COMPASS TRAVERSING MCQs 19 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/19 Subscribe 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’