Surveying Diploma Semester - 3 020060305: Unit 1: Introduction and Scale
Surveying Diploma Semester - 3 020060305: Unit 1: Introduction and Scale
Surveying Diploma Semester - 3 020060305: Unit 1: Introduction and Scale
Diploma Semester - 3
020060305
UNIT 1 : INTRODUCTION AND SCALE
1. Determining the relative positions of points on above or beneath the surface of the earth by
means of direct or indirect measurements of distance and direction and elevation is called as
_________
a) Surveying
b) Levelling
c) Measuring
d) Contouring
2. Finding the elevations of a point with respect to a given or assumed and establish points given
elevation or at different elevations with respect to given or assumed datum is ________
a) Surveying
b) Levelling
c) Bearing
d) Contouring
3. Type of surveying in which the mean surface of the earth is considered as a plane and the
spheroidal shape is neglected called as ________
a) Topographic Surveying
b) Hydrographic Surveying
c) Geodetic Surveying
d) Plane Surveying
4. Type of surveying in which the shape of the earth taken into account is __________
Topographic Surveying
Hydrographic Surveying
Geodetic Surveying
Plane Surveying
5. Horizontal projection of an area and shows only horizontal distances of the points is
__________
a) Contour lines
b) Levelling
c) Surveying
d) Plan
6. What type of surveys needs to fix the boundaries of municipalities and of state and federal
jurisdictions?
a) Topographic Surveying
b) Hydrographic Surveying
c) Cadastral Surveying
d) City Surveying
7. Determining the absolute location of any point or the absolute location and direction of any
line on the surface of the earth is called _______ a) Topographic Surveying
b) Astronomical Surveying
c) Cadastral Surveying
d) Hydrographic Surveying
8. Determining different strata in the earth’s crust is called as_______
a) Mine Survey
b) Geological Survey
c) Geodetic Survey
d) Archaeological Survey
9. Determining unearthing relics of antiquity is called as_______
a) Mine Survey
b) Geological Survey
c) Geodetic Survey
d) Archaeological Survey
10. Representing large scale on the surface of the earth is____________ a)
Plan
b) Map
c) Scale
d) Area
11. In which surveying, shape of earth is taken into consideration?
a) Plane surveying
b) Geodic surveying
c) Topographic surveying
d) Geological surveying
12. Which among the following scales is used to determine the original scale when the plan on
the drawing sheet shrinks due to atmospheric conditions? a) Vernier scale
b) Plane scale
c) Shrunk scale
d) Diagonal scale
13. The main principle of surveying is to work from
a) the center to the boundary
b) the whole to the part
c) the part to the whole
d) higher to lower level
14. Which among the following methods is used for determining the precise position on the earth
surface?
a) Geological surveying
b) Geodic surveying
c) Land surveying
d) Plane Surveying
15. Which among the following is one of the principles of surveying?
a) Taking measurements
b) Covering entire area
c) Determining the elevation differences
d) Working from whole to part
16. Design a Vernier for a theodolite circle divided into degrees and one fourth degrees to read
to 20ꞌꞌ. a) 55
b) 45
c) 65
d) 35
17. The formula for shrunk scale can be given as___________
a) Original scale*shrinking factor
b) Shrunk scale*shrinking factor
c) Vernier scale* shrinking factor
d) Diagonal scale* shrinking factor
18. Which of the following is made in connection with the construction of streets, water supply
systems, sewers?
a) Traverse surveying
b) Hydrographic surveying
c) Cadastral surveying
d) City surveying
19. Which of the following is a classification based on the instrument used?
a) Topographic surveying
b) Hydrographic surveying
c) Cadastral surveying
d) Traverse surveying
20. Determining points of strategic importance are called _______
a) Topographic surveying
b) City surveying
c) Military surveying
d) Traverse surveying
21. For exploring mineral wealth which type of surveying is used?
a) Topographic surveying
b) Engineering surveying
c) Military surveying
d) Mine surveying
22. Determining quantities or afford sufficient data for the designing of works such as roads and
reservoirs is called _______ a) Topographic surveying
b) Engineering surveying
c) City surveying
d) Cadastral surveying
23. What consists of a horizontal and vertical location of certain points by linear and angular
measurements and is made to determine the natural features of a country such as rivers, streams?
