1.

Pick up the correct statement from the following :

A. the eyepiece plays no part in defining the line of sight C.

B. the diaphragm plays no part in defining the line of sight D. none of these.
the optical centre of the objective plays no part in defining the line of Answer: Option C
C.
sight

D. none of these. 5.Diopter is the power of a lens having a focal length of

Answer: Option A A. 25 cm
2. In chain surveying tie lines are primarily provided
B. 50 cm
A. to check the accuracy of the survey
C. 75 cm
B. to take offsets for detail survey
D. 100 cm
C. to avoid long offsets from chain lines
E. 125 cm
D. to increase the number of chain lines.
6.The 'fix' of a plane table station with three known points, is bad if the plane
Answer: Option C table station lies

3.Pick up the correct statement from the following : A. in the great triangle

the tangent screw enables to give small movement under conditions of B. outside the great triangle
A.
smooth and positive control
C. on the circumference of the circumscribing circle
B. standing on the tripod is the levelling head or trib arch
D. none of these.
the levelling screws are used to tilt the instrument so that its rotation
C. If R is the radius of the main curve, θ the angle of deflection, S the shift
axis is truly vertical
and L the length of the transition curve, then, total tangent length of the curve,
D. all the above. is

Answer: Option D A. (R - S) tan θ/2 - L/2

B. (R + S) tan θ/2 - L/2

4.If f1 and f2 are the distances from the optical centre of a convex lens of focal
length f to conjugate two points P1 and P2 respectively, the following C. (R + S) tan θ/2 + L/2
relationship holds good
A. f = f1 + f2 D. (R - S) tan θ/2 + L/2

E. (R - S) cos θ/2 + L/2

B.
f= (f1 + f2)
7.Two concave lenses of 60 cm focal length are cemented on either side of a
10.True meridians are generally preferred to magnetic meridians
convex lens of 15 cm focal length. The focal length of the combination is because
[A]. 10 cm A. these converge to a point
[B]. 20 cm
B. these change due to change in time
[C]. 30 cm
C. these remain constant.
[D]. 40 cm D. None of these.
Two concave lens = 60cm and convex lens = 15cm,
then 1/f = -1/f1 - 1/f2 + 1/f3 11.Pick up the correct statement from the following :
= -1/60 - 1/60 + 1/15 A. the apparent error on reversal is twice the actual error
= -1/60 - 1/60 + 4/60
= 4 - 2/60 B. the correction may be made equal to half the observed discrepancy.
= 2/60
= 1/30. the good results may be obtained from a defective instrument by
C.
reversing and taking the mean of two erroneous results
So, the combination is 30 cm.
D. all the above.
8.If θ is the vertical angle of an inclined sight, δ is the angle of tilt of the staff, 12.The difference of level between a point below the plane of sight and one
the error above, is the sum of two staff readings and an error would be produced equal
to
[A]. [A]. the distance between the zero of gradient and the foot of the staff

twice the distance between the zero of graduation and the foot of
[B].
[B]. the staff

thrice the distance between the zero of graduation and the foot of the
[C].
staff
[C].
[D]. none of the above.
[D]. none of these. 13.Offsets are measured with an accuracy of 1 in 40. If the point on the paper
9.A bearing of a line is also known as from both sources of error (due to angular and measurement errors) is not to
exceed 0.05 cm on a scale of 1 cm = 20 m, the maximum length of offset
A. magnetic bearing should be limited to
B. true bearing [A]. 14.14

C. azimuth [B]. 28.28 m

reduced bearing [C]. 200 m

D.
 [D]. none of these. E. all the above.
The displacement due to angular error =Lsin.
and it should be equal to displacement due to Linear error = L/r.
Corresponding displacement on paper=√2(L/r)(1/S)= √2(Lsin-/S). 16.The slope correction for a length of 30 m along a gradient of 1 in 20, is
A. 3.75 cm
Corresponding if a limit of accuracy in plotting is 0.05cm then,
√2(L/r)(1/S)=.05, B. 0.375 cm
L= (.05x40x20)/√2.
= 28.28. C. 37.5 cm
Where S=1 in accuracy.
r=1 in scale. D. 2.75 cm.
H=30*1/20=1.5m
14.The probable error of the adjusted bearing at the middle is Correction = h2/2L= 1.5*1.5/2*30=3.75 cm

