For the construction of highway (or railway) longitudinal sections are required

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For the construction of highway (or railway)
Options
A. longitudinal sections are required
B. cross sections are required
C. both longitudinal and cross sections are required
D. none of these.

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both longitudinal and cross sections are required

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2. Offsets are measured with an accuracy of 1 in 40. If the point on the paper from both sources of error (due to angular and measurement errors) is not to exceed 0.05 cm on a scale of 1 cm = 20 m, the maximum length of offset should be limited to
Options
A. 14.14
B. 28.28 m
C. 200 m
D. none of these.

3. True meridians are generally preferred to magnetic meridians because
Options
A. these converge to a point
B. these change due to change in time
C. these remain constant.
D. None of these.

4. If f₁ and f₂ are the distances from the optical centre of a convex lens of focal length f to conjugate two points P₁ and P₂ respectively, the following relationship holds good
Options
A. f = f₁ + f₂
B. f = (f₁ + f₂)
C.
D. none of these.

5. The limiting length of an offset does not depend upon
Options
A. accuracy of the work
B. method of setting out perpendiculars
C. scale of plotting
D. indefinite features to be surveyed.

8. The accuracy of measurement in chain surveying, does not depend upon
Options
A. length of the offset
B. scale of the plotting
C. importance of the features
D. general layout of the chain lines.

10. An imaginary line joining the points of equal elevation on the surface of the earth, represents
Options
A. contour surface
B. contour gradient
C. contour line
D. level line
E. none of these.

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