1. This document contains multiple choice questions about surveying. 2. The questions cover topics like chain surveying, plane table surveying, theodolite surveying, traversing, contouring, and setting out curves. 3. The answers to each question are provided at the end by three experts in the field of surveying.

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All type and none type question answer BY RKS, D Prasad and R Agar
Surveying
1. While measuring a chain liner between two stations intervened by a raised ground :*
a) Vision gets obstructed
b) Chaining get obstructed
c) Both vision and chaining get
obstructed
d) All the above
2. In chain surveying field work is limited to :*
a) Linear measurement only
b) Angular measurement only
c) Both linear and angular
measurement
d) All the above
3. A plain scale is used to read :
a) One dimension
b) Two dimension
c) Three dimension
d) All of these
4. While surveying a plot of land by plane tabling , the field observation :*
a) And plotting proceed simultaneously
b) And plotting do not proceed simultaneously
c) And recorded in field books to be plotted later
d) All the above
5. The distance between terminal points computed from a subsidiametery , traverse run
between then is generally known as :*
a) Traverse legs
b) A base
c) Traverse base
d) All the above
6. If the angular measurements of a traverse are more precise than it’s linear measurement ,
balancing of the traverse is done by:*
a) Bowditch’s Rule
b) Transit Rule
c) Empirical Rule
d) All of the above
7. For the line AB:
a) The fore bearing of AB and back bearing of AB differ by 1800
b) The fore bearing of AB and back bearing of BA differ by 1800
c) Both a) and b)
d) None is correct
8. The graduated ring of a prismatic compass is graduated :
a) Whole circle bearing system
b) Quadrant bearing system
c) Radian bearing system
d) Any of the system maintained above
9. For which of the following perameter adjustments of the etheorite , the spire test is used ?
a) Adjustment of plate levels
b) Adjustment of line of sight
c) Adjustment of horizontal axis
d) All of the above
10. The tachometric method of contouring is particularly suitable :
a) When a contoured map of hill is
required
b) When the area is not very
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c) In surveys of roads or railway d) All of these
11. In indirect method of contouring , the best method of interpolation of contours is:
a) By graphical method
b) By estimation
c) By arithmetical method
d) All of these
12. Point of curve is :
a) Point of tangent
b) Point of commencement
c) Point of intersection
d) All of above
13. Principle of surveying is: (from D Prasad )
a) To work from whole to the part
b) To work from part to whole
c) Both a) and b)
d) None of the above
14. Cadastral map is a map having :
a) Small scale
b) Medium scale
c) Large scale
d) All of the above
15. Raining is the process of fixing intermediate points between two points while chaining
the measurement of distance between two points , then find the correct statement :
a) Accurate chaining is not possible without ranging
b) Accurate ranging is not possible without ranging
c) Chaining and ranging proceed simultaneously
d) All of the above
16. The longest chain line passing through the center of the area is known as:
a) Base line
b) Tie line
c) Check line
d) All the above
17. For accurate work , in comparison to chain the steel band is used because it:
a) Is light in weight
b) Is easy to handle
c) Is practically inextensible
d) All of the above
18. While measuring horizontal distance by stepping method we should follow:
a) Down hill
b) Up hill
c) Centre
d) All of the above
19. No of division in Gunter chain are :
a) 100
b) 150
c) 10
d) All of the above
20. Plumb bub is used for :
a) Measuring the line
b) Transferring the point
c) Marking the point
d) All of the above
21. The main difference between optical square and prism square :
a) No adjustment is requirement in s prism square as the angle between the reflecting
mirrors is fixed
b) Optical square is more accurate
c) Principle of working is different
d) All of the above
22. The W.C.B. of a line is preferred to a quadrant bearing merely because :
a) Bearing is not completely specified by an angle
b) Bearing is completely specified by an angle

