*Examveda Surveying Section 01*

1-If 16 flight lines are run perpendicular to an area 30 km wide, their spacings on a
photographical map on scale 1 : 50,000 , will be
A. 1 cm

B. 2 cm

C. 3 cm

*D. 4 cm 👈*
2-Which of the following methods of contouring is most suitable for a hilly terrain?
A. Direct method

B. Square method

C. Cross-sections method

*D. Tachometric method 👈*

3-The size of a plane table is
A. 750 mm × 900 mm

*B. 600 mm × 750 mm 👈*

C. 450 mm × 600 mm

D. 300 mm × 450 mm

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4-For a tacheometer the additive and multi-plying constants are respectively
*A. 0 and 100 *

B. 100 and 0

C. 0 and 0

D. 100 and 100

5-Overturning of vehicles on a curve can be avoided by using

A. compound curve

B. vertical curve
C. reverse curve

*D. transition curve 👈*

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6-The error due to eccentricity of inner and outer axes can be eliminated by
*A. reading both verniers and taking the mean of the two *

B. taking both face observations and taking the mean of the two

C. double sighting

D. taking mean of several readings distributed over different portions of the graduated circle

7-The correction for parallax, is

A. - 8".8 cos α

B. + .8" sin α

*C. + 8".8 cos α 👈*

D. None of the above

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8-Sensitiveness of a level tube is designated by
*A. radius of level tube *

B. length of level tube

C. length of bubble of level tube

D. none of the above

09-Agate cap is fitted with a

A. cross staff

B. level

C. chain

*D. prismatic compass 👈*

10-The length of a chain is measured from
A. centre of one handle to centre of other handle
*B. outside of one handle to outside of other handle 👈*
C. outside of one handle to inside of other handle

D. inside of one handle to inside of other handle

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11-In an internal focussing type of telescope, the lens provided is
*A. concave *

B. convex

C. plano-convex

D. plano-concave

12-Local attraction in compass surveying may exist due to

A. incorrect levelling of the magnetic needle

B. loss of magnetism of the needle

C. friction of the needle at the pivot

*D. presence of magnetic substances near the instrument 👈*

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13-With the rise of temperature, the sensitivity of a bubble tube
*A. decreases *

B. increases

C. remains unaffected

D. none of the above

14-Direct method of contouring is

A. a quick method

B. adopted for large surveys only

*C. most accurate method 👈*

D. suitable for hilly terrains

15-The shortest distance between two places measured along the surface of the earth, is
A. Length of the equator between their longitudes

B. Length of the parallel between their longitudes

*C. Length of the arc of the great circle passing through them👈*
D. None of these

16-The following sights are taken on a “turning point”

A. foresight only

B. backsight only

*C. foresight and backsight 👈*

D. foresight and intermediate sight

17-The horizontal angle between the true meridian and magnetic meridian at a place is called
A. azimuth

*B. declination 👈*
C. local attraction

D. magnetic bearing

18-A ’level line’ is a

A. horizontal line

*B. line parallel to the mean spheriodal surface of earth👈*

C. line passing through the center of cross hairs and the center of eye piece

D. line passing through the objective lens and the eye-piece of a dumpy or tilting level

19-Refraction correction
A. completely eliminates curvature correction

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*B. partially eliminates curvature correction

C. adds to the curvature correction

D. has no effect on curvature correction

20-The principal plane contains
A. Nadir point

B. Iso-centre

C. Principal point

*D. All the above 👈*

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21-If the length of a chain is found to be short on testing, it can be adjusted by
*A. straightening the links *

B. removing one or more small circular rings

C. closing the joints of the rings if opened out

D. all of the above

22-In the double application of principle of reversion, the apparent error is

A. equal to true error

B. half the true error

C. two times the true error

*D. four times the true error 👈*

23-Closed contours, with higher value inwards, represent a
A. depression

*B. hillock👈*
C. plain surface

D. none of the above

24-The average eye base is assumed as

A. 58 mm

B. 60 mm

C. 62 mm

*D. 64 mm 👈*
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25-Rotation of the camera at exposure about its vertical axis, is known as
*A. Swing *

