1. What is the whole circle bearing of a line whose C.

105°
reduced bearing is N 87° W?
D. 285°
A. 87°
6. Which of the following is correct about grid lines?
B. 273°
A. Grid lines are parallel to the magnetic meridian of the
C. 93° central point of the grid.

D. 3° B. Grid lines are parallel to the line representing the

central true meridian of the grid.
2. Which surveys are carried out to depict mountains,
rivers, water bodies, wooded areas, and other cultural C. Grid lines are parallel to the geographical equator.
details?
D. None of these.
A. Cadastral surveys

B. City surveys
7. Total latitude of a point is positive if it lies:
C. Topographical surveys
A. North of the reference parallel
D. Guide map surveys
B. South of the reference parallel
E. Plane surveys.
C. East of the reference parallel
3. Which of the following introduces an error of about 1
D. West of the reference parallel.
in 1000 if 20 m chain is used?

A. Length of chain 20 mm wrong

8. Which of the following statements is true regarding
B. One end of the chain 0.9 m off the line
levelling operation?
C. One end of chain 0.9 m higher than the other
A. The first sight on any change point is a back sight
D. Middle of the chain 0.45 m off the line
B. The second sight on any change point is a fore sight
E. All of the above.
C. The line commences with a fore sight and closes with
4. Which of the following statements is true regarding a back sight
the total change in level along a line?
D. The line commences with a back sight and closes
A. It is equal to the total back sights minus the total fore with a foresight.
sights.

B. It is equal to the total rises minus the total falls.

9. The apparent error on reversal is:
C. It is equal to the reduced level of the last point minus
A) equal to the actual error
the reduced level of the first point.
B) twice the actual error
D. All of the above.
C) thrice the actual error
5. Which of the following is the bearing of the side DC of
a rectangular plot of land ABCD, if the bearing of side AB D) none of these.
is 75°?

A. 75°
10. Magnetic declination at any place can:
B. 255°
a) remain constant
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b) not remain constant 15. Transition curves are introduced at either end of a
circular curve, to obtain:
c) fluctuate
A. gradually decrease of curvature from zero at the
d) change abruptly.
tangent point to the specified quantity at the junction of
the transition curve with main curve

11. Systematic errors are those errors B. gradual increase of super-elevation from zero at the
tangent point to the specified amount at the junction
A. which cannot be recognized of the transition curve with main curve
B. whose character is understood C. gradual change of gradient from zero at the tangent
C. whose effects are cumulative and can be eliminated point to the specified amount at the junction of the
transition curve with main curve
D. none of these.
D. none of these.

12. If L is in kilometers, the curvature correction is?

16. The horizontal angle between true meridian and
A) 58.2 L^2 mm magnetic meridian, is known as:
B) 64.8 L^2 mm A) bearing
C) 74.8 L^2 mm B) magnetic declination
D) 78.4 L^2 mm. C) dip

D) convergence.
13. Which of the following instrument readings directly
gives an angle of deflection right?
17. Accuracy of elevation of various points obtained
a) Zero on back station from contour map is limited to:
b) 180° on back station A) 1/2 of the contour interval
c) 90° B) 1/3 of the contour interval
d) 270° on back station. C) 1/4 of the contour interval

D) 1/5 of the contour interval.

14. The method of finding out the difference in
elevation between two points for eliminating the effect
of curvature and refraction, is: 18. Magnetic bearing of a survey line at any place

a) Reciprocal levelling A. remains constant

b) Precise levelling B. changes systematically

c) Differential levelling C. varies differently in different months of the year

d) Flying levelling D. is always greater than true bearing.

