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  • Question
  • The first reading from a level station is


  • Options
  • A. foresight
  • B. intermediate sight
  • C. back-sight
  • D. any sight.

  • Correct Answer
  • back-sight 


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    • 1. Surveys which are carried out to provide a national grid of control for preparation of accurate maps of large areas, are known

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    • A. plane surveys
    • B. geodetic surveys
    • C. geographical surveys
    • D. topographical surveys.
    • Discuss
    • 2.  is a conventional sign of

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    • A. mosque
    • B. temple
    • C. church
    • D. idgah.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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    • A. The horizontal angle between magnetic meridian and true meridian at a place is called magnetic declination or variance of the compass
    • B. the imaginary lines which pass through points at which the magnetic declinations are equal at a given time are called isogonic lines
    • C. the isogonic lines through places at which the declination is zero are termed agonic lines
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 4. If the length of a transition curve to be introduced between a straight and a circular curve of radius 500 m is 90 m, the maximum deflection angle to locate its junction point, is

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    • A. 1°43' 08"
    • B. 1°43' 18"
    • C. 1°43' 28"
    • D. 1°43' 38"
    • Discuss
    • 5. An internal focussing type surveying telescope, may be focussed by the movement of

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    • A. objective glass of the telescope
    • B. convex-lens in the telescope
    • C. concave lens in the telescope
    • D. plano-convex lens in the telescope.
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    • 6. Straight, parallel and widely spaced contours represent

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    • A. a steep surface
    • B. a flat surface
    • C. an inclined plane surface
    • D. curved surface.
    • Discuss
    • 7. The staff reading at a distance of 80 m from a level with the bubble at its centre is 1.31 m. When the bubble is moved by 5 divisions out of the centre, the reading is 1.39 m. The angular value of the one division of the bubble, is

    • Options
    • A. 28.8 secs
    • B. 41.25 secs
    • C. 14.52 secs
    • D. 25.05
    • E. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. It is more difficult to obtain good results while measuringhorizontal distance by stepping

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    • A. up-hill
    • B. down-hill
    • C. in low undulations
    • D. in plane areas.
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    • 9. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following :

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    • A. while measuring a distance with a tape of length 100.005 m, the distance to be increasing by 0.005 m for each tape length
    • B. an increase in temperature causes a tape to increase in length and the measured distance is too large
    • C. the straight distance between end points of a suspended tape is reduced by an amount called the sag correction
    • D. a 100 m tape of cross section 10 mm x 0.25 mm stretches about 10 mm under 5 kg pull.
    • Discuss
    • 10. If + 0.8% grade meets - 0.7% grade and the rate of change of grade for 30 m distance is 0.05, the length of the vertical curve will be

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    • A. 600 m
    • B. 700 m
    • C. 800 m
    • D. 900 m
    • E. 1000 m
    • Discuss


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