B. Tilt

C. Tip

D. None of these

26-The angle between the observer's meridian and declination circle of a heavenly body, is

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known as
*A. Hour angle *

B. Azimuth

C. Right ascension

D. Declination

27-A metallic tape is made of

A. steel

B. invar

C. linen

*D. cloth and wires 👈*

28-Which of the following methods of plane table surveying is used to locate the position of an
inaccessible point ?
A. radiation

*B. intersection 👈*
C. traversing

D. resection

29-The rise and fall method of levelling provides a complete check on

A. backsight

B. intermediate sight
C. foresight

*D. all of the above 👈*

30-Invar tapes used for measuring base lines, is made of nickel-iron alloy containing nickel
A. 24 %

*B. 36 % 👈*
C. 40 %

D. 60 %

31-In direct method of contouring, the process of locating or identifying points lying on a contour
is called
A. ranging

B. centring

C. horizontal control

*D. vertical control 👈*

32-Height of instrument method of levelling is
A. more accurate than rise and fall method

B. less accurate than rise and fall method

*C. quicker and less tedious for large number of intermediate sights 👈*
D. none of the above

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33-Which of the following is not used in measuring perpendicular offsets ?
*A. line ranger *

B. steel tape

C. optical square

D. cross staff

34-The method of surveying by triangulation was first introduced by the Dutchman Snell in
A. 1600
*B. 1615 👈*
C. 1630

D. 1650

*Examveda Surveying Section 2*

01-The rise and fall method
A. is less accurate than height of instrument method

B. is not suitable for levelling with tilting levels

*C. provides a check on the reduction of intermediate point levels 👈*

D. quicker and less tedious for large number of intermediate sights

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2-A telescope is said to be inverted if its
*A. vertical circle is to its right and the bubble of the telescope is down

B. vertical circle is to its right and the bubble of the telescope is up

C. vertical circle is to its left and the bubble of the telescope is down

D. vertical circle is to its left and the bubble of the telescope is up

03-Size of a theodolite is specified by

A. the length of telescope

B. the diameter of vertical circle

*C. the diameter of lower plate 👈*

D. the diameter of upper plate

04-A plate parallel is the line on the plane of the negative

A. Parallel to the principal line

*B. Perpendicular to the principal line 👈*

C. Along the bisector of the angle between the principal line and a perpendicular line through
principal plane

D. None of these
5-The instrument used for accurate centering in plane table survey is
A. spirit level

B. alidade

*C. plumbing fork 👈*

D. trough compass

6-The correction for sag is

A. always additive

*B. always subtractive 👈*

C. always zero

D. sometimes additive and sometimes subtractive

7-The two point problem and three point problem are methods of
A. resection

B. orientation

C. traversing

*D. resection and orientation 👈*

8-Which of the following angles can be set out with the help of French cross staff?
A. 45° only

B. 90° only

*C. Either 45° or 90°👈*

D. Any angle

9-Check lines (or proof lines) in Chain Surveying, are essentially required
A. To plot the chain lines

B. To plot the offsets

C. To indicate the accuracy of the survey work 👈

D. To increase the out-turn
10-A negative declination shows that the magnetic meridian is to the
A. eastern side of the true meridian

B. western side of the true meridian 👈

C. southern side of the true meridian

D. none of the above

11-If the staff is not held vertical at a level¬ling station, the reduced level calculated from the
observation would be
A. true R.L.