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19. Which of the following lengths of offset can be
judged for perpendicularity by eye?
23. What does ranging mean in chain survey?
A) 5 m
A) Looking at an isolated point not on the line
B) 10 m
B) Establishing an intermediate point on the line
C) 15 m
C) Determining the distance between end points
D) 20 m
D) Determining the offset distance

E) None of these
20. What is the deflection angle for traverse legs AB and
BC with bearings N52° 45' E and N34° 30' E,
respectively? 24. What is the correct method for accurately
measuring deflection angles with a transit that is not
A) 18° 15' E
properly adjusted?
B) 18° 15' N

C) 18° 15' W
A) Setting the vernier A at zero at the back station and
D) 18° 15' R then plunging the telescope

E) 18° 15' L B) Setting the vernier A at zero at the back station and
turning the instrument to the forward station

C) Taking two back sights, one with the telescope

21. Which deflection angle for a lemniscate curve will
normal and the other with the telescope inverted
not result in a transitional curve throughout?
D) None of these
A) 45°

B) 60°
25. What is the reduced bearing of a line with a whole
C) 90°
circle bearing of 120°?
D) 120°
A) S 20° E
E) 180°
B) S 60° E

C) N 120° E
22. What is the ratio between the angle formed by the
D) N 60° E
tangent at the end of the polar ray and the straight, and
the angle formed by the polar ray and the straight in a
lemniscate curve?
26. Which method results in greater accuracy in linear
A) 2 measurements?

B) 3 A) Tacheometry

C) 4 B) Direct chaining

D) 5 C) Direct taping

E) 3/2 D) All of the above

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 31. What is the ideal shape of a vertical curve that joins
two gradients?
27. What is the possible number of contour gradients
from any point on the surface with a given inclination? A) Circular

A) Only one B) Parabolic

B) Two C) Elliptical

C) Indefinite D) Hyperbolic

D) All of the above E) None of these

28. Between what lines or directions is the reduced 32. Which statement is correct regarding the definition
bearing of a line an angle? of the line of sight?

A) The eyepiece plays no part in defining the line of

sight
A) North line and given line measured clockwise
B) The diaphragm plays no part in defining the line of
B) North line and given line measured anticlockwise
sight
C) East or west and the given line
C) The optical center of the objective plays no part in
D) Given line and the part of the meridian whether N defining the line of sight
end or S end, lying adjacent to it.
D) None of these

29. What is the recommended amount of pull that

33. What happens to the intercept of a staff when it is
should be applied while measuring with a metallic tape
tilted away or towards normal to the line of sight?
of 30m length?
A) The intercept is maximum if the staff is held truly
A) 1 kg
normal to the line of sight.
B) 2 kg
B) The intercept is minimum if the staff is held truly
C) 3 kg normal to the line of sight.

D) 4 kg C) The intercept decreases if the staff is tilted away from

normal.

D) The intercept increases if the staff is tilted towards

30. What do hydrographic surveys deal with the normal.
mapping of?

A) Large water bodies

34. What is the typical radius of curvature for the arc of
B) Heavenly bodies the bubble tube?
C) Mountainous regions A) 10 m
D) Canal systems B) 25 m
E) Movement of clouds C) 50 m

D) 100 m
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 a) A hill

35. Where does the real image of an object formed by b) A depression

the objective typically lie?
c) A saddle or pass
A) In the plane of cross hairs
d) A river bed
B) At the centre of the telescope

C) At the optical centre of the eye-piece

40. Which of the following is the correct statement
D) Anywhere inside the telescope. about Diopter?

A. Diopter is the power of a lens having a focal length of

25 cm.
36. What is the primary purpose of providing tie lines in
chain surveying? B. Diopter is the power of a lens having a focal length of
50 cm.
A) To check the accuracy of the survey
C. Diopter is the power of a lens having a focal length of
B) To take offsets for detail survey
75 cm.
C) To avoid long offsets from chain lines
D. Diopter is the power of a lens having a focal length
D) To increase the number of chain lines. of 100 cm.

E. Diopter is the power of a lens having a focal length of

125 cm.
37. Which one of the following is a correct statement?

a) The tangent screw enables to give small movement

under conditions of smooth and positive control 41. An imaginary line joining the points of equal
elevation on the surface of the earth, represents:
b) Standing on the tripod is the leveling head or trib
arch a) contour surface

c) The leveling screws are used to tilt the instrument so b) contour gradient
that its rotation axis is truly vertical
c) contour line
d) All of the above.
d) level line

e) none of these.
38. Which of the following factors does not affect the
accuracy of measurement in chain surveying?
42. The 'fix' of a plane table station with three known
A) Length of the offset
points, is bad if the plane table station lies:
B) Scale of the plotting
A. in the great triangle
C) Importance of the features
B. outside the great triangle
D) General layout of the chain lines
C. on the circumference of the circumscribing circle

