1. A type of surveying in which directions of survey lines are measured with a compass is called:
(A) Chain surveying
(B) Compass surveying
(C) Plane table surveying
(D) Tachometry
2. The directions of the survey lines are measured with the help of an instrument is called:
(A) Sextant
(B) Optical square
(C) Magnetic compass
(D) Abney level
3. The principle of compass surveying is:
(A) Traversing
(B) Trilateration
(C) Triangulation
(D) Parallelism
4. A set of straight lines joining the various survey stations is called:
(A) Traverse
(B) Rectangle
(C) Triangle
(D) Quadrilateral
5. It is a fixed direction in which the bearing of survey lines are expressed is called:
(A) Bearing
(B) Meridian
(C) Angle
(D) Reference line
6. Inclination of magnetic needle with the horizontal plane is called:
(A) Dip
(B) Declination
(C) Deviation
(D) Meridian
7. Fourth quadrant is illustrated as:
(A) NE
(B) NW
(C) SW
(D) SE
8. Local attraction at a place may be due to:
(A) Brass
(B) Aluminium
(C) Plastic
(D) Steel
9. Instrument used for measuring bearing in clockwise direction is called:
(A) Surveyor’s compass
(B) Trough compass
(C) Prismatic compass
(D) Abney level
10. Least count of prismatic compass is:
(A) 30 minutes
(B) 15 minutes
(C) 45 minutes
(D) 2 degree
11. Least count of surveyor’s compass is:
(A) 15 minutes
(B) 1 degree
(C) 45 minutes
(D) 30 minutes
12. Declination towards west is taken as:
(A) Positive
(B) Infinity
(C) Zero
(D) Negative
13. Angle between true meridian and magnetic meridian is called:
(A) Dip
(B) Bearing
(C) Declination
(D) Azimuth
14. In the prismatic compass, the zero is marked on the:
(A) North end
(B) South end
(C) West end
(D) East end
15. The sum of interior angles of a closed traverse is:
(A) (2n – 4)90°
(B) (n – 2)90°
(C) (2n + 4)90°
(D) (2n + 3)180°
16. The true meridian passes through:
(A) Magnetic poles
(B) Graphical poles
(C) Arbitrary poles
(D) Geographical poles
17. The sum of interior and exterior angle of two lines is:
(A) 90°
(B) 360°
(C) 270°
(D) 180°
18. Reduced bearing is equal to whole circle bearing in:
(A) Fourth quadrant
(B) Second quadrant
(C) Third quadrant
(D) First quadrant
19. Fore bearing of line AB is 110° 30’ its back bearing will be:
(A) 249° 30’
(B) 60° 30’
(C) 290° 30’
(D) 290° 30’