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c) Sing of correction of magnetic declination is different in different quadrant
d) All of the above
23. If the needle is truly magnetic and is not sluggish :
a) It will be always oscillating and never stop
b) When it stops it will be exactly on magnetic meridian
c) It will be always free from local attraction
d) All of the above
24. The place where reading is taken is known as:
a) Level
b) Ground
c) Station
d) All of the above
25. During leveling generally instrumental error is occurring due to :
a) Curvature and refractor
b) Tripod
c) Collimation error
d) All of the above
26. Sensitivity of level tube is expressed by:
a) Length of level tube
b) Radius of level tube
c) Length of bubble of level tube
d) All of the above
27. The two peg method is used to check the parallelism between the :
a) Line of collimation and axis of bubble tube
b) Line of collimation and axis of telescope
c) Axis of bubble tube and vertical axis
d) All of the above
28. Due to curvature of the earth object looks:
a) Higher than really they are
b) Lower than really they are
c) At real height
d) All of the above
29. Compensation is used to make the line of sight perpendicular to vertical axis in case of :
a) Automatic level
b) Dumpy level
c) Theodolight
d) All of the above
30. The method of plain tabling generally adopted to obtain details and plotting inaccessible
point is :
a) Radiation
b) Intersection
c) Resection
d) All of the above
31. Resection is the method employed for:
a) Plotting the details
b) Locating the instrument station
c) Surveying mountainous country
d) All of the above
32. The two point problem as compared to the three point problem is:
a) More laborious
b) More accurate
c) Quicker
d) All of the above
33. The process of aligning the plane table by rotating it in the horizontal plane to the
corresponding lines on the ground:
a) Centering
b) Orientation
c) For sight
d) All of the above
34. In case of resection resection method of plane table , the relation between great triangle
and great circle are :

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a) The area of great triangle is more than great circle
b) The area of great triangle is less than great circle
c) The area of great triangle is equal than great circle
d) All of the above
35. “Fiducial edge” is the working edge of :
a) Plumbing fork
b) Alidade
c) Belidade
d) All of the above
36. The process of bringing the vertical circle to the right of the right of the observer is called
:
a) Face left
b) Face right
c) Changing face
d) all of the above
37. The error eliminated by taking mean of both face observations is :
a) Error due to eccentricity of verniers
b) Error due to imperfect adjustment of levels
c) Error due to line of collimation not being perpendicular to horizontal axis.
d) All of the above
38. The difference between the sum of the measured angles and the theoretical sum of the
angles of a closed traverse is called the :
a) Angular closing error
b) Closing error in bearing
c) Relative closing error
d) All of the above
39. The angular and linear measurement of the part of the traverse can be checked by:
a) Astronomical error
b) Cut off lines
c) Well defined object
d) All of the above
40. Axis method of traverse correction is used when :
a) The angles are measured very accurately
b) The length are measured very accurately
c) Both a) and b) are not measured very accurately
d) Any of the above
41. Substense bar is an instrument used for measurement of horizontal distance in :
a) Undulated area
b) Flat area
c) Mountains
d) All of the above
42. The contour close to each other represent :
a) Plain
b) Steep slope
c) River
d) All of the above
43. Height instrument is :
a) Scale
b) Tool
c) Instrument
d) All of the above
44. For route survey of a contour map , method used is :
a) Squire method
b) Cross profile method
c) Quantities of earth work
d) All of the above
45. Boning rod is used :
a) Setting out of sewer
b) Setting out of road
c) Setting out of canal
d) All of the above

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46. The point of carve of a simple circular curve , is :
a) Point of commencement
b) Point of tangency
c) Point of intersection
d) All of the above
47. The upgrade road meets with downgrade road then curved formed at the junction is called
:
a) Valley climate
b) Entrant curve
c) Summit curve
d) All of the above
48. The normal chord of a curve should be :
a) Less than sub chord
b) Equal to sub chord
c) Greater than sub chord
d) All of the above
49. Tellura meter uses:
A) Light waves
B) Radio waves
C) Infra waves
D) All of the above
50. Correction for sag is always:
a) Positive
b) Negative
c) Either a) or b)
d) Neither a) nor b)
R Agar
51. Greater accuracy in linear measurement , is obtained by:
a) Tacheometry
b) Direct chaining
c) Direct taping
d) All the above
52. Prolongation of chain line across an obstruction in chain surveying ,is done by :
a) Making angular measurement
b) Drawing perpendiculars with a
chain
c) Solution of triangles
d) All the above
53. The contour interval is kept inversely proportional to :
a) Time and expense of field work
b) Steepness of the configuration of
the area
c) Scale of the map
d) All the above
54. The best method of interpolation of contours is by:
a) Estimation
b) Graphical means
c) Computation
d) All of these
55. Prismatic compass is considered more accurate than a surveyor’s compass , because :
a) It is provided with a better magnetic needle
b) It is provided with a sliding glass in the object vane
c) Its graduation are in whole circle bearings
d) It is provided with a prism to facilitate reading of its graduated circle
e) Both © and (d)
56. If a linear traverse follows a sharp curve round a large lake where it is difficult to have
long legs , the accuracy of the traverse may be improved by:
a) Taking short legs
b) Making repeated observations of angular and linear measurements
c) Making a subsidiary travers to determine the length of a long led

