Surveying

• Main Principle of surveying

1. Work from part to whole
2. Work from whole to part
3. Consistency
4. Independent check

Ans: 2

• Whole to part working principle is aimed

1. To prevent the accumulation of error
2. To localize error
3. Both 1 and 2
4. None of the above

Ans: 3

• Surveying in which earth’s curvature is not taken into account is called

1. Geodetic survey
2. Cadastral survey
3. Plain surveying
4. Reciprocal surveying

Ans: 3

• Surveying in which curvature of the earth is taken into account is called

1. Geodetic survey
2. Cadastral survey
3. Plain surveying
4. Reciprocal surveying

Ans: 1

• The curvature of earth is taken into account if the area (km²) to be surveyed is more than

1. 50
2. 260
3. 300
4. 100

Ans: 2

• Hydrographic survey deals with

1. Large water bodies
2. Hydropower survey
3. Canal survey
4. All of the above

Ans: 1

• Surveying in which the position on the earth is defined with the help of relative positions of heavenly bodies is called

1. Hydrographic suvey
2. Cadastral survey
3. Astronomical survey
4. None of the above

Ans: 3

• Least count is given by

1. a – b
2. b – a
3. a + b
4. both 1 and 2 of the above

Ans: 4

• A scale representing either three units or only one unit and its fractions upto second place of decimal point is

1. Diagonal scale
2. Comparative scale
3. Simple scale
4. Shrunk scale

Ans: 1

• If the smallest division of the vernier is longer than smallest division of its primary scale , the vernier is known as

1. Direct vernier
2. Simple vernier
3. Double vernier
4. Retrograde vernier

Ans: 4

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