[A]. 17.If the radius of a simple curve is R, the length of the chord for calculating
rn offsets by the method of chords produced, should not exceed.
[A]. R/10
[B].
rn [B]. R/15

[C]. [C]. R/20

rn
[D]. R/25.
[D]. 18.Keeping the instrument height as 1.5 m, length of staff 4 m, the slope of the
rn. ground as 1 in 10, the sight on the down-slope, must be less than
Its just like error at nth station =n*e/N in link traverse. A. 30 m

Here, a probable error at initial=0, similarly at the end is r√(n). B. 25 m

At middle would be averagei .e=r* √(n)/2. C. 20 m

15.For a closed traverse the omitted measurements may be calculated D. 15 m 1.5

1.5
D
A. length of one side only

B. bearing of one side only 2.5

1 in 10
C. both length and bearing of one side

D. length or bearing of adjacent side

#Gradiometer is used for setting out any required gradient.
19.An ideal transition curve is
C. making use of most accurate instruments and methods of observation
A. cubic parabola
for determination of accurate positions on the earth's surface of system
D.
B. cubic spiral of control points

C. clothoid spiral E. all the above.

D. true spiral. 23.The desired sensitivity of a bubble tube with 2 mm divisions is 30". The
radius of the bubble tube should be
IRC recommends Spiral or clothoid as the ideal transition curve due to A. 13.75 m
following reasons:
B. 3.44 m
1. It satisfies that rate of change of centrifugal acceleration is constant i.e., Ls.R
= constant. Where Ls = length of transition curve R = radius of curve. C. 1375 m
2. The calculation and field implementation of spiral curve is simple and easy. D. none of these.
3. It enhances aesthetics also. Θ=l/r
20.The branch of surveying in which both horizontal and vertical positions of a Θ=(30”/3600)*π/180 rad
point, are determined by making instrumental observations, is known
A. tacheometry L=2/1000 m

B. tachemetry
24.A dumpy level was set up at the midpoint between two pegs A and B, 50 m
C. telemetry apart and the staff readings at A and B were 1.22 and 1.06. With the level set
up a A, the readings at A and B were 1.55 and 1.37. The collimation error per
D. all the above. 100 m length of sight is
[A]. 0.02 m inclined upwards
21.In optical reading instruments
[B]. 0.04 m inclined downwards
A. the vertical circle is usually continuous from 0° to 359°
[C]. 0.04 m inclined upward
the readings increase when the telescope is elevated in the face left
B.
position [D]. none of these.
the readings decrease when the telescope is elevated in the face right Distance between a and b = 50 m.
C.
position When instrument at center=1.22 - 1.06 = .160.
When instrument near A = 1.55-1.37 = .180.
D. all the above. DIFF = .160-.180 = -.020(- INDICATE DOWNWARDS).
22.Geodetic surveying is undertaken
A. for production of accurate maps of wide areas COLLIMATION ERROR FOR 100M length = (.020/50)*100 = .04m inclined
downward.
B. for developing the science of geodesy
 D. none of these.
25.Keeping the instrument height as 1 m, length of staff 4 m, the up
gradient of the ground 1 in 10, the sight on the up slope must be less than
[A]. 25 cm

[B]. 20 m

45 m
[C].
How?

[D]. 10 m
26.True meridian of different places
A. converge from the south pole to the north pole

B. converge from the north pole to the south pole

C. converge from the equator to the poles

D. run parallel to each other.

27.Two hill tops A and B 20 km apart are intervened by a third top C. If the top
most contour of the three hill tops are of the same value, state whether the line
of sight AB
[A]. passes clear of hill top C

[B]. passes below the hill top C

[C]. grazes the hill top C

[D]. none of these.

B is the correct answer because if the line of sight from A to B and C is the
intervened point then obviously the line of sight passes below the hill top at C
its because of the curvature of the earth.
28.Centering error of a theodolite produces an error
A. in all angles equally

B. which does not vary with the direction or pointing

which varies with the direction of pointing and inversely with the
C.
length of sight