CONTOURING MCQs 20 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/20 Subscribe 1. The process of tracing of contour lines on the surface of earth is called: (A) Levelling (B) Surveying (C) Contouring (D) Tachometry 2. An imaginary line passing through points of equal elevation is called: (A) Contour line (B) Vertical line (C) Horizontal line (D) Datum line 3. The boundary line of still water in a lake indicates: (A) Water line (B) Contour line (C) Horizontal surface (D) Datum line 4. The vertical distance between any two consecutive contours is called: (A) Contour interval (B) Peg interval (C) Reduced level (D) Horizontal equivalent 5. The horizontal distance between two consecutive contours is called: (A) Contour interval (B) Peg interval (C) Reduced level (D) Horizontal equivalent 6. The contour interval for a particular map is: (A) Kept constant (B) Made variable (C) Made irregular (D) Kept limited 7. Contour interval in flat contour ground is taken in case of large scale: (A) 1 to 2 m (B) 0.2 to 0.5 m (C) 1 to 1.5 m (D) 0.1 to 1.0 m 8. Contour interval for building sites is taken as: (A) 0.2 to 0.5 m (B) 0.5 to 1 m (C) 3 to 5 m (D) 5 to 10 m 9. A map showing contour lines is known as: (A) Index map (B) Contour map (C) Topographic map (D) Relief map 10. Contour lines cross ridge lines at: (A) Acute angle (B) Obtuse angle (C) Negative angle (D) Right angle 11. Close contour lines on a contour map represent: (A) Uniform slope (B) Steep ground (C) Flat ground (D) Cliff 12. When lower values of contours are inside the loop, it indicates a: (A) Level ground (B) High ground (C) Depression (D) Sloping ground 13. When higher values of contours are inside the loop, it indicates a: (A) Pond (B) Sloping ground (C) Flat ground (D) Hill 14. When contours of different elevation cross each other, it indicates a/an: (A) Vertical cliff (B) Steep slope (C) Saddle (D) Overhanging cliff 15. Direct method of contouring is: (A) Economical (B) Durable (C) Fast (D) Accurate 16. V-shape contours cross a: (A) Ridge line (B) Pond (C) Saddle (D) Valley line 17. U-shape contours indicate the presence of: (A) Ridge (B) Saddle (C) Valley (D) Upstream slope 18. Accurate but slow method of contouring is: (A) Square method (B) Indirect method (C) Tachometric method (D) Direct method 19. A line passing through the saddles and summits gives: (A) Boundary line (B) Centre line (C) Watershed line (D) Contour line 20. Contour interval is inversely proportional to: (A) Time of survey (B) All of these (C) Funds available for survey (D) Scale of map