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d) All the above
57. To avoid large centering error with very short legs, observations are generally made :
a) To chain pins
b) By using optical system for centering the theodolite
c) To target fixed on theodolite tripod on which theodolite may be fitted easily
d) All the above
58. In a precision traverse, included angles angles are measured by setting the verner :
a) To read zero exactly on back station
b) To read 50 exactly on back station
c) Some where near zero and reading both verniers on back station
d) All the above
59. Horizontal distance obtained tacheometricically are corrected for :
a) Slope correction
b) Temperature correction
c) Refraction and curvature
correction
d) All the above
60. The chaining on sloping ground is :
a) Easier along the falling gradient
b) Easier along the up gradient
c) Equally convent along falling as well as up gradient
d) All the above
61. A contour gradient :
a) Is measured across contours
b) Is measured along an imaginary line on the surface of the earth preserving a constant
inclination
c) Is the ratio of the vertical height in a specified horizontal distance
d) All of these
62. Which one of the following is the objectionable point for introducing reverse curve on
highway ?
a) Sudden change of super elevation is required for one curve to other
b) At the point of reverse curvature on super-elevation is provided
c) A sudden change of direction causes great discomfort to the travelling passengers
d) All of these
63. Imaginary line passing through points having equal magnetic declination is termed as :
a) Isogons
b) Agonic line
c) Isoclinic line
d) None of these
64. If a chain is found too short on testing , it can be adjusted by: (from D Prasad)
a) Straightening the link b) Interring additional circular ring

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c) Flatting the circular ring d) None of the above
65. With the help of leveling we measure :
a) Horizontal angle
b) Vertical angle
c) Deflection angle
d) None of the above
66. A number of reading taken between back sight and for sight are called:
a) Back sight
b) For sight
c) Meddle sight
d) None of the above
67. Level surface is parallel to:
a) Horizontal surface
b) Vertical surface
c) Datum surface
d) None of the above
68. Which one of the following is not a personal error?
a) The table not being perfectly leveled
b) The table not being perfectly central
c) The table not being perfectly clamped
d) None of the above
69. For setting out a simple curve , using two theodolites :
a) Offsets from tangent are required
b) Offsets from chord produced are required
c) Offsets from long chord are required
d) Deflection angles from rankine’s formula are required
e) None of these
70. Which one of the following statements is not true for mass haul diagrams :
a) The diagram is plotted after the earthwork quantities have been computed
b) The aggregate volumes in cubic meters are plotted as the ordinates
c) The horizontal base line is plotted to the same scale as the profile for plotting volumes
d) The cutting are assumed as positives the filling as negative and total volumes are plotted above or
below the base line according to positive or negative
e) None of the above
All the best
Answer:
1 A 11 C 21 A 31 B 41 A 51 C 61 B
2 A 12 B 22 B 32 A 42 B 52 B 62 C
3 B 13 A 23 B 33 B 43 A 53 B 63 D
4 A 14 C 24 C 34 B 44 B 54 C 64 D
5 C 15 A 25 C 35 B 45 A 55 D 65 D
6 B 16 A 26 B 36 C 46 A 56 C 66 D
7 A 17 C 27 A 37 C 47 C 57 C 67 D
8 A 18 A 28 B 38 A 48 C 58 C 68 D
9 C 19 A 29 A 39 B 49 B 59 C 69 E
10 A 20 B 30 B 40 A 50 B 60 A 70 E