Surveying MCQ Questions & Answers

1

The great circle which passes through the zenith, nadir and the poles, is known as

A) Meridian B) Vertical circle C) Prime vertical D) None of these

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Answer: Option A

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2

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A) Sidereal time at any instant is equal to the hour angle of the first point of Aries B) Local sidereal time of any place is equal to the right ascension of its meridian C) Sidereal time is equal to the right ascension of a star at its upper transit D) All the above

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Answer: Option D

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3

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A) The angle between the plane of the negative and the horizontal plane containing perspective axis is the tilt of the photograph B) The direction of maximum tilt is defined by the photo principal line C) The principal plane is truly vertical plane which contains perspective centre as well as principal point and plumb point D) All the above

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Answer: Option D

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4

The following points form a pair of homologous points:

A) Photo principal point and ground principal point B) Photo isocenter and ground isocenter C) Photo plumb point and ground plumb point D) All the above

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Answer: Option D

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5

The necessary geometrical condition for triangulation adjustment is:

A) The sum of the angles around a station should be 360° B) The sum of the three angles of a plane triangle should be 180° C) The sum of the eight angles of a braced quadrilateral should be 360° D) All the above

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Answer: Option D

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6

If α is the observed altitude, the refraction correction in seconds, is

A) 58" cot α B) 58" tan α C) 58 sin α D) 58 cos α

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Answer: Option A

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7

The elevation of the star at elongation is obtained by

A) sin α = sin φ cosec δ B) sin α = sin φ sec δ C) sin α = cos φ sec δ D) sin α = cos φ cosec δ

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Answer: Option A

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8

For adjusting a quadrilateral whose both the diagonals are observed, the equations of conditions involved, are

A) Two angle equations and two side equations B) One angle equation and three side equations C) Three angle equations and one side equation D) None of these

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Answer: Option C

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9

An imaginary line lying throughout the surface of ground and preserving a constant inclination to the horizontal is known as

A) contour line B) horizontal equivalent C) contour interval D) contour gradient

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Answer: Option D

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10

The angle of intersection of the two plane mirrors of an optical square is

A) 30° B) 45° C) 60° D) 90°

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Answer: Option B

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