| Post Name | Junior Instructor (Surveyor) - Industrial Training |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 049/2023 |
| Category Code | 331/2019, 398/2021 |
| Date of Test | 31 May 2023 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | OMR Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
The survey which is carried out for the construction of roads, parks, water supply
system, sewer and other constructional works for any developing township is called
Answer
B. City Survey
2
1 acre = _______sq. chains
Answer
C. 10
3
The survey in which curvature of earth is taken into account is called
Answer
B. Geodetic Survey
4
The main principle of survey is
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A. Work from whole to the part
5
To obtain true measurements of lines on a map using a wrong scale the following
formulae is used
RF of wrong scale
Answer
A. × measured length
RF of correct scale
RF of correct scale
6
The engineers scale of a drawing is stated to be 1 cm = 4 m. Convert this to fraction
scale
Answer
C. 1:400
7
The vernier which extend or increase in opposite direction of their main scales and
also in which the smallest division of the vernier is longer than the smallest division of
their main scale is called
Answer
B. Retrograde vernier
8
1 nautical mile = ______km.
Answer
B. 1.852
9
Plane surveys are considered upto an area of
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C. 260 sq km
10
The graphical representation of the features on the earth surface or below the earth
surface as projected on a horizontal plane is called
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11
The chain line joining two subsidiary survey stations is called
Answer
D. All of the above
12
The field work of chain surveying is carried out in the following steps
Answer
B. Reconnaissance, Marking Stations, Running Survey lines
13
In a Cross staff survey in the field the area is divided into
Answer
C. Number of right angled triangles and trapezoids
14
A field book is of size
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C. 20cm x 12cm
15
Invar tape is made up of an alloy of
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B. 36% Nickel and 64% Steel
16
1 link of Engineers chain = ________feet
Answer
C. 1
17
The process of making a number of intermediate points on a survey line joining two
stations in the field is called
Answer
C. Ranging
18
While chain surveying the person who holds the handle of the chain in contact with
the peg at the beginning is called
Answer
B. Follower
19
Stepping method to measure horizontal distances are mostly done at
Answer
A. Slope down hill
20
While chaining a slope the arrow should be placed forward in the line by an amount
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A. 100(secθ -1)
21
Sag correction of a tape is
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B. Always negative
22
Incorrect holding of chain is
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C. Compensating Error
23
The working edge of an alidade is called
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24
The process of putting the plane table to some fixed direction so that the line
representing a certain direction on the plane is parallel to the direction in ground is
called
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C. Orientation
25
Triangle of error is formed in which of the following methods?
Answer
C. Lehman's Method
26
The compass used for orientation of plane table is
Answer
C. Trough Compass
27
The process of determining the plotted position of the station occupied by plane
table by means of sights taken towards known points, location of which have been
plotted is
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A. Resection
28
Plumbing fork is used for
Answer
A. Centring
29
Intersection method is also called
Answer
B. Graphic triangular method
30
The plain alidade is used for
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31
In quadrantal bearing system, a whole circle bearing of 189° 30' can be expressed as
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C. S 9° 30' W
32
Lines connecting points at which the declination is zero are known as
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B. Agonic lines
33
The magnetic bearing of a line AB is S 58°30' E. Calculate the true bearing if the
declination is 6° 30' W
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A. S 65°00' E
34
Extent of diurnal variation of magnetic declination
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B. less at the equator and greater at the poles
35
Agate cap is fitted with a
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D. Prismatic compass
36
The graduations in prismatic compass
i) are inverted
ii) are upright
iii) run clockwise having 0° at north
iv) run clockwise having 0° at south
The correct statements are
Answer
B. (i) and (iv)
37
If the fore bearing of a line AB is 85° and that of line BC is 105° then the included angle
between the lines is
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D. 160°
38
Which of the following statements is true for a line AB?
Answer
A. Fore bearing of line AB and back bearing of AB differ by 180°
39
The horizontal angle between true meridian and a line is known as
Answer
B. Azimuth
40
The angle made by the lines of force of earth's magnetic field makes with the surface
of earth is called
Answer
B. Dip
41
Which of the following methods of contouring is most advantageous in case of a hilly
terrrain?
Answer
D. Tacheometric method
42
Sensitiveness of a level tube can be increased by
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C. Increasing the diameter of the tube
43
Staff reading recorded as fore sight is 0.500 taken on a station of Reduced level
302.250. If RL of benchmark is 300.000 calculated value of the Back sight is
Answer
D. 2.750
44
The staff reading taken at stations A, B, C, D from a single setup of level are 0.920,
2.255, 1.805, 1.700. Choose the correct statement from the following
Answer
A. A is the highest station
45
A back sight reading of 1.655 was observed at a point P whose RL is 100.000m. Find
the RL of a point Q at which the observed staff reading is 1.500.
Answer
B. 100.155
46
A staff is held at a distance of 1400m from a level. If the reading on the staff is
3.693 m, the reading corrected for curvature and refraction combined is
Answer
A. 3.561
47
In which of the following cases several contours coincide, horizontal equivalent
being zero?
