Thursday, 20 November 2025

surveying assignment

 Multiple Choice Questions and Answers :-

1. A metallic tape is made of

a) steel

b) invar

c) linen

d) cloth and wires

Ans: d  

2. For a well-conditioned triangle, no angle should be

less than

a) 20° 

b) 30°

c) 45°

d) 60°

Ans: b 

3. The angle of intersection of the two plane mirrors of

an optical square is

a) 30°

b) 45°

c) 60°

d) 90°

Ans: b 

4. The allowable length of an offset depends upon the

a) degree of accuracy required

b) method of setting out the perpendiculars and nature of

ground

c) scale of plotting

d) all of the above

Ans: d 

5. The permissible error in chaining for measurewith chain on rough or hilly ground is

a) 1 in 100

b) 1 in 250

c) 1 in 500

d) 1 in 1000

Ans: b 

6. The correction for sag is

a) always additive

b) always subtractive

c) always zero

d) sometimes additive and sometimes subtractive

Ans: b 

7. Cross staff is an instrument used for

a) measuring approximate horizontal angles

b) setting out right angles

c) measuring bearings of the lines

d) none of the above

Ans: b 

8. Contour interval is

a) the vertical distance between two con-secutive 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

Ans: a 

9. Benchmark is established by

a) hypsometry

b) barometric levelling

c) spirit levelling

d) trigonometrical levelling

Ans: c 

10. The type of surveying which requires least office work is

a) tacheomefry

b) trigonometrical levelling

c) plane table surveying

d) theodolite surveying

Ans: c 

11. Intersection method of detailed plotting is most suitable for

a) forests

b) urban areas

c) hilly areas

d) plains

Ans: c 

 12. Three point problem can be solved by

a) Tracing paper method

b) Bessels method

c) Lehman’s method

d) all of the above

Ans: d 

13. The size of a plane table is

a) 750 mm x 900 mm

b) 600 mm x 750 mm

c) 450 mm x 600 mm

d) 300 mm x 450 mm

Ans: b 

14. 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

Ans: c 

15. The instrument used for accurate centering in plane table

survey is

a) spirit level

b) alidade

c) plumbing fork

d) trough compass

Ans: c 

16. After fixing the plane table to the tripod, the main

operations which are needed at each plane table station are

i) levelling

ii) orientation

iii) centering

The correct sequence of these operations is

a) (i), (ii),.(iii)

b) (i), (iii), (ii) 

c) (iii), (i), (ii)

d) (ii), (Hi), (i)

Ans: b 

17. 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

Ans: b 

18. If in a closed traverse, the sum of the north latitudes is more

than the sum of the south latitudes and also the sum of west

departures is more than the sum of the east departures, the

bearing of the closing line is in the

a) NE quadrant

b) SE quadrant

c) NW quadrant

d) SW quadrant

Ans: b 

short answer questions 

1. Describe the principle of surveying.

 The fundamental principles upon which the surveying is being carried out are 

 Working from whole to part. 

 After deciding the position of any point, its reference must be kept from at least two permanent objects or stations whose positions have already been well defined. 

2. What do you mean by reciprocal ranging? 

 When the end stations are not intervisible due to high ground or a hill or if the ends are too long. In such cases, intermediate points can be fixed on the survey line by a process known as Reciprocal ranging or Indirect ranging. 

3. What do you mean by scale in surveying?

 Scale is a fixed ratio that every distance on the plan bears with corresponding distance on the ground. For example: 1cm = 10m

 4. Define and distinguish between plane and geodetic surveying.



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5. Name the different methods adopted in scale of a plan/map.                 
 Plain Scale 
 Diagonal Scale
Vernier Scale
 Scale of chords  
6. What are arrows?                                                                                            
        Arrows are also called marking or chaining pins, and are used to mark the end of each chain 
during the process of chaining.
7 What is plumb Bob?                                                                                       
        Plumb Bob is used to locate points directly below or above another point. It is also used for
accurately centering of compass or level or theodolite over a station mark, and for testing the
verticality of ranging poles. 
8 Define surveying.
        Surveying is defined as the science of making measurements of the earth specifically the 
surface of the earth. 
9 What are the works of a surveyor in office? 
        In office work, converting field measurements (also called reducing) involves the process of
computing, adjusting, and applying a standard rule to numerical values.  
10  What are the types of corrections to be applied?
Correction for Length. 
Correction for Temperature.
Correction for Pull.
Correction for Sag.
Correction for Slope. 














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