D. none of these.
39. Which of the following represents closed contours of
decreasing values towards their centre?
43. In chain surveying field work is limited to:
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A. linear measurements only 47. Which method of surveying is characterized by field
observations and plotting proceeding simultaneously?
B. angular measurements only
a) Chain surveying
C. both linear and angular measurements
b) Compass surveying
D. all of the above.
c) Plane table surveying

d) Tacheometric surveying
44. Two concave lenses of 60 cm focal length are
cemented on either side of a convex lens of 15 cm focal
length. The focal length of the combination is:
48. While viewing through a level telescope and moving
A) 10 cm the eye slightly, a relative movement occurs between
the image of the levelling staff and the cross hairs. The
B) 20 cm
instrument is:
C) 30 cm
A. Correctly focussed
D) 40 cm
B. Not correctly focussed

C. Said to have parallax

45. Which of the following statements is correct about
D. Free from parallax.
the limiting length of an offset?

a) It depends on the accuracy of the work

49. A bearing of a line is also known as:
b) It depends on the method of setting out
perpendiculars A) magnetic bearing

c) It depends on the scale of plotting B) true bearing

d) It does not depend on indefinite features to be C) azimuth

surveyed
D) reduced bearing
e) None of the above.

50. True meridians are generally preferred to magnetic

46. Which of the following statements is true for meridians because:
obtaining the back bearing of a line from its forward
A) these converge to a point
bearing in quadrantal bearing system?
B) these changes due to change in time
A. Adding 180°, if the given bearing is less than 180°
C) these remain constant
B. Subtracting 180°, if the given bearing is more than
180° D) None of these.
C. Changing the cardinal points, i.e. substituting N for S
and E for W and vice-versa
51. Which statement is correct regarding surveying?
D. None of these.
A) The apparent error on reversal is twice the actual
error

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B) The correction may be made equal to half the
observed discrepancy.
55. The bearings of the lines AB and BC are 146° 30' and
C) The good results may be obtained from a defective 68° 30'. The included angle ABC is
instrument by reversing and taking the mean of two
A. 102°
erroneous results
B. 78°
D) All of the above.
C. 45°

D. none of these.
52. The most reliable method of plotting a theodolite
traverse, is

A. by consecutive co-ordinates of each station 56. For a closed traverse the omitted measurements
may be calculated
B. by independent co-ordinates of each station
A. length of one side only
C. by plotting included angles and scaling off each
traverse leg B. bearing of one side only
D. by the tangent method of plotting. C. both length and bearing of one side

D. length or bearing of adjacent side

53. The difference of level between a point below the E. all the above.
plane of sight and one above, is the sum of two staff
readings and an error would be produced equal to 57. The slope correction for a length of 30 m along a
gradient of 1 in 20, is
A. the distance between the zero of gradient and the
foot of the staff A. 3.75 cm

B. twice the distance between the zero of graduation B. 0.375 cm

and the foot of the staff C. 37.5 cm
C. thrice the distance between the zero of graduation D. 2.75 cm.
and the foot of the staff

D. none of the above.

58. The main principle of surveying is to work

A. from part to the whole

54.
B. from whole to the part
Offsets are measured with an accuracy of 1 in 40. If the
point on the paper from both sources of error (due to C. from higher level to the lower level
angular and measurement errors) is not to exceed 0.05 D. from lower level to higher level.
cm on a scale of 1 cm = 20 m, the maximum length of
offset should be limited to

A. 14.14 59. For the construction of highway (or railway)

B. 28.28 m A. longitudinal sections are required

C. 200 m B. cross sections are required

D. none of these. C. both longitudinal and cross sections are required

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D. none of these. 64. Keeping the instrument height as 1.5 m, length of
staff 4 m, the slope of the ground as 1 in 10, the sight on
the down-slope, must be less than
60. If the radius of a simple curve is R, the length of the
A. 30 m
chord for calculating offsets by the method of chords
produced, should not exceed. B. 25 m

A. R/10 C. 20 m

B. R/15 D. 15 m

C. R/20

D. R/25 65.

Pick up the correct statement from the following :

