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The line of collimation method of reduction of levels, does not provide a check on
Options
A. intermediate sights
B. fore sights
C. back sights
D. reduced levels.
Correct Answer
intermediate sights
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1. Chain surveying is well adopted for
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A. small areas in open ground
B. small areas with crowded details
C. large areas with simple details
D. large areas with difficult details.
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Correct Answer: small areas in open ground
2. For locating a distant object visible from two transit stations, the method usually preferred to, is
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A. Angles and distances from transit stations
B. Angles from two transit stations
C. distance from two transit stations
D. Angle from one transit station and distance from the other.
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Correct Answer: Angles from two transit stations
3. A sewer is laid from a manhole
A
to a manhole
B
, 250 m away along a gradient of 1 in 125. If the reduced level of the invert at
A
is 205.75 m and the height of the boning rod is 3 m, the reduced level of the sight rail at
B
, is
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A. 208.75 m
B. 202.75 m
C. 206.75 m
D. 211.75 m
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Correct Answer: 206.75 m
4. The distance between terminal points computed from a subsidiary traverse run between them, is generally known, as
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A. traverse leg
B. a base
C. traverse base
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: traverse base
5. Check lines (or proof lines) in Chain Surveying, are essentially required
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A. to plot the chain lines
B. to plot the offsets
C. to indicate the accuracy of the survey work
D. to increase the out-turn
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Correct Answer: to indicate the accuracy of the survey work
6. Short offsets are measured with
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A. an ordinary chain
B. an invar tape
C. a metallic tape
D. a steel tape.
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Correct Answer: an ordinary chain
7. The approximate formula for radial or perpendicular offsets from the tangent, is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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8. Correction per chain length of 100 links along a slope having a rise of 1 unit in
n
horizontal units, is
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A.
B. 100
n
2
C.
D.
.
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9. Which one of the following statements is correct?
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A. when the axes of rotation of the graduated circle and the verniers are not coincident, the instrument possesses eccentricity
B. the mean of the readings of the two verniers gives correct reading free from the eccentricity
C. one vernier may be used if the readings of two verniers differ by a constant
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
10. Prolongation of chain line across an obstruction in chain surveying, is done by
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A. making angular measurements
B. drawing perpendiculars with a chain
C. solution of triangles
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: drawing perpendiculars with a chain
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