
uniform slope
d) plane surface
Ans: a
73. Direct method of contouring is
a)
a quick method
b) adopted
for large surveys only
c)
most accurate method
d) suitable
for hilly terrains
Ans: c
74. In direct method of contouring, the process
of locating or identifying points lying on a contour is called
a)
ranging
b) centring
c)
horizontal control
d) vertical
control
Ans: d
75. In the
cross-section method of indirect contouring, the spacing of cross-sections
depends upon i)contour interval
ii)scale of plan
iii)characteristics of ground
The
correct answer is
a) only (i)
b) (i)and(ii)
c)
(ii) and (iii)
d) (i),
(ii) and (iii)
Ans: d
76.Which of the following methods of con-touring is
most suitable for a hilly terrain ?
a)
direct method
b) square
method
c)
cross-sections method
d) tacheometric
method
Ans: d
77. Select the correct statement.
a)
Contour interval on any map is kept constant.
b) Direct
method of contouring is cheap¬er than indirect method.
c)
Inter-visibility of points on a contour map
cannot be ascertained.
d) Slope
of a hill cannot be determined with the help of contours.
Ans: a
78. Closed
contours, with higher value inwards, represent a
a) depression
b) hillock
c)
plain surface
d) none
of the above
Ans: b
79. Contour interval is
a)
the vertical distance between two con-secutive
contours
b) the
horizontal distance between two consecutive contours
c)
the vertical distance between two points on same
contour
d) the
horizontal distance between two points on same contour
Ans: a
80. Benchmark is established by
a)
hypsometry
b) barometric
levelling
c)
spirit levelling
d) trigonometrical
levelling
Ans: c
81. The type of surveying which requires least
office work is
a)
tacheomefry
b) trigonometrical
levelling
c)
plane table surveying
d) theodolite
surveying
Ans: c
82. Intersection method of
detailed plotting is most suitable for
a)
forests
b) urban
areas
c)
hilly areas
d) plains
Ans: c
83. Detailed plotting is generally done by
a)
radiation
b) traversing
c)
resection
d) all
of the above
Ans: a
84. Three point problem can be solved by
a)
Tracing paper method
b) Bessels
method
c)
Lehman's method
d) all
of the above
Ans: d
85. The size of a plane table is
a)
750 mm x 900 mm
b) 600
mm x 750 mm
c)
450 mm x 600 mm
d) 300
mm x 450 mm
Ans: b
86. The
process of determining the locations of the instrument station by drawing re
sectors from the locations of the known stations is called
a) radiation
b) intersection
c)
resection
d) traversing
Ans: c
87. The
instrument used for accurate centering in plane table survey is
a) spirit level
b) alidade
c)
plumbing fork
d) trough
compass
Ans: c
88. Which of
the following methods of plane table surveying is used to locate the position
of an inaccessible point ?
a)
radiation
b) intersection
c)
traversing
d) resection
Ans: b
89. The two
point problem and three point problem are methods of
a) resection
b) orientation
c)
traversing
d) resection
and orientation
Ans: d
90. The resection by two point problem as
compared to three point problem
a)
gives more accurate problem
b) takes
less time
c)
requires more labour
d) none
of the above
Ans: c
91.The methods used for locating the plane table stations are
i) radiation
ii) traversing
iii) intersection
iv) resection
The correct answer is
a)
(i) and (ii)
b) (iii)
and (iv)
c)
(ii) and (iv)
d) (i)
and (iii)
Ans: c
92. After
fixing the plane table to the tripod, the main operations which are needed at
each plane table station are i)
levelling ii) orientation iii)
centering
The correct sequence of these
operations is
a)
(i), (ii),.(iii)
b) (i),
(iii), (ii)
c)
(iii), (i), (ii)
d) (ii),
(Hi), (i)
Ans: b
93. Bowditch rule is applied to
a)
an open traverse for graphical adjustment
b) a
closed traverse for adjustment of closing error
c)
determine the effect of local attraction
d) none
of the above
Ans: b
94. If in a
closed traverse, the sum of the north latitudes is more than the sum of the
south latitudes and also the sum of west departures is more than the sum of the
east departures, the bearing of the closing line is in the
a) NE quadrant
b) SE
quadrant
c)
NW quadrant
d) SW
quadrant
Ans: b
95. If the reduced bearing of a line AB is
N60°W and length is 100 m, then the latitude and departure respectively of the
line AB will be
a) +50 m, +86.6 m
b) +86.6
m, -50 m
c)
+50m, -86.6 m
d) +70.7
m,-50 m
Ans: b
96.The angle between the prolongation of the
preceding line and the forward line of a traverse is called
a)
deflection angle
b) included
angle
c)
direct angle
d) none
of the above
Ans: a
97. Transit rule of adjusting the consecutive
coordinates of a traverse is used where
a)
linear and angular measurements of the traverse
are of equal accuracy
b) angular
measurements are more accurate than linear measurements
c)
linear measurements are more accurate than
angular measurements
d) all of the
above
Ans: b
98. Which of the following methods of
theodolite traversing is suitable for locating the details which are far away
from transit stations ?
a)
measuring angle and distance from one transit
station
b) measuring
angles to the point from at least two stations
c)
measuring angle at one station and distance from
other
d) measuring
distance from two points on traverse line
Ans: b
99. Subtense bar is an instrument used for
a)
levelling
b) measurement
of horizontal distances in plane areas
c)
measurement of horizontal distances in undulated
areas
d) measurement
of angles
Ans: c
100.
Horizontal distances obtained by thermometric observations
a) require slope correction
b) require
tension correction
c)
require slope and tension corrections
d) do
not require slope and tension corrections
Ans: d
101. The
number of horizontal cross wires in a stadia diaphragm is
a) one
b) two
c)
three
d) four
Ans: c
102. If the intercept on a vertical staff is
ob-served as 0.75 m from a tacheometer, the horizontal distance between
tacheometer and staff station is
a)
7.5 m
b) 25
m
c)
50
d) 75
m
Ans: d
103. For a tacheometer the additive and multi-plying
constants are respectively
a) 0 and
100
b) 100
and 0
c)
0 and 0
d) 100
and 100
Ans: a
104. If the focal length of the object glass is 25 cm
and the distance from object glass to the trunnion axis is 15 cm, the additive
constant is
a) 0.1
b) 0.4
c)
0.6
d) 1.33
Ans: b
105.Overturning of vehicles on a curve can be avoided by using
a) compound curve
b) vertical
curve
c)
reverse curve
d) transition
curve
Ans: d
106.Different grades are joined together by a
a) compound curve
b) transition
curve
c)
reverse curve
d) vertical
curve
Ans: d 
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