Surveying - Section 1 - Civil Engineering

Question No. 1.

To determine the length of a bridge proposed to be built across a wide river ,the surveying method of choice would be

A. tacheometry

B. chain surveying

C. hydrographic surveying

D. Triangulation

Question No. 2.

Heliograph is a type of instrument

A. used for recording the movement of sun

B. used for contouring an area

C. Electronic distance measuring device

D. sun signal used in tringulation work

Question No. 3.

The map projection in which the angle between any pair of short lines is represented correctly is called

A. Conformal projection

B. Equidistant projection

C. Azimuthal projection

D. Equal area projection

Question No. 4.

If L is the measured length of a line, then the compensating errors are proportional to

A. √L

B. L

C. L^2

D. L^3

Question No. 5.

If h is the difference in height berween the end points of a chain of length L,the slope correction is approximately equal to

A. 2h^3/L^2

B. 2h^2/L

C. h/2L

D. h^2/2L

Surveying – Section 1