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  • Question
  • 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.

  • Correct Answer
  • general layout of the chain lines. 


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    • 1. An ideal vertical curve to join two gradients, is

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    • A. circular
    • B. parabolic
    • C. elliptical
    • D. hyperbolic
    • E. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 2. A bearing of a line is also known as

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    • A. magnetic bearing
    • B. true bearing
    • C. azimuth
    • D. reduced bearing
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    • 3. For the construction of highway (or railway)

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    • A. longitudinal sections are required
    • B. cross sections are required
    • C. both longitudinal and cross sections are required
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 4. The bearings of the lines AB and BC are 146° 30' and 68° 30'. The included angle ABC is

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    • A. 102°
    • B. 78°
    • C. 45°
    • D. none of these.
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    • 5. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 6. If a 30 m chain diverges through a perpendicular distance d from its correct alignment, the error in length, is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • E. .
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    • 7. An imaginary line joining the points of equal elevation on the surface of the earth, represents

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    • A. contour surface
    • B. contour gradient
    • C. contour line
    • D. level line
    • E. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 8. If arithmetic sum of latitudes of a closed traverse is ?Lat and closing error in latitude is dx, the correction for a side whose latitude is l, as given by Transit Rule, is

    • Options
    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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    • A. the apparent error on reversal is twice the actual error
    • B. the correction may be made equal to half the observed discrepancy.
    • C. the good results may be obtained from a defective instrument by reversing and taking the mean of two erroneous results
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 10. In chain surveying tie lines are primarily provided

    • Options
    • A. to check the accuracy of the survey
    • B. to take offsets for detail survey
    • C. to avoid long offsets from chain lines
    • D. to increase the number of chain lines.
    • Discuss


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