a) Topographic surveying
b) Engineering surveying
c) City surveying
d) Cadastral surveying
24. Which of the following is a classification based on the nature of the field survey?
a) Topographic surveying
b) Mine surveying
c) Military surveying
d) Chain surveying
25. Which of the following is not a classification based on instruments used or methods
employed?
a) Chain surveying
b) Topographic surveying
c) Traverse surveying
d) Aerial surveying
26. A survey which deals with bodies of water for the purpose of navigation, water supply,
harbor works or for the determination of mean sea level is ________ a) Topographic
surveying
b) Hydrographic surveying
c) Cadastral surveying
d) City surveying
27. The curvature of earth is ignored in
a) Geodetic surveying
b) Plane surveying
c) Hydrographic surveying
d) Aerial surveying
28. The curvature of the earth us taken into account when the extent of area is more than a)
50 km2
b) 100 km2
c) 250 km2
d) 350 km2
29. If the scale of map is 1 cm = 50 m, R.F is
a) 1/50
b) 1/500
c) 1/5000
d) 1/50000
30. Surveys which depict natural feature like mountains, valleys, rivers, forests, etc. are known as
a) Cadastral survey
b) Topographical survey
c) Engineering survey
d) Mine survey
31. The plain scale is used to read
a) one unit
b) two unit
c) three consecutive units
d) none of above
32. The diagonal scale is used to read
a) one unit
b) two unit
c) three consecutive units
d) none of above
33. Vernier scale is used to read
a) Fractional part of a graduated scale
b) Fractional part of a plain scale
c) Fractional part of a diagonal scale
d) None of above
34. The branch of surveying which deals with the measurements in a vertical palne is known as
a) Plane tabling
b) Leveling
c) Traversing
d) None of above
38. Which of the following closely represents the shape of the earth
a) Spheroid
b) Ellipsoid
c) Oblate spheroid
d) Obsolete Ellipsoid
a) N150o
b) E60oS
c) S30o
d) S30oE
7. How many meridians are used in surveying?
a) 6
b) 8
c) 3
d) 5
8. ________ is a term used that prevents the needle from pointing to the magnetic North in a
given locality.
a) Local attraction
b) Declination
c) Deviation
d) Local distraction
9. ___________ line is the line drawn through points of the same declination.
a) Polygonic
b) Isogonic
c) Syngonic
d) Agonic
10. Which of the below is not a temporary adjustment of the prismatic compass?
a) Centering
b) Levelling
c) Focusing prism
d) Adjusting sight vane
11. How many types of variations in declination are there?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 2
d) 3
12. Prismatic compass is an instrument for measuring angles.
a) True
b) False
13. Which of the following is the most convenient and portable instrument for direct
measurement of directions?
a) Prismatic compass
b) Surveyor’s compass
c) Theodolite
d) Sextant
14. In prismatic compass needle is of edge bar type.
a) True
b) False
15. In which of the following compass needle does not act as an index?
a) Prismatic compass
b) Surveyor’s compass
c) Theodolite
d) Sextant
16. Which of the following instruments can be used without a tripod?
a) Prismatic compass
b) Surveyor’s compass
c) Theodolite
d) Sextant
17. In prismatic compass, graduations are in W.C.B system.
a) True
b) False
18. In which of the following compass graduations are engraved inverted?
a) Prismatic compass
b) Surveyor’s compass
c) Theodolite
d) Sextant
19. In which of the following compass sighting and reading taking can be done simultaneously
from one position of the observer?
a) Prismatic compass
b) Surveyor’s compass
c) Theodolite
d) Sextant
20. Surveyor’s compass is instrument for measuring angles.
a) True
b) False
21. Which of the following is not the most convenient and portable instrument for direct
measurement of directions?