B. more than true R.L.

C. less than true R.L. 👈

D. none of the above

12-The cross hairs in the surveying telescope are placed

A. midway between eye piece and objec-tive lens

B. much closer to the eye-piece than to the objective lens 👈

C. much closer to the objective lens than to the eye piece

D. anywhere between eye-piece and objective lens

13-The smaller horizontal angle between the true meridian and a survey line, is known
A. Declination

B. Bearing

C. Azimuth 👈
D. Dip

14-For a line AB
A. the forebearing of AB and back bearing of AB differ by 180°

B. the forebearing of AB and back bearing of BA differ by 180° 👈

C. both (A) and (B) are correct
D. none is correct

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15-Detailed plotting is generally done by
A. radiation

B. traversing

C. resection

D. all of the above

16-The station pointer is generally used in

A. Triangulation surveying

B. Astronomical surveying

C. Hydrographical surveying 👈
D. Photogrammetric surveying

17-Which of the following errors is not eliminated by the method of repetition of horizontal angle
measurement ?
A. error due to eccentricity of verniers

B. error due to displacement of station signals 👈

C. error due to wrong adjustment of line of collimation and trunnion axis

D. error due to inaccurate graduation

18-The principal line is the line joining the principal point and
A. Nadir

B. Isocenter 👈
C. Perspective centre

D. None of these

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19-A series of closely spaced contour lines represents a
A. steep slope

B. gentle slope
C. uniform slope

D. plane surface

20-Benchmark is established by
A. hypsometry

B. barometric levelling

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C. spirit levelling

D. trigonometrical levelling

21-The normal longitudinal overlap is generally kept

A. 50 %

B. 60 % 👈
C. 70 %

D. 75 %

22-Parallax bar measures

A. Parallax

B. Height

C. Parallax difference 👈
D. Height difference

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23-Limiting gradient for locating the base line on evenly-sloping ground, is
A. 1 in 12

B. 1 in 10

C. 1 in 8

D. 1 in 6

24-Intersection method of detailed plotting is most suitable for

A. forests
B. urban areas

C. hilly areas 👈
D. plains

25-The maximum tolerance in a 20 m chain is

A. ±2 mm

B. ±3 mm

C. ±5 mm 👈
D. ±8 mm

26-In the quadrantal bearing system, a whole circle bearing of 293° 30′ can be expressed as
A. W 23° 30’ N

B. N 66° 30’ W 👈
C. S 113° 30’ N

D. N 23° 30’ W

27-Different grades are joined together by a

A. Compound curve

B. Transition curve

C. Reverse curve

D. Vertical curve 👈
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28-The difference between a level line and a horizontal line is that
A. level line is a curved line while hori-zontal line is a straight line

B. level line is normal to plumb line while horizontal line may not be normal to plumb line at the
tangent point to level line

C. horizontal line is normal to plumb line while level line may not be normal to the plumb line

D. both are same

29-Contour interval is
A. Inversely proportional to the scale of the map 👈
B. Directly proportional to the flatness of ground

C. Larger for accurate works

D. Larger if the time available is more

30-If the true bearing of a line AB is 269° 30′, then the azimuth of the line AB is
A. 0° 30′

B. 89° 30′

C. 90° 30′ 👈
D. 269° 30′

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31-The distance between the projection centre and the photograph, is called
A. Principal distance

B. Principal line

C. Isocentric distance

D. Focal length

32-The orthogonal projection of the perspective centre on a tilted photograph, is called

A. Nadir

B. Isocenter

C. Principal Point 👉
D. Plumb point

*Examveda Section 3 Surveying*

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

2-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 👈
3-The angle of intersection of the two plane mirrors of an optical square is

A. 30°

B. 45°👈
C. 60°

D. 90°

4-Dumpy level is most suitable when

A. the instrument is to be shifted frequently

B. fly levelling is being done over long distance

C. many readings are to be taken from a single setting of the instrument 👈

D. all of the above

5-For a well-conditioned triangle, no angle should be less than

A. 20°

B. 30°👈
C. 45°

D. 60°
6-Triangulation surveys are carried out for providing

A. Planimetric control

B. Height control

C. Both planimetric and height control👈

D. None of these

7-Contour interval is

A. The vertical distance between two consecutive contours 👈

B. The horizontal distance between two consecutive contours

C. The vertical distance between two points on same contour

D. The horizontal distance between two points on same contour

8-The process of turning the telescope about the vertical axis in horizontal plane is known as

A. transiting

B. reversing

C. plunging

D. swinging 👈
9-In the prismatic compass

A. the magnetic needle moves with the box

B. the line of the sight does not move with the box

C. the magnetic needle and graduated circle do not move with the box 👈
D. the graduated circle is fixed to the box and the magnetic needle always remains in the N-S
direction

10-The permissible error in chaining for measurement with chain on rough or hilly ground is

A. 1 in 100
B. 1 in 250👈
C. 1 in 500

D. 1 in 1000

11-To avoid large centering error with very short legs, observations are generally made

A. To chain pins

B. By using optical system for centering the theodolite

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C. To a target fixed on theodolite tripod on which theodolite may be fitted easily

D. All the above

12-For which of the following permanent adjustments of theodolite, the spire test is used ?