61. The sensitiveness of a level tube decreases if A. Box sextant is used for the measurement of
horizontal angles
A. radius of curvature of its inner surface is increased
B. Cross staff is used for setting out right angles
B. diameter of the tube is increased
C. Gradiometer is used for setting out any required
C. length of the vapour bubble is increased
gradient
D. both viscosity and surface tension are increased.
D. Line ranger is used for locating intermediate stations
on a survey line

62. For true difference in elevations between two points E. All the above.
A and B, the level must be set up

A. at any point between A and B

66.
B. at the exact mid point of A and B
An ideal transition curve is
C. near the point A
A. cubic parabola
D. near the point B.
B. cubic spiral

C. clothoid spiral
63. ABCD is a regular parallelogram plot of land whose
D. true spiral.
angle BAD is 60°. If the bearing of the line AB is 30°, the
bearing of CD, is

A. 90° 67. Pantagraph is used for

B. 120° A. measuring distances

C. 210° B. measuring areas

D. 270° C. enlarging or reducing plans

D. setting out right angles

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68. If the angular measurements of a traverse are more 72. The angle between two plane mirrors of optical
precise than its linear measurements, balancing of the square, is
traverse, is done by
A. 20°
A. Bowditch's rule
B. 30°
B. Transit rule
C. 45°
C. Empirical rule
D. 60°
D. all of the above.
E. 90°

69. The branch of surveying in which both horizontal

73. The latitude of a traverse leg is obtained by
and vertical positions of a point, are determined by
multiplying its length by
making instrumental observations, is known
A. tangent of its reduced bearing
A. tacheometry
B. sign of its reduced bearing
B. tachemetry
C. cosine of its reduced bearing
C. telemetry
D. cosecant of its reduced bearing
D. all the above

74. For a curve of radius 100 m and normal chord 10 m,

70. In levelling operation
the Rankine's deflection angle, is
A. when the instrument is being shifted, the staff must
A. 0°25'.95
not be moved
B. 0°35'.95
B. when the staff is being carried forward, the
instrument must remain stationary C. 1°25'.53
C. both (a) and (b) D. 1°35'.95
D. neither (a) nor (b) E. 2°51'.53

71. If the rate of gain of radial acceleration is 0.3 m per 75. A uniform slope was measured by the method of
sec3 and full centrifugal ratio is developed. On the curve stepping. If the difference in level between two points is
the ratio of the length of the transition curve of same 1.8 m and the slope distance between them is 15 m, the
radius on road and railway, is error is approximately equal to
A. 2.828 A. cumulative, + 0.11 m
B. 3.828 B. compensating, ± 0.11 m
C. 1.828 C. cumulative, - 0.11 m
D. 0.828 D. none of these

76. In optical reading instruments

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A. the vertical circle is usually continuous from 0° to and B were 1.22 and 1.06. With the level set up a A, the
359° readings at A and B were 1.55 and 1.37. The collimation
error per 100 m length of sight is
B. the readings increase when the telescope is elevated
in the face left position A. 0.02 m inclined upwards

C. the readings decrease when the telescope is elevated B. 0.04 m inclined downwards
in the face right position
C. 0.04 m inclined upward
D. all the above
D. none of these

77. For setting out a simple curve, using two

81. Keeping the instrument height as 1 m, length of staff
theodolites.
4 m, the up gradient of the ground 1 in 10, the sight on
A. offsets from tangents are required the up slope must be less than

B. offsets from chord produced are required A. 25 cm

C. offsets from long chord are required B. 20 m

D. deflection angles from Rankine's formula are required C. 45 m

E. none of these D. 10 m

78. Geodetic surveying is undertaken 82.

A. for production of accurate maps of wide areas True meridian of different places

B. for developing the science of geodesy A. converge from the south pole to the north pole

C. making use of most accurate instruments and B. converge from the north pole to the south pole
methods of observation
C. converge from the equator to the poles
D. for determination of accurate positions on the earth's
D. run parallel to each other
surface of system of control points

E. all the above

83.

