FUNDAMENTAL OF SURVEYING MCQs 20 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/20 Subscribe 1. The art of determining the relative positions of different objects on the surface of the earth by measurements of distances, angles and directions between them is called: (A) Levelling (B) Contouring (C) Surveying (D) Tachometry 2. The method of plane surveying can be used when the extent of area is less than: (A) 2500 km² (B) 500 km² (C) 250 km² (D) 5000 km² 3. The curvature of earth is considered in: (A) Plane surveying (B) Aerial surveying (C) Hydrographic surveying (D) Geodetic surveying 4. The difference in the length of an arc and its subtended chord on earth’s surface for a distance of 18.5 km is about: (A) 0.1 cm (B) 1 cm (C) 10 cm (D) 100 cm 5. Surveys which are carried out to depict mountains, valleys, rivers, forests and other details of a country are known as: (A) Engineering surveys (B) Mine surveys (C) Topographical surveys (D) Cadastral 6. Surveying which is conducted in order to determine the boundaries of fields, estates etc. is called: (A) City surveying (B) Topographical surveying (C) Engineering surveying (D) Cadastral surveying 7. Surveying which is done to prepare detailed drawings of projects involving roads, railways etc. is called: (A) Cadastral surveying (B) Topographical surveying (C) City surveying (D) Engineering surveying 8. The main principle of surveying is to work from: (A) Part to whole (B) Lower to higher level (C) Higher to lower level (D) Whole to part 9. A 30 m chain is divided into: (A) 100 links (B) 250 links (C) 200 links (D) 150 links 10. The length of Gunter chain is: (A) 100 ft (B) 66 ft (C) 33 ft (D) 20 ft 11. A triangle is said to be well conditioned when its angles should lie between degrees: (A) 15° and 115° (B) 30° and 150° (C) 30° and 180° (D) 30° and 120° 12. The preliminary inspection of the area to be surveyed is known as: (A) Reconnaissance survey (B) Primary survey (C) Route survey (D) Property survey 13. The main survey stations can be located on the ground by: (A) Reference sketches (B) Index sketches (C) Line sketches (D) Key sketches 14. Ranging carried out when terminal points of a survey line are visible is called: (A) Reciprocal ranging (B) Indirect ranging (C) Direct ranging (D) Line ranging 15. The product of reconnaissance survey is: (A) Detail plan (B) Rough plan (C) Neat sketch (D) Index plan 16. Offsets may be taken by setting the right angle in the ratio of: (A) 1:2:3 (B) 3:4:5 (C) 2:3:4 (D) 4:5:6 17. Cross-staff is used for: (A) Taking oblique offsets (B) Taking perpendicular offsets (C) Measuring horizontal angles (D) Measuring the bearing of lines 18. Oblique offsets are used to: (A) Locate boundary of property (B) Check the accuracy work (C) Locate broken boundaries (D) Locate the control points 19. Invar tape is made of an alloy of: (A) Copper and steel (B) Brass and steel (C) Brass and nickel (D) Steel and nickel 20. The position of a point can be fixed accurately by: (A) Optical square (B) Clinometer (C) Cross-staff (D) None of these