Free Online Surveying Subject Practice and Preparation Test

An ideal transition curve is

Pantagraph is used for

If the angular measurements of a traverse are more precise than its linear measurements, balancing of the traverse, is done by

A line which joins subsidiary stations on the main line is called _____

In which type of surveying only linear measurements are made?

What is laid by joining the apex of the triangle to any point on the opposite side or by joining two points on any two sides of a triangle?

In case, to get a well-proportioned or well-shaped triangle, no angle should be less than _________

As far as possible, the main survey line should not pass through _____

The curve composed of two arcs of different radii having their centres on the opposite side of the curve, is known

The ratio of the angles subtended at the eye, by the virtual image and the object, is known as telescope's

The bubble tube is nearly filled with

In a constant level tube, size of the bubble remains constant because upper wall is

A traverse deflection angle is

While measuring a chain line between two stations A and B intervened by a raised ground

The true meridian of a place is the line in which earth's surface is intersected by a plane through

The least count of a vernier scale is

The 'point of curve' of a simple circular curve, is

The minimum range for sliding the focusing lens in the internal focusing telescope for focusing at all distances beyond 4 m is

Pick up the correct statement from the following :

The formula for the horizontal distances for inclined sights, on staff held normalis
 s cos θ + (f + d) cos θ ± h sin θ

Ramsden eye-piece consists of

The distance between steps for measuring down hill to obtain better accuracy

Hydrographic surveys deal with the mapping of

If h is the difference in level between end points separated by l, then the slope correction is  . The second term may be neglected if the value of h in a 20 m distance is less than

The tangent to the liquid surface in a level tube, is parallel to the axis of the level tube at

if α is the angle between the polar ray and the tangent at the point of commencement of a lemniscate curve, the equation of the curve, is

The slope correction may be ignored if

If Δ is the angle of deflection of the curve, T₁ and T₂ are its points of tangencies, the angle between the tangent at T₁ and long chord T₁ T₂ will be

Which one of the following mistakes/errors may be cumulative + or - :

The whole circle bearing of a line is 290°. Its reduced bearing is