A. adjustment of plate levels

B. adjustment of line of sight

C. adjustment of horizontal axis 👈

D. adjustment of altitude bubble and vertical index frame

13-The resection by two point problem as compared to three point problem

A. gives more accurate problem 👈

B. takes less time

C. requires more labour

D. none of the above

14-The line of collimation method of reduction of levels, does not provide a check on

A. Intermediate sights 👈
B. Fore sights

C. Back sights
D. Reduced levels

15-Transit rule of adjusting the consecutive coordinates of a traverse is used where

A. linear and angular measurements of the traverse are of equal accuracy

B. angular measurements are more accurate than linear measurements 👈

C. linear measurements are more accurate than angular measurements

D. all of the above

16-Normal tension is that pull which

A. is used at the time of standardising the tape

B. neutralizes the effect due to pull and sag👈

C. makes the correction due to sag equal to zero

D. makes the correction due to pull equal to zero

17-For accurate work, the steel band should always be used in preference to chain because the
steel band

A. is lighter than chain

B. is easier to handle

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C. is practically inextensible and is not liable to kinks when in use

D. can be easily repaired in the field

18-The type of surveying which requires least office work is

A. tacheomefry

B. trigonometrical levelling

C. plane table surveying 👈

D. theodolite surveying
19-During chaining along a straight line, the . leader of the party has 4 arrows in his hand while
the follower has 6. Distance of the follower from the starting point is

A. 4 chains

B. 6 chains 👈
C. 120 m

D. 180m

20-Subtense bar is an instrument used for

A. levelling

B. measurement of horizontal distances in plane areas

C. measurement of horizontal distances in undulated areas 👈

D. measurement of angles

21-Cross staff is an instrument used for

A. measuring approximate horizontal angles

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B. setting out right angles

C. measuring bearings of the lines

D. none of the above

22-Theodolite is an instrument used for

A. tightening the capstan-headed nuts of level tube

B. measurement of horizontal angles only

C. measurement of vertical angles only

D. measurement of both horizontal and vertical angles 👈

23-The process of determining the locations of the instrument station by drawing re sectors from
the locations of the known stations is called
A. radiation

B. intersection

C. resection 👈
D. traversing

24-Polaris is usually observed for the determination of the latitude when it is

A. At culmination 👈
B. At elongation

C. Neither at culmination nor at elongation

D. Either at culmination or at elongation

25-Which of the following methods of theodolite traversing is suitable for locating the details
which are far away from transit stations?

A. Measuring angle and distance from one transit station

B. Measuring angles to the point from at least two stations 👈

C. Measuring angle at one station and distance from other

D. Measuring distance from two points on traverse line

26-Horizontal distances obtained by thermometric observations

A. require slope correction

B. require tension correction

C. require slope and tension corrections

D. do not require slope and tension corrections 👈

27-Bowditch rule is applied to

A. an open traverse for graphical adjustment

B. a closed traverse for adjustment of closing error👈

C. determine the effect of local attraction

D. none of the above

28-The adjustment of horizontal cross hair is required particularly when the instrument is used
for

A. leveling👈
B. prolonging a straight line

C. measurement of horizontal angles

D. all of the above

29-The prismatic compass and surveyor’s compass

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A. give whole circle bearing (WCB) of a line and quadrantal bearing (QB) of a line
respectively

B. both give QB of a line and WCB of a line

C. both give QB of a line

D. both give WCB of a line

Compiled by
*Hashim Abbas*
FDA Department Faisalabad