Answer
C. Vertical Cliff
48
Which of the following is not a method for interpolation of contours?
Answer
A. Spot levelling
49
The advantage of reciprocal levelling is that
Answer
C. Both
50
System of levelling chiefly employed for establishing bench marks with high
precision is
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D. Precise levelling
51
A line laying on the ground maintaining a constant inclination to the horizontal is
known as
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A. Grade contour
52
The line of sight may not be perpendicular to the vertical axis in case of
Answer
C. Tilting level
53
While traversing anticlockwise a closed traverse of n sides, theoretical sum of included
angles should be
Answer
B. (2n − 4) × 90
54
In Bowditch rule of traverse adjustment it is assumed that errors in the linear
measurements are
Answer
B. Proportional to √L
55
The process of establishing intermediate points, between two end points which are
not intervisible, with the help of a theodolite is known as________
Answer
B. Balancing-in
56
The bench mark established by the survey of India department with very high precision
with reference to mean sea level at Karachi as the datum are called
Answer
B. G.T.S. Bench Marks
57
In plate level test of theodolite, vertical axis is made truly vertical by manipulating
Answer
A. Capstan screws
58
Closing error in a stadia traverse should not exceed ______where p is perimeter of
the traverse.
Answer
A. 0.01 √p
59
'SPIRE TEST' is used in permanent adjustment of theodolite for adjusting the
Answer
C. Horizontal axis
60
Bowditch rule is applied to
Answer
B. A closed traverse for adjustment of closing error
61
Mean sea level at any place is the average datum of hourly tide height observed over
a period of nearly
Answer
B. 19 years
62
If L is latitude and D is departure, then closing error is given by
Answer
C. √(ΣL² + ΣD²)
63
What is the purpose of using theodolite primarily?
Answer
C. To measure horizontal and vertical angles
64
In a theodolite the line of collimation is
Answer
A. Perpendicular to the trunnion axis
65
Size of a theodolite is specified by
Answer
B. Diameter of lower plate
66
Tachometric method is more suitable method for preparing the contour map of a
Answer
A. Hill
67
The process of measuring depth below the water surface is called
Answer
B. Sounding
68
Which survey is used for establishing mean sea level?
Answer
B. Hydrographic
69
What is the use of Fathometer?
Answer
B. Ocean sounding
70
Which is the most accurate method of locating the soundings?
Answer
B. Cross rope
71
The tangential method of tacheometry is
Answer
B. Slower than stadia hair method
72
Which of the given below branches of surveying is used to measure horizontal and
vertical distances without the use of chain and tape?
Answer
C. Tacheometry
73
What is the reduced level of the sub-marine surface in terms of the adopted datum?
Answer
C. Reduced sounding
74
Which survey is used for the determination of shore lines?
Answer
C. Hydrographic
75
The desirable multiplying and additive constants for a tacheometer is
Answer
C. 100 and 0 m
76
The length of the long chord of a simple circular curve is
Answer
Question Cancelled
77
A transition curve is essentially used to
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D. avoid abrupt change in radius from a straight line to a finite radius curve
78
In designing curves based on maximum friction, the minimum radius is given by
Answer
D. v2 / µ g
79
The ideal transition curve is called a
Answer
A. clothoid
80
In the case of vertical curves, a 3 per cent gradient means that the ground rises
Answer
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81
In the case of vertical curves, the curves are generally in the form of
Answer
D. parabolic curve
82
In case of vertical parabolic curves, the rate of change of gradient is
Answer
D. constant
83
A compound curve has
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D. two or more simple circular curves of different radii
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84
A reverse curve is one
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Question Cancelled
85
The term shift used in transition curve is
Answer
B. the movement of the circular curve inwards to accommodate the transition curve
86
A smart station is
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B. a total station with an integrated GPS module
87
Remote sensing is
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A. collecting information without being in contact with the objects
88
In active remote sensing
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A. an internal energy source is used for remote sensing
89
Scattering is
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C. diffusion of radiation due to atmosphere
90
The position of a point can be located in GPS on receiving signals from at least
Answer
D. 4 satellites
91
A major requirement of GIS application is
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A. the need to manage spatially referenced data
92
Electromagnetic distance measuring instruments use
Answer
A. radiation frequencies from visible light to microwaves
93
In GPS, receivers used are
Answer
C. quartz clocks
94
For a closed traverse of 4 sides, the sum of exterior angles is
Answer
C. 1080°
95
Which one of the following is not a contouring software package?
Answer
C. TRANSYT
96
The length to height ratio of a closed filled arrow head is
Answer
B. 3:1
97
The fillet command in AutoCAD creates
Answer
B. round corners
98
In AutoCAD, status bar does not contain
Answer
C. erase
99
To draw smooth curves of any nature, draughting instruments used is
Answer
B. French curve
100
The inclination of letters as recommended by BIS is
Answer
A. 75°
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