a) Prismatic compass
b) Surveyor’s compass
c) Theodolite
d) Sextant
22. In surveyor’s compass needle is of edge bar type.
a) True
b) False
23. In which of the following compass needle acts as an index?
a) Prismatic compass
b) Surveyor’s compass
c) Theodolite
d) Sextant
24. In which of the following compass graduated card is attached to the box and not to the ring?
a) Prismatic compass
b) Surveyor’s compass
c) Theodolite
d) Sextant
27. In which of the following compass sighting and reading taking cannot be done
simultaneously from one position of the observer? a) Prismatic compass
b) Surveyor’s compass
c) Theodolite
d) Sextant
29. A triangle is said to be well conditioned when its angles lie between
a) 30◦ and 120◦
b) 20◦ and 150◦
c) 15◦ and 135◦
d) 45◦ and 90◦
(ans : a )
32. In the WCB system, a line is said to be free from local attraction if the difference between the
FB and BB is
a) 0◦
b) 90◦
c) 180◦
d) 360◦
34. The horizontal angle between the true meridian and magnetic meridian is called a)
Dip
b) Azimuth
c) Declination
d) None of above
a) N 30◦ E
b) N 30◦ W
c) S 30◦ W
d) S 30◦ E
37. The magnetic bearing of a line AB is 120◦ and the magnetic declination is 4◦ E, its true
bearing is
a) 116◦
b) 124◦
c) 120◦
d) 4◦
38. The true bearing of a line is 60◦ and the magnetic declination is 3◦ W, its magnetic bearing is
a) 60◦
b) 3◦
c) 63◦
d) 57◦
a) N 40◦ W
b) N 40◦ E
c) W 40◦ N
d) E 40◦ N
43. Which line passes through true north and true south?
a) True Meridian
b) Magnetic Meridian
c) Arbitrary Meridian
d) Dip
44. Which meridian direction can be established with the help of a magnetic compass? a)
True Meridian
b) Magnetic Meridian
c) Arbitrary Meridian
d) All meridians
45. Which meridians are used to determine the relative positions of the lines in a small area? a)
True Meridian
b) Magnetic Meridian
c) Arbitrary Meridian
d) All meridians
46. What is the horizontal angle which it makes with the magnetic meridian through one of the
extremities of the line? a) True bearing
b) Magnetic bearing
c) Arbitrary bearing
d) Dip
47. What is the horizontal angle which it makes with the Arbitrary meridian through one of the
extremities of the line? a) True bearing
b) Magnetic bearing
c) Arbitrary bearing
d) Dip
50. What is the horizontal angle which it makes with the true meridian through one of the
extremities of the line? a) True bearing
b) Magnetic bearing
c) Arbitrary bearing
d) Dip
UNIT 4 : LEVELLING
1. Which branch of surveying is used to find the elevations of given points with respect to given
or assumed datum? a) Levelling
b) Contouring
c) Traversing
d) Plane table surveying
4. _______ is defined as a curved surface which at each point is perpendicular to the direction of
gravity at the point. a) Level surface
b) Level line
c) Horizontal plane
d) Datum
9. The elevations of points or near the surface of the earth is its vertical distance above or below
an arbitrary assumed level surface or datum. a) True
b) False
11. Which of the following methods of levelling makes use of the phenomenon that difference in
elevation between two points is proportional to the difference in atmospheric pressures at these
points?
a) Barometric levelling
b) Trigonometric levelling
c) Spirit levelling
d) Traverse levelling
12. At a given point, the atmospheric pressure doesn’t remain constant in the course of the day,
even in the course of an hour. a) True
b) False
13. Which process of levelling in which the elevations of points are computed from the vertical
angles and horizontal distances measured in the field?
a) Barometric levelling
b) Trigonometric levelling
c) Spirit levelling
d) Traverse levelling
14. Which of the following methods of levelling is a modified form of stadia levelling? a)
Barometric levelling
b) Trigonometric levelling
c) Spirit levelling
d) Traversing
15. Which type of levelling is done on the phenomenon, the difference in elevation between two
points is proportional to the difference in atmospheric pressure at these points? a) trigonometric
levelling
b) spirit levelling
c) barometric levelling
d) profile levelling
17. Which of the following methods of levelling makes use of the phenomenon that difference in
elevation between two points is proportional to the difference in atmospheric pressures at these
points?
a) Barometric levelling
b) Trigonometric levelling
c) Spirit levelling
d) Traverse levelling
18. Which process of levelling in which the elevations of points are computed from the vertical
angles and horizontal distances measured in the field?