Pick up the correct statement from the following :

79. The desired sensitivity of a bubble tube with 2 mm
divisions is 30". The radius of the bubble tube should be A. the length of the brass handle is included in the
length of chain
A. 13.75 m
B. the handles are on swivel joints to prevent twisting of
B. 3.44 m
the chain
C. 1375 m
C. the fifth tag from either end of the chain is numbered
D. none of these 5

D. the length of the Gunter's chain is 66 ft.

80. A dumpy level was set up at the midpoint between E. all the above.
two pegs A and B, 50 m apart and the staff readings at A
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 88. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

84. A. in astronomical telescope, the rays from the object

after refraction at the objective are brought to a focus
Two hill tops A and B 20 km apart are intervened by a
before entering the eyepiece to produce a real inverted
third top C. If the top most contour of the three hill tops
image in front of the eye piece
are of the same value, state whether the line of sight AB
B. in Galileo's telescope, the rays from the object get
A. passes clear of hill top C
refracted at the objective and are intercepted by the
B. passes below the hill top C eyepiece before a real image is formed

C. grazes the hill top C C. a line passing through the optical centre of the
objective traversing through the eyepiece, is called line
D. none of these. of sight

D. the line of sight which passes through the

85. The diaphragm of a stadia theodolite is fitted with intersection of cross-lines marked on a diaphragm fixed
two additional in front of the eyepiece in a plane at right-angles to the
axis, is called the line of collimation
A. horizontal hairs
E. all the above
B. vertical hairs

C. horizontal and two vertical hairs

89. The operation of making the algebraic sum of
D. none of these. latitudes and departures of a closed traverse, each
equal to zero, is known

86. Centering error of a theodolite produces an error A. balancing the sights

A. in all angles equally B. balancing the departures

B. which does not vary with the direction or pointing C. balancing the latitudes

C. which varies with the direction of pointing and D. balancing the traverse
inversely with the length of sight

D. none of these 90. Orientation of a plane table by solving two point

problem is only adopted when

87. In levelling operation A. saving of time is a main factor

A. if second reading is more than first, it represents a B. better accuracy is a main factor
rise C. given points are inaccessible
B. if first reading is more than second, it represents a D. none of these.
rise

C. if first reading is less than second, it represents a fall

91. A back sight
D. if second reading is less than first, it represents a fall
A. is always taken on a point of known elevation or can
E. both (b) and (c) be computed

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B. is added to the known level to obtain the instrument C. the two lenses are separated by a distance equal to
height 2/3 of the focal length of either lens.

C. taken on an inverted staff is treated as negative D. the distance between the diaphragm and the front
lens of the eyepiece is kept equal to 1/4 th of the focal
D. all the above
length of a lens so that rays from a point on the
diaphragm enter the eye as a parallel beam

92. The sum of the interior angles of a geometrical E. all the above
figure laid on the surface of the earth differs from that
of the corresponding plane figure only to the extent of
one second for every 96. Deviation of the actual road gradient from the
proposed contou'r gradient up hill side, involves
A. 100 sq. km of area
A. embankment on the centre line
B. 150 sq. km of area
B. excavation on the centre line
C. 200 sq. km of area
C. earth work on the centre line
D. none of these
D. none of these

93. The systematic errors which persist and have regular

effects in the performance of a survey operation, are 97. Measuring with a 30 m chain, 0.01 m too short,
due to introduces

A. carelessness A. positive compensating error

B. faulty instrument B. negative compensating error

C. inattention C. positive cumulative error

D. none of these D. negative cumulative error

94. The best method of interpolation of contours, is by 98. Setting out a curve by two theodolite method,
involves
A. estimation
A. linear measurements only
B. graphical means
B. angular measurements only
C. computation
C. both linear and angular measurements
D. all of these
D. none of these

95. Pick up the correct specification of Ramsden

eyepiece from the following : 99. When the bubble of the level tube of a level,
remains central
A. it consists of two equal piano convex lenses
A. line of sight is horizontal
B. the curved surfaces of plano-convex lenses face each
other B. axis of the telescope is horizontal

C. line of collimation is horizontal

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D. geometrical axis of the telescope is horizontal

100. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

A. the power of a lens is the reciprocal of its focal length

B. the unit of power of the lens is diopter

C. the power of two or more thin lenses in contact is the

power of the combination of the lenses

D. all the above

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