Surveying problems
- 1. The ratio of the distances at which a stated length can be distinguished by the telescope and the human eye, respectively, is called
Options- A. brightness of telescope
- B. magnification of telescope
- C. resolving power of telescope
- D. none of these. Discuss
Correct Answer: resolving power of telescope
- 2. A lemniscate curve between the tangents will be transitional throughout if the polar deflection angle of its apex, is
Options- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
- E.
Discuss
Correct Answer:
- 3. The operation of revolving a plane table about its vertical axis so that all lines on the sheet become parallel to corresponding lines on the ground, is known
Options- A. levelling
- B. centering
- C. orientation
- D. setting. Discuss
Correct Answer: orientation
- 4. In a closed traverse, sum of south latitudes exceeds the sum of north latitudes and the sum of east departures exceeds the sum of west departures, then, the closing line will lie in
Options- A. north-west quadrant
- B. north east quadrant
- C. south-east quadrant
- D. south-west quadrant. Discuss
Correct Answer: north-west quadrant
- 5. The Huygen's telescope eye piece
Options- A. is aplanatic
- B. achromatic
- C. both (a) and (b)
- D. neither (a) nor (b). Discuss
Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
- 6. Profile levelling is usually done for determining
Options- A. contours of an area
- B. capacity of a reservoir
- C. elevations along a straight line
- D. boundaries of property Discuss
Correct Answer: elevations along a straight line
- 7. Designation of a curve is made by :
Options- A. angle subtended by a chord of any length
- B. angle subtended by an arc of specified length
- C. radius of the curve
- D. curvature of the curve. Discuss
Correct Answer: radius of the curve
- 8. If the plane table is not horizontal in a direction at right angles to the alidade, the line of sight is parallel to the fiducial edge only for
Options- A. horizontal sights
- B. inclined sights upward
- C. inclined sight downward
- D. none of these. Discuss
Correct Answer: horizontal sights
- 9. The chord of a curve less than peg interval, is known as
Options- A. small chord
- B. sub-chord
- C. normal chord
- D. short chord. Discuss
Correct Answer: sub-chord
- 10. Number of subdivisions per metre length of a levelling staff is
Options- A. 100
- B. 200
- C. 500
- D. 1000 Discuss
Correct Answer: 200
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