ANNASAHEB DANGE COLLEGE ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, ASHTA
Civil Engineering Department BCE - G - Div
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION (MCQ) P.B.Bhagawati
2016-17, Sem-II
1. Curvature of the earth surfaces is taken into account only if the extent of survey is more than
A) 60 sq.km B) 160 sq.km C) 260 sq.km D) 500 sq.km
2. A scale representing either three units or only one unit and its fractions upto second place of decimal point is
A) Diagonal scale B) Comparative scale C) Vernier scale D) Shrunk scale
3. Difference in the length of an arc and its subtended chord on earth `s surface for a distance of 18.5 km is
A) 10 mm B) 15 mm C) 22 mm D) 100 mm
4. Engineering survey is carried out to
A) Determine quantities and for collection of data for reservoirs
B) Locate boundaries of fields and houses
C) Lay out plots and water supply system and sewers
D) All of these
5. For a survey to be classed as plane, difference between sum of angles of spherical triangle and that of plane triangle is only one second at the earth`s mean surface for an area of
A) 160 Sq km B) 195.5 Sq km C) 260 Sq km D) 282.5 Sq km
6. A well conditioned triangle has angles not less than and more than respectively
A) 100 and 900 B) 200 and 1200 C) 900 and 1200 D)none of these
7. If s is value of one smallest division on main scale is value of one smallest division on the vernier and is number of divisions on the vernier, then least count is given by
A) S/n B) s/(n-1) c)(s+1)/n D) (n-1)/n*s
1. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
A) It is easy to chain distances down the slopes.
B) In correct holding of chain at arrow is compensating error.
C) French cross-staff is used to set out 450 offset with a chain.
D) All of these
2. A discrepancy is the difference between
A) True value and error
B) Measured value and actual value
C) Two measured value of the same quantity
D) None of these
3. Sensitivity of bubble tube can be increased by
A) Decreasing radius of curvature of tube B) Decreasing the length of bubble C) Increasing diameter of tube D) Increasing viscosity of tube
4. Every 20 m chain should be accurate to within
A) ±2 mm B) ± 5 mm C)± 8 mm D) none of these
5. Methods used for chaining on sloping ground is
A) Stepping method B) Hypotenusal allowance method
B) Clinometor method D) Both (A)and (B)
6. Error due to the bad ranging is
A) Compensating B) cumulative positive
B) Cumulative negative D) Both (B)and (C)
7. Negative error are caused in chain, when its length is
A) More than the standard length
B) Less than the standard length
C) Equal to the standard length
D) Uncertain
8. An error under the same conditions always of the same size and sing, is called
A) Systematic error B) Cumulative error C) Both (A)and (B) D) none of these
9. Theory of probability is applied to
A) Cumulative error B) Compensative error C) Accidental error D) none of these
17. For measured distance along a slope, The required slope correction is
A) 2 B) 2 C) D)
18. A 30 m chain was found to be 20cm too long after chaining 1500 m. Correct length of
the total distance chained will be
A) 1495 m B) 1500 m C) 1505 m D) none of these
19. If a chain is found too short on testing, it can be adjusted by
A) Straightening the links B) Inserting additional circular ring
C) Flattening the circular rings D) All of these
20. Permissible limit of error in chaining for measurement on rough or hilly ground is
A) 1:2000 B) 1:1000 C) 1:500 D) 1:250
21. Position of point can be fixed more accurately by
A) Perpendicular offset B) Optical square
C) Prism square C) Oblique offset
22. Positive error is caused if
A) Length of chain is short than the standard.
B) Slope and sag corrections is not applied.
C) Measurements are made along the incorrectly aligned line.
D) All of these
23. If W is weight of the chain, is span and P is tension or pull, then sag correction for
chain line will be
A) W2L/24P2 B) W2L/24P C) W2L/24P2 D) W2L2/24P
24. Normal tension is that pull which
A) Neutralization the effect due to pull and sag
B) Makes sag correction zero.
C) Makes pull correction zero.
D) None of these
25. The angle that can be set by French cross staff is
A) 450 B) 900 C) 450 or 900 D) None of these
26. Sag correction is always
A) Positive B) Negative C) Zero D) None of these
27. Obstacle to ranging but not chaining is
A) River B) Hill C) Building D) Pond
28. Angle of dip at pole is
A) 00 B) 900 C) 450 D) 300
29. Duirnal variation depends upon
A) Locality B) Time C) Seasons D) All of these
30. While traversing anticlockwise a closed traverse of n sides, theoretical sum of included
angles should be
A) (2n-4)90 B)(2n+4)90 C) (2n±4) D) 3600
31. In Bowditch rule of traverse adjustment it, is measurements are assumed that error in
the linear
A) Proportional to B) Proportional to L
C) Inversely proportional to D) Inversely Proportional to L
32. Quadrantal system confines the user to measure bearing from
A) North point clockwise
B) North point or south point whichever is nearer
C) North point anti-clockwise
D) None of these
33. Whole circle bearing 338042` converted into quadrant form is given as
A) N 21018` W B) S 21018` E C) W 21018` N D) None of these
34. Inclination of the needle to the horizontal towards the pole is called
A) Dip B) Declination C)Azimuth D) Bearing
35. Dip of the needle
A) Is constant
B) Varies from place to place and is zero at the equator and maximum at poles
C) Is zero at the equator and poles D) None these
36. Which of the following may not be classified as personal error?
A) Inaccurate centering
B) Inaccurate leveling
C) Plane of sight not being vertical
D) Carelessness in reading and recording
37. Height of instrument method of leveling as compared to rise and fall method is
A) More accurate B) Less accurate C) Quicker and less tedious D) None of these
38. Rise and fall method of leveling provides a complete check on
A) Back sight B) Fore sight C) Intermediate sight D) All of these
39. The correction for refraction in given by
A) 0.0785 d2m B) 0.0112 d2m C) 0.0673d2m D) None of these
40. The accuracy required in precise leveling is of the order of
A) mm B) 2 mm C)5 mm D) None of these
41. Sensitivity of the bubble tube expressed is terms of angular value of one division of bubble is given by
A) S/D radians B) D/S C) S/D seconds D) None of these
42. Curvature and refraction correction applied to staff readings respectively are
A) both +ve B) both –ve C) +ve and –ve D) –ve and +ve
43. A series of closed contour lines on the map with lower to higher values inside them
Represents a
A) Hill B) Ridge C) Depression D) Steep slope
44. The contour lines merge or cross one another on the map in case of
A) Vertical surfaces B) Overhang ground surfaces C) Cave D) All of these
45. Tacheometric method is more suitable method for preparing the contour map of a
A) Valley B) Hill C) Ridge D) Plain surface
46. A series of straight parallel and widely spaced contours on a map represents a
A) Valley B) Ridge C) Curved surface D) Inclined plane surface
47. For route survey of a contour map, method used is
A) Square method B) Cross-profile method
C) Trace-contour method D) All of these
48. Two-point problem and three-point problems are method of
A) Orientation B) Resection C) Orientation and Resection D) None of these
49. Three-point problem can be solved by
A) Tracing paper method B) Graphical method
C) Trial and error method D) All of these
50. In the inter-section of plane tabling the number of station needed to be set up are
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) None of these