logo

CuriousTab

CuriousTab

Discussion

Home ‣ Civil Engineering ‣ Surveying Comments
  • Question

  • Determining the difference in elevation between two points on the surface of the earth, is known as


  • Options
  • A. levelling
  • B. simple levelling
  • C. differential levelling
  • D. longitudinal levelling.

  • Correct Answer
  • differential levelling 

    • Surveying problems

    Search Results

    • 1. Contours of different elevations may cross each other only in the case of

    • Options
    • A. an over hanging cliff
    • B. a vertical cliff
    • C. a saddle
    • D. an inclined plane.
      • Discuss
    • 2. A transit is oriented by setting its vernier A to read the back azimuth of the preceding line. A back sight on the preceding transit station taken and transit is rotated about its vertical axis. The vernier A reads

    • Options
    • A. azimuth of the forward line
    • B. bearing of the. forward line
    • C. back bearing of the forward line
    • D. equal to 360°-azimuth of the forward line.
      • Discuss
    • 3. If ? is the angle of deflection of a simple curve of radius R, the length of its long chord, is

    • Options
    • A. R cos
    • B. 2R cos
    • C. R sin
    • D. 2R sin .
      • Discuss
    • 4. The lens equation is applicable

    • Options
    • A. when the thickness of the lens is small
    • B. only to conjugate distances along the principal axis
    • C. the computed quantities are accurate enough for geometrical optics of simple distances
    • D. all the above.
      • Discuss
    • 5. The bearing of line AB is 152° 30' and angle ABC measured clockwise is 124° 28'. The bearing of BC is

    • Options
    • A. 27° 52'
    • B. 96° 58'
    • C. 148° 08'
    • D. 186° 58'
      • Discuss
    • 6. In case of a direct vernier scale

    • Options
    • A. graduations increase in opposite direction in which graduations of the main scale increase
    • B. smallest division is longer than smallest division of the main scale
    • C. graduations increase in the same direction in which graduations of the main scale increase
    • D. none of these.
      • Discuss
    • 7. Permanent adjustments of a level are

    • Options
    • A. 2 in number
    • B. 3 in number
    • C. 4 in number
    • D. 6 in number
      • Discuss
    • 8. The radius of a simple circular curve is 300 m and length of its specified chord is 30 m. The degree of the curve is

    • Options
    • A. 5.73°
    • B. 5.37°
    • C. 3.57°
    • D. 3.75°.
      • Discuss
    • 9. In case of a double line river, contours are

    • Options
    • A. stopped at the banks of the river
    • B. stopped at the edge of the river
    • C. drawn across the water
    • D. drawn by parabolic curves having their vertex at the centre of the water.
      • Discuss
    • 10. A partially saturated soil is classified as

    • Options
    • A. one phase soil
    • B. two phase soil
    • C. three phase soil
    • D. four phase soil.
      • Discuss

    Comments

    There are no comments.
Enter a new Comment




Aptitude

Engineering

Programming

Reasoning

Links

Copyright ©CuriousTab. All rights reserved.