a) Barometric levelling
b) Trigonometric levelling
c) Spirit levelling
d) Traverse levelling
30. Which of the following does not represent the condition of adjustment?
a) Adjustment of vertical axis
b) Adjustment of level tube
c) Adjustment of cross hair ring
d) Adjustment of line of sight
31. Pick up the incorrect pair:
a) Profile leveling : Longitudinal sections
b) Check leveling : Check levels at the end of days’ work
c) Compound leveling : Difference in levels of two distant points
d) Reciprocal leveling : To apply corrections to curvature and refraction
33. Pick up the incorrect statement of the following about internal focusing telescope
a) Length of telescope is small
b) It has better optical properties
c) Better brightness of image
d) There is less imbalance
37. Pick up the correct statement of the following about “Dumpy level”
a) Telescope is generally of internal focusing type
b) Size is defined by the focal length of the object glass
c) The line joining the point of intersection of the cross hairs and the optical center of the
objective is called line of collimation d) All are correct
40. The following type of leveling cannot be done with a dumpy level
a) Differential leveling
b) Reciprocal leveling
c) Trigonometric leveling
d) Profile leveling
43. The number of divisions for one meter of an ordinary leveling staff are a)
100
b) 200
c) 400
d) 1000
47. The elevation of a bench mark is +100.00. The Back sight take on a staff held vertically is
2.30 m. If the foresight taken as a point of ‘A’ is +2.45m. The R.L of ‘A’ is a) +100.15
b) +99.85
c) +102.45
d) +102.30
48. The R.L of bench mark taken on roof of a tunnel is +200.00. The B.S taken on a staff held
inverted is +1.500. If the F.S is taken on a staff held vertically at a point ‘A’ is +2.500, the R.L of
A is
a) +199.00
b) -196.00
c) +196.00
d) +204.00
51. Which principle is used in the process of permanent adjustment of dumpy level? a)
Repetition
b) Reiteration
c) Recurring
d) Reversion (ans ; d)
52. The adjustment of line of collimation is having most priority in permanent adjustments. a)
True
b) False
53. Permanent adjustments are done at every time the instrument is setup. a)
True
b) False
UNIT 5 : PLANE TABLE SURVEY
1. Which of the following methods can be useful in having an enlarged output? a)
Intersection
b) Resection
c) Traversing
d) Radiation
5. Which of the following methods is having a wider scope with the use of tacheometer? a)
Resection
b) Trisection
c) Intersection
d) Radiation
8. Which is of the following is used for locating details of the station points? a)
Radiation
b) Intersection
c) Trisection
d) Traversing
9. Which of the following does not belong to the instruments of plane table? a)
Spirit level
b) Plumb bob
c) Compass
d) Theodolite
17. The instrument which is used in plane tabling for obtaining horizontal and vertical distances
directly without resorting to chaining is known as
a) Alidade
b) Clinometer
c) Telescopic alidade
d) Tacheometer
18. The process of keeping the plane table into a fixed direction, so that a line representing a
direction on the plane is parallel to its direction on the ground is called a) centering
b) orientation
c) levelling
d) resection
19. The process of determining plotted position of the station occupied by the plane table by
means of sights taken towards points of known location is called
a) Resection
b) Intersection
c) Orientation
d) None
21. ___________ must be done when the plane table is set up more one station.
a) Marking the north line
b) Orientation
c) Both A and B
d) None of above
22. ___________ method of plane tabling is suitable for locating inaccessible points. a)
Radiation
b) Resection
c) Intersection
d) All of above
31. The methods used for locating the plane table stations are a)
Intersection
b) Traversing
c) Resection
d) Both ‘B’ & ‘C’
35. Plane table survey carries a lot of accessories with it which are likely to be lost. a)
True
b) False
c) Cannot say
d) None of above
36. If accurate orientation of plane is to done in area plane to local attraction, it is done by a)
By back sighting
b) By magnetic needle
c) Both A and B
d) None of these
40. When the difference in elevation between points is more, which of the following would be
affected more?
