1000+ Surveying Questions and Answers Pdf - 2

Question: 6

Cross staff is an instrument used for

(A) measuring bearings of the lines

(B) measuring approximate horizontal angles

(C) setting out right angles

(D) none of the above

Question: 7

Agonic line is the line joining points having

(A) same declination

(B) zero declination

(C) minimum declination

(D) maximum declination

Question: 8

In surveying principle "work from whole to part is recommeded" since

(A) it localizes errors

(B) it leads to errorless maps

(C) there is no chance of omitting any required measurement

(D) it is easy to use measurements for plotting

Question: 9

Which one of the following is wrong about level surface?

(A) it is normal to plumb line at all points

(B) it is a surface parallel to mean spheroid of earth

(C) it is a horizontal plane

(D) all the points lying on this surface are equidistant from the centre of the earth

Question: 10

For hilly region the ideal method of contouring is

(A) radial line method

(B) method of squares

(C) direct method

(D) cross section method