a) Points plotted
b) Alidade position
c) Horizontality of board
d) Level of board
41. In plane table survey, an incorrect scale used by mistake is an example of ____________ a)
Errors in plotting
b) Instrumental error
c) Both A and B
d) None of above
(ans: a)
48. The plotting of small areas which can be commanded from a single station, is usually done
on the plane table by the method of
a) radiation
b) intersection
c) traversing
d) resection
49. The method of intersection in plane tabling is commonly used for
a) locating the distant and inaccessible points
b) locating the broken boundaries
c) locating the points which may be used subsequently as the instrument stations d) all of the
above
50. The method of plane tabling commonly used for establishing the instrument stations only, is
a
a) method of radiation
b) method of intersection
c) method of traversing
d) method of resection
(ans ; d)
UNIT 6 : GPS SURVEYING
3. By using pseudo ranging method, two dimensional and three dimensional GPS positions
can be located. a) True
b) False
(ans ; b)
7. Which of the following classes of positioning technique possess high precision? a) GPS
b) Viscous technique
c) Real time technique
d) Kinematic technique
8. Which among the following indicates the correct set of static GPS surveying technology
classification?
a) Long and normal base lines
b) Medium and short baselines
c) Long and short baselines
d) Normal and short base lines
9. What will be the length of the base line in case of short baseline method of GPS
surveying?
a) Less than 50km
b) Greater than 50km
c) Less than 2km
d) Greater than 100km
15. The altitudinal distance of a geostationary satelite from the earth is about: a)
26, 000 km
b) 30, 000 km
c) 36, 000 km
d) 44, 000 km
17. _________ is a technique by which the location of any object, velocity, direction and
time can be known precisely at any time i.e. during day and night, whether the object is on
the ground, on the sea water surface on tin the air.
a) GAS
b) GPS
c) GIS
d) GLS
23. The _________ on the ground tracks and maintains the satellites in the space.
a) Space segment
b) Control segment
c) User segment
d) All of them
27. The _________ is composed of hundreds of thousands of U.S. and allied military users
and tens of millions of civil, commercial and scientific users of the standards positioning
service.
a) Space segment
b) Control segment
c) User segment
d) All of them
34. _________ receivers have some extra features as a biro meter, altimeter, electronic
compass, radio transmitter/receiver etc.
a) Type 1
b) Type 2
c) Type 3
d) Type 4
35. Which type receivers contain display screen to display information like location, speed,
direction, time, etc.?
a) Type 1
b) Type 2
c) Type 3
d) Type 4
36. Which type of receivers use extra receivers and special antennas for higher accuracy?
a) Type 1
b) Type 2
c) Type 3
d) Type 4
37. Which type of receivers can store an enormous amount of in the field collected data,
which can be treated later in the office?
a) Type 1
b) Type 2
c) Type 3
d) Type 4
38. _________ receiver is a dedicated single purpose GPS system used in cars with a build-in
GPS receiver, using maps from the device manufacturer.
a) Type 1
b) Type 2
c) Type 3
d) Type 4
39. = receivers are in the form of small chips which can be fitted in the car or on the hand of
child.
a) Type 1
b) Type 2
c) Type 4
d) Type 5
42. One receiver is placed on a point whose co-ordinates are known accurately in WGS 84,
this is known as the _________.
a) Reference receiver
b) Rover receiver
c) Both A and B
d) None
43. In GPS measuring techniques, the static survey technique is used for:
a) Long base lines
b) Geodetic networks
c) Tectonic plate studies
d) All of them
44. In _________, a reference point is chosen and one or more rovers operate with respect to
it.
a) Static surveys
b) Rapid static surveys
c) Kinematic surveys
d) Real time Kinematic surveys
45. Rapid static survey technique is much _________ than the static surveys.
a) Faster
b) Slower
c) Constant
d) Equal
48. _________ is a detailed and accurate graphic representation of cultural and physical
features of the earth such as mountains, rivers, forests etc.
a) Topographic maps
b) street maps
c) Navistar maps
d) Both A and B
49. _________ is used for detail surveys and measuring many points in quick succession. a)
Static surveys
b) Rapid static surveys
c) Kinematic surveys
d) Real time Kinematic surveys